Lovlina and hockey lead India’s Asian Games medal hopes
India has medal opportunities across boxing, archery, shooting, wrestling and women’s hockey at the Asian Games on September 30. Lovlina Borgohain is scheduled to contest the women’s 75kg semifinal, while India’s compound archery teams are due in semifinal or medal matches. The women’s hockey team faces South Korea.
India’s athletes will compete across several sports at the Asian Games on September 30, with medal opportunities in boxing, archery, shooting, wrestling and hockey. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain is scheduled to face Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova in the women’s 75kg semifinal. Priya is also due to contest a semifinal in the women’s 60kg division against China’s Yang Chengyu.
Archery offers several potential medal events. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Taniparthi Chikitha are scheduled to face South Korea in the compound women’s team semifinal, followed by a bronze-medal match or final depending on the result. The same athletes are also listed for the compound mixed-team semifinal alongside Sahil Rajesh Jadhav.
India’s men’s and women’s teams are expected to feature prominently in the day’s programme. A trap mixed-team qualification event is scheduled in shooting, while Anish is due to compete in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol qualification. Wrestling includes Nisha Dahiya’s women’s 68kg qualification bout and Sunil Kumar’s 87kg Greco-Roman quarterfinal.
India’s women’s hockey team is scheduled to meet South Korea in the semifinal later in the day. The programme also includes cycling, canoe slalom, judo, sailing, golf, squash, sepaktakraw, esports and sports climbing. India’s League of Legends esports team is scheduled to face Hong Kong and South Korea in Group B matches.
Golfers listed for action include Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar, Pranavi Sharath Urs and three men’s competitors. The schedule includes several events marked “if qualified”, meaning participation in later rounds depends on earlier results. The supplied material does not provide final outcomes for the listed competitions.
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