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India has secured four medals in Asian Games chess in their history at the event - two gold and as many bronze medals. Koneru Humpy got two gold medals at Doha 2006 in the women's individual and mixed team events.

India and Myanmar started on the same note, fighting in the middle of the field as the game got underway. But as the match progressed, Myanmar increased the ante and started to put pressure on the Indian defence.

Indian men's football team will play Saudi Arabia in the pre-quarters

Right arm seamer Vastrakar had career-best figures of 4/17 in four overs as Bangladesh were bowled out for 51 in 17.5 overs

Khatri, who won her three pool matches to qualify for the knockout round, had seven touches but her opponent was superior and sealed the issue to make the semifinals

In a rematch of March's world championship final, Zareen once again defeated two-time Asian Champion Nguyen by unanimous decision to move to the pre-quarters

Indian side fought bravely but a 52nd minute goal from Thongrong Parichat helped Thailand to emerge winner in their Group B match

India will next be up against Singapore on Monday and will try to register a win that could allow it to finish third in Group B

Sumit Nagal started his 19th Asian Games men's singles campaign in style as he defeated Macao China's Ho Tin Marco

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj on the back of his fine performance reached the men's 100m backstroke final

India's sensational run in men's volleyball came to an end after they were defeated by Japan in the quarter-finals

Indian women's table tennis team was knocked out of the ongoing 19th Asian Games after suffering a defeat against 2-3 Thailand

Indian wushu players Suraj Singh Mayanglambam and Anjul Namedo finished a disappointing fifth and sixth respectively

Lalit Upadhyay, Varun Kumar and Mandeep Singh slammed a hat-trick each as India started their men's hockey campaign

Female players Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu have been denied accreditation, which also works as a visa for the Asian Games

Replacing Anjali Sarvani in the squad just before departure, right-arm seamer Vastrakar delivered a career-best performance, taking 4/17 in four overs.

Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won a silver medal for India in the men's lightweight doubles sculls event

India have fielded a strong contingent led by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Games open as more than 12,000 athletes from 45 countries gear up to fight for top honours till October 8

Praggnanandhaa is part of a strong squad for the team event, which also includes fellow teenager and GM D Gukesh as India will vie for the gold medal