Asian Games 2018, Day 8: Indian runners star as India wrap up Super Sunday with 7 medals
Asian Games 2018, Day 8 - As it happened in Jakarta.
India took its medal tally to 36 on Day 8 of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang. India won five silver and two bronze medals on Sunday.
Highlights from Day 8
Athletics: Anu Raghavan and Jauna Murmu qualify for the women's 400m Hurdles final.
Archery: Indian men's compound team enters quarter-finals.
Medal - Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza wins a silver medal in the Eventing Individual event.
Medal - Equestrian: Indian team wins the silver medal in the Eventing Team event.
Medal - Women's 400m - Hima Das clocks 50.79 to clinch silver.
Medal - Men's 400m - Muhammad Anas clocks 45.69s, wins silver.
Medal - Women's 100m - Dutee Chand clocks 11.32s, clinches the silver medal.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu assured of a medal each by reaching the women's singles semi-finals.
Here are live updates from Day 8
Latest Updates
Table Tennis
India 2-1 Chinese Taipei
Harmeet Desai beats Cheinen Chen 11-7 10-12 11-7 7-11 13-11 to put India ahead.
Table Tennis
India 1-1 Chinese Taipei
Sathiyan G of India has lost his match Chihyuan Chuang 10-12 9-11 9-11. He did put up a great fight.
Table Tennis
India play Chinese Taipei in their team group match in table tennis.
Sharath Kamal has won the first game against Lin Yunju to put India 1-0 ahead.
Athletics
India lose a medal as G Lakshmanan has been disqualified- He had finished the 10000m race in bronze medal position. However, he has been disqualified for obstruction.
Athletics - Women's 100m
SILVER Medal for Dutee Chand (100m) clocking 11.32s!
Medal No. 7 for India on Day 8
Athletics - Men's 400m hurdles
India's 20-year-old Santhosh Kumar will make it to the final after a brilliant last 100m in the 2nd semi-final.
Table tennis
Indian women finish second in Group A behind China with two wins and one loss in team event. They progress to the quarterfinals.
Men's Long Jump
India's 19-year-old Sreeshankar finishes 6th with best attempts pt of 7.95m (His PB: 7.99m)
Table Tennis
Indian team comprising of Manika Batra, Ayhika Mukherjee and Mouma Das win women's table tennis group tie against Iran 3-1.
Rathore congratulates medal winners in Bridge
Bridge
MEDAL ALERT
India win two bronze medals in bridge.
They have won the bronze in men's team and mixed team events.
Table Tennis - Women's Team Event
The India team goes through to the quarters as they narrowly beat Iran 3-1 in their final pool match. India finish 2nd in the group behind China with 2 wins and 1 loss
ANOTHER MEDAL ALERT:
India's G Lakshmanan bags BRONZE in Men's 10,000m.
Hockey
India 5-2 Korea
India's winning run continues in 2018 Asian Games. They secure their fourth win from four matches to book a semifinal berth.
Hockey
India 5-2 Korea
With under 5 minutes left as India has almost finished the match off. Akashdeep's reverse goes in as India restore their 3-goal lead.
Hockey
India 4-2 Korea
WHAT A GOAL! Akashdeep steals the ball near the Indian circle and makes an great run- Mandeep changes the direction of the stick in seconds and sends it in. It was a great team goal.
Athletics -Men's Long Jump
After 3 attempts, India's Sreeshankar is still at the third spot (7.95m)
He has two Chinese jumpers above him at 8.24m (GR) & 8.15m
BOXING
BAD NEWS for India.
Shiva Thapa loses his men’s 60kg bout against China’s Shan Jun after referee stops contest.
Hockey
India 3-2 Korea
End of 3rd quarter: What a comeback by Korea- Manjae Jung has scored twice to bring this match alive. India will be under pressure in the 4th quarter.
Table Tennis
Ayhika Mukherjee loses to Neda Shahsavari 10-12, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4, 5-11. India are level 1-1 against Iran in the Group A women's team table tennis match now.
Athletics:
India's G Lakshmanan in action NOW in Men's 10,000m
Hockey
India 3-2 Korea
India concede another one - it's Jung again. He picks his spot fro outside the circle hits the ball to Sreejesh’s right.
MEDAL ALERT!
India's 18-year-old Hima Das wins Silver medal in women's 400m, she clocks 50.79s in the final.
Hockey
India 3-1 Kore
India concede for the first time in 2018 Asian Games. Manjae Jung scores off a penalty corner taken by Junwoo- puts the ball in the left top corner.
Game on?
Athletics - Men's Long Jump Final
After his first attempt, India's Sreeshankar is at the fourth spot (7.76m)
Jianan Wang at top spot with new GR attempt of 8.24m
India at Atletics today:
Dutee Chand's 100m final to begin post 7.30PM
Hima Das to soon run in the 400m final.
Right now, Sreeshankar in action in Men's Long Jump Final
Hockey
India lead Korea 3-0 at the end of second quarter. India look in control and have grabbed on to the chances they have got. Korean, on the other hand, lack structure and menace.
Athletics - Women's 100m
Dutee Chand storms into the final finishes 3rd by a fraction of a second clocking 11.43s
Hockey
India 3-0 Korea
India get their 3rd goal. It was lovely aerial ball from Simranjeet. Lalit tapped it in the Korean goal.
Table Tennis
Manika Batra defeats her opponent 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 in the first match to give India 1-0 lead against Iran in the Group A women's team table tennis match.
Hockey
End of first quarter, India have taken 2-0 lead over Korea. India rattled Korea with two early goals, they have hit back in the last minutes of the quarter but India look the better side.
Table Tennis
India are playing Iran in the Group A women's team table tennis match. Manika Batra is first up in action.
Golf
Indian challenge ends in gold team and individual events.
In the men’s team event, India finish 7th. In individual events, Aadil Bedi and Rayhan John Thomas (-2) finish tied 13th, while Naveed Kaul (+1) finshes 23rd.
Indian women finish 8th in the team event. In the individual events, Ridhima (+4) finishes tied-17th, Sifat Sagoo (+7) at tied-22nd and Diksha Dagar (+7) ends tied 22nd.
Hockey
India 2-0 Korea
Two quick goals by the defending champs. Chinglensana scores from a Rupinder Pal Singh free hit.
Hockey
India 1-0 Korea
India have taken the lead withing three minutes - thorugh a penalty stroke.
Hockey
Indian men’s team face their biggest test in 2018 Asian Games so far - they will be in action against Korea shortly.
What a performance from Indian archers in compound men's team semi-finals. They have comprehensively defeated Chinese Taipei 230-227. All the three shooters played well, but Rajat Chauhan excelled with his zen like shooting. A constant torrent of 10s from him ensured that India slowly managed to build the lead against a good Taipei team. Real cool customer, Rajat will hope to carry his form when India take on South Korea in the final.
In the women's compound archery, Indian team is also through to the final where they will take on South Korea.
In boxing, mixed results for India. Manoj has bowed out much to our disappointment, whereas Sarjubala is through to the next round.
In Table Tennis, good start for Indian men in the team event. They have defeated UAE 3-0.
Boxing - Women's 51Kg
India's Sarjubala Devi through to the quarter-final with a brilliant 5-0 win.
Archery - Compound Men's Team Event
The Indian team of Rajat Chauhan, Aman Saini and Abhishek Verma are through to the semi-final with a 227-226 win over Philipinnes.
They will take on Chinese Taipei in the final-over clash later today.
Badminton - Women's Singles Quarter-final
That's it, PV Sindhu wins the third game 21-14 to win the match against Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol.
She joins Saina Nehwal in the semis!
Badminton - Women's Singles Quarter-final
A ferocious cross-court smash from Sindhu and Jindapol is on the floor.
The Indian leads 17-13 in the decider.
Badminton - Women's Singles Quarter-final
Sindhu was leading 2-1, but then hit three shots in a row into the net.
Sindhu is still looking the better player, but she has to tighten up. This match looks set to go down to the wire.
Boxing - Men's Welterweight Round of 16
Manoj Kumar loses 0-5 against Kyrgyzstan's Abdurakhmanov Abdurakhman by a unanimous decision.
Badminton - Women's Singles Quarter-final
Nitchaon Jindapol takes the second game 21-16. PV Sindhu is looking increasingly tense.
We're heading into the decider now, can the ace Indian shuttler snatch a win?
Badminton - Women's Singles Quarter-final
It's much tighter in the second game. Nitchaon Jindapol has raised her game.
Sindhu is struggling to build momentum, the second game stands tied at 12-12 at the moment.
Table Tennis
Indian women's team loses 0-3 against China. No surprises there.
Badminton - Women's Singles Quarter-final
PV Sindhu wins the first game 21-11 against Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol.
The Indian looks well on course to join her compatriot Saina Nehwal in the semis.
Badminton - Women's Singles Quarter-final
PV Sindhu is in control against Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol, she leads 11-7 in the first game.
Badminton - Women Singles Quarter-final
After Saina Nehwal, it's PV Sindhu's turn to take the court. She takes on Thailand's N Jindapol.