Indian Women’s Squash team wins silver; the Men’s team get bronze in the Asian Games
The Indian Women's Squash team bagged its second successive silver medal at Asian Games, after losing the final against Hong Kong in this edition of the Games. The Indian Women's team represented by Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna suffered a 0-2 defeat in the final. In the first clash, Sunayna Kuruvilla was defeated by Hong Kong's...
Amit Panghal wins gold in 49kg by beating Olympic Champion; Vikas Krishan settled for bronze
Amit Panghal defeated Olympic Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov from Uzbekistan to win gold in Men’s 49kg Boxing. Amit won his bout via split decision 3-2. With this win Amit became only the eighth Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. The young Armyman played tactically to outwit Dusmtov who is known for his quick speed. After the...
Gold medal in Bridge- Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath Sarkar seal the yellow metal in the debut sport
India won gold medal in the Bridge competition at the Asian Games with Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar clinching the top honours in the Men’s Pair event. 60-year-old Pranab and 56-year-old Shibhnath finished at the top after scoring 384 points in the finals. The Chinese pair of Lixin Yang and Gang Chen won the silver with a score of 378...
Indian Women’s Hockey team take home silver; lose 1-2 to Japan in the final
The Indian Women Hockey team lost 1-2 to Japan in the Asian Games final and thus could not fulfill the dream of reclaiming the gold after 36 years. It was yet another heartbreak for Indian hockey as the Men's team has already lost their semifinal clash against Malaysia and will now fight for bronze against Pakistan. The Indians started as...
Harshita Tomar wins bronze in Open Laser 4.7 Sailing; Women’s and Men’s team get silver and bronze respectively
India clinched three medals, one silver and two bronze, in the Sailing events at the Asian Games 2018. 16-year-old Harshita Tomar won the bronze medal for her country in the Open laser 4.7 Sailing event with a score of 74 points. While Muhammad Fauzi of Malaysia claimed the top-podium finish with a total of 25 points, Chinese sailor Jianxiong...
India Women 4x400m Relay team clinched gold for fifth consecutive time; the Men’s team win silver
The Indian women quartet of Hima Das, M R Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Velluva Koroth teamed up to clinch the gold in 4x400m Relay for the fifth consecutive time in the Asian Games. The Women's team clocked 3:28.72 seconds to continue their dominance in this event. Bahrain in 3:30.61 seconds and Vietnam in 3:33.23 seconds took the silver and...
Defending champion Seema Punia wins bronze in Women’s Discus Throw
Seema Punia could not defend her title and settled for a bronze in the Women's Discus Throw event in the Asian Games 2018. Seema cleared a best distance of 62.26m in her third attempt which was better than her gold-winning effort at the 2014 Incheon Games. This was Seema's best throw in six years. Asian champion Chen Yang of China...
Jinson Johnson claims gold in Men’s 1500m, Chitra wins bronze in Women’s 1500m
Jinson Johnson had no intention to finish in any other position rather than finishing first in Men's 1500m. He made up his gold medal loss in 800m by clinching the gold in 1500m by clocking 3:44.72 seconds. Iran’s Amir Moradi won the silver with 3:45.62 seconds and Bahrain’s Mohammed Tiouali claimed the bronze by clocking 3:45.88 seconds. Asian champion P...
Manika Batra/Sharath Kamal clinch the first-ever Mixed Doubles medal in Table Tennis
After the Men's Table Tennis Team bagged the first-ever medal in Asian Games in the form of a bronze, the Mixed Doubles pair of Manika Batra and Sharath Kamala also grabbed the bronze in their event. The Indian duo lost in the mixed doubles semi-finals 9-11, 5-11, 13-11, 4-11, 8-11 against the Chinese pair of Yingsha Sun and Chuqin...
Gold and Gold!! Arpinder Singh wins in Men’s Triple Jump, Swapna Barman seals it in Women’s Heptathlon
Arpinder Singh clinched India’s first Men’s Triple Jump gold in 48 years with a jump of 16.77m at the Asian Games 2018. India’s last Asian Games gold medal in this event had come in 1970 from Mohinder Singh Gill. Arpinder, produced a best jump of 16.77 m in his third attempt to clinch the yellow metal. Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan...