India's star with the golden arm, Neeraj Chopra will be back in 2023 Asian Games to defend his crown in the javelin throw event on 4th October in Hangzhou. Neeraj Chopra who is also the reigning Olympic and World Champion will be the favourite when he plays on Wednesday. But the World No. 1 will face fierce competition from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who had finished runner-up to Chopra in both the Asian Games in 2018 and the World Championships this year.While India's ace Javelin thrower will be again vying for the top podium finish, he will also look to breach the 90m mark that has eluded him so far.Here are the details of Neeraj Chopra's Javelin completion at Hangzhou 2022-When will Neeraj Chopra be in action?Javelin Throw is scheduled to be held on October 4th, starting 4:45 PM IST. Where to watch Neeraj Chopra's event on TV? Chopra's event will be broadcast live on the Sony Sports Network. Where can one watch the live stream? The official live stream for the event will be available on SonyLIV.

R Sai Kishore, who made his India debut in the Asian Games 2023 earlier today, was spotted getting all emotional before the quarterfinal game against Nepal. Sai Kishore, who was playing his first T20I game of his career couldn't hold back his tears during the Indian national anthem prior to the match. Emotions aplenty as Sai Kishore swelled up during the national anthem of 🇮🇳, making his T20I debut today 🆚🇳🇵Drop a 💙 if you believe hard work always pays off 🙌💯#Cheer4India #TeamIndia #Cricket #HangzhouAsianGames #AsianGames2023 #SonyLIV pic.twitter.com/x9fdZjIGg2 — Sony LIV (@SonyLIV) October 3, 2023 26-year-old Kishore also picked his maiden wicket in the game which India won by 23 runs to storm into the semifinal of Hangzhou 2022.

Experienced striker Vandana Katariya, vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka and Deepika slammed a hat-trick each as India stormed into the semifinals of the women's hockey competition at the Asian Games with a 13-0 drubbing of Hong Kong in their final pool match here on Tuesday. Vandana (2nd, 16th, 48th minutes) scored three field goals, while Deep Grace (11th, 34th, 42nd) converted three penalty corners for India. Deepika (4th, 54th, 58th) was not to be left behind as she also emulated the feat of her senior teammates in India's rout of Hong Kong. Sangita Kumari (27th, 55th), Monika (7th) and Navneet Kaur (58th) also registered their names on the scoresheet. India are on top of Pool A with 10 points from four games and have much superior goal difference than second-placed side South Korea who have seven points with a match in hand. South Korea take on Malaysia in their final group league match later on Tuesday. Two teams from each pool qualify for the semifinals. It was a complete domination from the Indians as they toyed with Hong Kong's defence from the word go to pump in six goals in the first two quarters and seven more after half-time. It took India just two minutes to surge ahead when Vandana found the net from Navneet Kaur's pass. The Indians soon earned back-to-back penalty corners but wasted the chances as Hong Kong defended bravely. India doubled their lead from a quick counter-attack through Deepika, who found the net from Vandana's assist. It was raining goals as Monika and Deep Grace scored two more in quick succession to hand India 4-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. A minute into the second quarter, Vandana scored her second with a tomahawk from edge of the circle. Three minutes from half-time, Sangita tapped in Monika's pass as India enjoyed a comfortable 6-0 lead at the break. The trend continued after the change of ends as India's relentless pressure resulted in seven more goals. Deep Grace converted two penalty corners in the third quarter to complete her hat-trick. Vandana followed suit with another tomahawk goal to bring up her hat-trick. Deepika then converted two penalty corners with scorching flicks to match her senior teammates. In between, Sangita and Navneet also found the net once each. India will face the second-placed team of Pool B in the semifinals on Thursday. Also read: India's Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale confirm gold and silver for India in compound archery at Asian Games

A Gold and silver assured in archery for India. India’s Abhishek Verma and Ojas Deotale both progressed to the final of the men’s individual compound archery event, ensuring an all Indian grand finale in Hangzhou. The Indians got the better of both their South Korean counterparts in their respective semifinals. While Abhishek Verma defeated Korea’s Jaehoon Joo 147-145, Ojas Deotale shot the perfect 150 in the second semifinal against Jaewon Yang. It was Deotale’s second score of 150 for the day, having won his quarterfinal in the same fashion. Ojas Deotale and Abhishek Verma will now lock horns in the final on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Jyothi Surekha Vennam also assured India of a silver at least in the women's compound archery individual event, while compatriot Aditi Swami, who lost the semifinal battle to Jyothi, will fight for a bronze on October 7.

The Indian men’s cricket team qualified for the semifinals of the Asian Games after being Nepal by 23 runs. While India were playing a second-string side, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, they were still too strong for Nepal in Hangzhou. Riding on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden T20I hundred and an explosive finish from Rinku Singh, India has posted 202 on the board batting first. In reply, Nepal were always behind the eighth ball. While Dipendra Singh Airee and Sundeep Jora raised hopes of an improbable victory, Nepal could eventually only garner 179/9, falling short by 23 runs. Leg spinner Ravi Bishno and pacer Avesh Khan were the pick of the bowlers, having picked up 3 wickets each during their 4-over spells. India will now face either Bangladesh or Malaysia for a place in the final on October 6. Also read: Jyothi Surekha Vennam assured of silver in compound archery after beating Aditi Swami

The talented Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal came down heavily on Nepal as he smashed his maiden century in the shortest format of the game in the quarterfinals of Asian Games 2023.The UP-born cricketer who became the youngest Indian to score a century at 21 years and 279 days notched up his ton in 47 balls, hitting 8 fours and 7 sixes. He is also the first centurion in the history of the quadrennial event.He is now the 8th Indian to bring up a hundred in T20Is after Suresh Raina, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.

India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam will fight for Gold in the individual event of Women's Compound Archery. Jyothi, the top seed at the event, defeated World Champion and compatriot Aditi Swami, the 17-year-old, in an all-Indian semifinal to assure India of at least a silver medal at the Asian Games. While Jyothi was trailing Aditi by a point before the final series, Aditi shot a 7 during the final 3 arrows which saw her fall behind. And Jyothi shot the perfect 10 in each of her three to progress into the final after winning the match 149-146. Aditi Swami will now fight for a medal in the bronze medal match while Jyothi Surekha will be hoping to bring home the Gold come finals day. Also read:

India’s first medal on day 10 of the Asian Games came in Canoe Sprint. The Indian pair of Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam clinched bronze in the Men’s Canoe Double 1000m event. It was also India’s first medal in the sport since 1994. The duo finished with a time of 3:53.329, 9.5 seconds behind Uzbekistan, who clinched Gold, while Kazakhstan finished with silver. Also read: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes first T20I ton vs Nepal

Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad refused to play a match in Iran on Monday because of the presence of a statue of a slain Iranian general placed on the sideline, according to Saudi state media. Al Ittihad and their star striker Karim Benzema were scheduled to play Iran's Sepahan in the AFC Champions League, one of several matches made possible by a recent diplomatic rapprochement between the longtime Middle East rivals. But the Saudi team did not take to the field because of a bust of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who commanded Iran's elite Quds Force before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike in neighboring Iraq in January 2020, and other political banners, Saudi Arabia's Al Ekhbariya TV reported. Soleimani was seen as playing a key role in arming, training and leading armed groups across the region, including fighters from the Houthi rebel group in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has been at war with Iran-aligned rebels in Yemen since 2015. The AFC Champions League said the Group C match was cancelled “due to unanticipated and unforeseen circumstances," without elaborating. “The AFC reiterates its commitment towards ensuring the safety and security of the players, match officials, spectators, and all stakeholders involved. This matter will now be referred to the relevant committees,” it said in a statement. There was no official comment from Saudi Arabia or Iran. Iran's ruling clerics and their supporters hail Soleimani as a hero because of his leading role in military operations against the United States, the Islamic State group and other perceived enemies. Iran launched a barrage of missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq after he was killed, and has vowed to take further actions to avenge his death. As well as the insurgents in Yemen, Soleimani also aided Shiite militias in Iraq, the Lebanese Hezbollah, and fighters in Syria and the Palestinian territories. Western nations considered Soleimani a terrorist who had sown instability across the region. Also read: Uncertainty over Virat Kohli's availability for practice match against Netherlands

On the ninth day of the Asian Games 2023, India won 7 medals taking the tally to a total of 60 medals in the 19th edition of the quadrennial event. India though got no gold today, the Indian sportspersons won 3 silver medals and 4 bronze medals - with 5 of them coming from Athletics. Ancy Sojan won a silver medal in the long jump, and Parul Chaudhary and Priti got a double podium finish in the 3000m steeplechase.India also got its bronze upgraded to silver after Sri Lanka was disqualified from the 4x400m mixed relay race. Apart from that India won one bronze in men's speed skating 3000m relay final and Mukherjee sisters, Suthirtha and Ayhika won bronze after losing in the semifinal to North Korea.Also read Asian Games 2023 India Schedule Oct 3: Medal events in Athletics, Boxing; Day 10 timings for CricketIndia remains in the 4th spot with 13 gold medals, 24 silver and 23 bronze medals.

The first warm-up game against was hampered due to rain and it seems it will be difficult for Team India to play the 2nd game as well! The weather in Thiruvananthapuram which will host India's 2nd warm-up game against the Netherlands does not look good. Accuweather states that the city will have a cloudy day with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm is also predicted. As per the weather portal, there is 96% precipitation and a 43% probability of thunderstorms. It also shows a cloud cover of 96% and a maximum of 4 hours of rain. While there are more chances of rain in the morning, the website shows that the chances of precipitation would decrease to 65% in the afternoon. India England's first warm up game was also called off without a ball being bowled due to rain in Guwahati.

India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session here due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands here on Tuesday. Kohli had left for Mumbai from Guwahati for some emergency personal reasons on September 30 and wasn't available for the afternoon training session at the local college ground here. "It was an optional session. He is expected to join the squad soon and could play the warm-up game if required," a BCCI source privy to developments told PTI on condition of anonymity. On the day, skipper Rohit Sharma, batter Shreyas Iyer and pacer Mohammed Shami also skipped the session which was attended by the likes of Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and veteran spin duo Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. The World Cup warm-up match against the Dutch will be the last chance for India to get some game time before the start of tournament proper against Australia in Chennai on October 8. The Indians had a full-fledged session with Gill, Surya and KL Rahul batting for a considerable amount of time against the likes of Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Ashwin and Jadeja also rolled their arm over for the considerable period of time as they both are going to play a massive role in this World Cup on tracks which are expected to offer turn.

It's raining medals for India in Hangzhou!This time, the Indian 4x400m mixed relay team bagged the silver medal at the Asian Games. Even though the team of Muhammed Variyathodi, Rajesh Ramesh, Vithya Ramraj and Subha Venkatesan finished third behind Bahrain and Sri Lanka in first and second respectively, India's medal was upgraded to silver after Sri Lanka were disqualified for lane infringement. Also read: India's Parul Chaudhary, Priti clinch silver and bronze in Women's 3000m Steeplechase India, who were the defending Champions from the Jakarta Games in 2018, couldn't quite challenge Bahrain, who were the clear favourites at the start of the event. Bahrain had won Gold even last time but they were disqualified after their runner Kemi Adekoya tested positive for stanozolol. The silver for India was also their 60th medal at the Asian Games so far. Asian Games 2023 India Schedule Oct 3: Medal events in Athletics, Boxing; Day 10 timings for Cricket

A silver for India in the women’s long jump event! India’s Ancy Sojan produced her personal best in Hangzhou to finish an impressive second in long jump. The 22-year-old’s jump of 6.63 metres saw her take the silver on her Asian Games debut, with China’s Shiqi Xiong taking the Gold with a jump of 6.73 metres. While Ancy Sojan had a remarkable outing, her compatriot Shaili Singh, the 19-year-old who is ranked much higher than Sojan, could only finish fifth overall. Also read: India's Parul Chaudhary, Priti clinch silver and bronze in Women's 3000m Steeplechase

India had a good day 9 at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where they won medals in athletics and roller skating on October 2. Even the archers in the fray had a terrific outing with many of them qualifying for the quarterfinals in their respective categories. Even in badminton and squash, a number of Indian athletes made it to the next round. With a number of medal events lined up on October 3, India's medal tally could swell even further on day 10 of the Asiad, especially in boxing and athletics. The Indian men's cricket team will also feature in the quarterfinal where they will face Nepal for a place in the semifinals. The women's cricket team already won Gold and the men's side will be hoping for a similar result, but first, they have to get past Nepal, who have already made several records during the competition so far. Action will return to the boxing ring on Tuesday after a day's break, with as many as 3 Indians vying for a place in the medal. Preeti in the 54kg category and Lovlina Borgohain in the 75kg category can assure themselves of at least a silver tomorrow, along with Narender in the +92kg semifinal. Meanwhile, Sachin will also be in action in the Men's 57kg quarterfinal. In athletics, India's medal rush could continue yet again. Vithya Ramraj is a medal favourite in the women's 400m hurdles final, while Abdulla Aboobacker and Praveen Chithravel will lead India's challenge in the men's triple jump final. Krishan Kumar will also participate in the men's 800m final. Parul Chaudhary, who won the silver in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase on Monday, can win another medal in the Women's 5000m final. Check out India's full schedule for day 10 of the Asian Games - October 3 Kabaddi 6:00 am: Men’s Group A match - India vs Bangladesh 1:30 pm: Women’s Group A match - India vs South Korea Archery 6:10 am: Compound Women’s Individual Quarterfinal - Jyothi Surekha Vennam vs Adel Zhexebinova (Kazakhstan) 6:30 am: Compound Women’s Individual Quarterfinal - Aditi Swami vs Amaya Cojuangco (Philippines) 7:50 am: Compound Men’s Individual Quarterfinal - Abhishek Verma vs Andrey Tyutyun (Kazakhstan) 8:10 am: Compound Men’s Individual Quarterfinal - Ojas Deotale vs Akbarali Karabayev (Kazakhstan) 12:10 pm: Recurve Men’s Individual Quarterfinal - Atanu Das vs Xiangshuo Qi (China) 12:30 pm: Recurve Men’s Individual Quarterfinal - Dhiraj Bommadevara vs Ilfat Abdullin (Kazakhstan) Cricket 6:30 am: Men’s Quarterfinal - India vs Nepal Athletics 6:30 am: Men’s Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Tejaswin Shankar 6:40 am onwards: Women’s 800m - Chanda (Heat 1), Harmilan Bains (Heat 2) 7:00 am: Men’s Decathlon Discus Throw - Tejaswin Shankar 7:10 am: Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1 - India (Heat 1) 8:10 am: Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault - Tejaswin Shankar 4:30 pm: Women’s High Jump Final - Rubina Yadav, Pooja 4:35 pm: Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw - Tejaswin Shankar 4:40 pm: Men’s Triple Jump Final - Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel 4:50 pm: Women’s 400m Hurdles Final - Vithya Ramraj 5:05 pm: Men’s 400m Hurdles Final - Yashas Palaksha, Santhosh Tamilarasan 5:20 pm: Women’s 5000m Final - Parul Chaudhary, Ankita 5:40 pm: Women’s Javelin Throw Final - Annu Rani 5:55 pm: Men’s 800m Final - Krishan Kumar, Mohd Afsal Pulikkalakath 6:10 pm: Men’s Decathlon 1500m (Final event) - Tejaswin Shankar Bridge 6:30 am onwards: Men’s Team Semifinal Sepaktakraw 6:30 am: Men’s Quadrant Group B match - India vs South Korea Soft Tennis 7:00 am: Men’s Team Group A match - India vs Thailand 7:30 am: Women’s Team Group A match - India vs Mongolia 9:00 am onwards: Women’s Team Group A match - India vs Japan 11:00 am: Men’s Team Group A match - India vs Cambodia 11:00 am: Women’s Team Group A match - India vs Vietnam 12:45 pm: Men’s Team Group A match - India vs South Korea 2:30 pm: Men’s Team Group A match - India vs Chinese Taipei 2:45 pm: Women’s Team Group A match - India vs China Hockey 7:45 am: Women’s Pool A match - India vs Hong Kong Canoe Sprint 7:45 am: Women’s Kayak Single 500m Final - Soniya Devi Phairembam 8:20 am: Men’s Canoe Double 1000m Final - Arjun Singh, Sunil Singh 9:15 am: Women’s Kayak Four 500m Final - Soniya Devi Phairembam, Parvathy Geetha, Binita Chanu Oinam, Dimita Devi Toijam 9:30 am: Women’s Canoe Double 200m - Kaveri, Neha Devi Leichonbam Badminton 8:10 am: Men’s Singles Round of 32 - HS Prannoy vs Batavia Munkhbat (Mongolia) 8:50 am: Women’s Singles Round of 32 - PV Sindhi vs Wen-Chi Hsu (Chinese Taipei) 10:50 am: Women’s Singles Round of 32 - Ashmita Chaliha vs Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia) 12:50 am: Women’s Doubles Round of 32: Teresa Jolly/ Gayatri Gopichand vs FN Abdul Razzaq (Maldives) 2:10 pm: Women’s Doubles Round of 32: Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponappa vs A Rasheed/Ismail Fathuhulla (Maldives) Squash 8:30 am: Mixed Doubles Pool A - India vs Japan 10:00 am: Mixed Doubles Pool D - India. vs Hong Kong 2:30 pm: Women’s Singles Quarterfinal - Tanvi Khan vs Satomi Watanbe (Japan) 3:30 pm: Men’s Singles Quarterfinal - Saurav Ghosal vs Ryunosuke Tsukue (Japan) Sport Climbing 9:00 am: Women’s Speed Qualification - Shivpreet Pannu, Anisha Verma 9:40 am: Men’s Speed Qualification - Dhiraj Birajdar, Aman Verma Diving 10:30 am: Men’s 3m Springboard Preliminary - Siddharth Bajrang Pardeshi, London Singh Hemam 5:00 pm: Men’s 3m Springboard Final - Siddharth Bajrang Pardeshi, London Singh Hemam (if qualified) Boxing 11:30 am: Women’s 54kg Semifinal - Preeti vs Yuan Chang (China) 12:00 pm: Women’s 75kg Semifinal - Lovlina Borgohain vs Baison Maneekon (Thailand) 5:15 pm: Men’s 57kg Quarterfinal - Sachin vs Ping Lyu (China) 6:30 pm: Men’s +92kg Semifinal - Narender vs Kamshybek Kunkabayev (Kazakhstan) Chess 12:30 pm: Men’s and Women’s Team Round 5

The medal rush continued for India in athletics on Monday, with Parul Chaudhary and Priti winning silver and bronze in the women's 3000m Steeplechase event. The Indian duo, along with the runners from Bahrain, were clearly way ahead of the competition in the event. While Bahrain's Winfred Yavi, the reigning World Champion, set a new Games record to take the Gold, Parul finished 9 seconds behind her to take the silver. India's Priti, who was fourth for most of the race, produced an exceptional sprint towards the end to overtake Bahrain's second runner, Tigest Mekonen, to take the bronze. Priti edged her opponent by a mere 39 milliseconds. In fact, both Parul and Priti produced their personal bests to secure the medals. Also read: Swapna Barman makes shocking remark against bronze medalist Nandini Agasara

Indian archers showed tenacity and authority in equal measure to storm into the quarterfinals in all six team events of the Asian Games here on Monday. The Indians played five team elimination rounds and dropped just one set on the way to their respective quarterfinal matches. India have got a bye into the quarters by virtue of topping the qualifications in the women's compound team event. First, it was the top-seeded compound mixed team of Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam, who showed the way as they dropped just one point from 16 arrows to eliminate UAE's Amna Alawadhi and Mohammed Binamro 159-151. The duo will take on formidable Malaysia (No. 8 seed) in the quarters, and thereafter, they should have an easy draw till the final. Then, the Indian recurve mixed pair duo of Atanu Das and Ankita Bhakat were at their resilient best and overcame a first-set deficit to defeat Malaysia in a three-setter. The fifth-seeded Indian duo of Das and Ankita rallied to beat the Malaysian team of Syaqiera Binti Mashayikh and Muhamad Zarif Syahir Bin Zolkepeli 6-2 (39-38, 37-36, 39-33). The Malaysia pair enjoyed a 2-0 lead with three 10s including one X in the first set. But, the experienced Indian duo bounced back with two 10s and went on to draw level, as the Malaysians crumbled under pressure. The Malaysians hit the red ring (8) once and went on to lose the second by a slender one-point margin. There was more misery in store for the Malaysians who shot into the red ring thrice (8-8-8), while Das-Ankita drilled in three perfect 10s en route to a six-point win in the third set. The Indian pair sealed the issue with three more 10s in the fourth set and set up a last-eight clash against the fourth-seeded Indonesians. Should they overcome the Indonesian challenge, the Indians may run into the top-seeded Koreans in a potential semifinal clash in the Olympic-qualifying event. There are six quota spots available from the Asian Games -- the recurve mixed team winners and two archers ranked high in the individual events. In the compound men's team event, the second-seeded Indians trio of Ojas, Abhishek Verma and Prathamesh Jawkar thrashed 15th seed Singapore (Woon Teng NG, Lee Chung Hee Alan, Jun Hui Goh) 235-219. The Indian triumvirate had a cautious start and had four 10s to take a 58-55 lead. But the Indians came on their own from the second end onwards and dropped just three points to rout their rivals by a 16-point margin. The compound men's team is pitted against lower-ranked Bhutan in the quarters and will likely face the third-seeded Chinese Taipei in the semifinals. The top-seeded Indian women's compound team of Jyothi, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, who got a bye into the quarters, will open its campaign against ninth-seeded Hong Kong, who ousted Bangladesh 225-218. The Indian men's recurve team of Das, Dhiraj and Tushar Shelke beat Hong Kong's Kwok Yin Chai, Law Kwun Pok Lucien and Wn Chun Kit 6-0 (58-47, 57-49, 57-55) in a lopsided contest. The third-seeded Indians, who face lower-ranked Mongolia (No. 11) in the last-eight, have an easy draw till the final, with Korea and Japan in the top half. The unfancied women's recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Simranjeet Kaur also shone through, ousting 12th-seeded Thailand. The fifth-seeded Indians won 5-1 (49-47, 54-54, 55-54) and are pitted against fourth-seeded Japan in a tough quarterfinal match-up. Also read: Swapna Barman makes shocking remark against bronze medalist Nandini Agasara

The Mukherjee sisters’ dream run finally comes to an end at the Asian Games 2023. Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee displayed a fierce fight but lost a closely contested women's doubles semifinal in table tennis. The Indian pair had to settle for bronze after losing 3-4 to the North Korean pair of Cha Suyong and Pak Sugyong: 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 2-11. The bronze is only India’s third medal in Table Tennis in Asian Games history and the first-ever in women’s doubles. It is also the 56th medal for India so far in Hangzhou. While Sutirtha and Ayhika fought hard to take the match into the final game, the North Korean pair won the tie-clinching decider with ease. Also read: Swapna Barman makes shocking remark against bronze medalist Nandini Agasara

Heptathlon athlete Swapna Barman, who narrowly missed the podium by finishing fourth in her event at the Asian Games 2023, has launched a scathing attack on compatriot Nandini Agasara, who won bronze ahead of her. Barman expressed her concerns on Twitter, alleging that her medal was lost to a transgender woman, urging for support and highlighting a potential violation of athletics rules. She wrote, "I have lost my Asian Games bronze medal to a transgender woman at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou,China. I want my medal back as it is against the rules of our Athletics. Help me and support me please." In the closely contested women's heptathlon event, Swapna Barman finished only four points behind Nandini Agasara. In 2018, Barman had won Gold in the event in Jakarta. Barman's shocking claim sparked discussions among netizens regarding the timing of her revelation after missing out on a medal. Update: The tweet has not been deleted by Swapna Barman Also read: Jyothi Yarraji controversy - AFI president Adille Sumariwalla promises to take up matter to highest level

It turned out to be a big day for India at the Asian Games 2023 as India completed their biggest single-day haul in the history of the quadrennial event. India won 15 medals across sports on the day to take the total tally to 53. They surpassed the 11-medal mark of Day 14 of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. The nation scored its maximum medals of the day from athletics - 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze on the day which was also marred by controversy in the women's 100m hurdles final.Apart from athletics, India also won a gold, silver and a bronze in shooting. The men's Badminton team also etched their names in history books by winning first ever silver at Asian Games. Apart from that, Nikhat Zareen settled for bronze and Parveen Hooda also assured India of a medal as she entered the women's 57kg semifinals. India remains in the 4th spot with 13 gold medals, 21 silver and 19 bronze medals.Also Read Asian Games 2023 India Schedule Oct 2: Medal events - Athletics, Table Tennis, Hockey ; Day 9 timings