Rohan Bopanna/Divij Sharan gift India the Men’s Doubles Tennis gold at the Asian Games
Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan claimed India's second gold of the day by winning the Men's Doubles Tennis final at the Asian Games 2018. Bopanna and Sharan defeated Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-4 in 52 minutes. The Indians were 4-1 ahead within 20 minutes of the match. They broke Bublik and Yevseyev at the very...
Its really emerging India: a gold and two bronze in Rowing-Sculls
India started their Asian Games 2018 Day 6 campaign with a bang by winning a gold and two bronze medals in Rowing. The rowing team comprising of Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh clinched the gold medal in the Men's Quadruple Sculls. They crossed the finish line with a time of 6:17.13 to finish at the...
India drop gold in Kabaddi; settle for a bronze after surrendering their dominance to Iran
In the greatest upset in Asian Games 2018, India Men's Kabaddi team, for the first time since the game's inception, failed to reach the tournament final. They lost to Iran in the semi-final by 27-18. Seven-time champions India were totally battered by the Iranian defence and was left shell-shocked after the defeat. Iran will face Korea in the final who...
Youngster’s day: 15-year old Shardul Vihan clinches silver in Men’s Double Trap
At 15, Shardul Vihan is an Asian Games medallist. The Meerut-boy clinched the silver medal in the Men’s Double Trap at the 18th Asian Games at Palembang, Indonesia. Vihan shot 73 to claim the silver medal, while Korea’s 34-year-old Shin Hyunwoo clinched the gold with a score of 74. Qatar’s Al Marri Hamad Ali bagged the bronze after shooting...
Now medal in Tennis- Ankita Raina wins bronze at the Asian Games
Indian tennis player Ankita Raina won bronze at the Asian Games after losing to China's Zhang Shuai in the Women's Singles semifinal. 25-year old Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 (6) in a hard-fought contest that lasted a little over two hours. With this medal, Ankita became only the second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games' singles...
All bronze but four medals in Wushu- Naorem Devi, Santosh Kumar, Bhanu Pratap, Narender Grewal bring glory
The Indian Wushu team scripted history with a remarkable triumph in the non-traditional sport at the Asian Games 2018. Naorem Devi, Santosh Kumar, Bhanu Pratap and Narender Grewal won four bronze medal for India in Wushu. Naorem Devi is up against China's Yingying Cai in the 60kg category in the semi-final.She lost to her Chinese counterpart by 0-1 to settle...
Rahi Sarnobat creates history; becomes the first Indian woman shooter to win an Asian Games gold
27-year-old ace shooter from Maharashtra, Rahi Sarnobat, became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. She clinched the yellow metal in the second decider shoot-off in the Women’s 25m Air Pistol finals. Sarnobat bagged the 4th gold medal for India by defeating Naphaswan Yangpaiboon of Thailand. "Bullseye! After battling a major elbow injury...
Another Wresting medal- Divya Kakran wins bronze in Women’s 68 kg category
Divya Kakran added a medal to India's tally at the Asian Games 2018 by winning bronze in 68kg category. Kakran beat Chinese Taipei's Chen Wenling in the third-place play-off bout by technical superiority with the final scoreline reading 10-0. This is the third Indian medal in Wrestling after Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat won gold in their respective events. Divya,...
India seal a medal in Sepak Takraw; a less-popular sport where Men’s Regu team won bronze
The Men's Regu team of India created history by winning the first medal in Sepak Takraw in the form of a bronze at the Asian Games 2018. India lost to Thailand 0-2 but picked up a bronze as both the losing semifinalists are awarded a medal. Sepak’ is the Malay word for ‘kick’ and ‘Takraw’ is the Thai word for...
Another feather in Shooting cap: Sanjeev Rajput presents India silver in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Sanjeev Rajput shoots a total of 452.7 in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final to bag a silver medal. This is India's 6th medal in Shooting at the Asian Games in Jakarta and eight overall. Sanjeev Rajput finished behind Zicheng Hui from China who scored a total of 453.3. This morning Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma won gold and...