Summary
The day features events in shooting, weightlifting, badminton, hockey, kabaddi, rowing, swimming, squash, wushu and more.
Matches begin early in the morning and continue through the afternoon, aiming to boost India's medal tally.
Key Points
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Manu Bhaker will compete in the women's ten‑meter air pistol qualification and team events at nine a.m. Indian Standard Time.
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Mirabai Chanu will take part in the women's forty‑nine kilogram weightlifting medal event at ten a.m. Indian Standard Time.
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India's badminton team faces China in the semifinal, while the women's hockey team plays Thailand in the pool stage.
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Other sports on the schedule include fencing (foil and sabre), equestrian eventing, rowing, swimming, squash, and wushu.
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The athletes aim to add more medals to India's overall medal tally at the Asian Games.
New Words to Learn
11 wordsmedallists
people who have won medals in major competitions like the Olympics
skeet
a shooting discipline where participants aim at flying clay targets
foil
a light sword used in the sport of fencing
sabre
a heavier sword used in fencing, allowing slashing motions
eventing
an equestrian competition that includes dressage, cross‑country, and jumping
knockout
a tournament format where a loss eliminates the competitor
semifinal
the round before the final match in a competition
quarterfinal
the round before the semifinal
lightweight
a weight class for athletes who are relatively light
cross‑country
a race over varied outdoor terrain, often long distance
medal tally
the total count of gold, silver, and bronze medals a country has earned
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