Abhishek (13', 48'), Mandeep Singh (24'), and Amit Rohidas (34') were the goal scorers for India, securing a crucial victory. Japan's Genki Mitani (57') and Ryosei Kato (60') found the net for their team.
The Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale assured India at least a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event following their straight-set victory over Kazakhstan pair of Zhibek Kulambayeva and Grigoriy Lomakin in the ongoing Asian Games on Thursday.
India's ace paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran on Thursday registered victories in their respective matches to advance into the men's singles Round of 16 at the ongoing 19th Asian Games.
Japanese boxer Tomoya Tsuboi got the better of Indian pugilist Deepak as he crashed out of the Men's 46-51KG Round of 16 on Thursday in the ongoing Asian Games.
The girl, Neha Thakur, secured a total of 27 points after 11 races, clinching India’s first medal in the sailing event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday.
On Thursday, India won a gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Team event following which one of the shooters, Arjun Cheema, said that they had gone through all the ups and downs.
He bagged a bronze medal in Dressage Individual Intermediate I Freestyle by scoring 73.030 points. This is also the first individual medal for India in Equestrian.