India at Asian Games, Sept 26: Dressage team wins first-ever gold; sailors pocket silver, bronze
Live updates from Day 3 of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
And a mixed day for India on Day 3 comes to an end. Equestrian provided a historic moment as the dressage team comprising Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Anush Agarwalla, and Hriday Chheda won gold. Meanwhile, the other medals came in sailing, thanks to Neha Thakur and Ebaad Ali.
The men’s hockey team registered another dominant win as they beat Singapore 16-1. Additionally, the men’s and women’s squash teams progressed further. Both boxers Sachin and Narender won their respective bouts.
In tennis, Sumit Nagal and Ankita Raina put on some individual brilliance in the singles events to progress further.
Wushu, Men’s 70kg: Suraj Yadav exits in the quarter-final stage as he gets knocked out in the bout by Afghanistan’s Khalid M Hotak. Little worrisome was the kick to the head that saw Yadav lose the bout.
Sailing: On Wednesday, the remaining races are —
Women’s Single Dinghy ILCA6 - Olympian Nethra Kumanan is placed fourth with medal race left.
Men’s Dinghy - Vishnu Sarvanan is third with the medal race left
Men’s Windsurfing iQFoil - Jermoe Kumar is placed 7th with 3 more races left.
Men’s Kite - IKA Formula Kite - Tatha Chitresh is seventh out of seven sailors after 16 races.
Sailing, Boy’s Dinghy ILCA4: Adhvait Menon finishes 8th with 76 Net Points after 11 races.
Sailing, Mixed Dinghy...