Asian Games: Manush-Diya, Harmeet-Yashaswini advance in Table Tennis mixed doubles; Indian canoeists reach semifinals

Manush and Diya defeated Sri Lankas Chanul Kulappuwawadu and Bimandee Swarna 3-0, winning 11-8, 12-10, 11-4. Harmeet and Yashaswini also advanced after beating the Maldives Mohamed Ismail and Fathimath Ali in their Round 2 encounter, according to ESPN.

In canoe sprint, Indias Parvathy Geetha and Phairembam Soniya Devi qualified for the womens kayak double 500m semifinals after finishing last in Heat A with a time of 2:02.538, 14.820 seconds behind the leaders. The top three boats advanced directly to Final A.

India also secured progress in other events on Day 4 of the Games.

In rowing, Balraj Panwar finished third in his mens single sculls heat and fourth overall to qualify for the final. Satnam Singh and Salman Khan finished second in their mens doubles sculls heat and fourth overall, also advancing to the final.

In canoe sprint, Harshwardhan Shaktawat, Varinder Singh, L Naocha Singh Oinam and Arun Singh finished third in the mens kayak four 500m heat to qualify for the final. Megha Pradeep placed fifth in the womens canoe single 200m heats and advanced to the semifinals.

In shooting, Manu Bhaker qualified for the womens 10m air pistol individual final after finishing third in qualification with 579-20x. Suruchi Inder Singh and Esha Singh missed out on the final.

In swimming, Benedicton Beniston finished fourth in his mens 100m butterfly heat and 13th overall, while Sajan Prakash did not start. Both missed out on the final. Vedaant Madhavan finished sixth and Aneesh Sunil fourth in their respective mens 200m freestyle heats, with qualification still to be determined.

Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar finished fourth in the mens pair rowing heats and advanced to Final B. Indias womens four rowing team of Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Haobijam and Poonam also competed in the heats.

Looking ahead, Indias mens badminton team, which has already secured a medal, will face China in the semifinals as it looks to progress to the final. Wushu athlete Roshibina Devi will also aim to reach the final of her event on Wednesday. (ANI)