Asian Games: Indian table tennis pairs Harmeet-Yashaswini, Manush-Diya enter mixed doubles quarter-finals

Manush and Diya defeated Maldives Ahmed Moosa and Aishath Nazim 3-0 in a dominant display, winning 11-0, 11-7, 11-6 in just 15 minutes, according to ESPN.

Harmeet and Yashaswini overcame Hong Kong, Chinas Yiu Kwan To and Ng Wing Lam 3-1 to secure their place in the last eight. The Indian pair won the match 11-6, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7.

The victories continued Indias progress in table tennis at the Games, with both mixed doubles combinations moving into the quarter-finals.

Indias medal tally stood at 10, including one gold medal each in cricket, soft tennis and mixed martial arts, along with seven medals in shooting. India were placed eighth in the standings, while China led the table with 60 medals.

Indias shooting contingent added two bronze medals on Wednesday, with the womens skeet team of Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Maheshwari Chauhan finishing third with a combined score of 331. The mens skeet team of Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill also claimed bronze after defeating Kazakhstan in a shoot-off.

In soft tennis, Jay Meena secured Indias first-ever Asian Games medal in the sport, winning bronze in the mens singles after losing his semi-final to Japans Takuya Kurosaka.

Indias womens kabaddi team defeated Iran 37-23 in their Group A match, while boxer Ankush advanced in the mens 80kg category after beating Bahrains Hamsa Vogel in the Round of 32.

In rowing, Balraj Panwar qualified for the mens single sculls final, while Satnam Singh and Salman Khan advanced to the mens double sculls final. Indias womens four crew also secured a place in Final A.

The mens kayak four 500m team reached the final, while Megha Pradeep qualified for the womens canoe single 200m semi-final. Parvathy Geetha and Phairembam Soniya Devi also advanced to the womens kayak double 500m semi-final. (ANI)