In the Incheon Asian Games, grappler Bajrang qualified to the quarterfinals of the 61 kg category, a short while ago. He defeated Tuvshintulga Tumenbileg of Mongolia, 3-1. Narsingh Pancham Yadav and Pawan Kumar are yet to play their opening matches.In Table Tennis, the pair of Amalraj Anthony and Madhurika Patkar booked a Mixed Doubles per-quarterfinal berth, with Ankita Das advancing to the Singles Round-of-32. In the Women's Doubles, the duo of Ankita Das and Poulomi Ghatak progressed to the last-16, with Madhurika Patkar and Neha Aggarwal also making to the per-quarterfinals.In Tennis, the duo of Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni in the Mixed Doubles, and the pair of Sanam Singh and Saketh in the Men's Doubles will battle it out for Gold today. While India will play Korea in the Men's Doubles, it will slug it out against Chinese Taipei in the Mixed Doubles.In other events, the Women's Hockey team will clash with a tough Korean side for a place in the finals.In Boxing, Mandeep Jangra, Kuldeep Singh and Gaurav Bhiduri will play their quarterfinal bouts, while Vikas Krishnan will be seen in action in the last-16 stage.In Athletics, Krishna Punia and Seema Punia in Discus Throw, and Mayookha Johny and Anthony Prajusha in Long Jump, are among the Indians who will figure in the Finals of their respective categories.Shooting, Table Tennis and Canoe Sprint are the events that are in progress and witnessing the Indian participation.In Shooting, the Skeet Men's Qualification and Team Finals are underway.In the medal standings, China continues to reign supreme, with 107 Gold, 65 Silver and 50 Bronze. Korea is second, with Japan third. India is 9th with 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 26 Bronze.
News On AIR | September 29, 2014 11:07 AM
Asian Games, Day 10: Grappler Bajrang qualifies to 61 kg Quarterfinals