Asian Games 2018 is over, but the euphoria has not. The Indian contingent had a great show at Asiad this year! Regarding medal count, the 2018 Asian Games was India’s best performance till date. At Jakarta Palembang 2018, India won a total of 69 medals in which they won 15 Gold, 24 Silver, and 30 Bronze.
Talking in terms of Gold medal wins, India’s performance at the 18th edition of Asian Games equalled its previous record set at 1951 Asian Games, where they had won 15 Gold medals too. We take a look at the number of medals and list of Indian medal winners at 2018 Asian Games.
In Athletics, India won 7 Gold, 10 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals. Manjit Singh, Jinson Johnson, Neeraj Chopra, Swapna Barman, Hima Das were amongst those athletes who made India proud. Defending champion Seema Punia would have loved to win Gold but had to settle for Bronze, this time. We take a look at the list of India’s medal winners in Athletics.
Athletics |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Manjit Singh | Men’s 800m | Gold |
2. | Jinson Johnson | Men’s 1500m | Gold |
3. | Tajinderpal Singh Toor | Men’s Shot Put | Gold |
4. | Neeraj Chopra | Men’s Javelin Throw | Gold |
5. | Arpinder Singh | Men’s Triple Jump | Gold |
6. | Hima Das
Poovamma Machettira Saritaben Gayakwad Vismaya Velluva |
Women’s 4 x 400m Relay | Gold |
7. | Swapna Barman | Women’s Heptathlon | Gold |
8. | Muhammed Yahiya | Men’s 400m | Silver |
9. | Jinson Johnson | Men’s 800m | Silver |
10. | Dharun Ayyasamy | Men’s 400m Hurdles | Silver |
11. | Kunhu Puthanpurakkal
Dharun Ayyasamy Muhammed Anas Rajiv Arokia Jithu Baby Jeevan Karekoppa |
Men’s 4 x 400m Relay | Silver |
12. | Dutee Chand | Women’s 100m | Silver |
13. | Dutee Chand | Women’s 200m | Silver |
14. | Hima Das | Women’s 400m | Silver |
15. | Sudha Singh | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | Silver |
16. | Neena Varakil | Women’s Long Jump | Silver |
17. | Hima Das
Poovamma Machettira Muhammed Anas Rajiv Arokia |
Mixed 4 x 400m Relay | Silver |
18. | Chitra Unnikrishnan | Women’s 1500m | Bronze |
19. | Seema Punia | Women’s Discus Throw | Bronze |
In Shooting, India won 2 Gold, 4 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals. There were quite a few hits and surprises for the Indian camp at Asian Games 2018. We take a look at the list of India’s medal winners in Shooting discipline.
Shooting |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Saurabh Chaudhary | 10m Air Pistol Men | Gold |
2. | Rahi Sarnobat | 25m Pistol Women | Gold |
3. | Deepak Kumar | 10m Air Rifle Men | Silver |
4. | Sanjeev Rajput | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | Silver |
5. | Lakshay | Trap Men | Silver |
6. | Shardul Vihan | Double Trap Men | Silver |
7. | Abhishek Verma | 10m Air Pistol Men | Bronze |
8. | Heena Sidhu | 10m Air Pistol Women | Bronze |
9. | Apurvi Chandela
Ravi Kumar |
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team | Bronze |
In Wrestling, India won 2 Gold and 1 Bronze medal. There were more disappointments than wins for India in Wrestling. We take a look at Indian medal winners in Wrestling discipline.
Wrestling |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Bajrang Punia | Men’s Freestyle 65kg | Gold |
2. | Vinesh Phogat | Women’s Freestyle 50kg | Gold |
3. | Divya Kakran | Women’s Freestyle 68kg | Bronze |
In Bridge, India scripted history by winning Gold, and 2 Bronze medals. We take a look at the list of India’s medal winners in Bridge discipline.
Bridge |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Pranab Bardhan
Shibhnath Sarkar |
Men’s Pair | Gold |
2. | Jaggy Shivdasani
Rajeshwar Tewari Ajay Khare Raju Tolani Debabrata Majumder Sumit Mukherjee |
Men’s Team | Bronze |
3. | Kiran Nadar
Hema Deora Khandelwal Himani Bachiraju Satyanarayana Gopinath Manna Rajeev Khandelwal |
Mixed Team | Bronze |
In Rowing, India won a Gold and 2 Bronze medals. We take a look at the list of Indian medal winners in Rowing discipline.
Rowing |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Sawarn Singh
Dattu Bhokanal Om Prakash Sukmeet Singh |
Men’s Quadruple Sculls | Gold |
2. | Dushyant | Men’s Lightweight Sculls | Bronze |
3. | Rohit Kumar
Bhagwan Singh |
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Bronze |
In Tennis, it was Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan who helped India bag Gold medal in Men’s Doubles event. We take a look at the list of Indian medal winners in Tennis.
Tennis |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Rohan Bopanna
Divij Sharan |
Men’s Doubles | Gold |
2. | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | Men’s Singles | Bronze |
3. | Ankita Raina | Women’s Singles | Bronze |
In Boxing, India could win a Gold and a Bronze medal. Given its performance in recent years, the Indian contingent would have hoped for more medals. We take a look at the list of Indian medal winners in Boxing.
Boxing |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Amit Panghal | Men’s Light Fly 49kg | Gold |
2. | Krishnan Vikas | Men’s Middle 75kg | Bronze |
In Archery, after close competition in the finals, the Indian team had to settle for 2 Silver medals. We take a look at the list of India’s medal winners in Archery.
Archery |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Rajat Chauhan
Aman Saini Abhishek Verma |
Compound Men’s Team | Silver |
2. | Muskan Kirar
Madhumita Kumari Jyothi Vennam |
Compound Women’s Team | Silver |
In Equestrian, India won a historic Silver in Individual and Team events in the discipline. We take a look at the list of Indian medal winners at Asian Games 2018.
Equestrian |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Fouaad Mirza | Eventing Individual | Silver |
2. | Rakesh Kumar
Ashish Malik Jitender Singh Fouaad Mirza |
Eventing Team | Silver |
In Squash, India missed the Gold medal in Women’s Team final. In total, India won a Silver, 4 Bronze medals in Squash. We take a look at the list of India’s medal winners at 2018 Asian Games.
Squash | |||
Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Joshana Chinappa
Dipika Pallikal Sunanya Kuruvilla Tanvi Khanna |
Women’s Team | Silver |
2. | Saurav Ghosal | Men’s Singles | Bronze |
3. | Saurav Ghosal
Harinder Sandhu Ramit Tandon Mahesh Mangaonkar |
Men’s Team | Bronze |
4. | Joshana Chinappa | Women’s Singles | Bronze |
5. | Dipika Pallikal | Women’s Singles | Bronze |
In Sailing, India won a Silver and 2 Bronze medals. We take a look at the list of India’s medal winners in the discipline.
Sailing |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Varsha Gautham
Shervegar Sweta |
49er FX Women | Silver |
2. | Varun Thakkar
Ganapat Kelara |
49er Men | Bronze |
3. | Harshita Tomar | Open Laser 4.7 | Bronze |
In Hockey, India won a Silver and a Bronze medal. The Women’s team bettered Men’s team’s performance and clinched a Silver medal, whereas the Men’s team defeated Pakistan to keep the Bronze medal.
Hockey |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Savita
Rajani Etimarpu Deep Ekka Sunita Lakra Gurjit Kaur Namita Toppo Nikki Pradhan Navjot Kaur Monika Lilima Minz Neha Goyal Udita Rani Vandana Katariya Reena Khokhar Lalremsiami Navneet Kaur Deepika |
Women’s Tournament | Silver |
2. | Akashdeep Singh
Amit Rohidas Birendra Lakra Chinglensana Kangujam Harmanpreet Singh Krishan Pathak Lalit Upadhyay Mandeep Singh Manpreet Singh Rupinder Singh Sardar Singh Simranjeet Singh Sunil Sowmarpret Sreejesh Parattu Surender Kumar Varun Kumar Vivek Prasad Dilpreet Singh |
Men’s Tournament | Bronze |
In Kabaddi, the Indian women’s team won the Silver medal after losing to Iran in the final. The Men’s team, too, lost their match to Iran and had to settle for Bronze in the event. We take a look at the members of Indian women’s and men’s team at Asiad 2018.
Kabaddi |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Kavita
Priyanka Manpreet Kaur Payel Chowdhury Ritu Negi Sonali Shingate Sayali Keripale Randeep Kaur Shalini Pathak Usha Narasimhaiah Madhu Sakshi Kumari |
Women’s Team | Silver |
2. | Girish Ernak
Deepak Mohit Chhillar Sandeep Pardeep Rishank Devagida Monu Goyat Ajay Thakur Rohit Kumar Raju Choudhary Mallesh Gangadhari Rahul Chaudhari |
Men’s Team | Bronze |
In Kurash, the Indian wrestlers won a Silver and a Bronze medal. We take a look at the name of India’s medal winners at 2018 Asian Games.
Kurash |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Pincky Balhara | Women – 52kg | Silver |
2. | Malaprabha Jadhav | Women – 52kg | Bronze |
In Wushu, India won 4 Bronze medals. We take a look at the Indian medal winners in Wushu at Asian Games 2018.
Wushu |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Santosh Kumar | Men’s Sanda – 56kg | Bronze |
2. | Surya Singh | Men’s Sanda – 60kg | Bronze |
3. | Narender Grewal | Men’s Sanda – 65kg | Bronze |
4. | Roshibina Noarem | Women’s Sanda – 60kg | Bronze |
In Table Tennis, India scripted history by winning two medals in the event. In all, India won 2 Bronze in the sport. We take a look at the Indian medal winners at 2018 Asiad.
Table Tennis |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Manav Thakkar
Sharath Kamal Anthony Amalraj Harmeet Desai Sathiyan Gnanasekaran |
Men’s Team | Bronze |
2. | Sharath Kamal
Manika Batra |
Mixed Doubles | Bronze |
In Sepaktakraw, the Indian team won a historic Bronze medal at Asian Games 2018. We take a look at the team members of India’s Sepaktakraw team.
Sepaktakraw |
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Sr. No. |
Athletes |
Events |
Medal |
1. | Sandeep Kumar
Akash Yumnam Henary Wahengbam Harish Kumar Malemnganba Sorokhaibam Niken Khangembam Seitaram Thokchom Dheeraj Jotin Ngathem Lalit Kumar Sanjeck Waikhom Jiteshor Gurumayum |
Men’s Team Regu | Bronze |
At 2018 Asian Games, India showed a lot of promise! There were many highs and a few lows for the Indian contingent. With the multi-sport event now over, we, at LatestLY, congratulate every medal winner and participant who represented at Asian Games 2018!
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 03, 2018 04:34 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).