19 Aug, 21:00 (IST)

That's we have from the Asian Games 2018 right now! Thank you for staying with us today. We shall bring you all the live updates tomorrow. Good night! 

19 Aug, 21:00 (IST)

That's we have from the Asian Games 2018 right now! Thank you for staying with us today. We shall bring you all the live updates tomorrow. Good night! 

19 Aug, 20:52 (IST)

India's Pawan Kumar who was contesting against Mongolia’s Orgodol Uitumen for the bronze medal at the men's freestyle match lost the match by 8-1. 

19 Aug, 20:16 (IST)

Indian hockey women's team beat Indonesia by 8-0. Gurjit Kaur scores a hattrick in the Pool B match.  With this, the women's team lead the standings of Pool B. 

19 Aug, 20:04 (IST)

In 2014, Yogeshwar Dutt won Gold medals at CWG and Asian Games and now we Bajrang Punia. Meanwhile, our Indian women's hockey contingent is killing it by leading 6-0 against Indonesia. 

19 Aug, 19:45 (IST)

Virender Sehwag wishes Bajrang Punia for winning the gold media.  Check out his tweet below:

19 Aug, 19:34 (IST)

Wrestler Bajrang Punia walks away with the Gold medal while playing against Japan's Takatani Daichi. He beat the Japanese wrestler by 6-4 in 65Kg freestyle wrestling finals

19 Aug, 19:30 (IST)

Bajrang Punia commences his contest against Japan's Takatani Daichi for the quest of Gold!

19 Aug, 18:28 (IST)

Indian Swimmer Sajan Prakash has finished fifth out of eight in the men's 200m butterfly final. Japan's Daiya Seto and Nao Horomura win gold and silver medal respectively. China's Li Zhuhao takes bronze.

19 Aug, 18:15 (IST)

Second win of the day for Indian men's Kabaddi team. After beating Bangladesh earlier in the day, India now register comprehensive 44-28 win over Sri Lanka.

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The 18th Asian Games opened amid a spectacular ceremony at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in this Indonesian capital on Saturday night. A day after celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the country's independence, Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the Games open. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was India's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, with 568 athletes marching behind him. It is going to be a busy day for India with athletes participating across many events. We at LatestLY, we provide you the live updates of Asian games 2018 Day 1. Asian Games 2018 Day 1 India Schedule in IST: Full List of Indian Athletes in Action on August 19

The Jakarta Asiad will stage 465 events out of 40 sports, among which 330 events from 32 sports will feature in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Games will also showcase climbing and skateboarding, the two sports being added to the schedule of the Tokyo Olympics. The Indonesian martial art of pencak silat will be among 10 events making their Asian Games debut.

Jakarta has had less than the normal amount of time to prepare for the Games. It was selected only four years ago after Vietnam, the original host, pulled out due to financial setbacks. The Asian Games, attracting more than 10,000 athletes, will run through September 02. Jakarta will be the main venue while several sports will take place in Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra Province.  2018 Asian Games Schedule PDF Download in IST: Full Fixtures With Match Timings of Indian Contingent at Jakarta Palembang Asiad.

It's the second time for Jakarta to host the Asiad, which had its fourth edition in the Indonesian capital in 1962. The inaugural Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951. (Inputs IANS)