India reaches men's team table tennis final, Srikanth wins thriller; Preeti books Paris berth in boxing
Long-distance runners Kartik, Gulveer bag silver, bronze in 10,000m; Mirabai Chanu's campaign ends in agony
India defeated South Korea 3-2 on Saturday to advance to the men's team championships final, maintaining their chances of taking home a gold medal at the Asian Games. India is making its first appearance in the team event final at the continental championship.
In the decisive match, Kidambi Srikanth battled through pressure to defeat Cho Geonyeop, ranked 163rd in the world, 12-21, 21-16, 21-14, to secure India's spot in the summit match at the BJ Gymnasium. When they take against multiple-gold medalist China in the championship game on Sunday, India will want to live up to their reputation as Thomas Cup champs.
In the men's 10,000-meter race in long-distance running, Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh finished second and third, respectively, with personal-best times. With a time of 28:15.38 seconds, Kartik took home the silver medal, while Gulveer finished third in 28:17.21 seconds.
Preeti Pawar qualified for the Paris Olympics in boxing, and as she advanced to the semifinals with Lovlina Borgohain and Narender, she also guaranteed herself a medal. Preeti, 19, defeated Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova, the current Asian champion and a three-time medalist at the World Championships, 4-1 in the 54kg quarterfinal round.
In the women's 75 kg division, bronze medalist Lovlina from the Tokyo Olympics defeated Seong Suyeon of South Korea by a score of 5-0. In order to advance to the last four, Narender (92 kg) also defeated Iran's Iman Ramezanpour Delavar by a similar margin.
Mirabai Chanu's career, however, came to an agonizing end as the Olympic medalist was carried off after she collapsed to the ground after an unsuccessful lift that would have earned her a bronze medal in the women's 49kg category. After a bad snatch performance, Chanu felt under pressure and attempted a 117kg clean-and-jerk lift, but she failed to successfully clear it twice.
On Saturday, India had a mixed day with some spectacular performances and some underwhelming outcomes. However, the men's table tennis team has accomplished much in getting to the final and will be expecting to win it all. **Title:** Srikanth wins the thriller in men's team table tennis for India, and Preeti secures a spot in the boxing tournament in Paris.
Kartik and Gulveer win silver and bronze in the 10,000-meter race, respectively; Mirabai Chanu's campaign comes to a painful end.
Kidambi Srikanth, South Korea, HS Prannoy, Jeon Hyeok Jin, Chirag Shetty, Seo Seung-Jae, Kang Min-hyuk, Lakshya Sen, Lee Yungyu, India, Dhruv Kapila, Kim Wonho, NA Sungseung, China, silver, bronze, long-distance running, Kartik Kumar, and Gulveer Singh won the men's team title Bahrain, Birhanu Yemataw Balew, Muhammed Ajmal, Aishwarya Mishra, Jinson Johnson, Ajay Kumar Saroj, Jeswin Aldrin Johnson, Murali Sreeshankar, Jyothi Yarraji, boxing, Preeti Pawar, Lovlina Borgohain, Narender, clean-and-jerk, Olympic quota, Mirabai Chanu
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India defeated South Korea 3-2 on Saturday to advance to the men's team championships final, maintaining their chances of taking home a gold medal at the Asian Games. India is making its first appearance in the team event final at the continental championship.
In the decisive match, Kidambi Srikanth battled through pressure to defeat Cho Geonyeop, ranked 163rd in the world, 12-21, 21-16, 21-14, to secure India's spot in the summit match at the BJ Gymnasium. When they take against multiple-gold medalist China in the championship game on Sunday, India will want to live up to their reputation as Thomas Cup champs.
In the men's 10,000-meter race in long-distance running, Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh finished second and third, respectively, with personal-best times. With a time of 28:15.38 seconds, Kartik took home the silver medal, while Gulveer finished third in 28:17.21 seconds.
Preeti Pawar qualified for the Paris Olympics in boxing, and as she advanced to the semifinals with Lovlina Borgohain and Narender, she also guaranteed herself a medal. Preeti, 19, defeated Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova, the current Asian champion and a three-time medalist at the World Championships, 4-1 in the 54kg quarterfinal round.
In the women's 75 kg division, bronze medalist Lovlina from the Tokyo Olympics defeated Seong Suyeon of South Korea by a score of 5-0. In order to advance to the last four, Narender (92 kg) also defeated Iran's Iman Ramezanpour Delavar by a similar margin.
Mirabai Chanu's career, however, came to an agonizing end as the Olympic medalist was carried off after she collapsed to the ground after an unsuccessful lift that would have earned her a bronze medal in the women's 49kg category. After a bad snatch performance, Chanu felt under pressure and attempted a 117kg clean-and-jerk lift, but she failed to successfully clear it twice.
On Saturday, India had a mixed day with some spectacular performances and some underwhelming outcomes. The men's table tennis team, though, has made a big accomplishment by making it to the final, and they will be looking to win gold on Sunday.Sunday sees d win the gold.
