Multiple gold medals will be on offer for India in a packed Day 8 at the on Sunday at Aichi-Nagoya, with a host of medal events, finals and crucial qualification contests scheduled across multiple disciplines. Squash will offer two major gold-medal opportunities for India.
The action will begin for India in the early hours, with taking on Singapore’s Camille Marie in the women’s shortboard Round 2 at 3:58 AM IST at Long Beach, Tahara. At 4:00 AM, race walkers Priyanka and Manju Rani will compete in the women’s marathon race walk final.
While Abhay Singh will face Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow in the men’s singles final, face Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam in the women’s singles final in squash. In athletics, Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan Edapilly will be competing in the women’s long jump final.
Harita Bhadra and Unnati Aiyappa Bolland will line up in the women’s 200m final, followed by in the men’s 200m final. Parul Chaudhary and Ankita will then compete in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final, before India’s women’s 4x100m relay team brings the day’s athletics action towards a close.
India’s archers will also begin their campaign early, featuring in the men’s compound team elimination round against the UAE, while the women’s compound team take on Mongolia. Surfers Sugar Shanti Banarse and Sivaraj Babu will also be in action.
Badminton will see Treesa Jolly and Gayatri take on Malaysia in the women’s doubles quarterfinals, while Dhruv and Tanisha face China’s Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dongping in the mixed doubles.
India’s shooting contingent will also be in action, with Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat competing in the 25m pistol precision qualification. Trap shooters Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi, Shapath Bharadwaj, Neeru, Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat will also be in action.
Badminton stars PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda will face tough opposition in the women’s singles quarterfinals, with Sindhu drawn against China’s Chen Yufei and Hooda facing Japan’s . Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur will then compete in the women’s 69kg final Group A.
With medal opportunities in squash, athletics, weightlifting, equestrian and race walking, along with high-stakes contests in badminton, archery, shooting and team sports, Day 8 promises to be one of the busiest days yet for the Indian contingent at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
