That's that from me. Ashwin Achal's languid entrace into the office is my exit cue. >Click here to follow the action till close.
13:53 The Indian women's Sepaktakraw team has been hammered by their Thailan counterparts.
13:45 Hong Kong's Chan Chun Hing has won the gold in the men's cross-country.
13:34 News coming through that Latika Bhandari has lost her taekwondo battle against Sarita Phongsri 6-0.
The next Indian interest in boxing is that of Paramjeet Samota in the men's +91 kg category.
13:31 Huseong comes back to get one more point but the buzzer goes to signal the end of the match. Suranjoy wins it 8-6 to move into the quarterfinal.
13:28 It has opened up and how. Huseong came out of the tracks quickly to get two early points. That forced Suranjoy to come out of his defenses to land two more punches. It's all happening here. Huseong is going down fighting. It's 8-5 to Suranjoy but Huseong has given him one hell of a boxing match - especially this round.
13:25 Huseong went on the attack early on and got a point for his troubles but Suranjoy came back strongly to get more two more points. After the end of two rounds, it's 4-1 in the Indian's favour.
13:22 Akmal Irgashev of Uzbekistan has beaten Sandeep Kundu by an astonishing margin 14 points (18-4) in a men's over 87 kg quarterfinal match in Taekwondo.
13:21 Suranjoy opens up the scoreboard. 1-0 to India. Make that 2-0 to Suranjoy. He has made all the attacking moves till now.
13:19 It's proving to be a cagey affair. Suranjoy is proving to be the attacker while Huseong is backing away.
13:12 Suranjoy Singh's match-up against Juseong is up next in the boxing arena.
12:55 India's Shanthibala Devi has lost to Yuzhuo Hou of China 13-0 in Taekwondo.
12:22 India in action against Thailand in the Sepaktakraw with Thailand currently giving out a Sepaktakraw clinic to the Indian girls.
Harish Kumar wants to know what happened to the Indian men's team in basketball
They lost their match yesterday against Chinese Taipei 93-66. The Indian women are in action later in the day against hosts China.
Ramya says " Looks like it is going to rain Silvers and Bronze especially in areas like rowing.. Coming 2nd to China and Japan is a tremendous effort by India... Congrats to Vijay for earning a second bronze. Whats up with Gagan.. Any news.."
Gagan finished fourth in the final of the men's 50 metre Rifles 3-Position.
She continues "Feeling Disappointed to know that India is doing so so in TT... Becoming like cricket when we used to depend solely on Sachin to win a match.... I hope they pull their socks up and perform!!!!"
12:02 Nabil is running away with the encounter. It was level a minute back at 2 apiece but Nabil leads it 5-2. Makes that 5-3 with Anand pulling a point back at the death. But there is no comeback as the match is finished. Nabil goes through.
11:59 Anand's match against Nabil Hassan of Jordan in the men's under 80 kg Taekwondo has begun. This is for a place in the semifinal.
11:55 India's top Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal has lost against Sang Eun by four sets to one.
11:48 Gagan shoots a 10.6 but Zhu shoots a 10.4 to secure bronze by .5. It all turned around for him after that clanger which earned him just 8.3 points in one of the shots. Gagan finishes in fourth place.
11:47 Calm shooting from Zhu. Gagan gets some respectability with a 10.1 but Zhu matches the 10.1 to maintain the lead.
11:45 Ouch. Has Gagan lost it? He puts in an 8.3 whuch allows Zhu to overtake Gagan into third place.
11:43 Gagan has extended his advantage to 1 point with three shots remaining. He trails Jongyhun by 1.1 points.
11:41 Gagan leads Zhu by just .4 with four shots remaining.
11:37 Gagan and Zhu Qinan trading places in the first few shots. Gagan, in third place, is 1.6 points away from second place man Jonghyun
11:33 Gagan shoots a 10.2 to move up into third place. Eight shots remaining.
11:31 Gagan shoots a 10.0 to open his campaign in the final.
11:30 The final of the men's 50 metre Rifles 3 Postions is about to begin. Gagan qualified with a total of 1,162 points, seven points fewer than first placed one.
11:23 Information trickling through that India are in contention to win a medal in the men's 25 metre Center Fire Pistol team event.
11:16 Amalraj has lost his men's singles encounter to Chih Yuan in TT 11-6, 12-10, 11-5, 11-1.
11:08I can confirm that Vijay Kumar has won a bronze in the men's 25 metre Center Fire Pistol final. This, of course, is his second bronze of the Games.
11:04 A PTI newsalert says India's Vijay Kumar has won a bronze in the men's 25 metre Center Fire Pistol final. I will try and confirm this.
11:02 In better news for Indian shooters, the men's trap team finished with a total of 201 after the end of day one.
India's Manavjit Singh Sandhu finished with a score of 70 after the end of day one in the men's trap qualification.
A decent start for India's shotgun shooters.
10:46The Indian men's team have qualified for the final of the men's 4X100 metre medley relay. PTI has more on this story:-
Indian men’s 4x100m medley relay team qualified for the final while their compatriots in three other events failed to make the cut in the swimming competition at the Asian Games here today.
The men’s 4x100m quartet of Rehan Poncha, Sandeep Sejwal, Virdhawal Khade and Aaron D’Souza finished sixth, clocking 3:49.38s, in the heats to qualify for the final which will be held later in the day.
I can confirm that Gagan Narang is the lone Indian in the final of the men's 50 metre Rifle 3-Positions final. He qualified in fourth place.
10:34 More disappointment for India in badminton. The mixed-doubles pair of Valiya Veetil and Jwala Gutta have lost against South Korea by two-sets to one.
Varun Deshpande: "Did all the shooters in the medal events draw a blank again today??"
While it does look like that, I will have to tell you that the events are still going on. So do have some hope as far as the Indian shooters are concerned. It looks like Gagan Narang has qualified for final of the men's 50 metre Rifle 3 positions. The final is scheduled to start at about 11:30 a.m. IST
10:16 In the men's 25 metre Center Fire Pistol event, India's Omkar Singh and Vijay Kumar are in 7th and 9th places respectively. Harpreet Singh is currently not inside the top ten.
10:13 Some shooting news. Indian trio of Gagan Narang, Imran Hasan and Sanjeev Rajput are in fourth place in the men's 50 metre Rifle 3 Postions team event.
10:10 Japan has booked a birth in the quarterfinal of the women's doubles in TT
>These are the Indian medallists so far . And >this is how the medal tables look like on Day six of the 16th Asian Games.
Amit Kumar wants to know whether P. Anand has made it though to the semifinals in Taekwondo.
I can confirm that he is scheduled to play Nabil Hassan of Jordan in the quarterfinal.
09:35 Sharath Kamal and S. Saha have been defeated by a South Korean duo in the men's doubles 11-9, 11-6, 11-4.
The commentator is saying that the new boats India had ordered for the rowing events is sitting in customs at Hyderabad. What a shame. The Indian rowing teams are rowing with used boats here.
P. Anand of India won a men's under 80 kg 1/8 round in Taekwondo by disqualification.
Nithin K.S. mails into say that it has been a good start for India on Day-6. Hope it continues throughout the day.
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Latika Bhandari of India beat Puthearim Chhoeung 11-10 in a women's under 53 kg category in Taekwondo.
Lokesh Kumar, Manjeet Singh, Rajesh Kumar and Satish Joshi were the rowers for India in the Lightweight men's Four.
09:12 India gets silver in the lightweight men's Four. They had to hold off Hong Kong, which finished with a bronze. (For people who are wondering what happened to China, they did not did not take part). Japan takes the gold.
09:10 Japan leads the race by 2.5 seconds from India.
09:06 India are currently in second place in the Lightweight men's Four. The Japanese are currently leading.
09:05 Shanthibala Devi progresses to the quarterfinals of the women's Taekwondo in the Under 57 kg category (there have been other successes for India in Taekwondo for India today).
Uzbekistan got the bronze in the men's Four.
Anil Kumar, Saji Thomas, Ranjit Singh and Jenil Krishnan were the rowers for India in the men's Four.
08:58 India gets silver in the men's Four. China takes gold.
08:56 The Indians are rowing a race of their own in second place. China have set up a bastion in the water - a full nine seconds faster than India in first place. Kazakhstan are in the bronze position.
08:54 Matches coming thick and fast. Up next is the men's four.
08:50 China has taken an another gold at the Internal Rowing Center. This time the women;s team taking the gold in the Women's four. The Indian women come home in fifth place after what was a very start.
08:40 India fades badly at the death to finish in fifth place in the final. China takes the gold with Hong Kong and Japan taking the silver and bronze respectively.
That gold, I am informed, is China's fourth gold in rowing for the day. Amazing.
08:37 Sandeep Kumar and Shokendar Tomar are currently in third place in the lightweight men's double sculls final.
08:30 Dominating victory for Sania Mirza over Wenise. 6-1, 6-0. Hardly had to break sweat.
08:27 Dominating performance from the Indian no. 1. She has offered no leeway for Wenise. She now leads 5 games to love in the second set.
I can confirm that Shamini lost her encounter to Hirano 7-11, 5-11, 11-7. 7-11, 11-7. 7-11.
08:20 Sania wants to finish this match in a hurry. She leads Wenise 3-0 in the second. Elsewhere, India's Shamini Kumaresan looks to have lost against Sayaka Hirano of Japan by four sets to two in table Tennis. I will confirm as and when i get confirmation.
India's Harpreet Singh, Vijay Kumar and Omkar Singh are competng in the men's 25 metre Center Fire pistol team event.
08:10 Sania takes the opening set 6-1.
08:05 Sania holds her serve to love which means Wenise will serve to stay in the opening set.
08:03 Wenise does get on the board eventually in the first-set but it looks breezy so far for Sania. She leads the first-set 4-1.
The men's trap events begin from today. However, there are no medals to be handed out in that event.
07:58 M. Divase of India finishes first in a men's 1,500 metre freestyle heat. But his time is not the best in the world and might not even make it to the final.
07:53 Sania is motoring along. After holding her serve comfortably, she breaks Wenise again for 3-0 lead in the opening set.
While I can't confirm this, India's Omkar Singh looks to be in a medal-winning position in the men's 25 metre Center Fire pistol final.
India, as usual, are heavily involved in the day's shooting competitions. Gagan Narang, Sanjeev Rajput and Imran Hasan Khan are involved in the men's 50 metre Rifle 3-Positions event.
07:44 Sania Mirza, the silver-medallist in the CWG is already up a break in the first set. Opting to receive after winning the toss, Sania breaks Wenice on the second break-point. Good start for the Indian.
Continuing on with what's on offer for an Indian fan today, Pankaj Advani takes on Nisar Ahmed of Qatar in a men's Snooker singles preliminary match.
India's women's team take on Noth Korea in a women's premiminary Group B match in volleyball.
India take on China in a women's Group A basketball encounter.
07:32 Sania Mirza opens her women's singles campaing today. Infact, she's going to be in action shortly against Wenise Yau of Hong Kong.
07:30 Bit of news coming through. Arvind Bhat has lost his encounter against Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 21-19, 21-12.
Lots of interesting match-ups elsewhere as well.
What's on the table today from an Indian perspective?
Boxing
Suranjoy Singh takes on Juseong of South Korea in the men's 54 kg round of 16 bout.
Paramjeet Samota goes up against Sungkeun of South Korea in a men's +91 kg quarterfinal bout.
Amandeep Singh against Fahad Ahmed of Saudi Arabia in men's 46-49 kg round of 32 bout.
Chhote Lal takes on Satoshi Shimuzu of Japan in men's 56 kg round of 16 bout.
Badminton
Arvind Bhat is already playing in a men's singles round of 16 encounter in badminton.
V. Valiya Veetil and Jwala Gutta take on B. Shin and H. Lee in a mixed doubles round of 16 encounter in a few hours time.
The last match at the Tianhe Gymnasium of the day - where the badminton courts are located - sees Saina Nehwal take on Pui Yin Yip of China (that match should start around 19:30 IST).
Table Tennis
Shamini Kumaresan takes on Sayaka Hirano in a women's singles 1/16 round in Table Tennis.
Sharath Kamal and S. Saha takes on South Korea in a men's doubles 1/8 final.
Amalraj takes on Chih Yuan in a men's singles 1/8 final.
Sharath takes on Sang Eun in a men's singles 1/8 final.
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