Asian Games: India bags two bronze medals in skating relay and one in table tennis

In Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, India bagged three bronze medals today. India's women's and men's speed skating relay teams secured two bronze medals while in table tennis, India picked up a historic bronze medal in the women’s doubles tournament.

The Indian women speed skating relay team consisting of Sanjana Bhatuka, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aaratju Kastury clinched a third-place in speed skating 3000m relay team event. India’s men's team of Aryan Pal, Anand Kumar, Siddhant, Vikram followed up the Indian women’s team also nabbed a Bronze in their final event. 

Indian Table Tennis players Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee picked up a historic bronze medal in the women’s doubles tournament. 

The Indian duo lost to Suyong Cha and Sugyong Pak of North Korea in the semi-finals 4-3 (11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 2-11) today.

India’s Kabaddi campaign also kicks off today with the Indian women's team, two-time Asian Games champions, playing against Chinese Taipei now.

Meanwhile, the seven-time gold medalist India will begin their men's kabaddi campaign tomorrow against Bangladesh.

In Badminton, India's Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto won in straight games versus Macao China's Leong Lok Chong and Ng Weng Chi in the badminton mixed doubles round of 32. 

The Indian duo will take on Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in the round of 16 tomorrow.

In Squash, Indian mixed doubles pair Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh beat Thailand's Anantana Prasertratanakul and Arkaradet Arkarahirunya 11-5, 11-6 in the Pool A match. 

Abhay and Anahat will play Tong Tsz Wing and Tang Ming Hong of Hong Kong tomorrow.