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Asian Games Day 6 Live Updates: Rowing, wushu medals in store early; shooters remain in hunt; athletics campaign begins

Asian Games Day 6 Live Updates: Rowing, wushu medals in store early; shooters remain in hunt; athletics campaign begins

On the sixth day of the Asian Games, India stands poised to secure multiple medals, beginning early in the day's events. Rowing takes center stage first, with Balraj Panwar competing in the men's singles sculls final and Satnam Singh and Salman Khan in the men's doubles sculls final. Roshibina Devi aims for a historic gold in the women's 60kg final of wushu, facing off against Zhang Xiaoyu of China.

Later, Indian men's 10m air pistol shooters Akash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet, and Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve will take part, while Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anant Jeet Singh will represent India in mixed team skeet shooting. The track and field campaign commences later in the day, with Asha Ilango and Niharika Vashisht in the women's triple jump final and Seema in the women's 10,000m final.

India's star sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh will vie for positions in the respective 100m heats. So far, India has claimed six medals at the Asian Games: one gold in women's cricket, two silvers in weightlifting and shooting, and three bronzes in shooting, MMA, and soft tennis. As the day's events unfold, Mihir Vasavda will provide updates from Nagoya, while a panel of sports experts including Shivani Naik, Nitin Sharma, Pritish Raj, Bhuvan Gupta, Amit Kamath, and Nihal Koshie will offer additional insights on the ongoing competitions.

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