In the Incheon Asian Games, day 2 of Skeet Men's Qualification is underway. On the first day of the Qualification yesterday, Mairaj Ahmad Khan had finished fifth, Parampal Singh 24th and Arozepal Sandhu 29th. 39 shooters are participating in the event.In India's other events today, pugilists MC Mary Kom, Sarita Devi Laishram and Pooja Rani will play their semi-final bouts, while Shiva Thapa, Laishram Devendro Singh, Satish Kumar and Vikas Krishan will eye to make it to the last-4 of their respective categories.In the Greco Roman category of Wrestling, Ravinder Singh, Krishnakant Yadav and Harpreet Singh will be seen in action today.The Men's Hockey team will clash with Korea for a place in the finals.In Athletics, after Seema Punia's Gold yesterday, Vikas Gowda will be looking to give India another yellow metal in Discus Throw today. Runners Tintu Luka, Ashwini Akkunji and Sajeesh Joseph will figure in the heats of their respective events, while Siddhanth Thingalaya will try his luck in the Men's 110m Hurdles Final.Table Tennis, Volleyball, Handball, Kabaddi, Sailing, Riding, Sepaktakraw and Taekwondo are the events which will also witness the Indian participation today.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 9th.
News On AIR | September 30, 2014 7:08 AM
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