Vinesh Phogat on Monday became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold after she defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie in the 50 kilogram women’s Freestyle final. This was India’s second gold after wrestler Bajrang Punia bagged one in men’s 65kg on Sunday. With this, India rose to the seventh spot in the Asian Games medal tally with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. India’s shooter Lakshay Sheoran won the silver medal by finishing second, while compatriot Manavjit Singh Sandhu finished fifth in the men’s trap final. India’s men’s badminton team lost 1-3 to hosts Indonesia in the quarter-finals. India’s quadruple sculls team and Dushyant entered the finals in rowing competitions. Dushyant topped Heat 1 of the men’s lightweight single sculls with a timing of 7:43.08 minutes to make it to the final. India were assured of its first-ever medal in Sepaktakraw as they entered the semi-finals of the mens team Regu event after finishing second in Group B. There are only six teams in the competition, which means India is assured of a medal as the losing semi-finalists will get bronze. In the preliminary round, India got the better of Iran 2-1, later losing to Indonesia 3-0. They qualified for the last four stage as the second best team in their group. (MEDALS TALLY)
Highlights of Asian Games 2018, Day 2 straight from Jakarta, Indonesia
20:45 IST: WUSHU: India’s Narender Grewal beats Philippines’ Clemente Jr Tabugara 2-1 in Men’s Sanda 65kg Round of 16 match
20:30 IST: WUSHU: India’s Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh beats Indonesia’s Abdul Haris Sofyan 2-1 in Men’s Sanda 60kg Round of 16 match
20:00 IST: Hockey: India rout Indonesia 17-0 in Men’s Tournament Pool A hockey match
19:55 IST: Sumit Malik loses his men’s Freestyle 125 kg bronze medal match against Uzbekistan’s Davit Modzmanashvili
19:48 IST: Sumit Malik is in action against Uzbekistan’s Davit Modzmanashvili in men’s Freestyle 125 kg bronze medal match
19:33 IST: WUSHU: India’s Santosh Kumar beats Yemen’s Zaid Ali Wazea 2-0 in Men’s Sanda -56kg Round of 16
19:15 IST: Sakshi Malik loses her Women’s Freestyle 62 kg bronze medal match 2-12 to DPR Korea’s Jong Sim Rim
19:10 IST: Sakshi Malik is in action against DPR Korea’s Jong Sim Rim in Women’s Freestyle 62 kg bronze medal match
18:52 IST: GOAL! Simranjeet Singh scores as India 5-0 lead against Indonesia in Men’s Tournament Pool A hockey match
18:49 IST: GOAL! Akashdeep Singh scores in 10th minute as India take 4-0 lead against Indonesia in Men’s Tournament Pool A hockey match.18:44 IST: Heartbreak for Pooja Dhanda as she loses her women’s freestyle 57 kg bronze medal match to Japan’s Katsuki Sakagami
18:37 IST: Pooja Dhanda is in action against Japan’s Katsuki Sakagami in Women’s Freestyle 57 kg bronze medal match
18:27 IST: Vinesh, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, defeated her Japanese opponent 6-2.
17:51 IST: GOLD! Vinesh Phogat wins gold in women’s freestyle 50 kg category. This is India’s second gold medal at the Games.
17:50 IST: 40 seconds to go. Vinesh leads 4-1
17:46 IST: Vinesh takes 4-0 lead against her Japanese opponent.
17:45 IST: WRESTLING: Vinesh Phogat is in action against Japan’s Yuki Irie in Women’s Freestyle 50 kg gold medal match
17:32 IST: TENNIS: Sumit Nagal/Ramkumar Ramanathan register a 6-1, 6-1 win over Nepal’s Bastola/Bajracharya in Men’s tennis doubles event, through to pre-quarterfinals
17:00 IST: The Indian team is in action in Subdivision 3 of the Qualification round for artistic gymnastics
16:48 IST: Volleyball Men’s event update
India beat Hong Kong 27-25, 25-22, 25-19 in men’s Pool F match
16:25 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy lose 14-21, 18-21 to Indonesia’s Muhammad Ardianto-Fajar Alfian in the men’s doubles tie
India knocked out after losing 1-3 against Indonesia
16:17 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy lead 11-8 at mid-game interval of second game against Muhammad Ardianto-Fajar Alfian in the men’s doubles tie
16:08 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy lose first game 14-21 to Indonesia’s Muhammad Ardianto-Fajar Alfian in the men’s doubles tie
16:05 IST: Volleyball Men’s event update
India lead 2-0 against Hong Kong
16:03 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy lead 11-10 to Indonesia’s Muhammad Ardianto-Fajar Alfian in the men’s doubles tie
15:59 IST: Volleyball Men’s event update
India have won first set 27-25 in 28 minutes against Hong Kong
15:53 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy face Indonesia’s Muhammad Ardianto-Fajar Alfian in the men’s doubles tie
15:47 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
HS Prannoy defeats Indonesia’s Christie Jonatan 21-15, 19-21, 21-19 in a three-game thriller
India trail 1-2 to Indonesia
15:40 IST: Kabaddi Men’s Team event update
India lose 23-24 to South Korea in Group A match
This was India’s first defeat in Asian Games history!
15:35 IST: Men’s Freestyle 125 kg Repechage Round 2 event update
Sumit Malik beats Kazakhstan’s Oleg Boltin 7-0
Sumit Malik will now fight for the bronze
15:32 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
HS Prannoy leads 11-5 at mid-game interval of the third game against Indonesia’s Christie Jonatan
15:23 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
HS Prannoy returns to the court. He loses the second game 19-21 against Indonesia’s Christie Jonatan
15:20 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
HS Prannoy looks to have hurt his right ankle while attempting to play a shot
15:11 IST: Silver medal for India!
Lakshay Sheoran scores 39 out of 45 in men trap shooting to bag a podium finish for India
India now have 4 medals – one gold, two silver and one bronze
15:04 IST: Shooting Trap Men Final event update
Lakshay Sheoran remains on the second spot after 35 shots while Manavjit Singh Sandu is eliminated
One medal assured for India
15:00 IST: Shooting Trap Men Final event update
Lakshay Sheoran remains on the second spot while Manavjit Singh Sandu is fourth after 30 shots
14:56 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
HS Prannoy wins first game 21-15 against Indonesia’s Christie Jonatan
14:52 IST: Shooting Trap Men Final event update
Lakshay Sheoran has dropped to the second spot while Manavjit Singh Sandu is fifth after 20 shots
14:49 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
HS Prannoy leads 13-9 in the opening game against Indonesia’s Christie Jonatan
14:47 IST: Shooting Trap Men Final event update
Lakshay Sheoran scores 14 to take pole position while Sandhu is on the fourth spot after hitting the target 12 times after 15 shots
14:42 IST: Shooting Trap Men Final event update
Lakshay Sheoran and Manavjit Singh Sandu are joint-second after first 10 shots
14:38 IST: Shooting Trap Men Final event update
Manavjit Singh Sandhu scores 3, Lakshay Sheoran scores 4 after first five shots
Sandhu is on the third spot, while Lakshay Sheoran is on second place
14:32 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Chirag Shetty-Satwik Rankireddy lose 21-19, 19-21, 16-21 to Indonesia’s Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamujlo
Indonesia take 2-0 lead
14:28 IST: Tennis Men’s Singles event update
Ramanathan Ramkumar defeats Wong Hong Kit from Hong Kong 6-0, 7-6(4) to enter Round of 16
14:26 IST: Women’s Freestyle 50 kg event update
Vinesh Phogat defeats Uzbekistan’s Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova via technical superiority
Vinesh Phogat enters the finals
14:20 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 62 kg event update
Sakshi Malik loses 7-8 to Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in the quarterfinals
14:13 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 62 kg event update
Sakshi Malik leads 7-6 against Aisuluu Tynybekova from Kyrgyzstan in the second period of the quarterfinals
14:08 IST: Shooting Trap Men qualification event update
Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Lakshay qualify for the final event
14:05 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Chirag Shetty-Satwik Rankireddy lead 11-6 at the mid-game interval against Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamujlo
14:00 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 57 kg event update
Pooja Dhanda loses to Myong Suk Jong from DPR Korea via techincal superiority in the quarterfinals
Pooja Dhanda will vie for the bronze medal
13:38 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Chirag Shetty-Satwik Rankireddy clinch first game 21-19 in the men’s doubles against Indonesia’s Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamujlo
13:39 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 62 kg event update
Sakshi Malik defeats Ayaulym Kassymova from Kazakastan via techincal superiority
Sakshi Malik enters semi-finals
13:35 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Kidambi Srikanth lose 21-23, 22-20, 10-21 to Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting
Indonesia take 1-0 lead
13:30 IST: Tennis Women’s Singles Round of 32 event update
Karman Kaur Thandi defeats Jarga Altansarnai from Mongolia 6-1, 6-0 in straight sets
13:24 IST: Sepaktakraw Women’s Team Regu event update
India lose 1-2 to Lao PDR in Group A match
13:20 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Kidambi Srikanth clinches second game 22-20 after losing the first game 21-23 to Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting in the men’s singles
13:18 IST: Tennis Men’s Singles event update
Ramanathan Ramkumar clinches first set 6-0 in 22 minutes against Womg Hong Kit from Hong Kong
13:14 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 57 kg event update
Pooja Dhanda defeats Nabira Esenbaeva from Uzbekistan 12-1
Pooja Dhanda enters semifinals
13:08 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 57 kg event update
Pooja Dhanda leads 4-0 against Nabira Esenbaeva from Uzbekistan in the first period
13:06 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Kidambi Srikanth leads 11-10 against Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting at the mid-game interval of second game
13:03 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 50 kg event update
Vinesh Phogat defeats South Korean Kim Hyungjoo
Vinesh Phogat is through to the semifinals
12:59 IST: Shooting Trap Women Final update
Seema Tomar finishes sixth. She scored 12 out of her 25 shots
12:57 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Kidambi Srikanth loses first game 21-23 to Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting
12:47 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 62 kg event update
Sakshi Malik defeats Salinee Srisombat from Thailand via technical superiority to enter quarterfinals
12:43 IST: Shooting Trap Women Final update
Seema Tomar remains on the last spot with four points after first 10 shots
12:40 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Kidambi Srikanth leads 11-10 against Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting in the mid-game interval
12:37 IST: Shooting Trap Women Final update
Seema Tomar is on the last spot after first five shots
12:36 IST: Shooting Trap Women Final update
Horrendous beginning for Seema Tomar she has failed to hit the target in the first four shots
12:34 IST: Badminton Men’s Team quarterfinals event update
Kidambi Srikanth trails 2-4 against Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting in the first game
12:22 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 53 kg event update
Pinki loses to Sumiya Erdenechimeg from Mongolia via technical superiority in the 1/8 Final match
12:21 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 53 kg event update
Sumiya Erdenechimeg adds two more points to her tally. She grapples Pinki and overturns her to lead 9-0
Pinki has been warned for pulling the opponents hair
12:19 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 53 kg event update
Pinki trails 0-5 to Sumiya Erdenechimeg from Mongolia after first period
12:17 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 53 kg event update
Pinki trails 0-4 to Sumiya Erdenechimeg from Mongolia
Pinki was taken out of the yellow zone which adds one point for the Mongolian in the first period
12:14 IST: Shooting Trap Men event qualification Day 2 update
Lakshay is on the second spot with 119 points
Manavjit Singh Sandhu is fifth with 118 points
12:08 IST: Shooting Trap Women event update
Seema Tomar qualifies for the final round. She finished sixth
Shreyasi Singh failed to book a final berth
12:05 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 57 kg event update
Pooja Dhanda defeats Orasa Sookdongyor from Thailand via technical superiority
Pooja Dhanda is through to the quarterfinals
11:55 IST: Wrestling Men’s Freestyle 125 kg event update
Sumit loses to Iran’s Parviz Hadibasmanj via technical superiority
11:52 IST: Wrestling Men’s Freestyle 125 kg event update
Sumit trails 0-8 against Iran’s Parviz Hadibasmanj in the first period
11:43 IST: Wrestling Women’s Freestyle 50 kg event update
Vinesh Phogat defeats Sun Yanan from China 8-2 in the 1/8 Finals match
Vinesh Phogat enters the quarter-final
11:34 IST: Sepaktakraw Women’s Team Regu
India trail 0-1 to Lao PDR Preliminary Group A match
11:27 IST: Sepaktakraw Women’s Team Regu event update
Preliminary Group A Match between India and Lao PDR is underway
11:25 IST: Men’s Handball event update
India beat Malaysia 45-19 in the Main Round – Group 3 match
11:21 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Women event update
Apurvi Chandela eliminated. She shot 9.8 to finish fifth
11:19 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Women event update
Apurvi Chandela remains on fourth spot after 16 shots. 5 shooters remain, 3 eliminated
11:16 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Women event update
Apurvi Chandela has slipped to fourth spot after 14 shots
11:11 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Women event update
Apurvi Chandela has moved up to third spot after first stage
11:07 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Women event update
Apurvi Chandela is on the fifth spot after first 5 shot. She started with a poor 9.6 point
11:04 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinal event update
PV Sindhu-Ashwini Ponnappa lose 13-21, 12-21 against Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahasi in the women’s doubles match.
India women’s team knocked out after Japan took an unassailable 3-1 lead
Indian women’s team goes down 1-3 to Japan in the quarters of #AsianGames2018 Kudos to Japan, best wishes for the rest of the matches. #IndiaontheRise #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/6u4WBZXAAP
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 20, 2018
10:55 IST: Swimming Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay event update
India finished fourth in Heat 1 to qualify for the final event
10:53 IST: Sepaktakraw Men’s Team Regu event update
India beat Iran 2-1 in Group B match
10:47 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinal event update
PV Sindhu-Ashwini Ponnappa lose first game 13-21 against Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahasi in the women’s doubles match.
10:40 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals event
PV Sindhu-Ashwini Ponnappa trail 9-11 at the mid-game interval against Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahasi in the women’s doubles match
10:38 IST: Tennis Women’s Singles event update
Ankita Raina beats Gumulya Beatrice from Indonesia 6-2, 6-4 in the women’s Round of 32 match
10:25 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals event
Saina Nehwal loses 11-21, 25-23, 16-21 to Nozomi Okuhara. Japan lead 2-1 against India
End of three matches India trail 1-2 as the doubles duo of @Pvsindhu1 and @P9Ashwini take the court for Match No 4 of the quarter final against Japanin #AsianGames2018 #IndiaontheRise #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/t9odCZRuZR
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 20, 2018
10:20 IST: 10m Air Rifle Women event update
Apurvi Chandela scores 629.4 to qualify for the final event. She finished second behind Ruozhu Zhao
10:14 IST: Women’s Basketball 5×5 event update
India lose 54-104 to Unified Korea in Group A match
10:01 IST: Kabaddi Women’s Team event update
India beat Thailand 33-23 in Group A match
09:59 IST: Tennis Women’s Singles Round of 32 update
Ankita Raina has clinched the first set 6-2 in 51 minutes against Gumulya Beatrice from Indonesia
09:53 IST: Handball Men’s Handball event update
India lead 15-4 against Malaysia
09:45 IST: Silver medal for India!
Deepak Kumar shoots a brilliant 10.9 in his last attempt to bag India a podium spot in the 10m Air Rifle Men event. Deepak shot a total of 247.7 behind China’s Haoran Yand.
India now have one gold, one silver and one bronze
And the first Silver medal for #TeamIndia at the 18th #AsianGames! After Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar, #DeepakKumar wins a well deserved Silver medal, in #Shooting in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Finals event! #Congratulations Deepak! #IAmTeamIndia @IndianAirforce_ pic.twitter.com/jzdUff4iSs
— Team India (@ioaindia) August 20, 2018
09:36 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men Final update
Ravi Kumar eliminated, Deepak Kumar assures India of a medal
09:34 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men Final update
Deepak Kumar is on third place, Ravi Kumar fourth
09:31 IST: Kabaddi Women’s Team update
India lead 15-10 against Thailand in the preliminary round
09:28 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
Saina Nehwal loses the first game 11-21 against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the third match
09:26 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men Final update
Ravi Kumar is on the third spot after Stage 1
Deepak Kumar slips to the fifth spot
09:23 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men Final update
Deepak Kumar is third after 5 shots while Ravi Kumar is fourth
09:18 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men Final update
Deepak Kumar has started with a lead
Ravi Kumar is on the second spot
09:16 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
Saina Nehwal trails 6-8 to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the third match
09:11 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Women qualification
Apurvi Chandela leads with 85.3 points
09:07 IST: Sepaktakraw Men’s Team Regu update
India lead 1-0 to Iran in the Preliminary Group B match
09:05 IST: Kabaddi Women’s Team update
India take on Thailand in a few seconds from now
09:00 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
N.Sikki Reddy-S.Arathi Sara lose 15-21, 6-21 to Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima in women’s doubles as Japan draw level at 1-1
08:54 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
N.Sikki Reddy-S.Arathi Sara trail 5-11 to Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima in the second game
08:51 IST: Sepaktakraw Men’s Team Regu update
The Preliminary Group B match between India and Iran is underway
08:49 IST: Rowing Men’s Quadruple Sculls update
India have topped Heat 1 to qualify for final event
08:45 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
N.Sikki Reddy-S.Arathi Sara lose the first game 15-21 to Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima in the second match
08:40 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
N.Sikki Reddy-S.Arathi Sara trail 15-10 in the first game against Japan’s Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima
08:38 IST: Basketball Women’s Basketball 5×5 update
India trail 6-12 to Unified Korea
08:35 IST: Shooting Trap Men qualification Day 2 update
Lakshay leads with 96 points
Manavjit Singh Sandhu is second with 72 points
08:33 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
N.Sikki Reddy-S.Arathi Sara trail 6-8 to Japan’s Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima in the second match
08:30 IST: Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls update
Rohit Kumar/Bhagwan Singh go into Repechage after finishing second in Heat 1
08:23 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men qualification update
Both Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar have qualified for the final event
Ravi Kumar scored 626.7 to finish fourth
Deepak Kumar scored 626.3 to finish fifth
medal winner from Day 1 at the #AsianGames, #RaviKumar qualifies for the 10m Air Rifle Men’s Finals after finishing with a total of 626.7. #DeepakKumar with 626.3 also qualifies right behind Ravi. Both Deepak and Ravi will be vying for the yellow metal! #AllTheBest #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/A7bl7CvJxc
— Team India (@ioaindia) August 20, 2018
08:18 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
PV Sindhu gets India to a winning start. She defeats Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 21-19 in straight games
08:11 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men qualification update
Ravi Kumar is on the fourth spot
Deep Kumar is fifth
08:09 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi has taken a 11-10 lead in the second game against PV Sindhu
08:07 IST: Rowing Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls update
Rohit Kumar-Bhagwan Singh are currently participating in the Heat 1. The duo have crossed the 500m in 1:37.65 and 1000m in 3:22.96.
08:02 IST: Rowing Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls update
Dushyant qualifies for the final. He clocked 7:43.08 to top the Heat 1
Day 2 at the 18th #AsianGames#Rowing Dushyant of #TeamIndia qualifies for the Finals of Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls after finishing first in the Heats with a timimg of 7.43.08. #AllTheBest#IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/XJ8298yjOS
— Team India (@ioaindia) August 20, 2018
07:59 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
PV Sindhu leads the second game by a slender 4-3 margin against Yamaguchi
07:57 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men qualification update
Ravi Kumar is on the fourth spot with 491.2 points
Deepak Kumar has moved up to the sixth spot
07:55 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
PV Sindhu wins the first game for India 21-18 against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. It was a closely fought start.
07:49 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
PV Sindhu leads 18-15 against Akane Yamaguchi in the opening game
07:46 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men qualification update
Ravi Kumar has moved to third sport with 407.1 points
07:43 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
PV Sindhu gives India 11-10 lead at the mid-game interval against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi
07:31 IST: Badminton Women’s Team quarterfinals update
India women’s team take on Japan few seconds from now
07:30 IST: Shooting 10m Air Rifle Men update
Ravi Kumar is on the sixth spot with 260.5 points
07:28 IST: Shooting Trap Women Qualification Day 2 update
Seema Tomar is on the fourth spot with 75 points
Shreyasi Singh has dropped to seventh place
07:10 IST: Hello and welcome to the live commentary from the Day 2 of the Asian Games 2018
The biggest blow though came when two-time Olympic medallist Sushil, who was exempted from Asiad trails, lost tamely. Sushil, winner of a bronze at the 2006 Doha edition, was competing at the Games after skipping the last two editions. The Indian led 2-1 after the first period with a take down but the Bahraini made a strong comeback to silence the Indian fans. Sushil himself was surprised with his defeat.
In the 86kg, Pawan Kumar made a rousing start by blanking Heng Vuthy of Cambodia 8-0 but later lost to reigning world champion Hassan Yazdani Charati of Iran by Technical Superiority. Yazdabi is the gold medallist at Rio Olympics, apart from winning three World Cup gold medals.
Swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash finished fifth and seventh in the men’s 200m butterfly and 100m backstroke final events respectively. Starting in lane 3, Prakash clocked 1:57.75 seconds in 200m butterfly final. Japan’s Seto Daiya won the title with a timing of 1:54.53 seconds.
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams started their Asian Games campaign on a positive note, winning their respective games. India’s rowers Sayali Shelake and Pooja Rajendra, Om Prakash and Sawarn Singh and Malkeet Singh and Gurinder Singh qualified for the finals in different events. The Indian women’s handball team went down to their Chinese counterparts in a Group A match of the 18th Asian Games.
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