Day 12, Asian Games: Men’s Hockey Lose S/F, Jinson Bags Gold
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- Jinson Johnson bags gold in the men’s 1500m event.
- Women’s 4x400m relay team comprising Hima Das, Saritaben Gayakwad, Vismaya Koroth and Poovamma Machettira won the gold.
- Chitra clinches bronze in the 1500m event, and Seema Punia finishes third in discus throw.
- Indian men’s hockey team’s lose their semi-final against Malaysia in penalty shoot-out.
Table Tennis: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Moves to Round of 16
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran moves to Round of 16 after beating Indonesia’s Ficky Supit Santoso 3-11, 11-9, 12-14, 1-11, 11-9 in the men’s singles event.
Table Tennis: Manika Batra Through to Round of 16
Manika Batra takes down Thailand’s Nanthana Komwong 11-3, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 to book a place in the Round of 16 in the women’s singles event.
Men's 4x400m Relay: India Win Silver
Indian men’s 4x400m relay team featuring Kunhu, Dharun, Anas and Arokia win silver with a timing of 3:01.85 minutes. The Qatar team clinch the gold with an Asian record of 3:00.56.
The Japan team, who finished the race in 3:01.94, settle for bronze.
India Win 5th Straight 4x400m Relay Gold
The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team has bagged a gold medal and by a distance!
The team comprising Hima Das, Saritaben Gayakwad, Vismaya Koroth and Poovamma Machettira finished first by more than two seconds to continue their domination in the event. This is India’s fifth straight Asain Games gold in the 4x400m women’s relay.
The Indian women's quartet ran 3 minute and 28.72 seconds to win. Bahrain (3:30.61) and Vietnam (3:33.23) took the silver and bronze respectively.
India has been winning the gold in this event since 2002 Asian Games.
Athletics: Jinson Bags Gold
India's Jinson Johnson bags a gold medal in the men's 1500m event, while 800m champion Manjit Singh finishes fourth.
Johnson clocked 3:44.72 minutes to claim the top honours ahead of Iran's Amir Moradi, who turned in a timing of 3:45.62 minutes, his season's best effort. Johnson had earlier won a silver in the 800m event.
Manjit took the fourth position with a timing of 3:46.57 minutes.
Athletics: Unnikrishnan Wins Bronze in 1500m
Second medal in athletics on Day 12!
Chitra Unnikrishnan clinches her first-ever Asian Games medal after winning a bronze in the 1500m event. The 23-year-old, who has a South Asian Games gold and an Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games gold under her belt, clocks a timing of 4:12.56 minutes.
Bahrain’s Kalkidan Befkadu wins gold with a timing of 4:07.88 and compatriot Tigist Belay settles for a silver after finishing the race in 4:09.12 minutes.
Athletics: Seema Punia Clinches Bronze in Discus Throw
In-between the nerve-wracking penalty shout-out in the Indian men’s hockey semi-final, defending champion Seema Punia has clinched a bronze medal in discus throw.
35-year-old Seema cleared a best distance of 62.26m, her best in six years, but that was just enough for a bronze medal.
Her best throw came in her third attempt, as she bettered her gold-winning effort at the 2014 Incheon Games, where she had managed 61.03m.
Men's Hockey S/F: India Lose in Penalty Shoot-out
Tengku Ahmad gives Malaysia the lead again.
But SV Sunil misses his shot and India are out the running for the gold medal. The defending champions had a 2-1 lead in the match but conceded in the last 5 minutes and many round of penalties later, have lost their semi-final.
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 6 - 6 Malaysia
Faizal Saari scores and it’s upto India once again.
Dilpreet Singh scores.
This is getting too much to handle!!
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 5 - 5 Malaysia
Meor Muhamad Azuan scores. But Manpreet also has an answer. Finds the back of the net. India score again and stay in the match.
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 4 - 4 Malaysia
Mohd Fitri once again beats Sreejesh with ease and pressure is on India again.
Akashdeep looks like he may go over the eight seconds but he just about manages to get this one. India stay in the match.
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 3 - 3 Malaysia
Sudden Death!
Muhammad Ashari beats Sreejesh and India now need to score.
Harmanpreet Singh returns and he needs a strike to keep India in the match.
And he scores again.
3-3.
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 2 - 2 Malaysia
Mohd Saari also beats Sreejesh and that’s the end of the five shots.
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 2 - 1 Malaysia
Harmanpreet has been a star so far. Can he continue to lead India’s charge?
Of course he can. India have the second goal!
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 1 - 1 Malaysia
Sreejesh saves!
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 1 - 1 Malaysia
SV Sunil can’t get a strike in the regulation 8 seconds and India have just the one goal till now.
Men's Hockey S/F Shoot-Out: India 1 - 1 Malaysia
Faizal Saarzi is denied by Sreejesh and India stay in this match!
Men's Hockey S/F: Both Shots Saved
India’s Dilpreet Singh and Malaysia’s Faizal’s shots are saved by the goalkeeper.
Men's Hockey S/F: India Equalise in Penalty Shoot-out
Akashdeep Singh converts the second penalty, and Tajuddin Tengku Ahmad faults the penalty.
After two shots each, India 1-1 Malaysia.
Men's Hockey S/F: Penalty Shoot-out!
First up from India is Manpreet Singh, and he fails to score.
Malaysia’s Ashari Muhammad Firhan successfully converts the penalty.
After a shot each, Malaysia is leading 1-0.
Men's Hockey S/F: Malaysia Equalise in 59th Minute
Malaysia have managed to score their second goal in the dying minutes of the match.
Malaysia are handed a penalty corner in the 59th minute. Muhammad Razie Rahim’s strong low drag-flick beats all Indian defenders and Sreejesh as well. It’s 2-2 and this match is now going into a shoot-off.
Men's Hockey S/F: Varun Puts India in the Lead Again
Second goal in under 2 minutes!
India are handed another penalty corner, and SV Sunil starts this one. Harmanpreet Singh controls the ball but slips it to Varun Kumar with a backflip of his stick.
The Malaysian defenders charging at Harmanpreet can just watch as Varun Kumar takes the ball and slots it cooly for the lead!
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Men's Hockey S/F: Malaysia Score Equaliser
Soon after India take a 1-0 lead, Malaysia have managed to score an equaliser in the 38th minute. On the counter, the Malaysians make a charge and it’s 3 of them against 2 Indian defenders. The first shot strikes goalkeeper Sreejesh’s right leg but trouble was not diverted. Fiazal Saari is barely two meters away from Sreejesh and he slots the deflection right into the goal.
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Men's Hockey S/F: Harmanpreet Scores!
Harmanpreet Singh’s perfect drag flick in the 33rd minute puts India in the lead.
Three minutes into the third quarter and India manage to convert their sixth penalty corner of the match. Akashdeep starts the move and Harmanpreet Singh controls the ball calmly and places it to the left of the Malaysian keeper’s elbow. A smooth move and the ball finds the back of the net.
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Men's Hockey Semi-Final: India 0-0 Malaysia
We’re halfway through the match, and neither teams are ready to give in. Defending champions India and their opponents Malaysia are yet to score.
This is quite a change from India’s five matches in the group stages, where they scored a record 76 goals.
In the second quarter of the semi-final, both teams were awarded a penalty each, and failed to convert them. For more details on the match, follow our hockey blog here.
Men's Hockey: Malaysia Giving India Tough Fight
It’s been an intense and fast-paced start to the semi-final between India and Malaysia. Both teams got right into the match, attacking from the word go.
After the first 15 minutes, neither teams have found the back of the net so far. India failed to convert all 4 penalty corners awarded to them in the first quarter.
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Sepak Takraw
India lose 0-2 to Thailand, register their fourth-straight loss in the women's Quadrant Preliminary Group B stage.
With this loss, India will not enter the semi-finals of the Sepak Takraw event.
Men's Hockey: India's Semi-final Underway
The Indian men’s hockey team’s semi-final match against Malaysia is now underway. Follow live updates from the match here.
Men's Hockey Semi-final: India vs Malaysia
It’s been a slow, uneventful day for India at the Asian Games so far. BUT, coming up is a big match!
Defending champions India are playing Malaysia in the semi-finals of the men’s hockey tournament. For real-time updates, follow our special hockey live blog here.
Top-ranked team in the tournament, India have been in red-hot form, having scored a record-breaking 76 goals in the group stage of the games.
Indian Men’s Hockey Team at 18th Asian Games
- India 17-0 Indonesia
- India 26-0 Hong Kong
- India 8-0 Japan
- India 5-3 Korea
- India 20-0 Sri Lanka
Barring the 1-4 loss to Pakistan, Malaysia too had a good run in the pool stages with comfortable wins over Kazakhstan (16-2), Thailand (10-0), Bangladesh (7-0) and Oman (7-0).
Cycling: Manjeet Eliminated
Manjeet Singh is the first cyclist to be knocked out of the men's Omnium Elimination Race. He scored a total of 26 points to finish last in the event.
After finishing 16th in both the Scratch and Tempo Races, the 24-year-old had entered the Elimination Race with 20 points, placed 17th in the overall standings.
Kurash: Divesh, Danish Out
Another Indian out of contention in Kurash. Danish Sharma loses 0-10 to Misri Husein of Kuwait in the quarter-finals of the men’s 90kg event.
He had reached the Round of 8 after defeating Indonesia’s Muhammad Dhifa Alfais 3-0 in the Round of 32, and Palestine’s Mohanad Abueida 10-0 in the pre-quarters.
Earlier, Divesh had lost 0-10 to Yakhyo Imamov of Uzbekistan in his men's 90kg Round of 16 bout.
And with this, all four Indians participating in various Kurash events today have been knocked out.
Table Tennis: Sharath in Pre-Quarters
Sharath Kamal has entered the pre-quarters of the men’s singles Table Tennis event, with an easy win over Pakistan’s Muhammad Asim Qureshi in the Round of 32 match.
It took the Indian paddler just 18 minutes and four straight sets – 11-4, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 – to defeat his 52-year-old opponent and move into the next round.
Sharath has already won two medals at this Asian Games – a historic bronze in the men’s team event, and another one along with Manika Batra in the mixed team event.
Table Tennis: Sharath Leads vs Pakistan's
Sharath Kamal has got off to a great start in his Round of 32 match against Pakistan’s Muhammad Asim Qureshi. The Indian paddler has won the first two sets 11-4, 11-9 in 9 minutes!
Squash: Women Lose to Hong Kong, Finish 2nd in Pool B
The India women lose 1-2 to Hong Kong, China in their final Pool B match of the Squash team event, with stars Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa going down in their respective games. Rising star Sunayna Kuruvilla won India’s only point, while another young star in the team, Tanvi Khanna did not play.
The four-member team have already assured themselves of a medal after securing a semi-final berth.
Finishing second after Hong Kong in Pool B, India will play Pool A toppers Malaysia in the semis tomorrow.
Kurash: Jyoti, Amisha Crash Out
Jyoti Tokas and Amisha Tokas’ campaigns in the women’s 78kg event has come to an end. Both the Indians have lost their respective pre-quarters matches.
15-year-old Jyoti lost 0-10 to Turkmenistan’s Mariya Lohova, while 17-year-old Amisha suffered a 0-5 defeat against Nguyen Thi Lan of Vietnam.
Volleyball: India Lose to Myanmar
The Indian men’s Volleyball team finish 12th after losing 2-3 to Myanmar in the men’s classification match.
Kurash: Danish in Pre-Quarters
India’s Danish Sharma beats Muhammad Dhifa Alfais of Indonesia 3-0 in the Round of 32 match in the men’s 90kg category.
Kurash: 15-Yr-Old Enters Pre-Quarters
First Kurash bout featuring an Indian on Day 12, and 15-year-old Jyoti Tokas doesn’t disappoint. She registers a 1-0 win over Thailand’s Meesri Prawanwit to enter the pre-quarters of the women's 78kg event.
ICYMI: India has bagged two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, with Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav winning silver and bronze respectively in the women's 52kg category.
Athletics: More Medal Hopes for India
The Indian athletics contingent has exceed expectations at the ongoing Asian Games. 14 medals, including 5 golds and 9 silvers, have been won in various track and field events. The good part is, India still has time to add to that tally on Day 12 of the Games. Here’s a list of events to look forward to today:
5:50pm IST
Women's 1500m: Chitra Unnikrishnan Palakeezh, Monika Chaudhary
6:30pm IST
Men's 5000m: Lakshmanan Govinda
6:50pm IST
Men's 1500m: Jinson Johnson, Manjit Singh
6:50pm IST
Women's 4 x 400m Relay
7:10pm IST
Men's 4 x 400m Relay
Table Tennis: Mouma Crashes Out
Mouma Das crashes out of the women’s singles Table Tennis event after a 6-11, 5-11, 6-11, 6-11 loss to 10th seed Chen Szu-yu of Taiwan.
The Indian paddler seeded 17th was no match to her opponent, losing the Round of 32 match in just 25 minutes.
Later today, four-time CWG medallist Manika Batra will be playing her Round of 32 match against Nanthana Komwong at 6:45pm IST.
Hockey: Big Match Ahead!
Disappointing results for India on Day 12 of the Asian Games so far. But a few exciting matches coming up, including the Indian men’s hockey team’s semi-final match against Malaysia.
The defending champions have had a dominating run in the tournament so far. Not only have they won all five of their pool matches, but scored a record total of 76 goals in them.
A win in this game will send PR Sreejesh-led India into the gold medal match, and also help them move a step closer to getting a direct ticket to the Tokyo Olympics.
Cycling: Manjeet Finishes 16th Out of 18
India’s Manjeet Singh finishes 17th in the Men's Omnium event out of the 18 cyclists competing.
He had finished 16th in both the Scratch and Tempo Races, to score a total of 20 points. Singh will now be going into the Elimination Race.
In other cycling news, Deborah and Aleena Reji fail to qualify for the women's Sprint quarter-finals.
Canoe: India Finish 6th
Indian sailer Gaurav Tomar and Sunil Singh Salam finish sixth in the men’s Canoe Double (C2) 1,000m final with a time of 3:56.477. Among the nine teams competing, Uzbekistan won bronze after clocking a time of 3:44.061.
Judo: Garima, Harshdeep Exit
That’s the end of the road for Harshdeep Singh Brar and Garima Choudhary. Both the Indians have lost their respective Round of 16 matches.
Harshdeep loses to Lee Seungsu after getting three shido penalties.
Garima’s opponent Matniyazova Gulnoza from Uzbekistan is handed an Ippo, which is the highest score in Judo.
Cycling: Chaoba Finishes Last
Over 30 seconds slower than the qualification round winner, Chaoba Devi finishes last in the qualification round of the women’s 3,000m Individual Pursuit event. The Indian cyclist clocks 4:05.298 while Lee Jumi finishes firth with a time of 3:33.048, setting the qualification round Games Record.
Kayak: Disappointing Run Continues
Fourth Canoe/Kayak event of the day, and India is still nowhere in contention for a medal.
The Indian pair of Naocha Singh and Ching Ching Sing Arambam finish last in the men’s Kayak Double (K2) 1,000m race after clocking a time of 3:48.627.
Still no medal for India in the sport at this Asian Games.
Cycling: Deborah, Aleena Finish 12th and Last
Cyclists Deborah and Aleena Reji finish 12th and 16th respectively, in the qualification round of the women’s sprint. Both move to the 1/8 round.
Reji’s last-place finish means she will next compete against Lee Was Sze, who finished first in the qualification round with a Games record.
Deborah will be up against Lee Hoi Yan Jessica, who finished fifth in the qualifiers.
Judo: Harshdeep Enters Round of 16
Harshdeep Singh Brar beats Sri Lanka’s Rajitha Pushpa Kumara in the men’s 81kg Round of 32. The Indian gets an ippon, which is the highest score in Judo, to enter the Round of 16.
Canoe/Kayak Sprint: No Medals for India
Inaocha Devi and Anjali Bashishth finish 8th in Final A of the women’s Canoe Double (C2) 500m after clocking a time of 2:18.924.
In the men’s Kayak Four (K4) 500m, the four-member Indian team finish last in Final A featuring a total of nine teams. Albert Raj Selvaraj, Ching Singh Arambam, Naocha Singh and Prohit Baroi clock 1:40.809.
Another disappointing finish for India in the women’s Kayak Single (K1) 500m. Soniya Devi Phairembam finishes 8th and last in Final A.
No medals for India in Canoe/Kayak sprint so far at this Asian Games.
Athletics: Another Walker Disqualfied
Another Walk event, and another Indian has disqualified.
After two men and one woman were disqualified from the 20km Walk yesterday, Sandeep Kumar too been has been disqualified from the 50km Walk halfway through the race.
He received three red cards for the losing contact with the ground.
Time-Wise Indian Events
Day 12 for India at the Asian Games starts pretty early with Sandeep Kumar kicking things off in the 50km race walk event at the crack of dawn. Here’s who else you need to mark time out for:
- 4:30AM
Men's 50km Walk- Sandeep Kumar - 5:10AM
Women's Discus Throw: Kumari Sandeep, Seema Punia - 6AM onwards - Canoe/Kayak Sprint
Kayak Four (K4) 500m Men's Final
Kayak Single (K1) 500m Women Final
Kayak Double (K2) 1000m Men
Canoe Double (C2) 1000m Men - 6:30AM onwards
Equestrian - Jumping Individual Final (Kaevaan Kevic Setalvad, Zahan Kevic Setalvad) - 7:30AM onwards - Cycling
Men's Omnium - Manjeet Singh
Women's Sprint qualification- Aleena Reji, Deborah Women's
3000m Individual Pursuit: Chaoba Devi Elangbam - 7:30AM onwards - Judo
Men's 81 kg Elimination Round- Hardeep Singh Brar
Women's 70 kg Elimination Round of 16 - Garima Choudhary - 8:30AM
Bridge events start - 10:45 AM onwards - Table Tennis
Women's singles Round of 32 - Mouma Das vs Szuyu Chen
Women's singles Round of 32 - Manika Batra vs Nanthana Komwong - 12:30PM onwards - Kurash
Women's 78 kg - Jyoti Tokas
Men's 90 kg Round of 32 - Danish Sharma
Women's 78 kg Round of 16 - Amisha Tokas
Men's 90 kg - Divesh - 12:30PM onwards
Table Tennis Men's singles Round of 32 (A Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan) - 4PM
Men's Hockey Semi-final: India vs Malaysia - 5:50PM
Women's 1500m: Chitra Unnikrishnan Palakeezh, Monika Chaudhary - 6:50PM
Men's 1500m: Jinson Johnson, Manjit Singh - 6:30PM
Men's 5000m: Lakshmanan Govinda - 6:50PM
Women's 4 x 400m Relay - 7:10PM
Men's 4 x 400m Relay
Asian Games 2018 – Day 12
On Day 11 of the Asian Games, Vikas Krishan (75kg) overcame a bleeding left eye to assure himself of a third successive medal at the Asian Games, while Amit Panghal (49kg) produced a power-packed performance in his quarter-final bout to guarantee a maiden podium finish on Wednesday.
However, it was curtains for world silver medallist Sarjubala Devi (51kg) after she lost her quarter-final bout 0-5 to China’s Chang Yuan, a Youth Olympic gold medallist and also a former youth worth champion.
On Day 12 of the competition, the Indian men’s hockey team will take on Malaysia in the semi-final at 4:00 pm IST. Manika Batra will be up against Thailand’s Nanthana Komwong in the Round of 32 at 6:45 pm IST.
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