Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 1: Chhetri and Co. march forward, India bag silver in shooting, rowing

That will be all from Day 1 as India bagged a total of five medals, three silver and two bronze.

India's star boxer Nikhat Zareen, who was up against Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam, defeated the World Championships silver medallist 5-0 to advance to the round-of-16.

The Indian men's football team have advanced to the knockout stages but the women's team's campaign came to an end after a 0-1 defeat against Thailand.

Earlier today the Indian men's volleyball team, who produced an impressive show, suffered a 0-3 defeat against Japan bringing an end to their campaign.

They had earlier defeated South Korea and Chinese Taipei.

Team India led by star striker Sunil Chhetri have entered the last 16 of the men's football event following a 1-1 draw with Myanmar. Captain Chhetri scored the opener for India before Myanmar restored parity in the second half. Team India will next face Saudi Arabia in the knockout stage.

Team India enters round of 16 phase of the men's football tournament at the Asian Games. Sunil Chhetri and Co. played out a 1-1 draw with Myanmar in their final group game

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj has finished 6th in the final of the men's 100m backstroke at Hangzhou. India's Nataraj clocked 54.48 in the final. China's XU Jiayu bagged the gold deal and the star swimmer created the games record with a timing of 52.23.

India's Srihari Nataraj is in action next! The Indian swimmer made it to the final of the men's 100m backstroke at the Asian Games. Nataraj finished second in his heat and fifth overall to enter the final.

It's advantage Sathiyan in the men’s team quarterfinal against Korea. He has sealed wins in the first two games (12-10 and 11-5) against Ganghyeon Park. Earlier, Harmeet Desai lost his singles match against Jaehyun An.

Harmeet Desai recorded a defeat against Jaehyun An in the men's quarterfinals. Desai lost to An 9-11, 8-11, 9-11.

A first-half penalty from captain Sunil Chhetri gave India a 1-0 lead over Myanmar in the final men's group game at the Asian Games. India are 1-0 ahead of Myanmar at half-time.

Indian boxer Preeti earned an RSC (referee stops contest) win over Jordan's Silina Alhasanat. The 19-year-old made the pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships this year. She is one win away from assuring herself of a medal and an Olympic quota. She will next face Zhaina Shekerbekova, who is a seasoned Kazakh boxer and also a three-time world medallist.

Did you know? The referee gave Nguyen the eight count twice in 30 seconds in the opening round. "I had not expected it (to be a one-sided bout) but my plan was to make it one because it's happening in another country and I didn't want to give any chance to her. My plan was to win the first two round unanimously and then relax in the third," Zareen said.

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen kickstarted her campaign with a 5-0 win over Vietnam's Thi Tam Nguyen. Zareen defeated two-time Asian Champion Nguyen in the rematch of March's world championship final by unanimous decision in Hangzhou. Zareen will face Chorong Bak of South Korea in the Round of 16.

India's Nikhat Zareen, who is also the two-time reigning world champion, has defeated Nguyễn Thị Tâm of Vietnam. The Indian boxing superstar has defeated her opponent by a 5-0 unanimous decision. Zareen has entered the pre-quarterfinals!

We are underway in Hangzhou as India's men's team led by superstar Sunil Chhetri is up against Myanmar. Chhetri was on target for India when the Blue Tigers locked horns with Bangladesh in their previous Asian Games match. Here's a quick look at the lineups.

India: Dheeraj Singh, Chingelsana Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Narender, Amarjit Singh, Rahul KP, Kynshi Samuel James, Bryce Miranda, Abdul Rabeesh Anjukandan, Rahim Ali, Sunil Chhetri.

Myanmar: Zin Nyi Nyi Aung, Thet Hein Soe, Kaung Htet Paing, Kwe Khant Min, Hein Zeyar Lin, Zaw Win Thien, Kar Kyaw, Oakkar Naing, Htet Phoye Wai, Khun Kyaw Zin hein, Nay Moe Naing.

Taniksha Khatri has been upstaged by Hong Kong’s Man Wai Vivian Kong. Khatri recorded a 7-15 defeat in the quarter-finals. With the defeat, Khatri's campaign at the Asian Games 2023 has come to an end.

Chitresh Tatha finished seventh with a timing of 15:05 in race 13. In the next race, the Indian secured the same spot clocking 13:27. Tatha is 7th and only 2 races are left.

Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode and Ramya Saravanan have finished fourth in race 9. The duo sealed the third spot with a timing of 28:04. In the mixed multihull, they are fourth in the medal tally. Only four races are left!

With a timing of 41:34, Sudhanshu Shekhar and Preeti Kongara picked up the fourth spot in race 7. The duo then sealed a sixth-place finish in race 8 by clocking 40:55. They are fifth on the points table and only two races are left.

Eabad Ali took the sixth spot in the 9th race with a timing of 28:52. In the next one, India's Ali secured the fourth spot by clocking 22:26. He is ranked fourth and only three more races remain.

India's Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma secured the fourth spot in race nine of the women’s Skiff (49erFX). With a timing of 31:00 in the next race, the duo bagged the second spot. They are ranked fourth and only four races are left.

Neha Thakur managed to clock 37:23 in race seven in girl’s dinghy to finish third. Neha is placed third on the points table. Only three more races left!

More updates coming from sailing as KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar bagged the first position in race nine (Men’s Skiff - 49er) after clocking 30:24. The duo finished second with a timing of 29:26 in the next race. With four races to go, the Indian duo is ranked second in the medal tally.

With a timing of 38:37, Adhvait Menon has ended race seven in 10th position in boy’s dinghy. A 'U' flag disqualification was given to Adhvait in race 10. With three races left, he is placed eighth on the points table.

The Indian contingent has picked up as many as five medals in the Asian Games so far. Team India has bagged three silvers and two bronze on the opening day of the Asian Games. Hosts China are leading the standings with 17 medals. The host nation has picked up 12 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronze medals. China are followed by the Republic of Korea (8), Japan (5) and Chinese Taipei. Sixth-placed India are still searching for its first gold medal at the Asian Games.

Clinical Japan registered a comfortable win over the Indian women's team. Team India failed to open their account against Japan. Sealing back-to-back wins at the Asian Games, Japan have handed India a 45-0 in the recently concluded women's pool F match.