Indian Skaters Fall To Capture Medals in Men’s and Women’s 1000m Sprint Finals at Asian Games 2023

Team India's disappointing run in roller skating continued as both men's and women's players failed to capture a medal in the 1000 m sprint final at the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. In the men's 1000 m sprint final, Vikram Ingale finished at the fifth spot with a timing of 1 minute, 29.527 seconds. Aryanpal Singh Ghuman earned a seventh-spot finish with timings of 1:30.466. Also, India's Mohammadamin Heidari finished at the sixth spot with timings of 1:30.443. The gold and silver medal went to South Korea's Gwangho Choi (1:29.497) and Cheolwon Jung (1:29.499) while Chinese Taipei's Tsu-Cheng Chao secured the bronze medal with timings of 1:29.527. Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak Win Silver Medal for India in Women’s Trap Team Shooting Event at Asian Games 2023.

Coming to the women's 1000 m sprint final, Karthika Jagadeeswaran finished in fifth position with the timings of 1:40.395. The gold and silver medals went to Chinese Taipei's Meng-Chu Li (1:38.518) and Chinese Taipei's Yi-Hsuan Liu (1:38.712) and the bronze medal went to South Korea's Yerim Lee (1:38.750).

Earlier, Indian skaters Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble, Aarathy Kasturi Raj, and Heeral Sadhu failed to secure a medal in the men's and women's roller skating final at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 on Saturday.

In the men's final, Anandkumar missed out on a speed skating medal after he clocked 15:40.978 in the men's speed skating 10000m point-elimination race at Hangzhou. The 20-year-old scored four points, short of only seven points to get a podium, and ranked sixth in the race. On the other hand, Siddhant Kamble finished in seventh place after he clocked 15:57.944 and scored four points. Jyothi Yarraji Falls Short of Qualification for Women’s 200m Final at Asian Games 2023.

In the men's speed skating 10000m, South Korea's Byeonghee set a time of 15:39.867 and bagged the gold. China's Zhenhai Zhang clocked 15:41.721 and secured the silver, while Inho Choi from South Korea bagged the bronze medal with a time of 15:41.883. In the women's final round, Aarathy Kasturi Raj finished fifth after she clocked 17:41.159 and scored three points. Meanwhile, 17-year-old Heeral Sadhu finished in seventh place in the same event. The roller skating events started on September 30 and will end on October 7.

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