Highlights from the Asian Games 2023: Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani win gold in the women's 5000-meter run and javelin throw

Asian Games 2023: Parul Chaudhary made history by winning the gold medal in the 5,000-meter race and being the first Indian woman to do it. It was Parul's second medal at the current Asian Games; on Monday, she had taken home a silver in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. A few meters before the finish line, Parul passed Japan's Ririka Hironaka to make a strong finish in the women's 5000-meter race. Time is 15:14.75 for Parul. Ririka of Japan wins silver. At the Asian Games, Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam of India won the bronze medal in the men's canoe double 1000-meter event. The Indian team finished in third place and earned the nation's lone second medal in the competition with a time of 3:53.329 seconds. signed off with a bronze medal. Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand to take a unanimous decision win and book her ticket for next year's Paris Games. Preeti, on the other hand, put up a good show but lost 0-5 to reigning flyweight champion China's Chang Yuan. She has already secured an Olympic quota.

In a dramatic shootout at the Asian Games, Esha Singh wins silver in 25m pistol with a great comeback by Mihir Vasavda.

"During a tense shootout at the Asian Games, Esha Singh was competing in the 25m pistol event. She was shooting accurately, putting pressure on her Chinese opponent. Meanwhile, Esha's father, Sachin, was in the stands, cheering her on and drowning out the noise from the Chinese supporters. In the end, despite all the drama and pressure, it was a heartwarming moment for the father-daughter duo."

He didn't care that Esha couldn't hear anything. She had earplugs in and was fully concentrated, even when there were interruptions during the 25m Pistol final due to flying shells and a missed shot.

After a very long and eventful match with surprises at every shot, Esha won a silver medal. She came in second place, with China's Liu Rui winning the gold medal and setting a new Games record.

In the competition, Manu Bhaker, another Indian shooter, did exceptionally well in the qualification round, scoring 590 out of 600 possible points, which put her in first place among 43 shooters.

During the final event, there were moments when it seemed like Manu might win a medal instead of Esha. However, with guidance from Olympic medalist Gagan Narang, the 18-year-old athlete made a stunning comeback. She performed better than her fellow Indian competitor Esha and also outperformed challengers from South Korea and China. In the end, Manu Bhaker finished in fifth place.