India at Asian Games, Sept 30 schedule: Mirabai in action; gold medals available in tennis, squash

The Indian contingent continued to improve the medal count for the country on Friday at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. More will be expected on Saturday.

Mirabai Chanu, the Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist will be in action as the weightlifting event begins.

Long jumpers Sreeshankar Murali and Jeswin Aldrin will headline the athletics contingent. In boxing, Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain will be in action.

In tennis, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be competing in the mixed doubles final.

The men’s squash team will compete against Pakistan in the final. That will not be the only Indo-Pak clash of the day however, as the men’s hockey teams clash in a group stage match.

In badminton, the men’s team, having secured a first medal in the event since 1986, will play South Korea for a spot in the final.

All timings listed below are in Indian Standard Time.

The Asian Games is being broadcast on the Sony Sports Network and live streamed on Sony Liv.

Weighlifting

Women’s 49 kg Group B – 7.30 am

Women’s 55 kg Group B – 7.30 am

Women’s 49 kg Group A – 12.30 pm

Women’s 55 kg Group A – 4.30 pm

India has sent a two-member contingent for the Asian Games, and both Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi will be competing on Saturday.

Golf

Women’s individual Round 3 and team event – 4 am

Men’s individual Round 3...

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