India's shooting contingent continued to spearhead India's medal hunt on day two of the Incheon Asian Games, with the team of Jitu Rai, Samresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa combining to win a bronze medal in Men's 10m Air Pistol Team event.
India finished behind hosts South Korea and China to claim the third position. But the Indian trio missed silver by just a whisker. India finished level with China at 1743 points but had shot the bull's eye 64 times compared to China's 65.
Only Jitu from the Indian team could qualify for the individual final finishing second, while Jung and Nanjappa ended 9th and 14th respectively.
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But the Lucknow shooter, who won a gold at the 50m Air Pistol event on Saturday, failed to complete a double - finishing fifth in the Final.
There was good news from the squash courts with India assuring itself of a medal each in the Men's and Women's Singles category.
In an all-India battle, Dipika Pallikal beat team-mate Joshna Chinappa in a five set battle - 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 15-17, 11-9 - to move into the semis. Meanwhile, it was an Indo-Pak battle in the men's quarterfinals, where Ghosal got the better of Pakistan's Iqbal Nasir 11-6, 9-11, 11-2, 11-9 to assure himself of a bronze.
More good news came from the Men's Tennis Team that booked a quarter-final meeting with top seeds Kazakhstan after blanking Nepal 3-0 in the pre-quarters.
India's expected dominance against Nepal saw them lose just one game in three matches. Sanam Singh beat Abhishek Bastola 6-0, 6-1 in the first match, followed by Yuki Bhambri serving a double bagel (6-0, 6-0) against Jeetendra Pariyar.
India then swept the rubber with another double-bagel win in doubles where the pair of Saketh Sai and Divij Sharan raced home without dropping a game.
In rowing, India's medal hope Swarn Singh Virk was unlucky to not qualify for the final from Men's Singles Sculls Heats, where he finished second. India's men's team in Lightweight Quadruple Sculls also met the same fate, finishing fourth in Heats. In both sections, the Indians will now have to win their Repechage rounds on Monday to move into the medal round.
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