They say that the number 13 is often considered unlucky, but this wasn’t the case for India. The day began with the addition of a bronze medal to India’s total, bringing their medal count to 87. Later in the day, HS Prannoy from India competed in a badminton semi-final match, although he didn’t emerge victorious, he still secured another Bronze medal for India in Asian Games 2023.
Badminton Men’s Singles:
HS Prannoy’s relentless commitment to winning titles has yielded results as he secures a bronze medal in the Men’s Singles badminton event.
𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐙𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐒🏸🥉
🇮🇳's 🔝 shuttler and #TOPSchemeAthlete @PRANNOYHSPRI settles for a Bronze medal in the Men's singles event at the #AsianGames2022 🤩💥
You played very well, champ🔥 More power to you⚡#Cheer4India#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22#Hallabol pic.twitter.com/tHPmyKWSTB
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Prannoy competed against China’s Li Shifeng in the semifinal and suffered a straight-set loss with scores of 21-16 and 21-9.
Recurve Archery Women’s Team:
India’s Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, and Simranjeet Kaur secured the bronze medal in the Women’s Recurve Archery Team event by triumphing over Vietnam in the bronze medal playoff match.
India secured victory over Vietnam with a score of 6-2 across four sets, guaranteeing their medal. The individual set scores were 56-52, 55-56, 57-50, and 51-48.
🥉BRONZE GLORY FOR OUR RECURVE WOMEN🥉
🇮🇳 #TOPScheme Archers Ankita Bhakat, and #KheloIndiaAthletes Simranjeet and Bhajan Kaur clinch the Bronze medal🥉, defeating Vietnam at the #AsianGames2022🏹🥳
Proud of you all🤩 Keep Shining🌟#Cheer4India#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22… pic.twitter.com/kTjWf5KxLM
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 6, 2023