The Indian contingent of the Hangzhou Asian Games had a mixed bag on day one as the men's volleyball team started with a thumping win over Cambodia, but on the other side, the much-anticipated campaign of the men's football team led by Sunil Chhetri started with a huge loss to China.
Despite a brave first-half performance, the Indian men's football team lost to host China 1-5 in their opening group game at the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday at the Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, in Hangzhou.
Korea Republic, the 2009 champions of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup, displayed dominance in Round 1 of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, defeating Hong Kong and Tajikistan with huge margins
India are placed alongside Korea Republic, IR Iran and hosts Thailand in Group A. The top two teams will book their berths at the final tournament to be held in Indonesia in April 2024.
The Blue Tigers are set to leave for the Asian Games on Sunday, September 17, 2023, where they will face hosts China (September 19), Bangladesh (September 21), and Myanmar (September 24).
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday announced that senior India player and key defender Sandesh Jhingan will be joining the Indian squad for the 19th Asian Games
With this defeat, while India finished at the bottom of Group G, they also played spoilsport for hosts China PR, to beat India 2-1 in an earlier match. It was a do-or-die match for both sides; a win by two or more goals would guarantee UAE the top spot in Group G of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup 20
A win for UAE will take them to the top of the group since they drew 1-1 in their first game against China PR, while India will have to win by a big margin to keep alive their hopes of qualifying as one of the top four second-placed teams in the competition.
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