That brings us to the end of India's Asian Games campaign. India have recorded their best ever medal haul winning 68 medals in all. The 15 gold medals equals the record set in 1951 and the 24 silver are the highest India have won in Asiadhistory. India are most likely to finish in eight spot in the overall medal's tally. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the games. If you're a cricket fan then you can follow all the live updates from the ongoing Test match between England and India here. Stay tuned to our page for more live updates from the world of sport.
HOCKEY Match Report
| India prevail 2-1 over Pakistan, to go home with consolation bronze
India maintained their recent domination over arch-rivals Pakistan with a fighting 2-1 win to bag a consolation bronze medal after a below-par semifinal performance.
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. But 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 at least redeem some pride.
World number five India, who came into the tournament as favourites being the defending champions, will go back home with a bronze, having beaten 13th ranked Pakistan for the second time in the last three months. The Indians had defeated Pakistan 4-0 in the Champions Trophy in June.
After the semifinal heartbreak, India on Saturday seemed like a team on a mission from the first minute.
After creating a couple of early chances, the Indians struck as early as in the third minute through Akashdeep, who fired the ball into the goal over Pakistan goalkeeper Imran Butt after receiving a measured pass from Lalit Upadhyay as the partisan Indian crowd went into a frenzy.
Pakistan almost equalised in the fifth minute but Atiq's reverse hit could only find the right post. A referral was taken but it was adjudged that the ball had not crossed the goal line.
From there on, India were all over Pakistan in the opening quarter but could not extend the lead after Mandeep Singh missed an easy chance.
Pakistan came out an improved side in the second quarter, making more repeated forays into the Indian circle. Their two attempts through Muhammad Dilbeer and Ajaz Ahmad were unsuccessful. Dilbeer hit his shot wide while Ahmad's try was blocked by an Indian defender.
Pakistan got two back-to-back penalty corners in the 22nd minute, but wasted both. In the second and third quarters, India were a bit sloppy with their trapping and passing, ensuring more possession for Pakistan.
Against the run of play, S V Sunil got a great ball into the striking circle three minutes before half time but he could not beat the Pakistani goalkeeper.
More creativity was seen from India after the start of second half. A brilliant one two from Sardar Singh and Akashdeep set up a good ball for Sunil but he failed to slot it in on the run.
Pakistan earned their third penalty corner in the 39th minute but Muhammad Irfan made a mess of it. No goal was added to the scoreline in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, India kept looking for the second goal with repeated entries into the Pakistani circle. They finally got the cushion goal from their first penalty corner in the 50th minute which was neatly converted by dragflicker Harmanpreet.
Pakistan made an immediate fightback through Atiq, who put the ball in after a fine pass from Mahmood Abu Bakar from a counter-attack.
Another late equaliser against India was on the cards and the match was turning out to be a typical Indo-Pak thriller but somehow the Indians managed to hold on to the lead.
With Pakistan withdrawing their goalkeeper in search of the equaliser, Mandeep Singh got a golden chance to make it 3-1 for India in the 60th minute but he failed to execute with only a defender to beat. (PTI)
HOCKEY | India win bronze with 2-1 win over Pakistan
Full Time!The hooter goes and India make sure they don't return home without a medal as they finish with bronze. Pakistan fought hard but couldn't overcome the stubborn Indian defence.
HOCKEY | India 2 - 1 Pakistan
58'Pakistan have pulled out their goalkeeper to add another outfield player. India will have a tough final two mintutes ahead of them.
HOCKEY | India 2 - 1 Pakistan
53'India win another penalty corner but this time RupinderPal Singh takes it and drags his effort wide of the post. He should've at leasthit the target there. Will India rue this missed opportunity?
HOCKEY | India 2 - 1 Pakistan
52' Goal!India don't have any time to celebrate their goal as Pakistan build a good attack and Atiq Muhammad is unmarked at the post to turn the ball home. It's game on now.
HOCKEY | India 2 - 0 Pakistan
50' Goal!MandeepSingh receives the ball at the edge of the penalty area and does well to draw a penalty corner. HarmanpreetSingh India's penalty expert takes the shot and guides it into the bottom right corner to double the lead. India have some breathing room now but will have to defend well as Pakistan will throw the kitchen sink at them with less that 10 mins to go.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
45'The hooter goes and that brings us to the end of the 3rdquarter. Pakistan continue to look dangerous coming forward but India have managed to shut them out in front of goal. India's intensity seems to be dropping a little and they will have to pull up their socks to preserve the lead in the final quarter.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
38'MandeepSingh is shown a green card which means India will be reduced to 10 men for a minimum of 2 minutes. To make matters worse Pakistan win a penalty corner but India manage to keep out IrfanMuhammad's shot.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
34'Akashdeep does well as he creates space down the left side and fires the ball towards SV Sunil who is unmarked at the near post but the forward isn'table to latch on to that pass. That very well could've been 2-0.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
3rdQuartergets underway. Can Pakistan find a way past the Indian defence? India aren't sitting back and have Pakistan pegged inside their own half.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
Half Time:India manage to hold onto their 1-0 despite some good pressure from Pakistan. The match is still evenly poised and India need to find that second goal before they can afford to sit back.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
21'Pakistan win a penalty corner and MahmoodAbu Baker takes the shot but it's blocked by the foot of a defender. India go for the referral but replays show that it came off the foot and India lose their referral. Pakistan will get another crack at goal here. MahmoodAbu Bakar sees his second shot blocked too. This is good defending by India as they clear away the danger.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
19'Pakistan have pushed India back in this quarter.They weave their way into the penalty area before Umar Bhuttaturned and unleaseda shot at goal but it was blocked away to safety by a defender.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
15'MandeepSingh shows some great skill as he brings down a scooped pass from defence and turns skillfully beating his marker in the process. He races through on goal but drags his shot wide with just the keeper to beat. That brings us to the end of the 1stquarter. India seemed to have turned off towards the end of the quarter and will welcome the break.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
5'Pakistan come forward in numbers now and hit the post with their very first shot on target. They go for the review as they think it's a goalbut replays show there wasn't any part of the ball that crossed the goal-line. Pakistan lose their review but it's a warning to India of how dangerous they can be coming forward.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 0 Pakistan
GOAL!Lalit Kumar Upadhyaydid well to take the ball down to the touchline on the left side before crossing it to AkashdeepSingh who controlled it well before smashing it past Imran Butt in goal.
HOCKEY | India 0 - 0 Pakistan
The bronze medal match is now underway. Pakistan playing in white and India in their traditional blue. India immediately on the front foot putting the Pakistan defenceunder pressure.
HOCKEY | Bronze medal match
The players are out on the pitch and the national anthems are being played. We're just moments away from the start now.
HOCKEY |
The bronze medal match between Pakistan and India will be starting shortly. Stay tuned for all the live updates from that highly anticipated encounter.
JUDO
| The Indian mixed judo team suffered a 0-4 loss against Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals.
The Indian team comprising Vijay Kumar Yadav, Harshdeep Singh Brar, Kalpana Devi Thoudam and Garima Choudhary was no match for the Kazakhstan team.
In the elimination round of 16, India defeated Nepal 4-1 earlier on Saturday.
India's judo contingent will return home without any medal. (PTI)
SQUASH | Women's Team win Silver
India go down 2-0 after JoshnaChinappalosesto Hong Kong's Annie Au in the second match. They win the silver medal matching their previous performance at the Asian Games.
SQUASH |
JoshnaChinappais trailing Hong Kong's Annie Au 2-0 in a must-win match.
India's latest medal tally:
Gold — 15
Silver — 24
Bronze — 30
Total: 69
SQUASH | India 0 - 1 Hong Kong
Hong Kong have takenthe lead in the final as Tze Lok Ho defeats Sunanya Kuruvillain the first game. All hopes rest on Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal to win this final.
SQUASH | Women's team final
The final between India and Hong Kong is now underway.
BRIDGE
| India won a gold medal in the bridge competition of the 18th Asian Games with Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar clinching the top honours in the men's pair event.
The 60-year-old Pranab and 56-year-old Shibhnath finished at the top after scoring 384 points in the finals.
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 here.
Another Indian pair of Sumit Mukherjee and Debabrata Majumder finished at the ninth place with a score of 333. (PTI)
BRIDGE | Pranab and Shibnath win gold in men's pair
India's Pranab Bardhanand Shibnath Sarkarhave won the men's pair event taking India's gold medal tally to 15.
BOXING
| Amit outwits Olympic champ to claim India's only boxing gold at 18th Asiad
Amit Panghal (49kg) became only the eighth Indian boxer ever to claim a gold medal at the Asian Games with a stunning tactical win over reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in the summit clash.
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.
Amit, making his debut at the Games, showed immense tactical brilliance, especially in defence to outwit the Uzbek, who has an iconic status in international boxing. Dusmatov won a silver in the world championship last year.
But today, the Haryana-boxer extracted sweet revenge for the narrow loss in Hamburg, keeping his range and striking some clean right hooks and jabs to his shorter and slightly edgy opponent.
The Uzbek southpaw, known for his brilliant counter-attacks, seemed wary of the constantly-on-the-move Indian, who refused to fall into the trap of diving in.
The result was a frustrated Dusmatov being forced to lunge forward which worked perfectly well for the Indian in his counter-attacking game.
Today's win marks the highest point 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 Commonwealth Games.
Earlier this year, he also won gold medals at the inaugural India Open and the prestigious Strandja memorial in Bulgaria.
Vijender Singh and Vikas Krishan were the last set of male gold-medallists for India at the Asian Games. They had won their yellow metal at the 2010 Guangzhou edition. Vikas (75kg) settled for a bronze this time.
In the 2014 Games, M C Mary Kom was the lone gold-medallist for India. (PTI)
BOXING | Men's Light Fly 49 kg Final
Here is how the five judges scored the bout.
BOXING | Amit Panghal wins gold
What a sensational fight from Amitwho wins gold via a split decision that is 3-2 in favourof the Indian. He went a bit defensive in the final round knowing that he was on top and Dusmatovcouldn't land too many clean punches as the Indian moved sharply and countered in quick bursts. Dusmatovlooked dangerous in the final round but Amit did just enough to hold on for victory. The future looks bright for the 22-year old.
BOXING | Men's 49kg Final
Round 2 -Dusmatovmoves through the gears in the second round but Amitdid well to hold his own. Dusmatovdidn't manage to land any big blows while Amitwas able to get a couple on Dusmantov's face which could earn him some vital points.
BOXING | Men's 49kg Final
Round 1 -Amitmakes a good start in the first round as he ducks out of Dusmatov's punches and manages to land a few of his own. Pretty even first round with Amit looking the sharper of the two boxers. Two more rounds to go.
BOXING | Men's 49kg Final
The Men's Light Fly Weight Finals begins with Amitand Dusmantovmaking a cautious start in the first round.
BOXING | Amit Panghal in 49 kg Final
AmitPanghalwill be in action shortly against Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov. The match is scheduled to begin at 12.30 PM IST.
Our track and field stars are greeted to a heroes welcome after winning 7 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Asian Games 2018.
FOOTBALL | Men's Final
The men's football final between South Korea and Japan will begin at 5 pm IST. There is much more than a gold medal on the line for Tottenham star Son Heung-min who will have to leave the club and go back home to South Korea for two years of military service if they do not win the gold.
Any South Korean athletes who win Olympic medals or Asian Games titles are exempt from the usual mandatory military service. Under the country's law, all able-bodied men are required to perform at least 21 months of military service, mandatory before the age of 28.
KAYAK | Kayak Four (K4) 500m Women’s final
The Indian team finished in the last position in theKayak Four (K4) 500m Women’s final with a time of 1:51.729. The team from China won thegold medal with a time of 1:33.896.
JUDO | Indian mixed team loses in quarterfinals
TheIndian mixed team comprising Vijay Kumar Yadav, Harshdeep Singh Brar, Kalpana Devi, Garima Choudhary and Rajwinder Kaur won their round of 16 match against Nepal 4-1 but fell short against Kazakhstan as they lost 0-4 in the quarterfinals.
CANOE | Double (C2) 200m men’s A-final
A rather dismal start to the day for India asPrakant Sharma and Jamesboy Singh Oinam finish ninth and last in the Canoe Double (C2) 200m men’s A-final with a time of 41.152 seconds.China’s Xing Song and Li Qiang wonthe gold with a time of 36.940 seconds.
Today will be the last chance for the Indian contingent to add to their medal tally. AmitPanghalwill be fighting for the gold medalagainst Uzbekistan's Olympic gold medallistHasanboy Dusmatovin the Men's 49kgFinal scheduled for 12.30 PM IST. The women's squash team will also be competing for gold when they take on the team from Hong Kong in the Women's Team Final at around 1.30 PM IST.
The men's hockey team will be up against Pakistan in a mouth watering clash for the bronze medal that is scheduled to begin at 4 PM.
There are also chances of India winning some medals in bridge as three men’s pairs, two mixed pairs and one women’s pair are in the the finals of their respective events.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 14 of the Asian Games 2018.
That brings us to the end of Day 13. India won two silver and four bronze medals today. The women's hockey team lost 2-1 to Japan in the final to clinch silver and the sailing team ofVarsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegarbrought home the other silver in the women's 49erFx event.
VikasKrishnancouldn't compete in the 75kgBoxing semifinals after failing to recover from an injury and was awarded the bronze. The squash men's team comprising ofSaurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Ramit Tandon and Mahesh Mangaonkarlost their semifinal match against Hong Kong to come away with the second bronze. The other two bronze medals were won byHarshita Tomarin the Sailing Open Laser 4.7 event and byVarun Thakkar Ashok and Chengappa Ganapathy Kelapanda in the Sailing 49ermen's event.
The women's squash team made their way into the finals after beating Malaysia 2-0 and will compete against Hong Kong for the gold medal. That's it for today's coverage. Hope to see you again tomorrow as we bring you all the action from Day 14 of the Asian Games. Till then it's goodbye!
DIVING | Men's 3m Springboard Final
India's RamanandaSharma finishes in 12th position with 325.45 as China's SiyiXiewins gold with a result of 560.80.
DIVING | Men's 3m Springboard Final
India's RamanandaSharma finishes in 12th position with 325.45 as China's SiyiXiewins gold with a result of 560.80.
SAILING | India records best showing at Asian Games
India recorded its best showing in sailing at Asian Games as Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar claimed silver in 49er FX event while two men combined to overcome disqualification in their previous race to grab a bronze.
Thanks to their showings, the country enjoyed its best result since 1982. In 1982, India won a gold in fireball, a silver in enterprise and a bronze in windglider.
For Varsha, it was her second Asiad medal as she had won a bronze in 29er with Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan in the 2014 edition. 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.
"These were stressful three months. But everything has paid off. There were a lot of up and down. A lot happened. At least 10 times I thought, it's not worth it, I can't handle it but somehow I continued. It was certainly not a glamorous race, there was pressure," Varsha said.
"And there was a realistic chance of losing today, but we stayed clam," Varsha said, adding that they needed donations and crowd funding to pursue their passion.
Thakkar and Ganapathy clinched a bronze medal in 49er event after finishing third with 43 net points, missing the silver by just half a point. They were disqualified in the penultimate race (14th) but held their nerves to win the final race today.
"We could have won a gold if we were not disqualified on Thursday. There was no incident and there was false protest by Japan," said Ganapathy.
The 16-year-old Harshita was already assured of a bronze in the Open Laser 4.7 competition and even if she had not competed in today's race, it would not have made any difference to her result. She totalled 62 points after race 12.
"It is a great feeling to win a medal for the country. I can't explain it. It has been a great learning experience for me," Harshita, a former swimmer, said after winning the medal.
Govind Bairagi finished fourth in the Open Laser 4.7, while Nethra Kumanan finished in fifth place in Laser Radial Sailing event. (PTI)
DIVING | Men's 3m Springboard Final
India's RamnandaSharma is in 10thposition with 281.25 points after his 5thdive.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 2 Japan
Japan took the lead through Shimizuafter a well worked penalty corner but NehaGoyalpulled India level in the 2ndquarter. Japan won another penalty corner in the 3rdquarter and Kawamuramade no mistake giving them the lead which they did well to defendin the last quarter. Indian eves fought hard and could've equalised in the final minute but Vandanacouldn't get her effort on target. India will have to settle for silver as Japan go home with the gold.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 2 Japan
59' MISS!India have a great chance to equalize as Vandanareceives the ball inside the penalty area but she drags her shot wide. That very well could've been the last opportunity of the game.
HOCKEY | India 1 - 2 Japan
58'With less than 2 minsto go India have taken out their goalkeeper Savitato add an extra outfield player. Will this tactic help them find the equalizer?
