India at Asian Games, Oct 2, live blog: Archers, track and field stars in action

Hello and welcome to Scroll’s live coverage of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou!

At the close of play on an eventful Sunday, the Indian contingent won 52 medals across competitions. That tally included 13 gold medals, 20 silver and 19 bronze. It kept India fourth in the overall leaderboard behind China, Japan and South Korea.

On Monday, individual and team elimination rounds in recurve and compound archery begin as does kabaddi.

The contingent will be expected to grab more medals as athletics continues. Nine medals were won on Sunday and more will be up for grabs with Parul Chaudhary featuring in women’s 3000m steeplechase final, Shaili Singh in the women’s long jump final and Amlan Borgohain in the men’s 200m final.

Tejaswin Shankar will also participate in three of his decathlon events.

Meanwhile, the Indian men’s team will be looking to remain on top of Group A in their final group game against Bangladesh.

In squash, Tanvi Khanna, Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal will begin in their individual campaigns.

Live action on Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV

Screenshots via SonyLIV and the official 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games website...

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