Asian Games 2023 HIGHLIGHTS, September 26: Indian equestrian team wins gold; India ends day with three medals

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Suraj is in the blue corner. Kotak edges Suraj 3-2 to win the first round. Hotak starts the first round with a bang as he lands a brutal kick to Suraj’s head, the Indian falls down and requires assistance to get up. And that will be it, Hotak wins the bout to advance into the semifinal

Up next and the final Indian in action today will be Suraj Yadav, who will take on Afghanistan’s Hotak Khalid

The Indian team of Srihari Natraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash and Tanish Matthew managed a fifth placed finish with 3:40:20 on the clock

For people wondering if this is a national record, it’s a yes and a no. Here’s why:

There are two records maintained by the federation. National Record is the timing that the swimmers clock at the national championships. Best time recorded overall is called Best Indian Record. For any other country, this would be called as a national record but in India, it is known as the ‘best Indian performance’

Read more about this below:

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Swimming Federation of India unable to catch falling records on time!

For years together, the sport's national body has stubbornly hung on to its theory that the national records are timings set at National championships and maintains another list for 'Indian best performance records' for other tournaments.

Abhay Singh beat Qatar’s Syed Amjad 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-2 to hand India a comprehensive 3-0 win over Qatar

Surya Singh is in all reds while his opponent Kim of Korea is in blues

Round 1: Kim wins

Round 2: Kim wins again to take the game 2-0 while Surya bows out

India’s Narender clinched a commanding first round win against Oomatbek Uulu Elchoro Krygyztan via knockout

Harika and Humpy settled for draws yet again as they shared spoils with Zhansaya Abdumalik and Munkhzul Turmunh respectively

Points table after round 7:

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Saurav Ghosal makes it 2-0 in favour of India with a 11-1, 5-11, 11-5, 11-3 win against Qatar’s Abdulla Altamimi in a match that lasted 47 minutes

Disappointment for India as both swimmers, Kusharga Rawat and Aryan Nehra, settle for bottom of the table finishes. Aryan finished 7th with 15:20.91 on the clock while Kusharga clocked 15:44.61 to finish last

Table topper Vidit suffers a setback as he loses against China’s Yi Wei. The Chinese international overtakes the Indian on accumulated points (Vidit has 5.0 points while Wei has 5.5)

Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi posted a win against Indonesia’s Novendra Priasmoro

Points table after round 7:

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And Pakistan take the honours. Earns a comprehensive 21-25, 20,-25, 23-25 win in straight sets to grab the fifth spot. India will have to settle for sixth

India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar beats Qatar’s Ahmad Altamimi 11-7, 11-4, 11-1 on straight sets. India 1-0 Qatar. Up next, Saurav Ghosal will take on Abdulla Altamimi

20-25 - Huge setback for India as it loses the second set as well against Pakistan

Yuki and Ankita make short work of Pakistani duo of Sarah and Aqueel. They win the match in straight sets 6-0, 6-0

25-21: After a guelling contest, Pakistan edges past India to take the first set

Indian pair of Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Raina are putting on a dominating performance against the Pakistani pair of Sarah Khan and Aqueel Khan. The Indian duo is currently cruising 5-0 in the first set

Update: India takes the first set 6-0

16-15 - Constant back and forth between India and Pakistan. It’s just a solitary point separating these two teams. India currently leads the first set

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be in action in the men’s volleyball 5th/6th classification match.

India’s Harika Dronavalli and Koneru Humpy played out 0.5-0.5 draws against Kazakhstan‘s Zhansaya Abdumalik and Indonesia’s Medina Aulia

Women’s individual standings after round 6:

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Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi lost to Mongolia’s Bilguun Sumiya 0-1

Sumit Nagal beat Kazakhstan’s Bebit Zhukayev 7-6, 6-4 to advance into men’s single quarterfinal!

India’s Vidit Gujrati beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1-0. Vidit has now accumulated 5.0 points and pipped Abdusattorov(4.5) to top the standings

Men’s individual standings after round 6:

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Indian pair of Rutuja Bhosale and Karman Thandi go down to Hong Kong, China’s Eudice Chong and Hong Wong 4-6, 1-6 in straight sets in the 2nd round of Women’s doubles event

India’s Tulika Maan went down to Mongolia’s Amarsaikhan, who was declared winner by ippon (A move where the contestant throws his/her opponent on the mat with considerable force to force the opponent to force them to fall on their back)

The Indian pair of Ankita Raina and Prathana Thombare loses 5-7, 2-6 against Thailand’s Anchisa Chanta and Punin Kovapitukted in the round 2 of the women’s doubles event

The Indian mixed team consisting of Hriday Chheda, Divyakriti Singh, Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela just clinched gold in equestrian dressage after 41 years! All four Indian contestants have qualified for the individual event final, that will happen tomorrow.

The podium:

1. India - 209.205 points

2. China - 204.882 points

3. Hong Kong, China - 204.852

Sumit Nagal of IIndia is in actio against Kazakhstan’s Bebit Zhukayev. The first set is currently on 6-6 with Sumit leading 5-4 in the 10-point tie breaks

UPDATE: After a closely fought tie breaks, Sumit pockets the first set 7-6

Nethra Kumanan in women’s Single Dinghy - ILCA6 as she finished with a net score of 41 .

Men’s- Vidit Gujrathi defeated Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo. Arjun Erigaisi drew with Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan.

Women’s- Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli secure wins against Uzbekistan’s Nilufar Yakubbaeva and Vo Thi Kim Phung of Vietnam, respectively.

Vishnu Saravanan finishes third in the men’s dinghy - ILCA7 event ( race 11) with a net score of 34

India’s Hriday Vipul Chheda (69.941) has been overtaken for the top position by Hong Kong’s Jacqueline Wing Ying Siu (71.176).

Third-seeded pair of Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare drop the first set 5-7 against the Thai duo of Anchisa Chanta and Punnin Kovapitukted in their second round.

India’s top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal, seeded fifth in Hangzhou, faces Kazakhstan’s Beibit Zhukayev in the third round. The winner of this match will be up against home favourite and top seed Zhizhen Zhang in the quarterfinals.

Indian quartet of Vishavjeet Singh, Venkappa Kengalgutti, Niraj Kumar and Dinesh Kumar clock 4:19.114s in the heat.

Eabad Ali finishes third in the Men’s Windsurfer RS:X event with a net score of 52. Thailand’s Natthaphong Phonopparat wins silver with 29 and Cho Wonwoo of South Korea takes gold with 13.

After 75 targets, India’s Darshna Rathore is 7th with a score of 69, Parinaaz Dhaliwal (67) is 12th and Ganemat Sekhon (65) is 15th.

In team standings, India is fourth with score of 201.

Indian men’s trio of Rojit Singh Yanglem, Esow and Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam (44.609s) lose to Japan (43.330s).

Indian trio of Celestina, Triyasha Paul and Mayuri Dhanraj Lute (52.333s) loses to Republic of Korea (48.955s).

India’s Sachin Siwach takes on Indonesia’s Asri Udin in the men’s 57kg category in round of 32.

Sachin gets four 10s and one 9 while Asri Udin receives four 9s and one 10 from the judges at the end of the first round.

Sachin wins the second round unanimously as he receives 10s from all judges while Asri Udin gets five 9s.

A dominant performance from Sachin Siwach and he deservingly wins the bout 5-0 to move to the round of 16.

Ramkumar Ramanathan loses 5-7, 7-6(3), 5-7 to Yosuke Watanuki, the second seed from Japan, in a two hours 40 minutes contest in the third round.

India’s Hriday Vipul Chheda (Horse: CHEMXPRO EMERALD) goes to the top of the table in the dressage individual event with a score of 69.941.

At the end of Phase 1 (75 Targets), India’s Anant Jeet Singh Naruka is eighth with a score of 73, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa is 21st (69) and Gurjoat Siingh Khangura is 29th (67).

In Team Standings, India is fifth (209).

Tomorrow, second and final phase with remaining 50 targets will be held.

Ayan Biswan loses his third-round match (Losers’ Bracket) 0-2 to Hong Kong’s Yeh Man Ho in ‘Street Fighter V: Champion Edition.’

Tulika Maan faces Adiyasuren Amarsaikhan of Mongolia in the bronze medal match. All medal bouts in judo begin today from 1:30PM IST with Maan’s match being 11th on the mentioned order.

Rutuja Bhosale bows out of the women’s singles event after a 6-7(5), 2-6 loss to Alex Eala of Philippines in the third round.

Meanwhile, Ramkumar Ramanathan has managed to take his third-round match against second-seeded Japanese player Yosuke Watanuki to a deciding third set. Watanuki won the opener 7-5 but the Indian clinched the second 7-6 (3).

Men’s 1500m Freestyle - Fast Heat - 5:24PM IST - Aryan Nehra, Kushagra Rawat

Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final - 6:31PM IST

Neha Thakur, a 17-year-old sailor, wins silver in the Girl’s Dinghy ILCA4 event with a net total of 27 points in 11 races. Thailand’s Noppassorn Khunboonjan won gold with 16 while Singapore’s Keira Marie Carlyle took bronze with 28 points.

Women’s Team Sprint First Round Heat 3: India vs Republic of Korea - 12:36PM IST

Men’s Team Sprint First Round Heat 3: India vs Japan - 12:48PM IST

Men’s Team Pursuit First Round Heat 1: India - 1:18PM IST

After the precision stage in the 25m Pistol Women’s Qualification, Manu Bhaker is at the top of the table with a score of 294. Esha Singh is third with 292 and Rhytham Sangwan is 11th with 290.

However, things could change tomorrow after the rapid stage. Top eight will qualify for the final.

In team standings, India is at the top with a score of 876.

Men’s Team Sprint Qualifying: Indian trio of Rojit Singh Yanglem, Esow and Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam finished seventh out of nine teams with a timing of 45.394s.

Women’s Team Sprint Qualifying: Indian trio of Celestina, Triyasha Paul and Mayuri Dhanraj Lute finished last out of seven teams with a timing of 52.898s.

Men’s Team Pursuit Qualifying: Indian quartet of Vishavjeet Singh, Venkappa Kengalgutti, Niraj Kumar and Dinesh Kumar finished last out of seven teams with a timing of 4:16.085s.

Ayan Biswan lost 1-2 in his round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia’s Abdulrahman Salem A Alrayfal in the Street Fighter V competition.

In round 2 of the Loser’s Bracket Biswas defeated Nguyen Khanh Hung Chau of Vietnam 2-0. He next faces Hong Kong’s Yeh Man Ho in round three at 11:30AM IST.

Mayank Prajapati lost 0-2 to Qatar’s Abdulla Al-Mannai in the first round of Loser’s Bracket.

Tulika Maan wins her repechage round by Ippon against Chinese Taipei’s Jia Wen Tsai and progresses to the bronze medal bout in the women’s +78kg category.

Indian men’s team too, like the women’s team, wins its group opener 3-0.

Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 3-1 (11-4, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7) Jerome Clement Jin Ming Aw

Saurav Ghosal 3-0 (11-9, 11-1, 11-4) Samuel Shan Mu Kang

Abhay Singh 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-7) Jia Hui Marcus Phua

Indian men’s team plays Qatar in its second group match at 4:30PM IST today.

The Indian quartet of Srihari Nataraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash and Tanish Mathew finishes overall fourth in the heats with a timing of 3:40.84s to qualify for the final.

The final will be held today at 6:31PM IST.

India’s Bhavani Devi suffers a 7-15 defeat against China’s Shao Yaqi in the quarterfinals of women’s sabre individual event.

Ankita Raina continues her quest for another Asian Games medal as she takes down Hong Kong’s Adithya Karunaratne 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals in women’s singles.

Tulika Maan loses by Ippon to Tomita Wakaba in the women’s +78kg quarterfinals.

Avtar Singh did not turn up for his last-eight bout in the men’s 100kg category against UAE’s Dzhafar Kostoev.

Tanvi Khanna wins 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-2) against Noor Ul Ain Ijaz to complete a 3-0 victory for India in its Pool B opener. It next faces Nepal tomorrow.

Indian pair wins the opening series 21.1-20.7 and gets the first two points. A score of 21.2 for India and the Korean pair again only manages 20.7. India leads 4-0.

India scores 21.0 and beats Korea’s score of 20.8 to go 6-0 up. First to 16 points wins the bronze medal.

A lead of 8-0 for India after winning the fourth series 21.1-20.7.

Korea opens its account and makes it 2-8 after winning the fifth series 21.7-20.5. Sixth series ends in a tie at 20.8-20.8 and the score is now 9-3 in India’s favour.

Korea makes it 5-9 after winning Series 7 with a score of 21.5-20.7. Divyansh shot a poor 9.9 in that one. Gap down to two now as Korea makes it 7-9 after winning eighth series 21.3-20.9

And it is 9-9 as Korea wins ninth series 21.0-19.9. Divyansh with another below 10 shot.

India back in the lead at 11-9 as it wins 10th series 20.8-20.7.

India 13-9 ahead after taking 11th series 21.5-20.2. Divyansh finding his form just at the right time. Ramita staying consistent.

Korea bounces back to make it 11-13 with a 21.3-21.1 win in 12th series.

India 15-11 up after 21.2-20.7 win in 13th series. Just one point away from the bronze medal.

Korea not going down without a fight - takes 14th series 21.6-21.2 and the score is now 15-13 in India’s favour.

Korea levels the score at 15-all with a 21.1-20.7 win in the 15th series.

And 16th series ends in a tie at 21.0-21.0 with the overall score moving to 16-16.

Both Korean shooters shoot 10.5 each, Divyansh finds a 10.4 and Ramita ties it with 10.6. It is 17-all now!

Korea’s Lee shoots 10.9, Park 10.0. Ramita shoots 10.8 but Divyansh can only manage 10.1. It is a tie again and the score is 18-all.

Series 19. Lee - 10.8, Park - 10.7. Both Indians shoot 10.6 each and with that, Korea wins the series 21.5-21.2 and the bronze medal with a score of 20-18!!!!

Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu wins the opening singles 3-1 (11-4, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7) against Jerome Clement Jin Ming Aw.

India’s Palak Joshi finishes 14th overall in the heats with a timing of 2:25.81s and fails to reach the final.

Joshana beats Noor Ul Huda Sadiq 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-7) to give an unassailable lead of 2-0 against Pakistan. Tanvi Khanna takes on Noor Ul Ain Ijaz in the third singles, which is esssentially a dead rubber.

After 16-0 win over Uzbekistan in the Pool A opener, Indian men’s team beats Singapore 16-1 today. Harmanpreet Singh led side next takes on Japan on Thursday.

Bhavani Devi beats Thailand’s Tonkhaw Phokaew 15-9 to reach the quarterfinals of the women’s sabre individual event.

India’s Avtar Singh beats Thailand’s Kittipong Hantratin by Waza-Ari to progress to the quarterfinals. Avtar faces Dzhafar Kostoev of UAE in the last-eight fixture.

Tulika Maan also reaches quarterfinals in women’s +78kg with a win by Ippon against Lai Qing Lam of Macao, China. Maan next faces Japan’s Tomita Wakaba.

Teenager Anahat Singh beats Pakistan’s Sadia Gul 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-3) on her Asian Games debut to give India 1-0 lead in the Pool B opener.

India’s Indubala Devi suffers a defeat by Ippon against Thailand’s Ikumi Oeda in the round of 16. The Indian might still have a chance to fight for bronze through the repechage rounds.

India’s Shivangi Sarma finishes 17th overall in the heats with a timing of 58.31s and fails to reach the final of the women’s 100m freestyle.

Bhavani Devi won all five matches in group stage of the women’s sabre individual event.

As a result, she was seeded first and awarded a bye in the round of 32. In the round of 16, the Indian fencer will face Thailand’s Tonkhaw Phokaew at 8:05AM IST.

India’s Mayank Prajapati goes down 1-2 in the round of 32 against Talal Fuad T Rajikhan of Saudi Arabia.

However, Ayan Biswan begins with a 2-0 win over Nguyen Khanh Hung Chau of Vietnam.

India’s Divyakriti Singh scores 68.176 in the Dressage Prix St-Georges.

Her compatriot Sudipti Hajela had scored 66.706.

India is currently sixth with two more riders - Hriday Vipul Chheda and Anush Agarwalla - yet to perform.

India men’s team scores five goals in the second quarter of its second Pool A match against Singapore.

Goal scorers: Mandeep (12’,30’), Harmanpreet (24’), Vivek (23’), Gurjant (22’), Lalit (16’)

HALF-TIME: India 6-0 Singapore

Indian fencer Bhavani Devi finishes group stage with a 100% unbeaten record. She defeats Bangladesh’s Roksana Khatun 5-1 in her fifth bout.

As a result, she is the top seed for the knockout stage, is awarded a bye and goes directly to the round of 16.

The Indian pair scores 628.2 in the qualification round to finish sixth, the final place to make it to the medal round.

India will face Republic Korea in the second bronze medal match at 8:40AM IST.

Bhavani Devi makes it four wins out of four bouts in the group stage as this time, she beats Uzbek fencer Zaynab Dayibekova 5-1.

The Indian has one more group stage bout to go before the knockout round begins.

Lalit makes it 2-0 for Indian early in the second quarter against Singapore.

Bhavani Devi continues her winning streak as she defeats Kazakh fencer Karina Dospay in her third bout in the group stage.

India leads Singapore 1-0 after first quarter. Solid defending from Singapore despite India getting plenty of Penalty Corners.

In her second group stage bout, Bhavani Devi wins 5-1 against Alhammad of Saudi Arabia.

Lovely combination between Gurjant and Mandeep to break the deadlock for India against Singapore towards the end of the first quarter.

Indian pair of Divyansh Singh Panwar and Ramita is currently struggling. The duo is eighth after first series with two more series to go. Only top six teams progress to the final.

Indian Fencer Bhavani Devi beats Juliet Jie Min Heng of Singapore 5-2 in her first group stage bout in women’s sabre individual event.

Indian men’s hockey team is in action against Singapore. The first quarter is underway.

India’s Sudipti Hajela and her horse Chinski score 66.705 points

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EQUESTRIAN

5:30 AM: Dressage Prix St-Georges Team and Individual (Medal event)

SHOOTING

6:30 AM: Skeet-75 Men’s Qualification (Phase 1)- Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa

6:30 AM: Skeet-75 Team Men (Phase 1- Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa)

6:30 AM: Skeet Women’s Qualification (75 Targets) – Stage 1- Ganemat Sekhon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Darsha Rathore

6:30 AM: 25m Pistol Women’s Qualification Precision- Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh

6:30 AM: 25m Pistol Team Women Precision- Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh

6:30 AM: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification- Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita

(Medal rounds subject to qualification)

HOCKEY

6:30 AM: Preliminary Men’s Pool A- India vs Singapore

FENCING

6:30 AM onwards: Women’s Sabre Individual Round of Pool 4- Bhavani Devi

(Other round qualification subject to performance)

ESPORTS

7:20 AM onwards: Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Round of 32- Mayank Prajapati, Ayan Biswas

(Other round qualification subject to performance)

SQUASH

7:30 AM onwards: Men’s Team Pool A - India vs Singapore

Women’s Team Pool B- India vs Pakistan

4:30 PM onwards: Men’s Team Pool A - India vs Qatar

CYCLING TRACK

7:30 AM onwards: Women’s team sprint qualifying

7:51 AM onwards: Men’s team sprint qualifying

9:06 AM onwards: Men’s team pursuit qualifying

(Other rounds subject to qualification)

SWIMMING

7:30 AM onwards: Women’s 100m Freestyle Heat 4- Shivangi

8:07 AM onwards: Women’s 200m Backstroke- Palak Joshi

9:05 AM onwards: Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heat 1

(Medal rounds subject to qualification)

JUDO

7:30 AM onwards: Women -78Kg Elimination Round of 16- Indubala Devi Maibam

Women +78Kg Elimination Round of 16-Tulika Maan

Men -100Kg Elimination Round of 16- Avtar Singh

(Other round qualification subject to performance)

TENNIS

7:30 AM onwards: Women’s Singles Round 3- Ankita Raina vs Adithya Karunaratne (Hong Kong, China)

Not before 9 AM: Women’s Singles Round 3- Rutuja Bhosale vs Alex Eala (Philippines)

Men’s Singles Round 3- Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Yosuke Watanuki (Japan)

9:30 AM onwards: Men’s Singles Round 3- Sumit Nagal vs Beibit Zhukayev (Kazakhstan)

10 PM onwards: Women’s Doubles Round 2- Prarthana Thombare/Ankita Raina vs Punnin Kovapitukted/Anchisa Chanta (Thailand)

10:30 PM onwards: Women’s Doubles Round 2- Rutuja Bhosale/Karman Kaur Thandi vs Wong Hong Yi/Chong Eudice Wong (Hong Kong, China)

1 PM onwards: Mixed Doubles Round 2 - Ankita Raina/Yuki Bhambri vs Aqeel Khan/Sarah Ibrahim Khan (Pakistan)

SAILING

8:30 AM onwards: Men’s Windsurfing - iQFoil Race 15, 16,17, 18, 19- Jerome Kumar Savarimuthu

Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Race 13,14 (medal event)- Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode and Ramya Saravanan

Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 11, 12 (medal event)- Sudhanshu Shekhar and Preeti Kongara

Girl’s Dinghy - ILCA4 Race 11 (medal event)- Neha Thakur

8:40 AM onwards: Boy’s Dinghy - ILCA4 Race 11-Adhvait Menon

11:30 AM onwards: Women’s Single Dinghy Race 10, 11 - ILCA6- Nethra Kumanan

Women’s Skiff - 49erFX Race 13, 14 (medal event)- Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma

Women’s Windsurfer RS:X - RS:X Race 13, 14 (medal event)- Ishwariya Ganesh

11:40 AM onwards: Men’s Dinghy- ILCA7 Race 10,11 - Vishnu Sarvanan

Men’s Skiff - 49er- KC Race 13, 14(medal event)- Ganapathy, Varun Thakkar

Men’s Windsurfer - RS-X Race 13, 14 (medal event): Eabad Ali

BOXING

12:30 PM: Men’s 51-57Kg - Preliminaries - R32- Sachin vs Asri Udin (Indonesia)

6:15 PM: Men’s +92Kg - Preliminaries - R16- Narender vs Elchoro Uulu Oomatbek (Kyrgyzstan)

CHESS

12:30 PM: Men/Women’s Individual Round 5

2:30 PM: Men/Women’s Individual Round 6

4:30 PM: Men/Women’s Individual Round 7

VOLLEYBALL

4 PM: Men’s 5-6 Classification round: India vs Pakistan

WUSHU

5 PM onwards: Men’s 60kg Quarterfinal- Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh

Men’s 70kg Quarterf inal- Suraj Yadav