We examine the medal winners tally, day 2 results, & day 3 schedule from the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, which saw Ajay Kumar Saroj earn a gold medal thanks to his superb run in the men’s 1500m final
Despite their slow start to the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships with only silver medal in the opening day, Indian athletes managed to gather three gold medals and two bronze medals on Thursday. Currently, India sit third in the medal tally with six medals including three gold medals, which is same as China.
Asian Athletics Championships 2023 medal tally table live updates, India medal winners, results today, schedule day 3, date, time, live stream
Indian team third gold of the day in men's triple jump. Abdulla Aboobacker record a jump of 16.92m.#AsianAthleticsChampionships
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) July 13, 2023
In the women’s 100m hurdles, Jyothi Jyothi Yarraji’s stellar performance allowed India their first gold medal of the competition. Notably, the 23-year-old finished under thirteen seconds in the semifinal and finished first her final with a timing of 13.09 seconds, which was better than nearest challengers Terada Asuka and Aoki Masumi. Meanwhile, Ajay Kumar Saroj tried his best in the closing stages and managed to clinch a gold medal in the men’s 1500m race. In the final, Ajay clocked 3:41:51s ahead of Japanese star Yusuke Takahashi’s timing of 3:42.04s.
Abdulla Aboobacker, who earned a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games, grabbed India’s third gold medal of the day by winning the men’s triple jump competition. Despite starting out with a foul, the 27-year-old cleared 16.92 meters on his fourth attempt to win the gold. Notably, this medal-winning jump is the seasonal best effort by Aboobacker and the fourth best jump of his career. Elsewhere, Aishwarya won the bronze medal in the women’s 400-meter final and Tejaswin earned a bronze medal from the nail-biting men’s decathlon event.
we examine the updated medal tally from the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Asian Athletics Championships 2023: day 3 schedule
| Date | Time (UTC+7) | Event |
| 14-Jul | 9:00 | Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles |
| 14-Jul | 9:25 | Men’s 400m hurdles round 1 |
| 14-Jul | 9:30 | Men’s long jump qualifying A |
| 14-Jul | 9:50 | Women’s heptathlon high jump |
| 14-Jul | 10:00 | Women’s 400m hurdles round 1 |
| 14-Jul | 10:05 | Men’s pole vault qualifying A & B |
| 14-Jul | 10:10 | Men’s discus throw qualifying A |
| 14-Jul | 11:10 | Men’s long jump qualifying B |
| 14-Jul | 11:20 | Men’s discus throw qualifying B |
| 14-Jul | 12:25 | Women’s heptathlon shot put |
| 14-Jul | 16:00 | Men’s shot put final |
| 14-Jul | 16:05 | Women’s 100m semi-finals |
| 14-Jul | 16:10 | Women’s pole vault final |
| 14-Jul | 16:30 | Men’s 100m semi-finals |
| 14-Jul | 16:35 | Men’s high jump final |
| 14-Jul | 16:45 | Women’s discus throw final |
| 14-Jul | 17:00 | Men’s 3000m steeplechase final |
| 14-Jul | 17:05 | Women’s long jump final |
| 14-Jul | 17:15 | Women’s 3000m steeplechase final |
| 14-Jul | 17:35 | Women’s heptathlon 200m |
| 14-Jul | 18:05 | Mixed 4x400m relay round 1 |
| 14-Jul | 18:30 | Men’s 110m hurdles final |
| 14-Jul | 18:50 | Men’s 400m hurdles semi-finals |
| 14-Jul | 19:20 | Women’s 100m final |
| 14-Jul | 19:30 | Men’s 100m final |
When And Where to Watch: live streaming & telecast
According to sources, it is confirmed that the Asian Athletics2023 YouTube channel will stream the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships live for fans across the world. However, none of the Indian television channels will provide live broadcast of this event.