Complete List of India’s Medallists at the 2018 Asian Games
Check out the list of all the athletes who made it to the podium of the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.
India's Best-Ever Asian Games
India ended the Asian Games 2018 with a total of 69 medals. They won 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze medals. This is India’s best-ever performance at the Asian Games.
The previous best performance was at the 2010 Guangzhou Asain Games where India won 65 medals – 14 gold, 17 silver and 34 bronze medals.
Two gold medals were added to the medal tally on the penultimate day of the 2018 Asian Games with 22-year-old boxer Amit Panghal and 60-year-old bridge player Pranab Bardhan with 56-year-old Shibhnath Sarkar finishing on top of the podium.
Panghal out-punched reigning Olympics and Asian Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov 3-2 to bag India’s only boxing gold medal of the games. And just when he got on the podium to receive his medal, Pranab and Shibhnath closed out the bridge final, amassing 384 points to bag the second gold of the day.
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1. Ravi and Apurvi Open India's Account
India opened its account at the 18th Asian Games after Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela bagged the bronze in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event on Sunday, 19 August.
The Indians aggregated 429.9 after 42 shots in the 48-shot final and were in second spot for a major part of the 48-shot finals before China overtook them to take the silver.
2. Deepak Kumar Wins Silver
Indian shooter Deepak Kumar bagged the silver medal in men's 10m air rifle event after producing excellent scores at crucial junctures at the 18th Asian Games on Monday, 20 August.
Deepak shot 247.7 to finish second on the podium behind China's Haoran Yang, who won the top prize with a Games record 249.1 at the JSC Shooting Range of this port city.
3. Gold From Bajrang Punia
Twenty-four-year-old Bajrang Puniya won all his bouts to win the gold in the 65kg category on Sunday, 19 August.
Puniya outclassed Uzbekistan's Sirojiddin (13-3), Tajikistan's Fayziev Abdulqosim (12-2) and Mongolia's N Batmagnai Batchuluu (10-0) to storm into the gold medal bout.
The final against Daichi Takatani was a close-fought encounter but Bajrang managed to hold his lead throughout and close out the win with an 11-8 scoreline.
4. 19-Year-Old Lakshay Clinches Silver
Nineteen-year-old Lakshay bagged the 4th medal for India at the 2018 Asian Games as the young shooter bagged the silver in the men’s trap event on Monday, 20 August.
Lakshay scored 43 points in 50 shots and finished behind Chinese Taipei’s Kunpi Yang who equalled the world record with 48 points.
5. Vinesh Phogat Delivers
Vinesh Phogat created history on Monday, 20 August by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold.
Phogat won the second gold medal for India at the Asian Games 2018, by defeating Japan’s Yuki Irie by a comprehensive margin of 6-2 in the 50 kg freestyle. The gold marked India’s fifth medal in the 18th Asian Games.
6. Abhishek Verma Bags Bronze in 10m Air Pistol Event
Twenty-nine-year-old Abhishek Verma has bagged his first Asian Games medal, a bronze in the 10m Air Pistol Final.
Abhishek and Saurabh managed to knock out four-time Olympic gold medallist Jin Jong-oh and eventualy competed alongside Matsuda for three medal spots.
Verma managed 9.3 and 10.3 to settle for bronze, while Saurabh went onto win gold.
7. Saurabh Chaudhary Wins Gold on Debut
Sixteen-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary created an Asian Games record on his way to the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol event.
The young shooter, playing his first big international tournament, qualified for the final in the top spot ahead of four-time Olympic gold medallist Jin Jong-oh.
Coached by Jaspal Rana, Chaudhary began his shooting career only three years back and won the gold in the Junior World Shooting Championships this summer.
8. Sanjeev Rajput wins Silver in 50m Rifle
Bagging silver in men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Sanjeev Rajput took India’s medal tally upto 8 in the 18th Asian Games.
Thirty-seven-year-old Sanjeev Rajput has had to settle for silver despite holding the lead for a majority of the 50m Rifle 3 Positions final.
9. India Win Bronze at Sepak Takraw Regu Event
The Indian men’s Sepak Takraw Regu team created history on the Day 3 of the Asian Games by winning the bronze medal at the Asian Games.
The men’s Regu team had to settle for bronze after they were defeated by the current world champions Thailand.
India won bronze as both the losing semi-finalists are also awarded a medal.
10. Divya Kakran Wins Bronze in 68kg Women's Freestyle Wrestling
Divya Kakran needed just 90 seconds in her 3rd position bout against Chen Wenling of Chinese Taipei to secure a bronze medal for India at the 18th Asian Games.
Divya who was leading 10-0 in the opening minutes of the game was awarded victory by technical superiority.
11. Rahi Sarnobat Bags Gold
Shooter Rahi Sarnobat won the gold medal in the 25m pistol competition on Wednesday with a Games record score of 34 in the finals. Rahi was tied on 34 with Thailand’s Naphaswan Yangpaiboon after the regulation rounds and had to complete in two rounds of shoot-offs before she ultimately emerged as the winner.
The other Indian in the event, Manu Bhaker, who had qualified for the final in the top spot with a Games Record score, bowed out in sixth position.
12. Naorem Roshibina Devi Bags Bronze in 60kg Women's Sanda
Naorem Roshibina Devi lost 0-1 to China's Cai Yingying and was forced to settle for a bronze in the semi-finals of the women's Sanda 60kg category.
She previously had a lucky draw and was seeded straight into the quarter-finals, where she beat Pakistan's Mubashra.
13. Santosh Kumar Bags Bronze in Wushu Men's 56kg Sanda Event
Santosh edged out Phitak Paokrathok of Thailand 2-1 in the last eight stage of the men's sanda 56kg division.
Santosh Kumar, a bronze medallist from 2013 World Championships, lost 0-2 to Vietnam's Truong Giang Bui in the Sanda 56 kg category. Earlier in the week, Santosh had beaten Myanmar's Linn Thu Rain in the Round of 32 and followed that with a win over Yemen's Wazid Zaid Ali in Round of 16.
14. Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh Bags Bronze at Men's 60kg Sanda
Surya Bhanu Partap Singh, who had beaten Abdul Soyan Haris and Jean Claude Saclag in the earlier rounds, lost 0-2 to Erfan Ahangarian of Iran in the semi-finals of men’s 60kg Sanda.
15. Narender Grewal Grabs Asian Games Bronze
Narender Grewal won bronze in men’s 65kg Sanda after losing out to Iran's Foroud Zafari by a score of 0-2.
Grewal had previously clinched bronze at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.
16. 15-Year-Old Shardul Bags Silver
Just 15, Shardul Vihan clinched the silver medal in the men's double trap shooting event on Thursday, Day 5 of the Games.
The Meerut teenager shot 73 to claim the silver medal, while Korea's 34-year-old Shin Hyunwoo clinched the gold medal with a score of 74. Qatar's Al Marri Hamad Ali bagged the bronze after shooting 53 at the Jakabaring shooting range.
17. Ankita Raina Wins Bronze
India’s first medal in tennis at these Asian Games was won by Ankita Raina who settled for a bronze medal after losing to China's Zhang Shuai in the women's singles semi-final on Thursday.
Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 (6) in a gruelling contest that lasted a little over two hours. She is now only the second Indian ever to win a medal at the Asian Games in the women’s singles event after Sania Mirza won a silver in the 2006 edition in Doha, followed by a bronze by her in 2010, Guangzhou.
18. Big Upset in Men's Kabaddi
India's nearly unchallenged domination of the Asian Games kabaddi competition ended on Thursday with the men’s team losing their semi-final to Iran by an 18-27 scoreline.
This is the first time in the history of the Games that India will not win the gold in the men’s kabaddi event. The seven-time defending champions had to settle for the bronze medal, along with Pakistan.
19. Dushyant Opens Rowing's Account
Dushyant won India its first medal in rowing at the 2018 Asian Games, claiming a bronze in the men's lightweight single sculls event.
He finished with a time of 7.18.76, behind Korea's Hyunsu Park and Hong Kong's Chun Gun Chiu who won the gold and silver medals respectively.
20. Bronze in Doubles Sculls
Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh bagged India’s second medal in rowing at the Games, in the lightweight double sculls event.
The pair clocked 7:04.61 to win bronze behind Japan's Miyaura Masayuki and Takeda Masahiro won the gold with a timing of 7:01.70 while Koreans Kim Byunghoon and Lee Minhyuk (7:03.22) bagged silver.
21. Rowing Team Wins India's Fifth Gold of These Asian Games
After two bronze medals in rowing on Day 6, Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh clinched the gold in the men’s quadruple sculls event with a time of 6:17.13.
Their gold is only the second gold for India in rowing at the Asian Games, the first was won by Bajrang Lal Takhar in men's singles sculls at the 2010 Games.
22. Bopanna-Divij Grab The Gold
Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan dominated the men’s doubles final and beat Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 to win the gold medal with ease.
The match lasted just in 52 minutes, bringing India its fourth gold in men’s doubles at the Asian Games after Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh’s top finish at the 2010 Guangzhou edition and Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes’s wins in the 2002 and 2006 Games.
23. Bronze for Heena Sidhu
Heena Sidhu won her first medal of the 2018 Asian Games, finishing third in the 10m air rifle final.
With just three shooters left in the field, Heena shot a near-perfect 10.8 but a 9.6 in the next attempt forced her to settle for the bronze.
The other Indian in the event, Manu Bhaker, was eliminated at fifth place with a score of 176.2.
24. Prajnesh Bags Bronze in Tennis
India’s third medal in tennis at the Games came courtesy Prajnesh Gunneswaran who finished with a bronze in the men’s singles event. Playing top seed Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the semi-final, Gunneswaran lost 2-6, 2-6.
25. A Silver in Women's Kabaddi
After the men’s team’s defeat, even the Indian women’s kabaddi team failed to win a gold for the first time in Asian Games history.
The Iranian women came from behind to shock India 27-24.
India led 13-11 at the halfway break but defensive errors in the second half cost the team dearly.
26. Dipika Pallikal Bags Bronze
Squash player Dipika Pallikal Karthik lost to defending champion Nicol David of Malaysia in the first of the semi-finals in the women’s singles event.
Dipika, who won a bronze in the 2014 Asian Games, lost to the Malaysian stalwart and former world number one 0-3 (7-11 9-11 6-11).
David had won the Asian Games singles title four times earlier.
27. Joshna Wins Bronze
Joshna Chinappa was ranked higher than her Malaysian opponent Sivasangari Subramaniam and despite winning the first game, she lost the semi-final 12-10 6-11 11-9.
This is Joshna’s maiden singles Asian Games medal after she returned empty-handed in the previous three editions.
28. Saurav Settles for Bronze
The top seed in the men’s squash draw, Saurav Ghosal frittered away a two-set advantage to lose the men's singles semifinal.
Ghosal was going great guns but lost 12-10 13-11 6-11 6-11 6-11 to Chun Ming Au from Hong Kong in an intense semi-final. After the match, Ghosal said he suffered an injury in his left leg towards the end of the second set that that took away the "intensity" from him.
Irrespective of the defeats, India’s three bronze at this Games is the best-ever show in the sport. In the 2014 Asian Games, India won two singles medals – Ghosal had a silver and Dipika a bronze.
29. Tejinderpal Clinches Gold in Shot Put
Tejinder Pal Singh Toor shattered the Asian Games record to open India's gold medal account in athletics on Saturday.
He threw the iron ball to 20.75m, obliterating a six-year old national mark, set by Om Parkash Karhana (20.69). The previous Games record was 20.57, set by Sultan-Al Hebshi from Saudi Arabia at the 2010 Guangzhou Games.
Toor was the front-runner for the gold in men's shot put as he had entered the event as best athlete this season with a throw of 20.24m, achieved at the Federation Cup in Patiala.
30. Fouaad Mirza Wins Silver in Equestrian
Fouaad Mirza became the first Indian to win an Asian Games individual medal in the equestrian event since 1982.
Mirza won the silver medal in individual jumping with a score of 26.40, while Japan's Oiwa Yoshiaki clinched the gold with a score of 22.70.
China's Hua Tian Alex finished in third position to win the bronze medal, with a score of 27.10.
31. India Win Silver in Equestrian
Fouaad Mirza guided the Indian team to a second-place finish in the equestrian team competition at the Asian Games. The Indian team, comprising Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik and Jitender Singh apart from Mirza, claimed the silver with a score of 121.30.
32. Indian Men's Bridge Team Settle for Bronze
The Indian men’s team finished fourth in the bridge semi-finals with a score of 93.67. They were competing against Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Singapore and Hong Kong qualified for the final. India and Hong Kong settled for a bronze medal each.
33. Indian Mixed Bridge Team Settle for Bronze
The Indian mixed team finished third in the semi-final with a score of 109.67. They were competing against China, Thailand and Indonesia. China and Thailand qualified for the final. India and Indonesia settled for a bronze medal each.
34. Hima Das Wins Silver in 400m Event
Hima Das won a silver medal in the 400m event. The athlete recorded her second national record in two days as she clocked 50.59 seconds to win the silver, behind Bahrain's Salwa Naser who won the gold at a new Games record time of 50.09 seconds.
35. Muhammed Anas Clinches Silver in 400m
Muhammed Anas won a silver medal in the 400m event with a timing of 45.69 seconds. The gold was won by Hassan Abdalelah of Qatar in 44.89 seconds.
36. Dutee Chand Wins Silver in 100m
Dutee Chand clinched a silver in the 100m dash to win India's first medal in this event in 20 years.
Running in lane number 7, Dutee clocked 11.32 seconds, a tad below her national record of 11.29 seconds.
Odiong Edidiong of Bahrain won the gold in 11.30 while Wei Yongli of China took the bronze in 11.33 seconds in a close finish.
37. Steeplechase Silver for Sudha
Veteran Indian long distance runner Sudha Singh clinched a silver in women's 3000m steeplechase on Day 9 of the Asian Games.
Sudha clocked 9 minute 40.03 seconds to win her second Asian Games medal. Winfred Yavi of Bahrain took the gold in 9:36.52 while Thi Oanh Nguyen of Vietnam bagged the bronze in 9:43.83.
The 32-year-old Sudha had won a gold medal when women's 3000m steeplechase was introduced in the Asian Games in 2010.
38. Silver for Dharun
With a national record time, Dharun Ayyasamy won a silver in men's 400m hurdles.
Ayyasamy clocked 48.96 seconds to shatter his own national record and finish behind Qatar's Abderrahman Samba who won the gold with a Games record time of 47.66.
The 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu was fourth till the 300m mark but passed two competitors in the last 100m stretch to cross the finishing line in 48.96, his personal best mark. This is India's first medal in the event since Joseph Abraham won a gold in 2010.
39. Long Jump Silver for Neena
Neena Varakil recorded a best attempt of 6.51 metres to finish second in the women’s long jump event. Bui Thi Thu Thao of Vietnam registered her season's best attempt of 6.55m to win the gold medal.
The bronze medal went to China with Xu Xiaoling jumping 6.50m.
Nayana James, the other Indian in the fray, finished at a disappointing 10th in the 11-member field with an attempt of 6.14m.
40. Neeraj Continues Golden Run
Neeraj Chopra became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal in javelin at the Asian Games after he recorded a personal best throw of 88.06m in the final.
The 20-year-old's wining throw came in his third attempt. He began with 83.46m and fouled the second shot.
Liu Qizhen of China was a distant second with a best throw of 82.22m while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the bronze with a 80.75m effort.
The Commonwealth Games and reigning Asian champion completely dominated the competition as he bettered his own national record of 87.43. In fact all his four regulation throws were better than the silver-medal winning distance.
41. Saina Nehwal Bags Bronze
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal bagged a bronze in the women’s singles event after losing 17-21, 14-21 to world number 1 and top seed Tai Tzu Ying in the semi-final on Monday, 27 August.
Not only is this Saina’s first medal in the quadrennial event but it is also one of the two historic medals won by Indians in the badminton tournament at the Asian Games. The only other time India won a badminton medal at the Asian Games was in 1982, when Syed Modi bagged a bronze in the men’s singles event.
42. Sindhu's Historic Silver
PV Sindhu had created history, courtesy just winning the semi-final against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. She became the first-ever Indian to enter the finals of a badminton event at the Asian Games.
The final result however, did not go in the Indian shuttler’s favour. The 23-year-old from Hyderabad lost 13-21, 16-21 to Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying to bag the silver in the women’s singles event. It is the first time that India has won two individual medals in badminton at the Asian Games with Saina Nehwal clinching a bronze earlier.
43. Indian Women's Compound Archery Team Win Silver
The Indian women’s compound archery team won silver after losing to Republic of Korea in the final.
The trio of Muskar Kirar, Madhumita Kumari and Surekha Vennam matched the mighty South Koreans, levelling scores at 173-173 after the third set. In the final and fourth set in which the only 8 pointer of the match, shot by Madhumita proved costly. The Koreans won the final set 58-55 and final 231-228.
The Indian women’s team had won a bronze in the same event at Incheon four years ago.
44. Defending Champs India Bag Silver in Men's Compound Archery
India suffered a heartbreaking defeat against South Korea in the men’s compound archery final. It was a dramatic end to the match – India was a point ahead of the Koreans at the end of the regulation four sets, but the celebrating defending champion side, comprising Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini, was in for a surprise.
Korea managed to log a point on review. One of the Korean team's 9s in final set was deemed a 10 on revision leaving the two teams tied at 229-229.
In the shoot-off, the Koreans managed one inner 10 (closest to bull's eye), a 10 and 9, compared to the two 10s and a 9 by the Indians, to walk away with the top honours.
45. India's 1st Table Tennis Medal
Indian table tennis men's team settled for a historic bronze medal after losing 0-3 to South Korea in a lop-sided semi-final.
The team comprising G Sathiyan, Achanta Sharath Kamal and A Amalraj couldn't put up a fight against the mighty Koreans, but still won India’s first medal in table tennis at the Asian Games.
46. Malaprabha Jadhav Wins India's First Medal in Kurash
Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav won India’s first-ever medal in Kurash at the Asian Games. Yallappa lost 0-10 to Sulaymanova in the semi-final to claim bronze as both the semi-finalists are assured of medals. Kurash made its debut at the Asian Games this year.
47. Pincky Balhara Clinches Silver in Kurash
Pincky Balhara settled for a silver medal after losing 0-10 to favourite Gulnor Sulaymanova of Uzbekistan in the final.
48. Manjit Singh Wins Gold in 800m Event
Little-known Manjit Singh stole the limelight by leading a rare one-two for India in the 800m event. He recorded a timing of 1:46.15 minutes.
49. Jinson Johson Settles for Silver
Pre-race favourite and national record holder Jinson Johson, who beat Manjit while shattering legendary Sriram Singh's 42-year-old national record in the National Inter-State Championships in June, clocked 1:46.35 to take the silver.
50. Indian Mixed 4x400m Relay Team Win Silver
In the debut event, MR Poovamma frittered away a good 30m lead, handed to her by Muhammed Anas, as India finished behind Bahrain in the 4x400m mixed relay team event.
The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas, Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv clocked 3 minute and 15.71 seconds, while the Bahrain team recorded a timing of 3:11.89 minutes.
51. Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra Win Mixed Doubles Bronze
Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra settled for a bronze after losing to China's Yingsha Sun and Wang Sun in the mixed doubles semi-finals.
Kamal and Batra made life tough for China's Yingsha Sun and Wang Sun before going down 9-11, 5-11, 13-11, 4-11, 8-11. The semifinal was a best of seven games contest while the earlier rounds were played in the usual best of five format.
52. Dutee Chand Bags Silver in 200m
Dutee Chand joined the legendary PT Usha in the list of athletes who have won more than one medal at the Asian Games as Chand won a silver in the 200m event. The Indian sprinter, who clocked 23.2 seconds, finished behind Bahrain’s Edidiong Odiong.
Odiong won the gold with a timing of 22.96 seconds. China’s Yongli Wei, who finished the race in 23.27 seconds, settled for the bronze medal.
53. Swapna Barman Bags Gold in Heptathlon
Swapna Barman became the first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold in Jakarta.
Barman, who has six toes in both her feet, battled sever tooth ache during her event and competed with a tape on her right cheek. Even then, she produced her career-best performance by scoring 6,026 points from the seven events.
Before Barman, only Bengal's Soma Biswas and Karnataka's JJ Shobha and Pramila Aiyappa had returned with a medal from the Asian Games. Biswas and Shobha had finished two-three at both Busan Asian Games (2002) and the Doha Games (2006), while Pramila had won a bronze at the 2010 Guangzhou edition.
54. Arpinder Singh Wins Gold in Triple Jump
Arpinder Singh ended India's 48-year wait for a gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the Asian Games as he returned with his best effort of 16.77 metres in the final.
The 25-year-old pipped Uzbekistan's Ruslan Kurbanov, who took the silver medal with a personal best jump of 16.62 metres. The bronze medal went to Chinese Shuo Cao, who recorded a jump of 16.56 metres.
Before the 25-year-old Arpinder, the previous champion was Mohinder Singh Gill in 1970 with an effort of 16.11m.
55. Indian Women's 4x400m Relay Team Win Gold
The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team clinched their fifth consecutive gold at the Asian Games. The Indian team featuring Hima Das, Saritaben Gayakwad, Vismaya Koroth and Poovamma Machettira finished the race with a big lead, almost two seconds (3:28.72 minutes) before silver medallists Bahrain.
The Bahrain team comprising Aminat Jamal, Iman Essa, Edidiong Odiong and Salwa Naser clocked a timing of 3:30.61 minutes.
The Vietnam team featuring Thi Oanh Nguyen, Thi Hang Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Hoang and Thi Lan Quach bagged the bronze with a seasonal best timing of Vietnam 3:33.23 minutes.
56. Jinson Johnson Wins Gold in 1500m Event
Jinson Johnson clinched a gold medal in the 1500m event as India produced their best ever show in athletics since the 1978 edition.
Jinson was pipped for gold by compatriot Manjit Singh in the 800m race but in the 1500m final, he did not give any chance to his rivals and won the race in 3 minutes 44.72 seconds.
He crossed the finishing line after creating a huge lead in the last 80m stretch, leaving behind Iran’s Amir Moradi (3:45.62) and Bahrain’s Mohammed Tiouali (3:45.88).
57. India Win Silver in Men’s 4x400m Relay
India's 4x400m men's relay team bagged silver in the final event of athletics at the Asian Games.
The Indian quartet of Kunhu Muhammed, Dharunn Ayyasamy, Muhammed Anas and Arokia Rajiv clocked 3:01.85 minutes to finish behind Qatar who won gold in an Asian record time of 3:00.56. Japan took the bronze after clocking 3:01.94.
58. Seema Punia Wins Bronze in Discus Throw
Defending champion Seema Punia settled for a bronze in the women's discus throw event. The 35-year-old Seema recorded a best distance of 62.26m, her best in six years, but that was just enough for a bronze medal.
Asian champion Chen Yang of China hurled the disc to gold winning distance of 65.12m in her last attempt, which was a huge 2.86m more than the Indian at the GBK Main stadium. Her compatriot Feng Bin grabbed the silver with 64.25m, which came in her last attempt.
59. Chitra Unnikrishnan Clinches Bronze in 1500m Event
Chitra Unnikrishnan clinched 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, clocked a timing of 4:12.56 minutes.
Bahrain’s Kalkidan Befkadu won gold with a timing of 4:07.88 and compatriot Tigist Belay settled for a silver after finishing the race in 4:09.12 minutes.
60. Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar Win Silver in Sailing
Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar claimed silver in the 49er FX event at the Asian Games. Varsha and Sweta were not chosen by the federation to represent India and only after a court battle did they reach the Indonesian capital.
At the helm of her 49erFX, 20-year-old Varsha and her crew partner Sweta, completed the 15-race event with 40 net points to finish second behind winners from Singapore, who had just 14 net points.
Sailors are given points after each race, and the pair, which gets the least points, is declared the winner.
61. Varun Ashok Thakkar and KC Ganapathy Win Bronze in Sailing
Varun Ashok Thakkar and KC Ganapathy clinched a bronze medal in the 49er event after finishing third with 43 net points, missing the silver by just half a point. India finished behind Japan (39 net points) and South Korea (42.5 net points).
Thakkar and Ganapathy were disqualified in the penultimate race (14th) but held their nerves to win the final race on Friday.
62. Harshita Tomar Wins Bronze in Sailing
Harshita Tomar clinched a bronze medal in the open laser 4.7 event. The 16-year-old totaled 62 points after 12 races.
Tomar finished behind Malaysia’s Muhammad Fauzi Kaman Shah (20 net points) and China’s Jianxiong Wang (42 net points) in the event.
63. Boxer Vikas Krishan Settles for Bronze
Vikas Krishan (75kg) settled for a bronze medal in the Asian Games after he was declared medically unfit to fight his semi-final bout due to a cut on his left eyelid sustained earlier in the event.
The 26-year-old was to take on Kazakhstan's Amankul Abilkhan in his last-four clash on Friday, but was forced out due to the injury.
Vikas has, however, managed to script history by becoming the first Indian boxer to clinch three successive Asian Games medals.
He won a lightweight 60kg category gold in Guangzhou 2010, before winning a middle-weight bronze in the 2014 edition in Incheon.
64. Indian Men's Squash Team Win Bronze
Defending champions India settled for a bronze medal after losing 0-2 to Hong Kong in the semi-finals of the men's squash event at the 18th Asian Games.
The Indian men's team comprising Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Ramit Tandon and Mahesh Mangaonkar was no match for Hong Kong, who had won bronze in the last edition at Incheon, South Korea.
65. Indian Women's Hockey Team Bag Silver
The Indian women's hockey team failed to break their 36-year-old gold jinx after losing to Japan 1-2 in a keenly contested summit clash to settle for a silver medal at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.
The loss will hurt the Indians badly as a gold at the Asian Games would have guaranteed a direct qualification in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Minami Shimizu and Motomori Kawamura scored for Japan through penalty corners in the 11th an 44th minute while Neha Goyal's field goal in the 25th minute was the lone strike for India, who were aiming to win their first Asiad gold since 1982.
The Indians had qualified for the final of the Asian Games after a gap of 20 years after having beaten China in the semi-finals.
66. Amit Panghal Clinches Gold
Amit Panghal became only the eighth Indian boxer ever to claim a gold medal at the Asian Games when he beat the much favoured Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in the final.
The 22-year-old Armyman, the only Indian to make the finals, prevailed 3-2 against the more fancied Dusmatov, who had beaten him in a split verdict in last year's world championships.
The win marks the highest point in Amit's meteoric rise to the top, starting with an Asian Championships bronze last year. A world quarter-finalist, Amit claimed a silver in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
67. Historic Gold in Bridge
60-year-old Pranab Bardhan and 56-year-old Shibhnath Sarkar bagged India’s first-ever gold in bridge, scoring 384 points to win the men’s pairs event.
The Chinese pair of Lixin Yang and Gang Chen won the silver with a score of 378 and the Indonesian combination of Henky Lasut and Freddy Eddy Manoppo bagged the bronze scoring 374.
68. Women's Squash Team Settles for Silver
The Indian women’s squash team comprising Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Sunayna Kuruvilla has settled for silver after losing the final of the team event to Hong Kong. This was their second straight silver after they lost the final in 2014 to Malaysia.
Sunayna Kuruvilla and India number one Joshna Chinappa lost their matches as the team suffered its second defeat to Hong Kong in a space of three days, having lost to the second seeds in the final fixture of the pool stage as well.
The silver now ends India’s squash campaign at the Asian Games with a total haul of five medals overall including the men's team bronze and three bronze medals in the individual events.
69. Indian Men's Hockey Team Clinch Bronze
The Indian men’s hockey team beat Pakistan 2-1 to win a bronze medal at the Asian Games.
Akashdeep Singh scored a brilliant field goal in the third minute while Harmanpreet Singh extended India's advantage in the 50th minute off a penalty corner.
Muhammad Atiq increased the heart rate of Indian fans reducing the margin in the 52nd minute from a counter-attack.
However, the Indians didn't repeat the same mistake which they committed against Malaysia in the semi-finals and managed to hold on to the lead to redeem some pride.