The Indian contingent had a busy day in Hangzhou as it added eight medals to its tally which reached 22 on Day 4 of the 19th Asian Games. Seven out of those eight medals came in shooting with the likes of Ashi Chouksey, Sift Kaur Samra scripting history.
Indian contingent will be in action on Day 4 in search of more medals as shooters, chess players, sailors and wushu stars will be in action to fight for a podium finish. The equestrian stars who won in team event will be in action in their individual events while women's boxers take center stage.
Indian Wushu trio of Nyeman Wangsu, Mepung Lamgu and Onilu Tega was denied a visa for the Asian Games 2023 in China. All three of them returned home on the day of their events, which took place without them and received a warm welcome at the railway station
The Wushu competition will be held across five days in Hangzhou from September 24 onwards. Three Indian athletes from the Wushu squad have not been able to travel to China for the Asian Games 2023, while the rest of the members reached the Chinese city on Thursday.
On a historic day for Indian sports history, four of the country's athletes today won an unprecedented four bronze medals in Wushu - a Chinese martial arts sport - even after they lost their respective semifinal matches.
What has made these losses even more special is the fact that Bhanu Pratap suffered an injury to his foot during the semi-final but still continued with his punches.
Incheon: Wushu players delivered two bronze through Yumnam Sanathoi Devi and Narender Grewal after they lost their respective semifinal contests to cap off India's campaign on an impressive note on the fourth day of the
Incheon: India began their campaign in wushu competition on a mixed note with two players making it to the quarterfinals while four of them making an early from the Asian Games here on Saturday.Narender Grewal
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