India won eight on Day 6 of the 2023 Asian Games.
Five of those medals came in shooting – gold in men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions team, gold in women's 10m Air Pistol individual, silver in women's 10m Air Pistol team, silver in women's 10m Air Pistol individual, silver in men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions individual.
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan won a silver medal in men's doubles in tennis.
In squash, the women's team of Joshna Chinappa, Anahat Singh, Dipika Pallikal and Tanvi Khanna secured a bronze medal.
The first athletics medal came in women's shot put, where Kiran Baliyan bagged a bronze medal.
The men's badminton team, mixed tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna-Rutuja Bhosale, and boxer Nikhat Zareen have all assured medals.
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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 6: Curtain Call
And with this, we have come to the conclusion of what has been a remarkable day for the Indian contingent. India won eight medals today – five in shooting, a squash bronze, an athletics bronze, and a tennis silver. Moreover, a few other medals were assured.
To know about everything that happened across every single event, check out our Day Wrap.
With athletics having officially commenced, and so has the addition of medals, the next few days will be exciting for the India, who are now fourth on the medals tally with 33 medals.
Like always, we will be bringing you all the live updates from tomorrow. Till then, allow us to bid adieu. It has been a long day!
2023 Asian Games: Medals Tally after Day 6.
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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 6: Kiran Bags Bronze
FIRST ATHLETICS MEDAL!
Kiran Baliyan is India's first member from a star-studded athletic contingent to have won a medal. The 24-year-old shot putter from Uttar Pradesh has secured a bronze medal with her best throw of 17.36m. This marks a significant improvement from her 17.17m throw at the National Championships back in June this year, where she finished first on the podium.
Meanwhile, fellow Indian compatriot, Manpreet Kaur has finished fifth with a best throw of 16.25m.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 6: Kiran Baliyan in Podium Place Currently
It is looking very likely that there will be an addition to India's medals tally!
The final of women's shut put is currently going on, where Kiran Baliyan is currently placed third after Round 3 of 6, with a best attempt of 17.36m. Fellow Indian Manpreet Kaur is in fourth place, with her best attempt so far being 16.25m.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 6: Men's Squash Team Into Final
Men's squash team to fight for gold!
Following a bronze medal win from the women's team earlier today, the men's team has now confirmed their participation in a gold medal fight, courtesy of a 2-0 win over Malaysia in their semi-final contest.
Abhay Singh and Saurav Ghosal won their respective contests to help their team qualify for the final.
Meanwhile, the Pakistani men's team has also made it to a final, meaning we are set for an India-Pakistan gold shoot-out!
