Asian Games, October 5: India Shine In Squash, Archery As Medal Rush Continues

Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu on Thursday survived some anxious moments to win the mixed doubles gold as Indian squash players recorded their best-ever performance at the Asian Games. They eked out a 11-10 11-10 win over Malaysian duo of Aifa Binti Azman and Mohammad Syafiq Bin Mohd Kamal in a tense 35 minute final.

The men's trio of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale and Prathamesh Jawkar downed South Koreans 235-230 to seal their sixth medal in archery. Apart from them, women's compound team edged Chinese Taipei by the thinnest of margins, securing the gold medal win by just one point.

Saurav Ghosal settled for squash singles silver on Thursday as he lost to Malaysia's Eain Yow Ng 11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 7-11 in a little over an hour.

Teen sensation Antim Panghal humbled Tokyo Olympics medallist Bolortuya Bat-Ochir 3-1 to win a bronze medal. Antim bounced back after losing to two-time Japanese world champion Akari Fujinami in the quarterfinals.

HS Prannoy battled his way to the semifinals, becoming only the first Indian in 41 years to win a badminton medal in men's singles at the Asian Games. Later, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then progressed to the semi-finals.