Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 1 -- Saptak Talwar kept India's medal hopes alive in men's golf, following up his opening-round 66 with a two-under 68 to sit tied seventh at the halfway stage of the Asian Games here on Thursday.
Talwar's six-under 134 left him just three shots off the pace at the par-70 Kasugai Country Club East Course, keeping the Indian firmly within striking distance with two rounds still to play.
The 27-year-old, currently leading the DP World PGTI Order of Merit, overcame three bogeys with five birdies in a fluctuating second round.
China's Wenyi Ding and Chinese Taipei's Wei-hsuan Wang shared the lead at nine-under 131, setting up a tightly packed leaderboard heading into the second half of the competition.
Talwar was the only...