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India Aims for Gold on Day Five of the Asian Games

Indian athletes are scheduled to compete in rowing, wushu, athletics, shooting, canoe sprint and more on the fifth day of the Asian Games.

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Key Points

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Roshibina Devi faces Zhang Xiaoyu in the women’s 60 kg wushu sanda final.

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Balraj Panwar competes in the men’s single sculls rowing final.

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Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh run the men’s 100 m races.

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Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anant Jeet Singh compete in mixed skeet shooting.

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India targets multiple gold medals across the day’s events.

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Summary

Wushu competitor Roshibina Devi will contest the women’s 60 kg sanda final against China’s Zhang Xiaoyu.

Key track events include the men’s 100 m sprint with Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh, and the women’s 10,000 m final with Seema.

Shooting teams such as Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anant Jeet Singh will participate in mixed skeet events, while rowers aim for medals in various boat classes.

The Indian delegation hopes to increase its gold medal tally across these disciplines.

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New Words to Learn

8 words
sanda
a combat sport in wushu where two athletes spar with punches and kicks
sculls
a narrow rowing boat used by one or two athletes
skeet
a shooting sport where participants aim at flying clay targets
kayak
a small boat where the paddler sits and uses a double‑ended paddle
canoe sprint
racing short distances in a canoe or kayak on calm water
heptathlon
a competition that includes seven different track and field events
relay
a race where team members take turns to run or swim a portion of the distance
medal
an award given for finishing first, second, or third in a competition
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