Kashish Malik, Jyoti Yadav and Rupa Bayor were India\u2019s representatives across four medal events, but none could progress far enough to challenge for a podium finish. India\u2019s last Asian Games taekwondo medal remains Surendra Bhandari\u2019s bronze from Busan in 2002.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kashish provided India\u2019s deepest run of the Games, reaching the quarterfinals of the mixed individual virtual taekwondo event, which made its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She began with a 2-0 victory over Hong Kong China\u2019s Siu Wai Lam, winning the two rounds 800-500 and 400-0. Her campaign ended in the quarterfinals against Kazakhstan\u2019s Rita Bakisheva, who eventually claimed bronze.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kashish won the opening round 320-0 after Bakisheva took a 320-0 lead in the first round, but the Kazakh responded by taking the next two rounds 460-0 and 340-0 to seal a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian had earlier also featured in the women\u2019s -57kg competition, where she faced one of the strongest names in the draw. Paris 2024 Olympic champion Kim Yu-jin of the Republic of Korea defeated Kashish 2-0 (18-3, 17-2).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jyoti\u2019s campaign ended in the women\u2019s competition at the round-of-16 stage. She was beaten 2-0 by Thailand\u2019s Kannaluck Chuenchooklin, who won 15-4 and 14-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bayor\u2019s challenge came in the women\u2019s individual event. She finished fifth in her eight-athlete semifinal group with a score of 7.6100, leaving her outside the top four positions required to advance to the medal round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vietnam\u2019s Ngoc Tuyet Sang Chau took the final qualifying spot from the group with 7.9500.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Taekwondo has featured at every Asian Games since Seoul 1986, apart from the 1990 edition in Beijing. Yet India has managed only one medal in the discipline across that period, with Bhandari\u2019s bronze in Busan remaining the country\u2019s lone podium finish.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vietnam\u2019s Ngoc Tuyet Sang Chau took the final qualifying spot from the group with 7.9500.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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