Asian Games: Volleyball, Table Tennis Teams Shine as Balraj Panwar Rows into Final
News 18While the off-field diplomatic tiff between the governments of India and China over the denial of accreditation to three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh getting all the attention, Indian sportspersons hogged the limelight in the field too with the country registering important wins in men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s table tennis competitions. Asian Games 2023: Medal Tally, Schedule, Results, Date, Venues & More The men’s volleyball team remained on course for a medal for the first time in nearly four decades when it defeated Chinese Taipei in a cross-over match for the top 12 positions and made it to the quarterfinals with a convincing straight games victory against Chinese Taipei, the bronze medallist in the previous edition in Indonesia in 2018. In the table tennis team competitions, the Indian men won both their matches on Friday, handing lowly Yemen a 3-0 defeat in the clash that proved a perfect warm-up for the key clash with Singapore, which India won 3-1, the loss suffered by Commonwealth Games men’s singles gold medallist Acnahta Sharath Kamal being the only matter of concern. The Indian women’s table tennis team too faced a few anxious moments as both Manika Batra and Ayhika Mukherjee lost a match each against Singapore.