Asian Games 2018, Day 12 wrap up: 'Magic' Johnson, relay teams bring glory after hockey heartbreak

WRITTEN BY DNA Web Team | Updated: Aug 30, 2018, 09:22 PM IST
Jinson Johnson - PTI

Here are live updates from Day 12 of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang.

The gold rush from track-and-field continued on Thursday as India exceeded its best Asian Games performance. 

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However, the heartbreak in hockey took some sheen off the country's sprint past the previous edition's medal haul on day 12 of the 2018 Asian Games.

Jinson Johnson and the women's 4x400m relay team were the joint stars with their golden show on the final day of the track-and-field competition in which India signed off seven gold, 10 silver and two bronze medals, the country's best haul since 1951.

India surpassed its previous edition's overall tally of 57 by making it 59 with two more days of competition left. The country also took its gold tally to 13, two more than 2014.

Here's how it happened:

Latest Updates

  • Table Tennis

    India's G Sathiyan progresses to the quarterfinal after a marathon 6-game match. against Ficky Santoso. Sathiyan joins Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra in the last 16.

  • Hockey

    GET READY FOR INDIA VS PAKISTAN 

    Pakistan lose their men’s hockey semifinal against Japan. India will take on Pakistan in the bronze medal match. 

  • Table Tennis

    Manika Batra enters round of 16 as she wins 4-0 win against her Thai opponent.

  • 5 more in Athletics

    India win their fifth medal of the day - all coming in Athletcis. 

    India have already won 7 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals in Athletics at Asian Games 2018. This is India’s second best performance in Athletics at Asian Games. India had won 10 gold medals in 1951. 

  • MEDAL ALERT

    Another medal in Athletics for India as men's team win silver in 4x400m relay. Anas with a superb third leg gives Arokia enough room at the end to finish second behind Qatar as he holds off the challenge from Japan and Sri Lanka. 

  • GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Indian women win 4x400m relay as India win 7th medal in athletics. 

  • Athletics

    India's Govindan Lakshmanan finishes sixth in the men's 5000m. 

  • GOLD MEDAL ALERT!!

    Jinson Johsnon does it in the 1500m final.... India have their 6th GOLD MEDAL from athletics.

    Manjit Singh finishes fourth.

  • Athletics

    DOUBLE BRONZE MEDAL ALERT!

    PU Chitra finishes third in the Women’s 1500m final.

    Seema Punia doesn’t improve on her mark. She stays 3rd with her best of 62.26m. Sandeep Kumari finishes 5th.

  • Hockey

    INDIA LOSE

    SV Sunil misses his chance after Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin had put Malaysia ahead in SUDDEN DEATH.

  • Hockey 

    SUDDEN DEATH 

    3rd round

    Meor Muhamad Azuan Hasan calmly converts. Manpreet also scores for India.

  • Hockey 

    SUDDEN DEATH 

    2nd round

    Mohd Fitri Saari puts Malaysia back in the lead. Akashdeep keeps India in the hunt.

  • Hockey 

    SUDDEN DEATH

    Muhammad Firhan Ashari scores to put Malaysia ahead. 

    Harmanpreet Singh then scores to keep India alive.

  • Hockey 

    India 2-2 Malaysia

    Harmanpreet converts cooly to guide India in lead for the first time. Mohd Fitri Saari converts it. 

    It's Sudden death now.

  • Hockey 

    India 1-1 Malaysia

    WHAT'S HAPPENING

    The experienced SV Sunil misses it. However, Meor Muhamad Azuan to misses. Goalkeepers are doing a great job.

  • Hockey 

    India 1-1 Malaysia

    Dilpreet misses his chance. But then Faizal Saari's shot is saved by Sreejesh.

  • Hockey 

    India 1-1 Malaysia

    Akashdeep Singh scores for India. Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin then faults as the ball hits his foot.

  • Hockey 

    India 0-1 Malaysia

    Manpreet Singh goes first, but he is called for obstructing the keeper. India lose their first chance.

    Muhammad Firhan Ashari converts for Malaysia. 

  • Hockey

    India 2-2 Malaysia

    We are headed for a shootout. Malaysia scored at the very last minute.

  • Athletics

    Seema Punia stands third, may win bronze medal with her 62.26m throw in Women’s Discus Throw Final.

  • Athletics

    Athletics - Women’s Discus Throw Final

    Seema goes 62.26m in her third attempt- it's her season best throw. 

    However, she remains third for now. Kumari is placed fifth after her attempt of 54.61m.

  • Athletics

    Athletics - Women’s Discus Throw Final

    Both Kumari Sandeep and Punia have fouled with her second attempts. Punia’s first attempt of 58.51m keeps her in the third place.

  • Hockey

    India 2-1 Malaysia

    There has been lot happening in the match in the third quarter.

    India took the lead, Malaysia equalised soon  and India have taken the lead again.

  • Hockey

    The score is still 0-0 at half-time in the men’s semi-final between India and Malaysia. 

  • Athletics

    India athletes will be in action in several events next:

    Seema Punia and Kumari Sandeep in Women's Discus Throw final.

    PU Chitra and Monika Chaudhary in Women's 1500m final. 

    Manjit Singh and Jinson Johnson in Men's 1500m final. 

    G Lakshmanan in Men's 5000m final.

    Indian team will be action in men and women's 4x400 relay finals.  

  • Hockey

    India 0-0 Malaysia

    End of first quarter- Malaysia have been on the attack more. India have had a couple of chances. 

  • Hockey

    India 0-0 Malaysia

    Goal overturned! Malaysia had scored off their 1st penalty corner. However, India asked for a referral and the ball was touching the foot of a Malaysian player. 

    It was not given as a goal. 

  • Sepaktakraw

    Thailand beat India 2-0 in their Women’s Quadrant group match. India have lost all four of their group matches and will not progress to the semi-finals.

  • Hockey

    India are taking on Malayasia in the semifinal of men's hockey. 

  • Judo

    India's Harshdeep Singh Brar and Garima Choudhary are eliminated in the pre-quarters.

  • Equestrian

    India's Zahan Kevic Setalvad and Kaevaan Kevic Setalvad finish 24th and 36th respectively in the Jumping Individual Event.

  • Cycling Track

    Heartbreaking finish for India's Manjeet Singh as he becomes the first cyclist to bow out in the men's omnium elimination race. He'd had a good day in the event but couldn't hold up when it mattered most.

  • Cycling

    Manjeet Singh is India's first cyclist to be eliminated in the men’s omnium event on Thursday. 

  • Kurash - Men's -90 kg category

    India's Danish Kumar loses 0-10 in the quarter-final against Iraq’s Husein Misri.

  • Table Tennis - Men's Singles

    India's Sharath Kamal defeats Pakistan's 52-year-old Muhammad Qureshi 11-4 11-8 11-7 11-5 to qualify for the pre-quarters.

  • Table Tennis

    Alert: India's Sharath Kamal's opponent in the Round of 16 on Friday is Taipei's Chih-yuan Chuang - World No. 14. The two earlier faced each other in the team event and it was the Indian who had ended on the losing side. 

  • Table Tennis

    India's Sharath Kamal wins his singles match against the 52-year-old opponent from Pakistan, he takes the 4th game 11-5. The Indian goes through to the Round of 16!

  • Table Tennis 

    Sharath Kamal clinches first two games 11-4 and 11-8 respectively in men's singles tie against a 52-year-old opponent. Yes, 52! 

  • Table Tennis - Men's Singles

    India's Achanta Sharath Kamal’ is about to take on Pakistan’s 52-year-old Muhammad Qureshi in the Round of 32.

  • Karush - Men's -90 kg category

    India's Danish Sharma defeats Palestine's Mohanad Abueida 10-0 to qualify for the quarter-final.

  • Table Tennis

    India's Sharath Kamal is up against Pakistan's 52-year-old paddler. 

  • Kurash - Women's 78Kg

    India's 17-year-old Amisha Tokas loses 0-5 to Asian Championships bronze medallist Thi Lan Nguyen of Vietnam in the Round of 16 clash. 

  • Kurash 

    Both Jyoti Tokas (78 kg) & Danish Sharma (90 kg) are through to Pre-quarters with their first-round respective wins. 

  •  Diving

    After a below average first dive, India's Ramananda Sharma has a better second dive, in which he does Back 2½ Somersaults in tuck position. 

    His current score is 99.50 & he is ranked 8th now

  • Kurash - Women’s -78kg category

    Jyoti Tokas wins her Round of 32 match against Thailand’s Meesri Prawanwit 1-0. Wonderful performance by the 15-year-old, she's through to the pre-quarters.

  • Equestrian

    India's Zahan Kevic Setalvad and Kaevaan Kevic Setalvad finish 30th and 36th respectively in the jumping individual final. The third Indian in the fray, Chetan Reddy Nukala, was eliminated.

  • Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round of 32

    India's Mouma Das suffers a straight-games defeat against Chinese Taipei’s Chen Szuyu. She loses 6-11 5-11 6-11 6-11.

  • Cycling Track Men's Omnium

    India's Manjeet Singh comes 16th in a field of 18 cyclists in the tempo race. He heads into the elimination race in the 17th position overall.

  • Canoe

    India's Gaurav Tomar and Sunil Singh miss out on a medal as they come sixth in the men's C2 1000m final.

  • Judo - Men's 81kg

    India's Harshdeep Singh Brar loses to Korea's Seungsu Lee receiving the third sanction from the referee.