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Day 2, Asian Games: Vinesh Phogat Bags Gold, Lakshay Wins Silver

Asian Games 2018: Day 2 live updates from Indonesia where wrestlers Vinesh and Sakshi Malik will be competing.

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  • Vinesh Phogat bags the gold medal in the 50 kg category
  • 19-year-old shooter Lakshay bagged a silver in the Men’s Trap event
  • Shooter Deepak Kumar opened India’s account on Day 2 with a silver in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Final.
  • Defending champions India start their campaign against Indonesia in the men’s hockey Pool A match at 7:00pm IST.
Asian Games 2018: Day 2 live updates from Indonesia where wrestlers Vinesh and Sakshi Malik will be competing.
Asian Games 2018: Day 2 live updates from Indonesia where wrestlers Vinesh and Sakshi Malik will be competing.
Asian Games 2018: Day 2 live updates from Indonesia where wrestlers Vinesh and Sakshi Malik will be competing.
7:59 PM , 20 Aug

Men's Hockey: India Decimates Indonesia 17-0

Indian men’s hockey team scored 17 goals against their Indonesian counterpart in their Pool A opener.

Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh and Simranjeet Singh scored three goals while Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian team like their female counterparts failed to take a single shot at the Indian goal.

India will next play Hong Kong on Wednesday, 22 August, in their second match of Pool A.

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7:51 PM , 20 Aug

Wrestling: Sumit Malik Loses Bronze

Wrestler Sumit Malik fails to win the bronze after losing 0-2 to Uzbekistan’s Modzmanashvili Davit in the men’s 125 kg category.

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7:14 PM , 20 Aug

Wrestling: Sakshi Fails to Bag Bronze

Wrestler Sakshi Malik lost her 62 kg category bronze medal match 2-12 against North Korea’s Rim Jong-Sim.

Sakshi was never in the match as her North Korean opponent took a 6-0 lead in first two minutes. Eventually Sakshi lost on technical superiority after playing for 2:42 minutes.

Asian Games 2018: Day 2 live updates from Indonesia where wrestlers Vinesh and Sakshi Malik will be competing.
6:52 PM , 20 Aug

Wrestling: No Bronze For Pooja Dhanda

Pooja Dhanda lose 1-6 to Japan’s Katsuki Sakagami in the bronze medal match in the women’s 57 kg category.

In the first round both wrestlers looked to defend as Pooja was awarded a technical point.

Katsuki took control of the bout in the second round as Pooja sacrificed her defence to continue her attack. The Japanese took full advantage of it to make it 6-1 at the end Round 2.

Asian Games 2018: Day 2 live updates from Indonesia where wrestlers Vinesh and Sakshi Malik will be competing.
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Published: 19 Aug 2018, 6:53 PM IST
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