On Friday, Indian rower Balraj Panwar qualified for the men’s single sculls Final A at the Asian Games 2023.
At the Asian Games 2023, Indian rower Balraj Panwar qualified for Final A of the men’s single sculls on Friday. With a time of 7:22:22, Panwar, 24, qualified for the medal race by placing third in the F A/B2 semifinal. In rowing, there are several finals. The top three rowers in Final A will receive medals, nevertheless.(Measure of Asian Games medals)
The Indian men’s quadruple sculls team, the men’s lightweight double sculls category, the men’s double sculls, the coxed eight, the coxless pair, the coxless four, and the coxless four and coxed eight in the women’s team have all advanced to the finals in the rowing competitions.
In the meantime, the Indian men’s table tennis team started their campaign on a victorious note by easily defeating Yemen 3-0 at the Asian Games on Friday. Similar straight-game victory were achieved by seasoned players Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, and Harmeet Desai against Yemeni opposition.
With an 11-3, 11-2, and 11-6 victory over Ali Omar Ahmed, Sathiyan got things going. Then, to increase India’s lead by two points, 41-year-old Sharath defeated Ebrahim Abdulhakim Mohamm Gubran 11-3 11-4 11-6. This was Sharath’s final Asian Games.
With tennis 11-1, 11-1, 11-7 victory over Magd Ahmed Ali Aldhubhani, the top-ranked player in the nation Harmeet ended the tie.
Later on in the day, Singapore will be the opponent for the men’s Indian team’s second Pool F game. In Pool F, the Indian women’s team will also begin its season against Singapore.
