Asian Games: India Bag Archery Gold and Silver, Lovlina Wins Boxing Gold as Sujeet Reaches Wrestling Final
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India enjoyed a strong medal haul at the Asian Games on Friday, with the women’s recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti winning gold, while the men’s recurve team and the Dhiraj Bommadevara-Kumkum Mohod mixed pair secured silver. Lovlina Borgohain added another gold by defeating China’s Bao Ziyi in the women’s 75kg boxing final, while wrestler Sujeet Kalkal reached the 65kg freestyle final.
India Women’s Archery Recurve Team Stun South Korea 5-3 for First Asian Games Gold
India’s women’s recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti defeated 10-time champions South Korea 5-3 to win their first-ever Asian Games team gold.
India drew the opening set 54-54 before taking the third set to lead 4-2. Kumkum then hit a 10 in the final set to seal the historic victory.
India had earlier beaten China 5-1 in the semi-final.
India Men’s Archery Recurve Team Lose to South Korea, Win Silver
India’s men’s recurve team of Neeraj Chauhan, Yashdeep Bhoge and Dhiraj Bommadevara lost 1-5 to South Korea in the final to settle for silver.
The result marked India’s second consecutive Asian Games silver in the event after their defeat to South Korea in the 2023 Hangzhou final.
Dhiraj-Kumkum Win Archery Recurve Mixed Team Silver
Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod won silver after losing to China in the recurve mixed team final. Kumkum earlier won gold as part of India’s women’s recurve archery team.
China secured the LA 2028 Olympic quota with the gold. India fought back after falling 0-4 behind but could only draw the fourth set 37-37.
Lovlina Borgohain Wins Historic Asian Games Boxing Gold
Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 to win the women’s 75kg Asian Games gold on her 29th birthday.
The victory made Lovlina only the second Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold after Mary Kom.
Sujeet Kalkal Reaches Wrestling Final
Sujeet Kalkal reached the men’s 65kg freestyle final after drawing 3-3 with Olympic champion Japan’s Kotaro Kiyooka and advancing on criteria.
He will face Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev for gold. Dipanshi also earned a bronze-medal opportunity after winning her repechage bout 10-0.
Medal Tally
India were sixth in the medal tally on Friday with 12 gold, 25 silver and 34 bronze medals, taking their overall tally to 71.
Earlier on Day 13, India had added six medals — two silver and four bronze — to finish the day with 66 medals.
