Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:06am on 04 Oct 2023,Wednesday Sports
On Day 11 of the Asian Games, India's men's hockey team beat South Korea 5-3 in the semifinal to advance to the gold medal match and assure at least a silver. This took India's medal tally to 74 - the country's best-ever haul in the Asian Games. Archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale clinched gold number 16 while Lovlina Borgohain earned boxing silver. India also won 27 silvers and 31 bronzes so far. Multiple bronzes came in squash, race walk, and boxing events. Parveen Hooda settled for bronze in the women's 57kg semi-final. In badminton, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy entered the women's and men's singles quarterfinals after dominating the round of 16 matches. Sindhu aims to avenge her Olympics loss against her next opponent He Bingjiao. Defending champions Neeraj Chopra and Lovlina Borgohain have crucial events ahead. Before the start of the Asian Games 2023, India had set a 100-medal target and it seems a real possibility now.
