Asian Games Day 11: Events, timings on Wednesday
India's Day 11 at the Asian Games holds several medal chances and Olympic qualification opportunities. In compound archery, Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav will face Thailand in the mixed team semi-final at 7:55 AM. Securing gold will grant an LA 2028 Olympics spot. India also has chances in the men's and women's compound team events.
Women's hockey takes on South Korea in the semi-final at 3:30 PM. A victory would aid India's bid for direct LA 2028 qualification. Archery starts the day's medal action, with Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, and Taniparthi vs South Korea at 5:55 AM. Bronze and gold medal matches follow if India advances.
Taniparthi and Jadhav compete in the compound mixed team semi-final at 7:55 AM, with later medal matches. Jadhav, Ganesh MRatnam Thirumuru, and Kushal Dalal face South Korea in the men's team semi-final at 10:55 AM. In shooting, Neeru Dhanda returns to competition in the mixed team trap qualification at 6:30 AM, with the final at 11:00 AM. Anish Bhanwala enters the men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualification at 6:10 AM.
Boxing offers three progress routes: Priya Ghanghas vs China's Yang Chengyu in the women's 60kg semi-final at 10:15 AM, Lovlina Borgohain vs Kazakhstan's Natalya Bogdanova in the women's 75kg semi-final at 10:45 AM, and Kapil Pokhariya vs Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev in the men's 90kg semi-final at 12:00 PM.
India's women's hockey team faces South Korea in the semi-final at 3:30 PM. Boxing provides three more medal opportunities for the men's 90kg competition at 12:00 PM. Wrestling begins with Nisha Dahiya vs DPR Korea's Pak Sol Gum at 7:00 AM, followed by Sunil Kumar in the men's Greco-Roman 87kg event if the Indians advance. Squash sees India's women's team vs Singapore at 6:30 AM, and the men's team vs Kuwait at 11:00 AM.
Tennis features Sumit Nagal and Dhakshineswar Suresh in the men's singles third round, while Anirudh Chandrasekar and N Sriram Balaji play men's doubles quarter-finals, and Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh in mixed doubles. Canoe slalom begins, and Asmita Dey starts India's judo campaign in the women's 48kg event. Joga Purty competes in sport climbing, while Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka will feature in track cycling.
India will also participate in golf and sailing, with its esports team facing Hong Kong, China, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei.
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