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Anandkumar Velkumar and Siddhant Kamble signed off at the sixth and seventh place respectively in men's speed skating 10000m final

Yarraji, an Asian champion, secured a spot in the finals with a time of 13.03 seconds, positioning herself for a shot at a medal.

India's Pincky Balhara, a silver medallist at Jakarta meet in 2018, advanced to the women's 52kg quarterfinals

Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS entered the 10m air pistol mixed team finals to assure the country of at least a silver medal

Meanwhile, Indian women's badminton team was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the team competition in Hangzhou

Indian ace 43 year old Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale secure their spot in the mixed doubles final event and also assured a medal

Tanvi Khanna faced a swift defeat against Sin Yuk Chan, lasting only 22 minutes, which put India in a challenging position. The match concluded with scores of 6-11, 7-11, 3-11.

Advait achieved a new personal best in the men's 200m backstroke with a timing of 2:03.01. This secured his spot among the top eight swimmers, ultimately finishing seventh in the final.

Manika Batra triumphed over Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut in the round of 16 with a 4-2 victory (11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6). After an intense start that leveled the score at 2-2, Batra clinched the next two sets, sealing the win

Indian women's squash team signed off with a bronze medal after going down fighting to Hong Kong in the semifinals

Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu kicked off the proceedings against Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong.

Indian football head coach Igor Stimac lauded the men's senior side for their performance at the ongoing Asian Games

Despite being unseeded, the Taipei team's individual rankings, with Hsu at 182 and Jung at 231, highlighted their prowess in singles play.

In the men's 20 km race walk, Vikash finished fifth out of 11 athletes with a timing of 1:27:33 while Sandeep was disqualified

Esha Singh led from the front as she guided the Indian women's 10m air pistol team to a silver medal, and India's 14th at the Asian Games

Anurag Thakur reaffirmed his confidence that the Indian contingent will achieve the highest medal count, as the athletes continue to excel in the Asian Games

India men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton admitted that his team lost control as 2018 gold medal winners Japan inched closer in the final quarter by making an unprecedented comeback in the ongoing Asian Games on Thursday.

Abhishek (13', 48'), Mandeep Singh (24'), and Amit Rohidas (34') were the goal scorers for India, securing a crucial victory. Japan's Genki Mitani (57') and Ryosei Kato (60') found the net for their team.

India will play arch-rivals Pakistan in their next Pool A match on Saturday

Indian shooter Vijayveer Sidhu who was part of the trio that clinched India's first medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol felt proud after getting felicitated on Thursday.