Shooter Deepak Kumar handed India its third medal at the ongoing Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games after the 30-year-old clinched silver in the Men's 10m Air Rifle category on Monday. Deepak finished second with a score of 247.7 while compatriot Ravi Kumar finished fourth scoring 205.2. It was also his first medal at the Asiad. With his silver, India's 2018 Asian Games medal tally now stands at 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. India had won one gold in wrestling after Bajrang Punia emerged victorious in the men's freestyle 65 kg category and Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar won bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event. Catch all the Asian Games 2018 Live News Updates Day 2: Indian Athletes From Shooting, Badminton, Wrestling in Medal Hunt Today Right Here.

Deepak finished behind China's Haoran Yang bagged gold with a record score of 249.1m in the Men's 10m Air Rifle finals event held at JSC - Shooting Range. Prior to this, Deepak had earned the fifth spot in the qualification round while Ravi was placed fourth. Asian Games Medal Tally 2018 Updated: India Jumps to 8th Position With Deepak Kumar's Silver in Current Table and Country-Wise Gold, Silver, Bronze Medal Standings.

In the early events, it is Indian women's badminton team battling against Japan for a place in semifinals. While PV Sindhu handed World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi a straight set defeat, experienced Saina Nehwal lost her singles contest to Nozomi Okuhara 11-21, 25-23, 16-21. Sikki Reddy and Arathi Sara also lost in straight games to Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the first women's doubles match to leave India trailing 1-2. Now, it's up to Ashwini Ponappa and PV Sindhu, playing the fourth rubber against Misaki Matsumoto and Ayaka Takahashi to force a tie-breaker.

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