India eyes squash double gold as Day 8 of Asian Games unfolds
Squash stars Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh face Malaysian opponents in the men’s and women’s singles finals, while Indian teams contest multiple medal events across archery, equestrian, athletics and weightlifting on Day 8 of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
Day 8 of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya sees India’s medal hopes hinge on squash, archery and athletics. Abhay Singh will contest the men’s singles final against Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow at 12:30 pm IST, and Anahat Singh will challenge Sivasangari Subramaniam in the women’s final at 1:30 pm IST, turning their assured silvers into potential golds. India’s archery teams have advanced to the semifinals in the recurve mixed, compound mixed, men’s compound and women’s compound events.
Dressage competitors Jai Sud and Hriday Chheda are vying for medals in the individual final. In track events, Vithya Ramraj posted a season-best 55.73 seconds to reach the women’s 400 m hurdles final, and Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan qualified for the men’s final with a 49.61-second run. Decathlete Tejaswin Shankar moved into third overall after a strong 110 m hurdles performance but slipped in the discus.
Setbacks include Manju Rani’s sixth-place finish in the marathon race walk, Priyanka Goswami’s disqualification, and early exits for Indian badminton doubles pairs. Additional competitions continue in weightlifting, shooting, fencing, boxing, surfing, sepaktakraw, kurash, sailing, volleyball and hockey.
Why it matters
India’s performance on this day could add crucial gold medals to its Asian Games tally and boost national sporting morale.
How this story developed
- Sep 19 Asian Games kick off in Nagoya with unity theme amid empty seats and logistical woes
- Sep 25 An anthem mix‑up involving North Korea’s song at a South Korea match was reported.
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