In the Incheon Asian Games, Ashwini Akkunji and Jitin Paul have qualified for the Finals of the 400-metre Hurdles. In the Heats this morning, both Ashwini and Jitin finished at the second spot in their respective sections to book a place in the finals. However, other Indian in the Men's section, Joseph Abraham could not qualify.Later today, Tintu Luka and Sajeesh Joseph will figure in the heats of their respective events, while Siddhanth Thingalaya will compete in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final.However, all eyes will be on Discus Thrower Vikas Gowda and our women boxers, especially Olympian MC Mary Kom. In Discus Throw, after Seema Punia's Gold, Vikas Gowda will be looking to give India another yellow metal today. In Boxing, Mary Kom, Sarita Devi Laishram and Pooja Rani will play their semi-final bouts and victories will give them a golden opportunity to take a shot at the Gold medal.In the Men's section, Shiva Thapa, Laishram Devendro Singh, Satish Kumar and Vikas Krishan will figure in the quarterfinals.Grapplers Ravinder Singh, Krishnakant Yadav and Harpreet Singh will be seen in action in the Greco Roman category today.The Men's Hockey team will clash with Korea for a place in the finals.In today's other results, the Indian Women's Kabaddi team defeated Korea, 45-26 in a Group match. In Taekwondo, Latika Bhandari advanced to the quarterfinals of the 53kg category.In Table Tennis, the pair of Soumyajit Ghosh and Harmeet Desai beat Omar Ahmed and Mohammed Abdulhakim 12-10, 11-5, 11-6 of Yemen to advance to the pre-quarterfinals. However, the duo of Amalraj Anthony and Madhurika Patkar bowed out.In Shooting, Skeet Men's Qualification Day 2 is underway.China continues to rule the medals table. It has, so far, bagged 112 Gold, 72 Silver and 54 Bronze. Korea is second, while Japan is third. With 6 Gold, 7 Silver and 29 Bronze, India is at 9th spot.
News On AIR | September 30, 2014 8:56 AM
Asian Games: Ashwini Akkunji, Jitin Paul qualify for 400-metre Hurdles finals