Asian Games 2018, Day 2 Live: Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian woman wrestler to bag Asiad gold
Here are live updates from Day 2 of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
India started their campaign at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia with two medals on the opening day.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia won a gold while shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar combined to clinch a bronze.
There's a lot to look forward to for the Indian athletes on Day 2. They'll be competing in shooting, rowing, swimming, badminton, basketball, taekwondo, wushu, kabaddi, tennis, handball, volleyball, artistic gymnastics, and hockey.
Highlights from Day 2
Medal: Vinesh Phogat becomes India's first woman wrestler to win gold at the Asian Games.
Deepak Kumar gives India its third medal, a silver in Men's 10m Air Rifle.
Badminton: Sindhu defeats Yamaguchi but Saina loses to Okuhara as Japan defeat India 3-1 in the quarter-final of the Women's Team event.
Shooting: Apurvi Chandela finishes fifth in the 10m Air Rifle final.
Medal: 19-year-old shooter Lakshay wins silver in Men's Trap.
Here are live updates from Day 2
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Hockey
Indian men's hockey team begins 2018 Asian Games campaign in style. India beat Indonesia 17-0 (yes 17-0) in their first match.
Wrestling
Another disappointing result- India's Sumit misses out on bronze medal, loses playoff against Uzbekistan's M Davit.
Tennis
Rohan Bopanna and Sharan Divij will be in action in Men's doubles Round of 32 soon.
Gymnastics
All Indian male gymnasts fail to qualify for the next round in artistic gymnastics. Yogeshwar Singh is in Reserve 2 in Vault, but his chances appear bleak.
Wrestling
Major upset for India: Rio 2016 bronze medallist, Sakshi Malik loses the bronze Medal bout to North Korean wrestler 2-12 in 62Kg women's freestyle wrestling.
Meanwhile, Vinesh having a quiet but a special moment to herself.
Gymnastics
Wrestling
Contradicting result after Phogat's gold - Pooja Dhanda loses the bronze Medal bout to Japanese wrestler 1-6 in 57Kg freestyle women's Wrestling.
Podium time as India's national anthem is played at Jakarta!
Wrestling
VINESH PHOGAT BECOMES FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO CLINCH A GOLD MEDAL AT THE ASIAN GAMES!
Phogat defeats Japan's Yuki Ire 6-2 in 50Kg freestyle wrestling final.
Tennis
Men's doubles: Ramanathan Ramkumar and Sumit Nagal are through to Pre-quarters with 6-1, 6-1 win in 1their first round.
Badminton
All over for Indian men's team; doubles duo of Atri Manu and Buss Sumeeth loses 14-21;18-21 to the Indonesian duo and that means Indian men's team loses the tie 1-3 to Indonesia.
Kabaddi
One of the biggest shocks for India today at the 2018 Asian Games: Men's Kabaddi have lost to Korea 23-24 in their 3rd match in Group A. Yesterday India beat both Bangladesh and Srilanka. India's next match is against Thailand scheduled tomorrow. India are now tied with South Korea with four points each in Pool A.
Badminton - Men's Team
What a win for HS Prannoy! He takes the third game 21-19.
Indonesia now lead India 2-1 in the five-match tie.
Badminton - Men's Team
HS Prannoy is locked in a titanic tussle here. The Indian leads 16-14 in the decider.
Badminton - Men's Team
HS Prannoy has come back strongly in the match.
After winning the first game and losing the second, he leads 11-5 in the third.
Wrestling
126 kg category wrestler Sumit has a chance now to win a bronze through repechage.
He'd lost his opening bout but has now won 7-0 against Oleg Boltin.
Badminton - Men's Team
HS Pronnoy, after winning the first game comfortably, has lost the second one 19-21.
India trail Indonesia 0-2 in this five-match tie. Prannoy has to win this match to keep his country's hopes alive.
Kabaddi
A massive upset!
The mighty Indian men's team is defeated 23-24 by Korea.in their third group game.
Lakshay shot a stunning 43 out of 50 targets in the final.
Chinese Taipei’s Yang Kunpei shot 48 out of 50 to win gold.
MEDAL ALERT!
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
India's Lakshay wins a silver medal after a phenomenal display of shooting in the final. What a sensational performance from the 19-year-old!
India gets its second medal of the day and fourth overall.
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
Lakshay has made it to the final two, he is now assured of a silver.
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
Sandhu is eliminated after a couple of poor rounds.
But Lakshay is now guaranteed a medal! He remains in second position.
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
After 30 shots, Lakshay is in second position witrh Sandhu in fourth. India will be guaranteed a medal if both survive the next round.
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
Both Lakshay and Sandhu are now tied in the second place after a brilliant round of shooting from the latter.
Badminton - Men's Team
HS Prannoy is dominating! He takes the first game 21-15 against his opponent from Indonesia.
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
After 20 shots, Lakshay is in second position and Sandhu is fourth.
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
Lakshay is tied in the first position after 15 shots, Sandhu is fourth.
Medal on the cards here!
Badminton - Men's Team
HS Prannoy has taken a solid 11-8 lead in the opening game. He has to win this match to keep India in this tie against Indonesia. India trail 0-2.
Lakshay and Sandhu both hit all five targets in the second round.
This is great going by the Indian pair.
Can they bring home more medals?
Shooting - Men's Trap Final
Lakshay misses just one shot while Sandhu misses two in the first round of five shots.
Shooting
Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Lakshay Sheroan will now compete in the men's Trap final.
Badminton - Men's Team
Indonesia take a 2-0 lead in the five-match tie against India.
Satwik and Chirag lose the third game to the World No.1 pair.
HS Prannoy will now compete in a singles match.
Wrestling
WOW! Vinesh Phogat, you beauty!
The Indian wrestler wins her semi-final bout in just 75 seconds, she will now compete for gold in the women's 50 kg category.
Vinesh defeats Uzbekistan’s Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova 10-0 by technical superiority to roar into the final.
Badminton - Men's Team
India's Satwik and Chirag have lost the second game after clinching the opening one against Indonesia.
We're diving into a decider now!
Wrestling
Vinesh Phogat starts her semi-final now.
Will she be the third Indian wrestler to lose her semis bout today?
Wrestling
Major upset for India as Sakshi Malik loses her semi-final bout 7-8.
She will now fight for bronze.
Wrestling
Just five seconds to go, Rio Games bronze medalist Sakshi concedes lead, India appeals but the final decision goes in the favour of her opponent. Sakshi Malik loses 8-7 to Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu in the 62Kg semi-final bout. Will come back to fight her bronze medal match later in the day.
Badminton
India's Chirag Shetty-Satwik Rankireddy clinch the first game 21-19 in the men's doubles vs Indonesia's Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamujlo. In the second game, the Indian duo is leading 16-14. Go, India!
Wrestling
Setback for India!
North Korea's Myong Suk Jong beats Pooja Dhanda on Technical Superiority (10-0) in the semi-final. Pooja will now return to fight her bronze medal match.
Wrestling
Sakshi Malik gets past Kazakhstan's Ayaulym Kassymova 10-0 in three minutes, 35 seconds to progress to 62Kg freestyle wrestling's semi-final!
Badminton
Srikanth losses!
Kidambi Srikanth loses 21-23, 22-20, 10-21 to Anthony Ginting. India trail Indonesia 0-1 in men's team event's quarterfinals.
Badminton
Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth fights back to equalise 1-1 in the ongoing men's team event. Decider game in progress now.
Wrestling
Another win for a Indian woman wrestler, another win via technical superiority. It's Pooja Dhanda who progresses to 57kg women's wrestling semifinals after beating Uzbekistan's Esenbaeva Nabira.
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Wrestling
India's Vinesh Phogat continues to be impressive in 50Kg freestyle event, beats South Korea's Kim Hyungjoo on Technical Superiority (10-0) to progress through to the final two.
Badminton
Oh, Srikanth! He loses first game 21-23 to Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in men's team quarterfinal badminton tie
Wrestling
What a stunning performance from Sakshi Malik in her 62 kg bout!
She defeats Thailand’s Salinee Srisombat by technical superiority inside two minutes and moves into the quarters.
Badminton - Men's Team
Kidambi Srikanth has an 11-10 lead in the opening game against Indonesia's Ginping.
Shooting
A poor start for Seema Tomar in the Women's Trap final. She has missed her first five shots. Difficult for her to win a medal from here.