On the second day of the Incheon Asian Games, India bagged a Bronze medal in Shooting this morning, the second day of the events. The trio of Jitu Rai, Samresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa finished third in the Men's 10-metre Air Pistol Team event to give India it's first medal of the day. This is India's third medal of the Incheon Games, and all have come in Shooting. Jitu Rai had bagged the country's first Gold of the Games yesterday finishing at the top of the podium in the 50-metre Pistol event. Shweta Chaudhary had won the Bronze in the Women's 10-metre Air Pistol event. Jitu Rai, however, had to face elimination in the Men's 10-metre Air Pistol Individual Finals today. He ended at the fifth spot. He had advanced to the finals after finishing second in the qualification. India shooters could not make a mark in the Men's Trap events.The squash has assured 2 medals today. In the Men's Singles event Sourav Ghoshal defeated Pakistan's Nasir Iqbal 3-1 in the five setter game to be placed in last 4, thus guaranteeing India a medal. In Women's singles Dipika Pallikal registered victory over compatriot Joshana Chinappa 3-2 in the quarter finals. Hence, another medal assured from the event. The Indian Women's Badminton team is taking on Hosts South Korea in the semi-finals. India was even at 1-1 in the team event.In Tennis, the Indian Men's Team progressed into the quarterfinals. It defeated Nepal in the second round. Yesterday Indian Women's team had advanced to the next round beating Oman 3-Nil.Indian Men's Hockey team defeated SriLanka in the pool match fixture, 8-nil. India will next play Oman in another Pool Match. The Women's team will kick start their campaign tomorrow against Thailand.In handball, the men's team lost to South Korea 19-39 in Group preliminary round.Indian swimmers fail to qualify for the finals of the three events. Saurabh Sangvekar ended fifth in the men's 200m freestyle heat with a timing of 1:53.33. In the men's 100m backstroke heats, Madhu Nair clocked 57.81 to finish seventh. In men's 200m butterfly event, Agnel Dsouza finished a creditable fourth with a timing of 2:04.74.In the Basketball court India faced defeat from the hands of Saudi Arabia 67-73 in Qualifying Round Group match.In Football – India women's team suffers a crushing 10-0 defeat against Thailand in Group A match.Cycling Track saw – Deborah and Mohan Mahitha finish ninth and 11th, respectively, in women's keirin individual track event.
News On AIR | September 21, 2014 9:26 PM
Asian Games 2014: India today bags two Bronze medals