India's campaign in women's football started on a disappointing note after an impressive first half as higher-ranked Chinese Taipei rallied to win 2-1 in the Asian Games
Panghal (51kg), Rohit Mor (57kg) and Sagar Ahlawat (+92kg) had moved the high court against the Boxing Federation of India after they were left out of the Indian squad for the Asian Games in July
Giao Tianyi (17th min), Dai Weijun (51st min), Tao Qianglong (72nd and 75th minute) and Hao Fang (90 2) scored for the hosts, while Rahul KP's (45 1 minute) equaliser from an acute angle was possibly the best strike of the match
India were able to stitch a rag-tag final squad only on Friday and the team left for China on Sunday, leaving no time for the players to even have a training session together
There are 23 teams participating in the men's event, where they have been divided into five groups of four teams each and one group of three teams. TheIndian men's football team is in Group A with hosts China, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The 26-year-old Sukhjeet Singh shared his thoughts of playing in his first Asian Games. The Indian men's hockey team will open its Hangzhou Asian Games campaign against Uzbekistan in Pool A on September 24
Speaking about India's rise in chess, Anand said he never anticipated something like this would happen when he started his academy (WACA) three years ago.