Harita Bhadra wins Asian Games 200m bronze; Narender reaches boxing semifinals

India’s Harita Bhadra secured the bronze medal in the women’s 200 metres final at the Asian Games on September 27 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, finishing with a time of 23.20 seconds. Singapore’s Shanti Pereira claimed the gold medal in 22.78 seconds, while China’s Chen Yujie took silver with a time of 22.93 seconds.

In boxing, India’s Narender advanced to the men’s 90+kg semifinals by defeating Thailand’s Adthapong Saengtep via Referee Stops Contest (RSC) in the quarterfinal. The bout was stopped at 1:37 of the first round after Narender scored two knockdowns, assuring India a medal in the Asian Games.

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India’s Animesh Kujur placed fifth in the men’s 200 metres final, clocking 20.80 seconds and narrowly missing a podium finish. Thailand’s Puripol Boonson won gold with 19.88 seconds, China’s Huang Youwen took silver in 20.45 seconds, and Japan’s Soshi Mizukubo earned bronze with 20.56 seconds.

Earlier, Indian boxer Parveen Hooda secured a medal in the women’s 65kg category by defeating World Championships silver medallist Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan with a 5-0 unanimous decision in the quarterfinals. Parveen won the three rounds 4-1, 5-0, and 5-0. Following the rescinding of her 2022 Asian Games bronze due to a doping violation, she has now redeemed herself and remains in contention for gold.

Additionally, Ankush Panghal guaranteed India a medal in men’s 80kg boxing by defeating Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov in the quarterfinals on Sunday.