Asian Games 2018 Day 14 as it happened: Amit, bridge team add gold, bronze in men’s hockey
India continued to win medals on day 14 of the Asian Games 2018 with Amit Panghal leading the way with gold in men’s flyweight category. Panghal beat reigning Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov to claim the gold medal India men’s hockey team beat Pakistan 2-1 to win bronze. Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet scored for India while Muhammad Atiq scored for Pakistan. Perhaps the most surprising medal came in Bridge where Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar won gold. InSquash women’s team won silver after going down 0-2 in the final. (MEDAL TALLY) (ASIAN GAMES FULL COVERAGE)
20:20 IST
That’s it for day 14
That’s it for day 14 of the Asian Games 2018. Thanks for joining us.
20:16 pm IST
Medal eludes Siddarth Pardeshi
Siddarth Pardeshi won’t be winning a medal at the Asian Games, he is currently sixth and the people in front of him still have a dive left.
19:40 pm IST
Pardeshi currently bottom
India’s Siddarth Pardeshi is 10th after two rounds, he has score 117.1, while the top guy has a score of 174.50
17:42 pm IST
Siddharth Pardeshi in action next
India’s Siddharth Pardeshi will be in action next. he is in the final of men’s 10m platform in diving.
17:27 pm IST
India beat Pakistan, win bronze
India beat Pakistan 2-1 in men’s hockey bronze medal match at Asian Games 2018. Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh the scorers for India, while Muhammad Atiq scored for Pakistan.
17:14 pm IST
Pakistan half India deficit
India doubled their lead with a penalty corner but Pakistan halved the deficit minutes laterwith Muhammad Atiq scoring. Time for India to concentrate again. 2-1 to India
17:05 pm IST
End of Q3, India lead
Last quarter of the games has begun. India still lead Pakistan 1-0 in men’s hockey bronze medal match courtesy Akashdeep’s goal in the third minute.
16:38 pm IST
End of Q2, India still lead
End of Q2 and India still lead Pakistan 1-0 in men’s hockey bronze medal match. Akashdeep with the goal in the first quarter.
16:19 pm IST
End of Q1, India lead
India lead Pakistan 1-0 at the end of 1st quarter. Akashdeep with the goal that has got Indian noses ahead.
16:03 pm IST
India lead against Pakistan
India have taken the lead against Pakistan in men’s hockey. Akashdeep with the goal. 1-0 to India.
15:37 hrs IST
No medal for India in Judo
The Indian mixed team loses the bronze-medal playoff against China in the mixed team event 0-4.
15:03 hrs IST
MEDAL ALERT! Silver for India in squash
Hong Kong win the first two matches of the women’s team final to take the gold medal. It’s a silver for the Indian team.
14:50 hrs IST
Squash final update
India’s No 1 Joshna Chinappa is taking on Hong Kong’s No 1 Annie Au in a must-win match. Joshna is currently trailing 0-2.
14:13 hrs IST
Squash final Update
India Vs Hong Kong
Sunayna Kuruvilla wins the 3rd game. India trailing 1-2 now
14:09 hrs IST
Indonesia to bid for 2032 Summer Olympics
“Indonesia has planned to immediately register itself as a candidate for the 2032 Olympics host,” Indonesia President Joko Widodo was quoted as saying on Saturday by AFP.
13:42 hrs IST
Squash final about to begin
The women’s team final between India and Hong Kong is about to begin
13:10 hrs IST
MEDAL ALERT! Another GOLD Medal in Bridge (Men’s Pair)
Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar win gold in the men’s pair event!
12:45 hrs IST
What a fight, what a bout!
Dusmatov was never able to land his punches, Amit fought like a man possessed, and he walks away with a GOLD. Number 14 for India.
12:42 hrs IST
Amit Panghal wins GOLD!
Stunning effort by the Indian, GOLD for INDIA!
12:38 hrs IST
Pretty even first round, Amit looks confident
Neither boxer seems on top right now and this final is building up really well. But, well there are two more rounds to come
12:33 hrs IST
It is going to be tough
Well, Amit’s opponent is reigning Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov. This is not going to be easy, but then you don’t win Gold easily.
12:30 hrs IST
Amit Panghal enters the ring
Big day for the young man. Big day for India
12:09 hrs IST
When it all began on Day 1
Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar started India’s campaign with a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event
11:36 hrs IST
Laurels for Dutee Chand
11:26 hrs IST
Good show in athletics
India’s athletics contingent contributed to seven of India’s 13 current gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games and 19 of their total 65 medals.
11:10 hrs IST
More medals for China
Zhou Yu wins her third Asian Games gold medal by triumphing in the women’s canoe/kayak 500m sprint double with Li Yue. She had also won the women’s kayak single 500m title in 2010 and 2014. It was China’s seventh overall gold medal in the event.
10:52 hrs IST
Amit Panghal eyes gold
Amit Panghal (49kg) was the lone Indian boxer to make the final of the Asian Games, beating Philippines’ Carlo Paalam in a fiercely-contested semifinal bout. Read full story here.
10:18 hrs IST
Triathlon medal
Jumpei Furuya won the men’s triathlon to give Japan their 70th gold medal at the 18th Asian Games. It was Japan’s third successive victory in the event.
10:09 hrs IST
Kayak Four (K4) 500m Women’s final
The Indian team finishes ninth and last in the Kayak Four (K4) 500m Women’s final with a time of 1:51.729. China wins gold with 1:33.896.
09:52 hrs IST
Coach’s take on hockey final loss
They gave everything but for today it was not enough to win the match. Proud with the improvements the team made. @asiangames2018 pic.twitter.com/ijGiei4rem
— Sjoerd Marijne (@SjoerdMarijne) August 31, 2018
09:33 hrs IST
Asian Games Day 14 Full Schedule
Check out all the events on Day 14 of Asian Games 2018 here.
09:17 hrs IST
More appreciation for Swapna Barman
Referring to the success of Swapna Barman, India’s first-ever Asian Games gold medal winner in heptathlon, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she would be provided all facilities to achieve a better result at the next big sporting event.
The state government has already announced a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a government job for Barman.
08:58 hrs IST
India’s Bridge medal hopes
Men’s pair Final 2 (Pranab Bardhan/Shibhnath Sarkar, Sumit Mukherjee/Debabrata Majumder, Subhash Gupta/Sapan Desai)
Women’s pair Final 2 (Marianne Karmarkar/Hema Deora, Aparna Sain/Feroza Chothia)
Mixed pair Final 2 (Bachiraju Satyanarayana/Kiran Nadar, Rajeev Khandelwal/Himani Khandelwal)
08:50 hrs IST
Heartbreak for Vikas Krishan
Vikas Krishan, who had sustained an eye injury, had to pull out of the semi-final bout of the men’s middle 75 kg boxing event. As a result of the pullout, the 26-year-old had to settle for a bronze medal in the prestigious quadrennial tournament.
08:40 hrs IST
Defeat in Judo
India lose 0-4 to Kazakhstan in mixed team judo quarterfinals.Vijay Kumar Yadav, Harshdeep Singh Brar, Kalpana Devi and Garima Choudhary played the matches and lost.
08:35 hrs IST
Double delight for Japan
Yuika Sugasawa’s last-minute header earned Japan the Asian Games gold medal in pouring rain in Palembang with a 1-0 win over China in the women’s soccer final.
A half hour later on a humid Friday night 400 kilometers (250 miles) away in the Indonesian capital, Japan beat India 2-1 for gold in the women’s field hockey.
08:19 hrs IST
India win silver in hockey
India’s women’s hockey team got a silver medal at the Asian Games for the second time as it lost 1-2 to lower-ranked Japan in the final at the Gelora Bung Karno Hockey Field.
World No.14 Japan took the lead through Minami Shimizu in the 11th minute but world No.9 India pulled level through Neha Goyal in the 25th minute. Motomi Kawamura regained Japan’s lead in the 44th minute. India couldn’t find their equaliser and had to settle for the silver medal.
08:03 hrs IST
Heroes’ welcome for Jinson, Arpinder
Indian athlete Jinson Johnson, who clinched a gold medal in Men’s 1500m athletics event at the 18th edition of the Asian Games, arrived in India on Friday.
07:55 hrs IST
Good news in Judo
India beat Nepal 4-1 in mixed team elimination Round of 16 Judo!
07:50 hrs IST
Boxing hopes
Amit Panghal (49kg) continued his sensational run to make the final with a hard-fought win but an injured Vikas Krishan (75kg) had to settle for bronze after being declared medically unfit for his semifinal.
07:35 hrs IST
No medal in Canoe/Kayak Sprint
Prakant Sharma and Jamesboy Singh Oinam finished last in the final as India missed out on a medal in Canoe Double (C2) 200m Men.
07:23 hrs IST
Good show by Indian sailors
In the sailing competition, Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar bagged a silver medal in the 49er FX women category, while Harshita Tomar settled for bronze in the Open Laser 4.7 category.
In the 49er FX category, Varsha and Sweta scored a total of 44 points and 40 net points to finish second behind Singapore’s Min Kimberly Lim and Rui Qi Cecilia Low, who got 44 total points and 14 net points.
In the Open Laser 4.7 category, Harshita scored a total of 62 points and 50 net points to finish third.
07:17 hrs IST
Squash medal hopes
In squash, India’s women’s team of Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna entered the finals with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia. In the finals, India will take on Hong Kong, who defeated Japan 2-0.
07:05 hrs IST
Medal count
India is sitting at the eighth spot with a total of 65 medals (13 gold, 23 silver 29 bronze), equalling the highest tally of 2010 Guangzhou edition.
07:01 hrs IST
Welcome to Day 14
Hello and welcome to the penultimate day of Asian Games 2018. A number of medal chances remain for India as they look to improve their medal tally.
