Asian Games 2026: Joshna-Velavan attain combined doubles squash quarterfinals

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 24 (ANI): The pairing of Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar made it to the quarterfinals of the combined doubles squash competitors on the ongoing Asian Games, popping out on high in opposition to their compatriots Suraj Chand and Shameena Riaz on Thursday. 

Veterans Joshna and Velavan gained the conflict 2-0 (with a scoreline of 11-7, 11-10), as per ESPN. 

The first recreation was a simple one for Joshna and Velavan, profitable it 11-7. The second recreation noticed extra competitors because the youthful pair of Suraj and Shameena fought again from 7-9 to degree the rating at 9-9. However, the expertise of Joshna and Velavan proved to be an excessive amount of. 

Earlier, Indian wushu athlete Roshibina Devi secured her second consecutive silver medal on the Asian Games, shedding to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu within the ladies’s sanda 60 kg last.

Roshibina, additionally a 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games silver medalist, misplaced each rounds by a 0-5 scoreline, and the Chinese opponent sealed the match 2-0, as per ESPN.

Having already gained a 2018 Asian Games bronze, Roshibina turns into the primary Indian lady to win three back-to-back medals in Wushu on the Asian Games.

Roshibina loved a formidable run in Japan, which included beating 2023 world champion Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy of Vietnam.

On Wednesday, Roshibina defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 within the semi-final to safe her place within the title conflict.

This is India’s 14th medal on the ongoing occasion, having already gained a gold, including the sixth silver to the tally. India has additionally gained seven bronze medals to date. 

Earlier, the pairing of Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured a bronze medal within the males’s double sculls last on Thursday. 

The duo clocked a time of 6:13.25, simply 3.48 seconds in need of China’s gold medalists Yi Xudi / Nie Yide and a pair of.76 seconds behind the silver medalists Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov / Pavel Sorin, as per ESPN. 

Satnam-Salman maintained the second place at 500m, 1000m and 1500m however fell away in the direction of the tip. At one level, they had been simply half a second behind the Chinese pair. 

In males’s singles sculls competitions, Balraj Panwar missed out on a medal, ending fourth. Balraj managed to remain second at 500m, 1000m and 1500m marks, however later discovered himself outdone by Shakhboz Kholmurzaev of Uzbekistan and Tatsuya Sakurama of Japan through the last 500 m stretch, and he misplaced the medal. 

Balraj maintained a five-second lead over Sakurama forward of the ultimate stretch however completed eight seconds in need of him, clocking a time of 6:54.80, 15 seconds behind the gold medalist Zhiwei Deng of China. (ANI)