Asian Games Success
Indian Shuttlers Hooda and Shetty Advance in Asian Games Badminton Matches
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India’s badminton campaign at the Asian Games saw Unnati Hooda reach the women’s singles Round of 16 after a three-game win over Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching; she will next face Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani. Ayush Shetty also advanced in men’s singles with a straight-games victory, while Lakshya Sen was eliminated by Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew. India won silver in the men’s marathon through Sawan Barwal, who set a national record, and silver in the women’s 50-meter rifle three-position team event. Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar took bronze in mixed doubles squash.
Key Points
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Ayush Shetty defeated Kazakhstan’s Makhsut Tajibullayev 21-7, 21-7 in just 21 minutes. He was set to face Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-Chen next; Shetty trailed 1-2 in their previous meetings.
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The women’s 50-meter rifle three-position team silver was won by Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod. Sen qualified for the final in third place with 590 points, while Vinod qualified in 65th with 588.
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Indian archers Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep placed second in the women’s team compound qualification. In the men’s team recurve qualification, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge finished third, with Dhiraj setting Asian and national records.
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Sawan Barwal’s national-record marathon time was 2:11:37.
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Unnati Hooda, ranked 25th in the world, needed 79 minutes to beat world No. 38 Wong Ling Ching. Her next opponent, Indonesia’s world No. 6 Putri Kusuma Wardani, had won their only previous meeting at the 2025 Hylo Open.
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