Indian Athletes Chase Gold in Kabaddi, Track and Field on Day Eight

Morning Events

Indian athletes are aiming for multiple medals on day eight of the Asian Games, starting with Sawan Barwal and Kartik Karkera in the men's marathon final. Tajinderpal Singh and Karanveer Singh will compete in the men's shot put final. Praveen Chitravel and Karthik Unnikrishnan are taking part in the men's triple jump event.

Track and Field

Prachi and Kiran compete in the women's 400m final, while Vishal TK runs in the men's 400m final. Pooja and Parul Chaudhary take the track for the women's 1500m final. In shooting, Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod enter the women's 50m rifle 3P individual qualification and team final events. Both the men's and women's kabaddi teams face Iran in their respective gold medal matches.

Marathon Progress

During the men's marathon, Sawan Barwal joined a leading group of six runners after the first five kilometers with a split timing of 15.28 seconds. He sits one second behind China's Feng Peiyou. Karthik Karkera follows closely behind with a split of 15.29 seconds, trailing the leader by two seconds.