
India enjoyed a stellar seventh day at the Asian Games, highlighted by a golden performance in the shooting range. Kamaljeet and Suruchi secured the nation's second gold medal of the competition by conquering the 10m air pistol mixed team category, while their compatriots Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil, and Niraj Kumar collected a silver in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team contest.
The medal rush extended beyond shooting, with Diya Chitale and Manush Shah advancing to the mixed doubles semifinals in table tennis, and Joshna Chinappa alongside Velavan Senthilkumar guaranteeing a squash medal following a victory over David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado. On the badminton front, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto opened their campaign successfully against Aminath Abdul Razzaq and Nibal Ahmed.
Additional disciplines brought mixed fortunes for the contingent during the seventh day of competition. Prohit Baroi and Prasanna Kumar finished fifth in their canoe sprint semifinal, whereas Megha Pradeep and Neha Leichonbam concluded their tournament after placing fourth in their respective semifinal heat.
In swimming, Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil advanced to the men's 200m backstroke final, while Dhanush Suresh, Aneesh Sunil, and Dhakshan Shashikumar exited their respective events. Fencing campaigns in both the men's team foil and women's epee categories ended in the round of 16 against opponents from Hong Kong and Uzbekistan, respectively, while Anamika Aneesh and Pooja continued their events in the women's heptathlon.
Meanwhile, the women's hockey team defeated Japan 3-1 in Pool B.
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