Defending champions India beat South Korea 5-3 to seal their spot in the semifinals of the men’s hockey competition. India scored through Rupinder Pal Singh (1st minute), Chinglensana Singh (4th), Lalit Upadhyay (15th), Manpreet Singh (49th) and Akashdeep Singh (55th), while Korea’s goals came from the sticks of Manjae Jung (33rd, 35th) and Jonghyun Jang (59th). India lead Pool A with 12 points from four victories. The title holders will play Sri Lanka in their last pool engagement.
Sarjubala enters quarters; Manoj, Shiva bow out
Sarjubala Devi advanced to the quarterfinals but Manoj Kumar and Shiva Thapa went out after pre-quarterfinal losses in the boxing competition. Sarjubala (51kg) defeated Tajikistan’s Madina Ghaforova 5-0 in a bout that was more gruelling than what the scoreline might suggest. Manoj went out after being bested by Kyrgyzstan’s Abdurakhman Abdurakhamanov in the 69kg category, while Thapa spent less than a minute in the ring before the referee stopped the contest in favour of China’s Jun Shan in the 60kg category. Thapa was knocked down twice before the bout was stopped.
Bridge: India wins 2 bronze

India settled for two bronze medals in bridge after the men’s and mixed teams lost their semifinal matches. The men’s team lost to Singapore, while the mixed team lost to Thailand.

Golfers draw a blank
Indian golfers frittered away a good start to finish seventh in the men’s team event. Rayhan Thomas (73) and Aadil Bedi (73) ended at tied-13th place, while Kshitij Naveed Kaul (72) ended tied-23rd. Harimohan Singh finished tied-53rd. In the women’s section, Ridhima Dilawari finished tied-17th. Sifat Sagoo (73) and Diksha Dagar (72) were tied-22nd.
Table tennis: Women’s team enters quarterfinals
The Indian women’s table tennis team reached the quarterfinals. The Indian team comprising Mouma Das, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutritha Mukherjee defeated Qatar 3-0 in the first match but lost 0-3 to China in the second. India, however, outplayed Iran 3-1 in their next match to join China in the last-8.

Men’s handball team loses
The Indian men’s handball team lost narrowly to Chinese Taipei in a Group 3 match. India, who had earlier defeated Malaysia and Pakistan, lost 31-35.

Skeet shooters falter
Palembang: India’s shooting campaign ended on a disappointing note after the skeet shooters failed to qualify for the finals. Sheeraz Sheikh and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa finished 13th and 14th, while Ganemat Sekhon and Rashmi Rathore finished 10th and 12th in the women’s event.