The medal rush continued for the Indian contingent on Day 14 of the Asian Games, with Lovlina Borgohain and the women’s recurve archery team bringing gold medals, taking the medal tally beyond 70. Lovlina became the first Indian woman boxer since Mary Kom in 2014 to bring a gold medal at the Asian Games. Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara brought further glory after winning silver in the mixed recurve team event, after going down to China in the final.
Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat, and Kirti won GOLD in the women’s recurve team event. Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara won SILVER in the recurve mixed team. Dipanshi beat Dit Samnang (Cambodia) in the women’s 50kg repechage match.
Veer Ahlawat is 10th, Saptak Talwar is 11th, and Yuvraj Sandhu is tied 22nd in men’s individual stroke play and team round 3. India beat Malaysia 26-5 in the women’s Pool E match. India beat South Korea 3-1 in the men’s classification 5th-8th place match.
India will have more opportunities to add to its gold medal tally as two more boxers fight for the top prize. The Indian women’s hockey team will also take on China in the final later in the day.
