Asian Games 2023 Highlights: Shooting gold, Wushu silver and equestrian bronze take India's medal tally to 25

Japan scored two goals in the last five minutes to take the dominance factor out of the scoreline that had Abhishek's brace and strikes by Mandeep and Amit Rohidas on the sheet. The Japanese, in fact, were only looking sharper when the final hooter sounded.

The young Indian women's 4x200m freestyle relay rewrote the 'Best Indian Time' twice as it finished eighth at the Asian Games on Thursday. Teenagers Dhinidhi Desinghu (13), Vritti Agarwal (17), Hashika Ramachandra (15) and 20-year-old Shivangi Sarma first obliterated the 'Best Indian time' by swimming the heats in 8:39.64s.

The young striker Abhishek netted two goals, leading India to a 4-2 victory over defending champions Japan. The win marked India's third consecutive triumph and propelled them significantly closer to securing a spot in the men's hockey competition semi-finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.

World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria experienced disappointment as his Asian Games journey came to an end with a pre-quarterfinal defeat. Meanwhile, Nishant Dev and Jaismine Lamboria both advanced to the quarterfinals in Hangzhou on Thursday.

Despite not being at their absolute best, Saudi Arabia managed to hold off a spirited challenge from India in the men's football competition in Hangzhou on Thursday, securing a 2-0 victory in the pre-quarterfinal clash. Saudi Arabia displayed their dominance with forward Mohammed Khalil Marran scoring two goals in the 51st and 57th minute as it brought an end to India's campaign in the continental event.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin/Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav

Despite a 0-3 loss to Malaysia in their final pool B match at the Asian Games, the Indian women's squash team secured a bronze medal in the competition. Malaysia and India claimed the top two spots in their pool, guaranteeing them a spot in the semifinals, where the two losing semifinalists would also win bronze medals. The men's team, on the other hand, blanked Nepal 3-0 in its final pool tie and progressed to the semis.