Asian Games 2018 Highlights Day 14: India Wins 4 Medals On The Penultimate Day of Asiad, Ranked 8th in Medal Tally
On day 14 of 2018 Asian Games, India will be hoping for a gold medal from boxer Amit Panghal, who will be competing in men’s Light Fly 49kg category, and women’s squash team, who take on Hong Kong in the finals.
Here, we end our live coverage on Day 14 of the Asian Games 2018. India won 2 Gold (Boxing and Bridge), 1 Silver (Squash), and 1 Bronze (Hockey) Medals today.
In Hockey, both India and Pakistan fail to score any goal in the last quarter. India wins another Bronze medal at Asian Games 2018, by winning the medal against Pakistan in Men's category. India beat Pakistan 2-1 in the Bronze medal match at Asian Games 2018.
In Hockey, India gets lucky with a penalty corner early on in the third quarter. India's Harmanpreet Singh converts it into a GOAL! and India doubles its lead.
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At the end of the third quarter, India is still leading Pakistan 1-0. However, it was the Pakistani team that showed a remarkable comeback with some aggressive style of play.
In Hockey, India is ahead of their opponent Pakistan 1-0 at the end of first half. The Indian team has looked quite aggressive in their attack today.
Pakistan would be thanking their goal-keeper Imran Butt as he has saved at least 4 near-goals and kept the scoreline to 1-0 after the end of second quarter.
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In Squash, India has lost their Women's team event 0-2 against Hong Kong in the Final. The Indian team comprising of Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla, and Tanvi Khanna had to settle for the Silver medal.
After Amit Panghal's Gold Medal, India has won another Gold at Asian Games 2018.
Indian duo of Bardhan Pranab and Sarkar Shibhnath has secured a Gold Medal in Bridge Men's Pair by scoring 384 points. The Indian pair outclassed China and Indonesia, who won Silver and Bronze medal respectively.
After the end of the second round in the Men's 49kg Boxing Final, Indian boxer Amit Panghal has surprised his opponent with his aggressive style of play. Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov has looked out-of-bounds in the match so far.
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At the end of first round in the Men's 49kg Boxing Final, India's Amit Panghal has fought toe-to-toe against the former Olympic Gold Medalist winner Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov.
Indian boxer Amit seems to have gained an upper hand in the match, so far.
In Boxing, India's Amit Panghal is facing-off against Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov in Men's Boxing 49kg match. The winner will win the Gold medal match.
In Kayak Four (K4) 500m final, the Indian team failed to win a medal and came on the 9th place as they finished their race in 1:51:729.
The Gold medal in the event was won by China, as they clocked 1:33.896, while Kazakhstan won the Silver; Uzbekistan had to settle for the Bronze medal.
After India's Vijay Yadav, Harshdeep Brar, Kalpana Devi and Garima Choudhary won against Nepal in their Round of 16 Match, India's Judokas have failed to beat Kazakhstan in the Quarter-finals.
After a promising start, the Indian contingent couldn't go past Kazakhstan's challenge.
On Day 14 of Asian Games 2018, the Indian contingent would be looking to win medals in Men's Boxing, Women’s Squash, and Men's Hockey Hockey Match which will be played between India and arch-rival Pakistan.
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Day 14 of the Asian Games 2018. The Silver Medal in Women's Hockey Final for India was the talking point on Day 13. It will be quite a spectacle to see how many medals India secures on the penultimate day of Asiad 2018!
On day 14 of 2018 Asian Games, India will be hoping for a gold medal from boxer Amit Panghal, who will be competing in men’s Light Fly 49kg category, and women’s squash team, who take on Hong Kong in the finals. Apart from these, Indian athletes will be in action in men’s, women’s and mixed pair finals of bridge events. India’s Prakant Sharma and Oinam Jamesboy Singh will be competing in Canoe Double (C2) 200m Men Final as well. Also participating on the day 14 of Asian Games 2018 will be Indian men’s hockey team, who face arch-rivals Pakistan, for the bronze medal. In judo, India’s mixed team will be competing as well. Asian Games 2018 Day 14 India Schedule in IST & Medal Tally: Full Fixtures List of Indian Athletes in Action on September 1
After the 13th day, India were placed the eighth spot with a total of 65 medals (13 gold, 23 silver 29 bronze), equalling the highest tally of 2010 Guangzhou edition. The hopes of a gold medal were pinned on India's last event of the day but a 2-1 win by Japan's women's hockey team condemned them to take silver.
In the sailing competition, Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar bagged a silver medal in the 49er FX women category, while Harshita Tomar settled for bronze in the Open Laser 4.7 category. In the 49er FX category, Varsha and Sweta scored a total of 44 points and 40 net points to finish second behind Singapore's Min Kimberly Lim and Rui Qi Cecilia Low, who got 44 total points and 14 net points. In the Open Laser 4.7 category, Harshita scored a total of 62 points and 50 net points to finish third. Asian Games 2018 Day 13 As it Happened.
In squash, India's women's team of Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna entered the finals with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia. In the finals, India will take on Hong Kong, who defeated Japan 2-0. Joshna Chinappa registered a 3-2 (10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 9-11) victory over legendary Nicol David, while Dipika crushed Low Wee Wern 3-0 (2-11, 9-11, 7-11) to give India an unassailable 2-0 lead. In the men's category, the Indian team, comprising Saurav Ghoshal, Harinder Sandhu, Ramit Tondon and Mahesh Mangaonkar, lost 0-2 to Hong Kong and settled for bronze medal. Asian Games Medal Tally 2018 Updated: Check India's Medal Tally in Current Table and Country-Wise Medal Standings.
In table tennis, it was the end of the road for singles shuttlers as Manika Batra and Achanta Sharath Kamal lost their respective singles matches while men's and women's team shined. In boxing, Amit advanced to the finals as he registered a 3-2 split decision victory over Carlo Paalam of the Philippines to enter the finals of the men's light flyweight (49 kg) category. (Inputs IANS)
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