The Indian contingent at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, is on a medal-winning spree, and Day 4 promises to be another action-packed day with athletes from various disciplines aiming to secure more medals for their country. As the medal tally climbs to 14, Indian athletes are determined to increase their haul. Here’s a look at India’s schedule on Day 4:
(Note: All timings are in Indian Standard Time – IST)
BASKETBALL
- 5:30 pm: Women’s Preliminary Round Group A: India vs Indonesia.
3×3 BASKETBALL
- 12:10 pm: Men’s Round Robin Pool C: India vs Macao.
- 4:55 pm: Women’s Round Robin Pool A: India vs China.
BOXING
- 1:15 pm: Men’s Preliminaries Round of 16 (63.5 kg): Shiva Thapa vs TBD.
- 1:30 pm: Men’s Preliminaries Round of 16 (92 kg): Sanjeet vs Lazizbek Mullojonov (Uzbekistan).
CHESS
- 12:30 pm: Men’s Individual Round 8: Vidit Gujarathi and Arjun Erigiasi.
ESPORTS
- 11:30 am: League of Legends Quarterfinal 4: India vs Vietnam.
EQUESTRIAN
- 5:30 am: Individual Dressage: Hriday Chheda, Divyakriti Singh, Anush Agarwalla, and Sudipti Hajela.
FENCING
- 6:30 am: Men’s Foil Team: India vs Singapore.
- 12:30 pm: Women’s Epee Team: India vs Jordan.
FOOTBALL
- 5:00 pm: Men’s Round of 16: India vs Saudi Arabia.
GYMNASTICS
- 12:30 pm: Women’s all-around final: Pranati Nayak.
HANDBALL
- 4:30 pm: Women’s Preliminary Round-Group B: India vs Hong Kong.
HOCKEY
- 10:15 am: Women’s Pool A: India vs Singapore.
SAILING
- 8:30 am: Men’s Windsurfing iQFoil: Jerome Savarimuthu.
- 8:30 am: Women’s Single Dinghy: ILCA6 Medal Race: Nethra Kumanan.
- 9:30 am: Men’s Kite IKA Formula Kite: Chitresh Tatha.
- 9:30 am: Men’s Dinghy ILCA7 Medal Race: Vishnu Sarvanan.
SHOOTING
- 6:30 am: Women’s Rifle 3 Position: Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, and Sift Kaur Samra.
- 6:30 am: Women’s 25m Rapid Pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan.
- 6:30 am: Skeet Men’s Stage 2: Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Angad Vira Singh Bajwa, and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka.
- 6:30 am: Skeet Women’s Stage 2: Ganemat Sekhon, Dhaliwal Parinaaz, and Darshna Rathore.
SWIMMING
- After 7:30 am: Women’s 100m Butterfly Heat 2: Nina Venkatesh.
- After 8:08 am: Women’s 100m Backstroke Heat 3: Maana Patel.
- After 8:12 am: Men’s 200m Backstroke Heat 3: Srihari Nataraj.
- After 8:12 am: Men’s 200m Backstroke Heat 4: Tanish Mathew.
SQUASH
- 7:30 am: Men’s Team Pool A: India vs Kuwait.
- 7:30 am: Women’s Team Pool B: India vs Nepal.
- 2:00 pm: Women’s Team Pool B: India vs Macao.
- 4:30 pm: Men’s Team Pool A: India vs Pakistan.
TENNIS
- Not before 10 am: Men’s Singles Quarterfinal: Sumit Nagal vs Zhinzhen Zhang (China).
- Not before 1 pm: Men’s Doubles Quarterfinal: India vs China.
- Not before 10 am: Women’s Singles Quarterfinal: Ankita Raina vs Haruka Kaji (Japan).
- Not before 1:00 pm: Mixed Doubles Round 3: India vs Philippines.
- Not before 1:30 pm: Mixed Doubles Round 3: India vs Japan.
TABLE TENNIS
- 1:30 pm: Men’s Doubles Round of 64: Manav Thakkar/Manush Shah vs Napat Thanmathikom/Sitisak Nuchchart (Thailand).
- 3:50 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 32: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran/Manika Batra vs Napat Thanmathikom/Suthasini Sawettabut (Thailand).
- 4:25 pm: Mixed Doubles Round of 32: Harmeet Desai/ Sreeja Akula vs Cheng Chi Cheong/Li Hui Smak (Macao).
TRACK CYCLING
- 7:30 am: Men’s Sprint Qualifying: David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam.
- 7:56 am: Women’s Keirin First Round-Heat 1: Shushikala Agashe.
- 8:02 am: Women’s Keirin First Round-Heat 2: Triyasha Paul.
WUSHU
- 5:00 pm: Women’s 60kg Semifinal: Roshibina Devi vs Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen (Vietnam).
Indian sports enthusiasts can look forward to another day of thrilling competitions as the nation’s athletes strive for excellence at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
