Asian Games 2018, highlights: Vinesh Phogat leads medal charge on Day 2 - as it happened
It was a historic day for India as Vinesh Phogat won India’s second gold medal in the Asian Games 2018 and became the first-ever woman from India to win a gold in wrestling. Earlier, Lakshay won silver in Men’s Trap while Deepak Kumar also clinched silver in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle event. India’s medal tally now stands at five at the Asian Games 2018. It was a mixed day for other wrestlers, however, who could not pick up even a single medal. India also missed out on medals in swimming and artistic gymnastics but will have hopes for tennis medals after a good showing from the country’s premier tennis players.
21:00 hrs IST
Day 2 comes to a close
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20:50 hrs IST
Wushu update #2
India’s Narender Grewal wins 2-1 against Philippines’ Clemente Jr Tabugara to qualify for the Men’s Sanda 60kg quarter-final.
20:35 hrs IST
Wushu update
India’s Surya Bhanu Partap Singh beats Indonesia’s Abdul Haris Sofyan to qualify for the Men’s Sanda 60kg quarter-finals.
20:30 IST
Bopanna, Sharan march on
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan make it to the round of 16 with a 6-3, 6-3 win.
20:11 hrs IST
Tennis update
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan win the first set of their doubles tennis match 6-3 against their Indonesian opponents.
20:02 hrs IST
India register massive hockey win
India have beaten hosts Indonesia 17-0 - yes, you read that right - in their opening Pool A men’s hockey game.
19:50 hrs IST
Sumit suffers defeat
Sumit fought valiantly but succumbed to a 0-2 loss to Davit Modzmanashvili in the men’s freestyle 125 kg bronze medal bout.
19:41 hrs IST
Wushu update
India’s Santosh Kumar beats Yemen’s Zaid Ali Wazea 2-0 in Men’s Sanda 56kg Round of 16.
19:27 hrs IST
Tennis update
The Indian women’s pair of Rutuja Bhosale-Pranjala Yadlapalli lost their doubles tennis match to their Indonesian opponents.
19:18 hrs IST
Hockey update
The Indian men’s hockey team is beating Indonesia 9-0 in a Pool A match at this point. And only two quarters have been played thus far!
19:13 hrs IST
Malik loses in crushing fashion
My word! Sakshi Malik lost 12-2 by technical superiority, such was the dominance of the North Korean. This will undoubtedly be a hard pill to swallow for the Indian.
19:10 hrs IST
Sakshi Malik bronze bout underway
Sakshi Malik’s bronze medal bout in the women’s freestyle 62 kg category vs. Rim Jong Sim has begun.
19:00 hrs IST
Vinesh Phogat = gold standard
18:43 hrs IST
Dhanda comes up short
Pooja started well, taking a 1-0 lead but the Japanese Sakagami came back strong to win the match 6-1.
18:34 hrs IST
Pooja Dhanda’s bronze medal bout underway
Pooja Dhanda’s bronze medal bout in the women’s freestyle 57 kg category against Japan’s Katsuki Sakagami has begun! Can she bring India another medal.
18:19 IST
Vinesh Phogat’s win in numbers
18:13 hrs IST
Pooja Dhanda eyes bronze
Pooja Dhanda’s bronze medal bout in the women’s freestyle 57 kg category against Japan’s Katsuki Sakagami will begin shortly.
17:56 hrs IST
More wrestling medals on the way?
Pooja Dhanda, Sakshi Malik and Sumit are all in contention for bronze medals in wrestling; their bouts begin shortly. Don’t go anywhere just yet!
17:51 hrs IST
Vinesh Phogat wins gold!
Vinesh Phogat has done it! She has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal in the Asian Games, beating Yuki Irie 6-2.
17:44 hrs IST
Vinesh Phogat looks to create history
Vinesh Phogat’s women’s 50 kg freestyle match vs Yuki Irie is underway.
17:27 hrs IST
Swimming medal hope
India’s swimmers couldn’t get off the mark yesterday an Indian team will be a part of the 4 x 200 m rally final later today.
17:20 hrs IST
Artistic gymnastics update #2
The Indian men’s team aren’t having the best time of things right now and are placed last in the qualification round. A rebound from here looks unlikely.
17:00 hrs IST
Artistic gymnastics update
The men’s qualification round in gymnastics has begun. India’s Ashish Kumar, Rakesh Patra, Gaurav Kumar, Yogeshwar Singh and Sidhartth Verma are taking part.
16:56 hrs IST
Tennis action coming up
The Indian men’s pair of Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan and women’s pair of Rutuja Bhosale-Pranjala Yadlapalli will be in action in round of 32 matches in a bit.
16:33 hrs IST
Volleyball update
Here’s some good news coming through: the Indian men’s volleyball team has beaten Hong Kong 27-25, 25-22, 25-19 in a Pool F match.
16:27 hrs IST
Badminton final score
The badminton team of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy have been eliminated from the men’s team event, losing 3-1 in the quarter-finals against Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
16:09 hrs IST
Badminton update
The team of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy are trailing 1-0 against Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto after they lost the first game 14-21. In the Men’s Badminton Team quarterfinals, India trail 1-2.
15:56 hrs IST
Shooting Recap
Lakshay claimed the silver medal in the men’s trap event of the Asian Games. The 19-year-old Lakshay shot 39 out of 45 to finish second on the podium to claim the fourth medal for India.
Taipei’s Kunpi Yang won the gold medal while equalling the Games record with 48, while Korea’s Daemyeong Ahn bagged bronze after scoring 30 at the JSC Shooting Range.
15:50 hrs IST
Rowing finals
Dushyant Chauhan and the Indian men’s quadruple sculls team finished first in their respective heats to reach the finals of the rowing competition at the Asian Games 2018.
15:47 hrs IST
HS Prannoy prevails
HS Prannoy wins the third match against Jonatan Christie to make it 2-1 for India against Indonesia. The men’s Badminton Team quarterfinals will go to the fourth match and this is a great comeback for India.
15:44 hrs IST
Upset Alert
This is a big one! 2014 Asian Games bronze medallist South Korea have beaten seven-time gold medallists India 24-23 in the group stage of Kabaddi!
15:38 hrs IST
Badminton update
HS Prannoy is trailing 13-14 against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in men’s Badminton Team quarterfinals. In aggregate, India is 2-0 behind against Indonesia.
15:30 hrs IST
Recap - Wrestling
Vinesh Phogat exacted sweet revenge on Yanan Sun on her way to the final of 50kg category but Sakshi Malik paid the price for being over-defensive in the 62kg wrestling at the Asian Games
15:26 hrs IST
Sumit Malik victorious
Sumit Malik has bounced back from his earlier defeat and a victory over Uzbekistan’s Oleg Boltin means that he will take part in the Repachage Round 2.
15:24 hrs IST
Japan controversy
Four Japanese basketball players were kicked off their Asian Games team and sent home Monday after delegation head Yasuhiro Yamashita said they “spent the night in a hotel with women.”
Yamashita told a news conference that the four players hooked up with the women after eating and drinking in an entertainment district and were easily identified by wearing Japan-emblazoned shirts.
15:20 hrs IST
Wrestling
Repachage bout for 125kg heavyweight Sumit Malik and the Indian wrestler is leading against Oleg Boltin!
15:14 hrs IST
Lakshay wins silver
India clinches their fourth medal at Asian Games 2018 - third in shooting - as Lakshay won silver in Men’s Trap event.
15:05 hrs IST
Lakshay assured of medal
Manavjit Singh Sandhu is eliminated and with 29 out of 35, Lakshay is assured of a medal right now. This is make or break for the youngster!
15:01 hrs IST
Manajit, Lakshay in contention
Four shooters remain in contention and India are assured of a medal. Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Lakshay have everything to play for right now and it is clear that either one of them will be winning a medal today.
14:54 hrs IST
Manajit, Lakshay impress
This is good stuff from the Indian shooters as Sandhu and Lakshay are tied second at the moment. India have three medals till now - two from shooting - and this can be a welcome addition to the kitty.
14:47 hrs IST
Men’s Trap: 15 rounds done
15 rounds gone and Lakshya is currently in the gold medal position. He has shot an impressive 14/15 till now while Manavjit Singh Sandhu is in the fourth position.
14:42 hrs IST
Men’s Trap
A good start by both Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Lakshya in the Men’s Trap final as they are placed third and second respectively at the moment.
14:34 hrs IST
Update: Men’s team badminton
Satwik and Chirag go down to the world number 1 pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. A great fight, but Indonesia win the match 19-21, 21-19, 21-16
14:30 hrs IST
Update: Men’s team badminton
Gideon and Sukamuljo have fought back with a lot of attitude and have forced a decider. Score: 21-19, 19-21. Match to be decided in the decider.
14:20 hrs IST
Update: Vinesh walks out
Off the mark with 2 points and she had won the match 10-0. Cruises into the finals
14:16 hrs IST
Update: Sakshi bows out
Stellar display by the Indian, she made a rousing comeback but then lost out in the final seconds of the match.
Disappointing for the Indians. However, she will get another bite at the Bronze medal.
14:07 hrs IST
Update: Sakshi looking strong
The Indian has started on the front foot and is looking pretty strong at the moment.
14:05 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty erupted and took the match away from the much-fancied pair of Kevin Sanjaya and Marcus Gideon 21-19.
14:03 hrs IST
Update: Wrestling 57 kgs
Pooja Dhanda has lost her bout convincingly in the semis and bows out of the competition.
13:44 hrs IST
Update: Sakshi through to semis
Sakshi Malik beats Kazakhstan’s Kassymova Ayaulym by technical superiority and joins Vinesh Phogat and Pooja Dhanda in the semi-finals in the 62 kg category.
13:36 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event
Kidambi Srikanth loses first match. India trail 1-0.
13:34 hrs IST
Update: Women’s singles tennis
Karman Kaur Thandi beats Mongolia’s Altansarnai Jargal; enters round 16 after winning her match 6-1, 6-0.
13:24 hrs IST
Update: Srikanth hits back
Srikanth saves a match point to come back and win the second game 22-20. Match to be decided in the final set.
13:12 hrs IST
Update: Pooja qualifies for the semis
Another dominant display by an Indian wrestler. Pooja Dhanda has won her bout 12-1 against Nabira Esenbaeva from Uzbekistan.
13:06 hrs IST
Update: Vinesh Phogat enters semis
Vinesh Phogat annihilates Korea’s Kim Hyungjoo by technical superiority to move on to the semi-finals. She won her bout 11-0.
13:03 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event
Kidambi Srikanth squanders lead and loses first game 21-23 to Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting
13:00 hrs IST
Update: Seema Tomar eliminated
It was not a very bright performance by the Indian who never looked in the groove. She missed her first five strokes and it was always going to be an uphill battle from there.
She has been eliminated!
12:43 hrs IST
Update: Sakshi through
Sakshi Malik slammed Thailand’s Salinee Srisombat in under two minuted by technical superiority and progress to the quarter-finals in the 62 kg category.
12:37 hrs IST
Sloppy from Seema
She has missed out on all five shots in the first round.
12:33 hrs IST
Update: Single Trap - Women
Seema Tomar misses with her first stroke. Under pressure now.
12:31 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Badminton - Quarterfinals
Kidambi Srikanth takes court. After the women team disappointed, this is where pressure is!
12:18 hrs IST
Update: Pinki takes the mat
Not an entirely bright start by the Indian. Pinki has been brushed away by the Mongolian Sumiya Erdenechimeg. She cedes the match 10-0.
12:08 hrs IST
Update: Payal Dhanda wins
The Indian romped home against Orasa Sookdongyor of Thailand, 8-0.
12:03 hrs IST
Deepak Kumar with the silver medal
11:58 hrs IST
Update: Shooting Trap Women
Seema Tomar scrapes through to the finals. Shreyasi Singh comes perilously close, but misses out.
11:55 hrs IST
Update: Vinesh wins, Sumit loses
Vinesh Phogat wins her bout against Sun Yanan 8-2.
However, the Indian was injured was in the process.
India’s Sumit was slammed away by Iran’s Parviz Hadi Basmanj. He went down by technical superiority in the first period itself.
11:50 hrs IST
Update: We now shift our focus to Wrestling
Deepak Kumar bagged silver, but Apurvi and Ravi came very close but fell agonisingly short of a podium finishes.
However, India’s hopes now rest on Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Pooja Dhanda, and Pinki .
11:36 hrs IST
Update: Women’s basketball
India’s team were no match to Unified Korea as they bowed down 54-104 against the Unified Korean team. This is now India’s 3rd defeat in as many matches.
11:32 hrs IST
Update: Women’s 53 kg Taekwondo
India’s Latika Bhandari lost to Hong Kong’s Sin Yi Law 22-24 in the round of 16.
11:31 hrs IST
Update: Tennis
Ankita Raina moved on to round of 16 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Indonesia’s Beatrice Gumulya.
11:30 hrs IST
Update: Handball
India beat Malaysia 45-19.
11:29 hrs IST
Update: Sepak Takraw
India bet Iran 2-1 in men’s Regu group stage encounter.
11:28 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals
Last year’s Bronze medal winners India knocked out as Japan get the better of them 3-1.
11:21 hrs IST
Update: Apurvi knocked out
One shot of 9.8 and Apurvi has dropped out. She finished fifth. A 9.8 on her 18th shot proved costly even as a 10.8 on the 17th shot ignited hopes.
Heartbreak for India
11:08 hrs IST
Update: Tight competition
Apurvi holding fort, but then the other shooters are very consistent and she has moved up to the number four positions.
10:51 hrs IST
Update: Final commences
Apurvi takes aim.
10:42 hrs IST
High hopes from Apurvi
The 25-year old is a huge medal prospect for India after her performance yesterday when she won Bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed event on the first day.
She was consistent in the qualification round too and looks good for a medal.
10:35 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Swimming
The men’s 4x200 freestyle team (Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, Saurabh Sangvekar, Avinash Mani) finish 7th overall in the heats to qualify for the final.
10:26 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals
Ashwini Ponnappa and PV Sindhu will take on Matsutomo/Takahashi in the doubles. They have to win this match to keep India’s hopes alive.
10:22 hrs IST
Update: Men’s trap qualification
Indian youngster Lakshay shoots a perfect 25 in the fourth series to go on top with 96 points. Manavjit Singh Sandhu is ninth with 94 points.
10:21 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals
Saina Nehwal goes down in the third set, India trail 2-1 in the event
10:15 hrs IST
Update: Shooting shines
Apurvi Chandela qualifies for the 10m Air Rifle Women finals
10:09 hrs IST
Update: Women’s Singles Round of 32 - Tennis
Ankita Raina won the first set and is leading 4-2 in the second game
10:03 hrs IST
Update: Shooting
Men’s trap: Lakshay number one, Manavjit Sandhu at number 9
Women’s trap: Seema Tomar is fourth, Shreyasi Singh number 7
Women’s 10m air rifle: Apurvi Chandela currently second
10:00 hrs IST
Update: Women’s Kabaddi
India romp home against Thailand 33 - 23.
9:58 hrs IST
Update: Handball
India lead 15-4 against Malaysia
9:55 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals
Not very positive from Saina Nehwal as she went down 11-21 to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the first game of third match.
Saina fights back to draw level in the second game (25-23) and the match will now be decided in the final set.
9:43 hrs IST
Third medal for India
Deepak Kumar was consistent and ended with silver. India bags third medal.
9:36 hrs IST
Update: Ravi out, Deepak assured a medal
Deepak bags a silver in 10m air rifle finals
9:30 hrs IST
Update: 10m Air rifle finals
Deepak Kumar is at the fifth position, Ravi continues to be third.
Only 5 shooters remaining after the second elimination.
9:15 hrs IST
Update: 10m Air rifle finals
India’s Ravi Kumar, Deepak Kumar all set to aim for a medal finish
9:12 hrs IST
Update: Trap Men
Manavjit Sandhu has dropped to number 6.
Lakshay is leading the table as of now.
9:08 hrs IST
Update: Kabaddi Women’s Team
India take on Thailand, and are off to a blazing start.
9:04 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Quadruple Sculls – Rowing
Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh top their heat as India book a spot in the final.
8:59 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals
Complete domination by the Japanese pair as they romped home to a win.
India go down 15-21, 6-21
8:45 hrs IST
Update: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals
N.Sikki Reddy-S.Arathi Sara lose the first game 15-21 to Japan’s Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima
8:40 hrs IST
Update: Basketball Women’s Basketball 5x5
Not very promising as India trail 6-12 to Unified Korea
8:39 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls – Rowing
Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh finish second in their heat. They now will head across to the repechage round.
8:28 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 50m Backstroke
Srihari Nataraj is the second reserve for the final.
8:18 hrs IST
Update: 10m Air Rifle Men
Brilliant day for India so far. Both Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar qualify for the finals.
8:16 hrs IST
Update: Women’s team Badminton
PV Sindhu clinches the first match, she beats Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 21-19.
What a start for India!
8:10 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 50m Backstroke
Srihari Nataraj and Arvind Mani have finished first and second in their heat. However, they will have to wait for the results of other heats to find out if they have made it to the finals.
8:06 hrs IST
Update: Badminton
It is tight yet again, the score reads 10-10 in the second game. Who is blinking first?
8:03 hrs IST
Update: Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls – Rowing
Stunning performance from India’s Dushyant as he tops his heat with a time of 7:43.08 and sails into the finals.
8:02 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 800m freestyle Swimming
India’s Advait Page finishes an impressive third in his heat with a time of 8:09.13. He is only 16.
Top notch!
7:54 hrs IST
Update: Badminton
PV Sindhu wins first game in the women’s quarterfinal against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-18.
Good comeback by the Indian to clinch the final three points in a row.
7:53 hrs IST
Update: Women’s trap qualification – Shooting
Seema Tomar shoots 22 out of 25 targets in round 4. She is at the number four position with a total to 93 points. Shreyasi Singh, has dropped down to the seventh position after scoring only 20 and now sits with a total of 91. The leader, Kazakhstan’s Mariya Dmitriyenko has 96 after four rounds.
7:49 hrs IST
Update: Shooting
Ravi Kumar has moved to third sport with 407.1 points in the 10m Air Rifle Men qualification
7:47 hrs IST
Update: Badminton
What a breezy start to the day. Yamaguchi and Sindhu going hammer and tongs at each other, there is nothing to separate the two players at the moment.
7:41 hrs IST
Update: Badminton
PV Sindhu falls behind, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan leads 10-8 in Women’s Team Quarterfinals
7:37 hrs IST
Update: Men’s 10m Air Rifle Qualification
Deepak Kumar shoots a 103.7 in the first round. The leader, China’s Haoran Yang, shot a 106.4. Ravi Kumar shoots 104.7 and 103.1 in the first two rounds.
7:34 hrs IST
Update: Badminton
PV Sindhu is out there as India take on Japan
7:19 hrs IST
Update: Shooting
Shreyasi Singh and Seema Tomar in action currently in Trap Women Qualification
7:08 hrs IST
Welcome all
An emphatic start to proceedings on Day 1. Bajrang Punia bagged India’s first Gold after Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar got off the mark with a Bronze in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event.
Day 2 promises to be even better.
