Indian Archers bagged their first Bronze of the Incheon Asian Games, a short while ago. In the Women's Compound Team Bronze medal match, the trio of Trisha Deb, Purvasha Shende and Jyothi Vennam defeated Iran, 224-217 to take India's overall tally to 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 15 Bronze.The Men's Compound team will lock horns with Korea for the coveted yellow metal, in a short while from now. In the Individual Compound, Trisha Deb and Abhishek Verma will be seen in action in the semi-finals today.In Shooting, Men's 50-metre Rifle-3 Positions and Skeet Women's are the events that are underway. Gagan Narang, Sanjeev Rajput and Chain Singh are competing in the 50-metre Rifle-3 Positions, while Arti Rao and Rashmee Rathore are trying their luck in the Skeet Women's.Later today, in Squash, both the Men's and Women's teams will take on Malaysia for Gold medal.In Boxing, Mandeep Jangra and Gaurav Bidhuri will play their quarterfinal bouts, while MC Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita Devi and Pooja Rani will be eyeing for last-8 slots.In Tennis, Sania Mirza will figure in the Women's and Mixed Doubles quarterfinals today, with Yuki Bhambri and Sanam Singh looking for a last-4 berth in the Singles section. Yuki and Sanam, with their team-mates, will also be seen in action in the Men's Doubles quarterfinals.Preliminary round matches of Table Tennis will also be played today.The Women's Volleyball team will play China for a place in the semi-finals, while the Men's Hockey team will also meet China in a group match.Wrestling and Athletics are beginning from today. Graplers Vinesh, Geetika Jakhar, Amit Kumar and Praveen Rana will compete in the quarterfinals, while Narayana Shraddha, Preeja Sreedharan and Poovamma Raju are among the Indians who will look to progress in their respective events.China is currently at the top of the medals tally, with Korea second and Japan third. India is at the 16th spot.
News On AIR | September 27, 2014 7:30 AM
Incheon Asian Games: India archers win bronze in Compound Women's team events