In the Incheon Asian Games, India bagged it's second Bronze in Rowing this morning. In the Men's Singles Sculls Finals a short while ago, Sawarn Singh finished third to clinch India's 11th Bronze overall. Dushyant Dushiant's had bagged the first Bronze in the event yesterday.However, in the Men's Doubles Sculls Finals, Om Prakash and Dattu Baban Bhokanal ended at the fifth spot.India also finished fifth in the Lightweight Men's Quadruple sculls final.In other results, Indian Archers stormed into the semi-finals of the Compound Men's and Compound Women's Team events. In the quarterfinals, while the Men's team defeated Malaysia, the Women's team beat Kazakhstan. For a place in the finals, the Indian Men will play Iran, and the Indian eves will meet Chinese Taipei, later today.The Indian shooters, including Gagan Narang, failed to make their mark in Men's 50-metre Rifle Prone event. In the individual event, none of the Indians could qualify for the Finals. In the qualification, Gagan ended 14th, Joydeep Karmakar 10th and Hariom Singh at the 29th position. The trio finished at the fourth spot in the team event. The Chinese, which finished with the Gold, broke the World record.In the Men's 25-metre standard pistol Team event, the Indian team of Gurpreet Singh, Samaresh Jung and Mahaveer Singh finished fifth. In the individual section, Gurpeet was fifth, Mahaveer 17th and Samresh 24th.Men's and Women's Double Trap events are underway.In Badminton, P. Kashyap progressed to the pre-quarterfinals, beating Iqbal Shekib of Afghanistan, 2-0. Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu will play for a quarterfinal berth, later today.In Tennis, Sanam Singh and Ankita Raina booked pre-quarterfinal berths.In Swimming and Cycling, none of the Indians could progress in their respective categories.The Indian Men's Hockey team will take on Pakistan in a group match this afternoon.In Boxing, Devendro Laishram and Manoj Kumar will play their opening round bouts. Shiva Thapa and Akhil Kumar advanced to the pre-quarterfinals yesterday.China is currently at the top of the medals tally, with Korea second and Japan third. With 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 11 Bronze, India is 15th.
News On AIR | September 25, 2014 9:00 AM
Asian Games: Rower Swaran Singh bags bronze in men's single sculls