Indian Athletes Chase Gold in Hockey and Boxing at Asian Games

Medal Bouts

India has a strong chance to add more medals on Friday as the women, men, and mixed recurve archery teams compete in medal events. The Indian women's hockey team plays China in the final to win the gold medal. Boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen, and Ankush also fight in gold medal bouts after strong runs, while wrestlers look to reach the podium.

Standings and Nitesh's Silver

At the end of day 13, India sits in the 8th spot with 64 total medals, including 10 golds. The team aims to get closer to the 2023 tally of 106 medals and 28 golds. Meanwhile, wrestler Nitesh Siwach won a silver medal in the men's 97kg Greco-Roman category at Aichi-Nagoya. Eleven years ago, a serious knee injury kept him away from the mat for more than 18 months, leading him to help his father Anand and uncle Naveen with dairy work in Jagsi near Gohana and Panipat. The 23-year-old is now the first Indian Greco-Roman grappler to reach the final since Ganpat Andalkar and Malwa Singh.

Context

Major multi-sport events like the Asian Games bring together top athletes from across the continent to compete in dozens of disciplines over two weeks. Medal standings shift rapidly in the final days as team sports and combat events reach their conclusion.