Asian Games: Parul, Ancy bag silvers after historic TT bronze surges India's tally to 60

In archery, India’s Atanu Das, DhirajJ Bommadevara registered contrasting victories to march into the individual recurve quarterfinals

Asian champion steeplechaser Parul Chaudhary and long Ljumper Ancy Sojan added the silver lining to India's campaign on Day 9 of the 19th Asian Games after the India's roller skaters got the medal tally ticking with two bronze medals, before the star paddlers Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee ended India's medal drought in women's doubles campaign with a bronze at Hangzhou on Monday.

India enjoyed a double podium finish in women's 3000m steeplechase event with Priti Lamba finishing behind Parul for the bronze medal.

Later, the Indian 4x400m mixed relay team, comprising Muhammed Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and Subha Venkatesan, who originally ended up with a bronze medal, was upgraded to a silver after Sri Lanka, who finished second, were disqualified for lane infringement.

The addition of three silver and four medals on Monday helped India retain the fourth spot in medal standings with 13 gold, 24 silver and 23 bronze for an overall haul of 60. Hosts China occupy the top spot with a total of 263 medals, while Japan (121) and South Korea (133) occupy the second and third positions, respectively, based on the higher number of gold medals.

Table Tennis: Popularly called 'The Mukherjees', Ayhika and Suthira eventually ended India's medal drought in women's doubles, albeit with a bronze medal after narrowly going down to the North Korean pair of Sugyong Pak and Suyong Cha in the semifinal that went down to the wire. They lost the match 117, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 115, 2-11.

Having comfortably pocketed the first game 11-7, the Indian pair went down 8-11 in the second game. It turned out to be a topsy-turvy affair with the pendulum swinging both sides as the Indians bounced back in style to take the third game 11-7.