Asian Games: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale win gold

Asian Games: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale win gold in tennis mixed doubles

Back To Homepage Subscribe To RSS Feed

Breaking News

NALCO observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2024 By Rupashree Banerjee Bhubaneswar, Nov. 4: National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), observed the Vigilance Awareness Week 2024 with the theme “Culture of Integrity for Nation’s Prosperity.” As part of the...
Elephant shot with arrows fighting for life in Odisha’s Cuttack Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3: A wild elephant is clinging to life in the Narsinghpur block of Cuttack after being gravely injured by arrows, likely from a poaching attempt. The wounded animal...
Celebrated swimmer Pratyasa Ray felicitated with 32nd Ekalabya Puraskar for 2024 By Payal Banerjee Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3: Odisha’s celebrated swimmer Pratyasa Ray was awarded the 32nd Ekalabya Puraskar for 2024 on Sunday evening in recognition of her outstanding performances at national...
Two women die, six in critical condition after consuming mango kernel dishes in Odisha Bhubaneswar, Nov. 1: Two women have died, and six others are in critical condition after allegedly consuming dishes made from mango kernels in Odisha’s Kandhamal district. The incident occurred in...
Odisha government imposes seven-month fishing ban to protect Olive Ridley turtles in Gahirmatha Bhubaneswar, Nov. 1: In a move to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, Odisha’s government has implemented a seven-month fishing ban in the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, spanning 1,437 square...

Asian Games: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale win gold in tennis mixed doubles

September 30

17:05 2023

Print This Article Share it With Friends

by indadmin

HANGZHOU,SEPT 30: The Indian tennis duo Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale bagged the gold medal in the tennis mixed doubles at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday.

The Rohan-Rutuja duo struggled in the initial set of the match and lost the first set against Chinese Taipei’s En-shuo Liang and Tsung-hao Huang by 6-2. The Indian pair made a stellar comeback and later dominated the game to beat their opponents in straight two sets by 3-6, and 4-10. The final tennis match went on for almost over one hour but India made no mistake to clinch the gold medal.

In the semi-final match of the mixed doubles final event, 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale defeated Chinese Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-Ching Chang to reach the final. The Indian duo defeated Chinese Taipei by 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 and assured a medal for India at the Asian Games 2023 on Friday.

The Bopanna-Bhosale duo won the first set 6-1 against Chinese Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chang. However, in the semi-final match, the Indian pair lost control in the second set but they prevailed in the tiebreaker 10-4 to storm into the final match assuring themselves a medal.

The tennis events started on September 24 and concluded on Saturday with Bopanna-Bhosale winning the gold in the mixed doubles final.

The Indian contingent stands at fourth place in the 19th Asian Games medals table with a total of 34 medals. Which includes nine gold, 13 silver, and 13 bronze medals.

-PTI