Quimcy Dsouza has two medal chances
Teqball player Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza will have two opportunities to win a medal for India on Sunday. She will first compete in the women’s singles bronze-medal match against Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto. Quimcy will then team up with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg in the mixed doubles bronze-medal match. They will face Vietnam’s Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Nghi Trinh.
The Indian pair had lost to the Vietnamese combination in the quarterfinals. They will now have another chance to finish on the podium.
Shooters eye medals
India will also have medal hopes in the women’s 10m air rifle competition. Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod will compete in the event. The individual qualification and women’s team medal event will begin at 6:15 AM IST. The individual final is scheduled for later in the morning, subject to qualification.
India women face Bangladesh in semifinal
The Indian women’s cricket team will take on Bangladesh in the second semifinal of the women’s T20 competition at 10:30 AM IST. India will look to reach the final and continue its bid to defend the gold medal it won at the 2022 Asian Games.
Hockey teams begin campaigns
India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will also start their Asian Games campaigns on Sunday. The Indian women’s team will face Uzbekistan in its Pool B match at 7:30 AM IST. The men’s team will then take on Indonesia in its Pool A opener at 11:30 AM IST.
Badminton, table tennis and wushu
India’s table tennis teams will also be busy, with the women’s team facing Indonesia and Singapore, while the men’s team will take on Indonesia and Iran in their group matches.
The Indian women’s badminton team will begin its campaign against Kazakhstan in the first round.
In wushu, Aparna will compete in the women’s 52kg Round of 16, while Vikrant Baliyan will feature in the men’s 75kg Round of 16.
The men’s Changquan final will also be a medal event on Sunday.
With medal opportunities in teqball, shooting and wushu, along with key matches in cricket and hockey, September 20 will be a busy day for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games.
