The 2003 80kg class gold medallist joined eight other compatriots in the title round of different weight categories in the Asian Women's Boxing Championships.
The duo completed an Indian sweep winning the boy's and girl's event respectively of the Asian Junior Tennis Championship.
The former national champion easily beat Chih Hao Chen of Chinese Taipei to qualify.
On a day of upsets in the ATP Challenger, the Indian ace lost to Chinese Taipei qualifier Ti Chen.
India beat Chinese Taipei to take the bronze and clinch a place in the World Youth Cup.
Against the unseeded Tunjung, Sindhu started on a bright note and played aggressively to surge to a 10-5 lead. She used her experience and reach to engage her opponents in long rallies initially.
Chin-Wei Chan of Chinese Taipei and Montinee Tangphong of Thailand will clash in the US $ 10,000 tournament final.
This is Saina's first win over the South Korean, who got the better of the Indian in the quarter-finals of the French Open last year.
Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu celebrated her 23rd birthday with a straight-game win over Japan's Aya Ohori to enter the quarter-finals of the $1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament.
The Indian stalwart opened up a four-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US$830,000 Asia Japan Okinawa Open.
Yeu-Tuoo Wang of Chinese Taipei, at 204, is the highest ranked player in the fray for the ITF Futures tennis tournament in Mumbai.
India's leading juniors posted contrasting semi-final victories in the Asian junior tennis championships.
India will begin their campaign by locking horns with China on Tuesday. Ankita has been in tremendous form since the start of the season, winning two ITF singles and as many doubles titles.
India's Karan Rastogi and partner Yi Chu-Huan won the doubles title in the Grade I 40th Astrid Bowl Charleroi Belgian International Junior Championships.
The promising Indian youngster and partner Yi Chu-Huan of Chinese Taipei lost the doubles final in a Grade A tournament in Milan, Italy.
The victory saw the Indian wild card enter the second round in the Mother's Recipe-ITF Women's Futures tournament.
Both the Indian paddlers were outplayed in their pre-quarter-final matches at the Asian Games.
India's P V Sindhu secured a straight-game win over Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying to reach the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open in Odense on Friday.
Kynan Chenai gave himself an advance birthday gift by securing a quota place for the Rio Olympics but London Games silver medallist Vijay Kumar's hopes of earning a berth went up in smoke at the Asia Olympic Qualifying Competition for shooting, in New Delhi on Thursday.
It was yet another forgettable outing in Tokyo for Praneeth, following his struggles at last year's Olympic Games where he participated without a proper coach or physio to eventually bow out early.
He gave India its first medal in weightlifting in the men's 56kg event at the Afro-Asian Games. Olupono Gbenga of Nigeria won the gold.
The Indian golfer's registered 12-under 272 to finish tied third at the Brunei Open.
The Indian ace was joint fifth after the second round in the Brunei Open.
The Indian stalwart stamped his return with a seven-under-par 64 to take the first round lead.
No Indians featured in the women's doubles and mixed doubles rankings.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
The team made the grade after finishing third in the Asia-Oceania zonal qualifiers in Jakarta last week.
They suffered first round defeats in the ATP Challenger.
India's HS Prannoy showed nerves of steel, advancing to his third successive quarterfinals at the World Championships.
Demonstrators believes the US is aggravating tensions between Beijing and Taipei, encouraging the Communists to perhaps strike militarily at Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi leaves the island.
Thailand amateur Pornanong Phatlum won the Hong Kong Ladies Masters.
India's Trisha Deb sprung a surprise to win bronze in the compound women's individual event at the Asian Games on Saturday, taking India's tally in archery to three medals on the day so far.
Gaurav Ghei was the lone Indian to shoot an under-par round of 71 in the final to finish tied 12th at the Mercuries Taiwan Masters
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games on Tuesday, October 3.
India had stormed into seven out of 10 finals.
Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal reached the quarter-finals of the Asia Badminton Championship after brushing aside Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol in straight games, in Wuhan, China, on Thursday.
Arjun Singh improved his chances of returning to the tour with a tied eighth place finish at the Macau Open golf tournament.
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