India started the first day of the Asian Games 2023 on a high. India won a medal in their first event of the day, as the trio of Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, and Ashi Chouksey earned a silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event. Additionally, Ramita and Mehuli also qualified for the individual final, which ran parallelly with the team event in Hangzhou.
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00:00 India started the first day of the Asian Games 2023 on a high.
00:05 India won a medal in the first event of the day as the trio of Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh and
00:11 Aashi Choksi earned a silver medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle event.
00:16 Additionally, Ramita and Mehuli also qualified for the individual final, which ran parallelly
00:22 with the team event in Hangzhou.
00:24 Ramita and Mehuli Ghosh, who finished second and fifth respectively, also made it to the
00:30 individual event.
00:31 Aashi Choksi, meanwhile, finished 29th in the individual standings.
00:36 Shortly after the first medal, army men Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind won a silver in men's
00:42 lightweight double skulls as well.
00:44 Arjun and Arvind made the final after ranking first in the rapid-charge one event on September
00:50 21.
00:51 On the other hand, the women's lightweight double skulls duo of Kiran and Anshika Bharti
00:56 settled for 10th place overall and fourth in final pool.
01:01 Adding to the winning streak, Indian women's cricket team beat Bangladesh to reach the
01:05 women's final with a medal confirmed.
01:08 They were given a 52-run target after Bangladesh women won the toss and opted to bat first
01:13 on Sunday, September 24.
01:15 Shefali Verma and Jemima Rodrigues helped India chase down the target in just 8.2 overs.
01:21 Earlier, Pooja Vastakar and co bowled superbly and Indian fielders pulled off two runs outs
01:26 to bowl out Bangladesh for just 51.
01:28 Winning the third medal of the day for the country, Babulal Yadav and Lekh Ram clinched
01:33 the bronze in the men's cockless pair rowing event at Asian Games 2022, clocking a stellar
01:39 time of 6.5041.
01:41 Their determination and grit propelled them to the podium, making India proud.
01:45 The duo finished 6.51 seconds behind Hong Kong China.
01:50 The Indian men's pair advanced to third within the first 500-meter and were able to
01:54 challenge until the end.
01:56 It is India's first bronze medal at the Asian Games 2023 and a second rowing medal
02:01 for the day.
02:02 The Indian men's and women's football teams will also be in action later in the day.
02:06 The Indian men's hockey team, seeking a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics, will begin
02:11 their campaigning today.
02:13 India's world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen will also make her Asian Games debut with
02:17 a bout against Vietnam's Thi Tham Nguyen in the women's 50kg round of 32.
02:23 The Indian men's volleyball team and the table tennis teams, meanwhile, will continue
02:27 their charge.
02:28 Meanwhile, five gold medals are on offer in swimming for India.
02:31 India's rowers will also race across five finals today.
02:35 Tennis, chess, and wushu are also on the agenda for India today at the Asian Games 2023.
02:57 (upbeat music)