Japan scored two goals in the last five minutes to take the dominance factor out of the scoreline that had Abhishek’s brace and strikes by Mandeep and Amit Rohidas on the sheet. The Japanese, in fact, were only looking sharper when the final hooter sounded

The young Indian women’s 4x200m freestyle relay rewrote the ‘Best Indian Time’ twice as it finished eighth at the Asian Games on Thursday. Teenagers Dhinidhi Desinghu (13), Vritti Agarwal (17), Hashika Ramachandra (15) and 20-year-old Shivangi Sarma first obliterated the ‘Best Indian time’ by swimming the heats in 8:39.64s.

The young striker Abhishek netted two goals, leading India to a 4-2 victory over defending champions Japan. The win marked India’s third consecutive triumph and propelled them significantly closer to securing a spot in the men’s hockey competition semi-finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.