Asian Games 2014 Day 10 Highlights: Sania Mirza-Myneni Cruise To Gold; Seema Punia Bags Discus Gold
India bagged two gold medals in tennis and discus to jump to ninth place in the medal tally on Day 10. Wrestlers and athletes also performed well to win more medals as the tally improves to 42 with 6 golds, seven silvers and 29 bronze. Catch all highlights.
Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni were on top of their game as the duo bagged gold in mixed doubles event. Seema Punia got India's first gold from athletics, while wrestlers also performed well. India lost in women's hockey semis but stay in medal contention. Here are the highlights of Day 10. (Medal Tally)
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19.25 (IST): Sania Mirza-Saketh Myneni clinch gold medal in the mixed-doubles event at Incheon.
19.15 (IST): Sania Mirza took to twitter to share her joy on an eventful day.
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- Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) September 29, 2014
1920 hrs (IST): Sania Mirza anchored India to a mixed doubles gold at Incheon. Sania is a mixed doubles specialist and she looked completely at ease with Saketh Myneni. Nitin Prasad (nitinpprasad@gmail.com) is extremely impressed with the Indian tennis queen. Nitin writes: "Yesterday, she was criticized for not giving her 100%. And today, she gives India their only gold from tennis. Think before criticising people. Respect our sportsperson for whatever they do for the country - even while not getting a medal or winning a match. India rounds off tennis with 5 medals. One gold,one silver and two bronze. A good performance from a relatively new team!!"
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1850 (IST): Tennis - Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni beat Chinese Taipei top seeds Hsien Yin Peng-Hao Ching Chan 6-4, 6-3 to win mixed doubles gold. Sixth gold medal for India.
1844 (IST): Tennis - Sania-Myneni break top seeds again to take a 4-3 lead in second set.
1833 (IST): Tennis - Top seeds Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan break back to make it 2-2 vs Sania-Myneni in the second set.
1815 (IST): Boxing - Kuldeep Singh goes down 3-0 against Iran's Ehsan Rouzbahani in men's light heavy (81kg) quarterfinal.
When @MirzaSania body language is so positve, could Saketh been tired? Amost certainly in her last #AsianGmes, #Sania goes out with a bang
- soumitra bose (@soumitra65) September 29, 2014
1813 (IST): Tennis - Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni take the first set 6-4 against Chinese Taipei's Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan.
1806 (IST): Tennis - Sania MIrza and Saketh Myneni break Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan to go 4-3 up in first set.
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1800 (IST): Tennis - Sania Mirza will partner Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei in women's doubles next year, bringing an end to her rather successful partnership with Zimbabwean Cara Black. (Read More)
1756 (IST): Athletics - India qualify for final of men's 4x400m relay after finishing second in Round 1 - Heat 2. Indian team - Muhammed Kunhu, Joseph Abraham, Jithin Paul, Arokiarajiv.
1750 (IST): Tennis - This is Sania Mirza's third consecutive mixed doubles final appearance in the Asian Games. She won gold in 2006 with Leander Paes and silver in 2010 with Vishnu Vardhan.
1742 (IST): Tennis - Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni in action against Chinese Taipei's Hsien Yin Peng-Hao Ching Chan in mixed doubles final. This could be India's sixth gold.
1737 (IST): Athletics - Seema Punia, who won gold in discus throw, threw the disc to 61.03 metres in her fourth attempt to get the better of her Chinese rivals, who finished second and third. Seema has been in good form this year. This has been her first Asian Games medal.
It's time for Krishna Poonia to quit, She has consistently failed since London 2012. Seema Punia has really worked hard for #AsianGames gold
- soumitra bose (@soumitra65) September 29, 2014
1729 (IST): Athletics - Maliakkal Anthony Prajusha finishes eighth in women's long jump. Mayookha Johny finishes ninth.
1720 (IST): Boxing - Mandeep Jangra loses 3-0 to Thailand's Apichet Saensit in men's welter (69kg) quarterfinal.
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1715 (IST): Athletics - Seema Punia wins gold in women's discus throw. This is India's fifth gold. Krishna Poonia finished fourth. Seema had won silver in Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
1710 (IST): Athletics - Naveen Kumar wins bronze in men's 3000m steeplechase.
1655 (IST): Hockey - Indian women go down to Korea 3-1 in the semifinal. India to play Japan for bronze medal. Korea and China will fight it out for gold.
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1636 hrs (IST): Orchatteri Puthiya Jaisha wins athletics bronze in women's 1500m with a timing of 4:13.46. Jaisha Orchatteri Puthiya Veetil is representing India in the Asian Games for the third time. Her first appearance was in 2006 in Doha, where she won a bronze in 5000m. The long distance runner also participates in 3000m steeplechase and 4x400m relay.
1622 hrs (IST): Wrestling wrap: Indian wrestlers continue to shine at Asian Games. Narsingh gets a bronze while Bajrang wrestles his way to a silver.
Yogeshwar had won a gold on Sunday and the accolades have hardly stopped coming for him:
Like Bheem, Yogeshwar Dutt keeps beating his opponents thus bringing glory to our ancient sport of Wrestling.Congratulations for Gold medal
- Amit Shah (@AmitShahOffice) September 28, 2014
Congratulations 2 yogeshwar dutt 4 bringin gold medal 2 our country in wrestling. Made us proud once again. GOD bless u #AsianGames2014
- Manoj Tiwary (@tiwarymanoj) September 29, 2014
1620 hrs (IST): Boxing - Gaurav Bidhuri loses men's fly (52kg) quarterfinal match to Zoirov of Uzbekistan.
1616 hrs (IST): Meanwhile in hockey - South Koreans take 2-1 lead against Indian women in semis.
1605 hrs (IST): Narsingh wins bronze! A thrilling match with the Indian and Japanese going head-to-head till the final second. Narsingh though holds on - makes it 7-7 and then takes two point lead to finish 9-7. Japan appeal but it is turned down.
1603 hrs (IST): At 5-5, Indian camp appeals decision to award Japan two points. Just 50 seconds left in the bout. Appeal not upheld, Japanese gets two more points and leads 7-5.
1602 hrs (IST): A see-saw battle between Narsingh and Shimada. The Indian takes the lead 3-2 but the Japanese fights back.
1558 hrs (IST): Japan's Daisuke Shimada clearly quicker on his feet against Narsingh. He takes the first round 2-1.
1555 hrs (IST): Narsingh Yadav comes out for his bronze medal match.
1553 hrs (IST): Bajrang has to settle for silver as he loses to Iran's Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari.
1549 hrs (IST): Fans chant "India!" This is almost like a venue in India as Bajrang is being cheered on with fervour. He however trails 4-2.
1545 hrs (IST): Wrestling - Bajrang comes out to battle for wrestling gold. He faces Iran's Masoud in 61kg category.
1539 hrs (IST): GOAL! Indian women pull one back and bring the match to level terms again. Excellent response to Korean attack - counter the field goal against them by scoring a field goal themselves.
1534 hrs (IST): GOAL! Darae Kim of South Korea scores in the fourth minute of the match. Lightening speed from the hosts have already forced Indians on the defensive.
1528 hrs (IST):Did you know? The South Korean women's field hockey team has participated in every edition of Summer Olympics since 1988 - a sign of their dominant nature of play and their skills. Indian women will have an uphill task.
1525 hrs (IST): Hockey - Indian women are on the field and will take on South Korea in the semis now.
1459 hrs IST: Basketball - Indian women beat Mongolia to set up 5th place play-off vs Kazakhstan. Full match report here.
1447 hrs IST: Indians are traditional giants in Kabaddi. Did you know? Rival teams - led by Pakistan - have plans to bring the champions down. Read full report here.
1434 hrs (IST):Tennis - Sanam Singh & Saketh Myneni settle for silver after losing doubles to Korea's Yongkyu Lim & Hyeon Chung. The Indians lost 7-5, 7-6 (7-2).
1425 hrs (IST): Asian Games 2014 at Incheon has given superb moments to athletes and fans. Check out our selective collection of photos from various sporting events here.
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1410 hrs (IST): Main events to watch out for in the next few hours - Bajrang eyes wrestling gold, Narsingh to battle for bronze. Two tennis gold matches - doubles and mixed doubles (delayed). Indian women play South Korea in hockey semi at 1530 (IST).
1356 hrs (IST): Want updates from cricket? Check our comprehensive coverage of Champions League Twenty20 here.
1345 hrs (IST): Hockey - Indian women will come out for their semifinal match vs South Korea at 1530 (IST). The team beat Malaysia 6-1 to advance from the league stage.
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1338 hrs (IST): Tennis - The doubles match for gold between Sanam-Myneni and Chung-Lim has been delayed due to rain. The Indians trail 7-5, 5-5.
Even as India enter the top-10 in the medal standings by virtue of the four gold medals, Siddharth Dixit (siddharth_dxt@yahoo.co.in) feels our sportspersons lack the killer instinct. He writes: "Sports is as much about mental toughness as physical prowess. The ability to tough it out during competitive situation is what is lacking in Indian sports. The case in point is that we won twice the number of silver medals than gold medals in Commonwealth Games 2014 while all other countries either had more gold or almost equal gold and silver medals. During these Asian Games at Incheon as well, we can see that Indian athletes have won far more bronze medals than gold and silver. This clearly shows that our athletes tend to wither out during tough situation and settle for lesser glory."
A lot of our readers feel India should have sent cricket teams to Incheon. Considering the talent India have, two gold medals were probably guaranteed. Pakistan women won a low-scoring final against Bangladesh. The T20 tournament was quite an anti-climax. Sanath Kumar (sanath.india@gmail.com) writes: "Why nobody is questioning BCCI for not sending teams for Asiad? India should have got 2 medals if they had sent at least 'A' teams."
Nandakishore Varma (nandakishore_varma@yahoo.com) feels India's obsession for cricket has weakened the country's sports culture. He writes: "The Indians are doing extremely well, considering the government support (or lack of it) provided to many sports. For example, most of the athletes from Kerala come from extremely poor backgrounds (this was the case with the great P.T.Usha also). They do not get any support to develop themselves. As a nation, we are obsessed with cricket, a game only a handful of countries play. If even 20% of the attention is diverted to other sports, India will start performing miracles in the Asian Games".
1336 hrs (IST): No joy for Pawan as he loses 4-1 to Zhang.
1333 hrs (IST): Pawan has tried to go for the legs but his Chinese opponent has managed to wriggle out repeatedly - creating a 4-0 lead in the process.
1330 hrs (IST): Feng Zhang of China leads Pawan Kumar 2-0 after 1st round.
1327 hrs (IST): Pawan Kumar comes out for his repechage wrestling bout.
1323 hrs (IST): Narsingh Yadav defeats R. Kambarov (TKM) in 74kg repechage wrestling, moves into bronze medal round. This was a far more attacking approach from the Indian who made strong moves and made them early enough to snatch the advantage.
1307 hrs (IST): More good news from wrestling - Narsingh and Pawan Kumar are through to the repechage round for bronze in their respective categories.
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1304 hrs (IST): Tennis - Tough battle between Indians and Koreans for the men's double gold. The first set lasted 40 minutes and Myneni-Sanam eventually lost. The Indians trail 4-3 in the second which is closing in on the half-hour mark.
1252 hrs (IST): Shooting recap from today - Mairaj Ahmed Khan finished fifth in skeet men's qualification. Parampal Singh Guron finished 24th and Arozepal Sandhu was 29th in the event which was completely dominated by the Chinese.
1248 hrs (IST): Home support counts for a lot. Chung (18 years old) and Lim (23 years old) have enjoyed fantastic support through their Asian Games campaign. Are currently leading India's Sanam-Myneni 2-1 in 2nd set after winning the first.
1240 hrs (IST):Tennis - Sanam-Myneni lose the first set against Chung-Lim of Korea (7-6). Trail 1-0 in the second as well. This is the doubles final for gold.
1236 hrs (IST): Bajrang in final! Denies Takatsuka any chance of coming back after picking the two valuable points. The Indian gets a resounding applause from fans here.
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1233 hrs (IST): Bajrang collects two points! He is back on level terms and if the score remains the same, he will move into the final.
1231 hrs (IST): Bajrang trails 2-0 after 1st round. The Japanese is a bit quicker on his feet but not much to separate the two otherwise.
1228 hrs (IST): Wrestling - Bajrang comes out for his 61kg semi bout. He faces Japan's Noriyuki Takatsuka.
1207 hrs (IST): Tennis - Men's doubles match for gold has started. India's Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh take on South Korea's Chung and Lim.
1204 hrs (IST): Boxing - Vikas Krishan defeats Azamat Kanybek to enter middleweight quarters. He gets a unanimous verdict from the judges. Did you know? Vikas took to boxing because most of his friends were involved in the sport. He chose to continue with the sport because he realised it is meant for tough people and he wanted to be a fit and healthy individual.
1203 hrs (IST): Pawan Kumar becomes the second Indian wrestler to taste defeat today. Mostafajoukar was a class apart and he takes the quarterfinal bout 10-0. The Indian though still has a chance  to go for a medal via repechage if the Iranian goes to final.
Our wrestlers have found #AsianGames much tougher than #CWG. But our boys have age on their side, can only get better. Follow #YogeshwarDutt
- soumitra bose (@soumitra65) September 29, 2014
1201 hrs (IST): Mostafajoukar has eight more years of experience than Pawan. 2nd round begins.
1200 hrs (IST): Pawan on the defensive as Mostafajoukar takes on an aggressive stance and makes strong moves. Indian trails 0-6 after 1st round.
1158 hrs (IST): Wrestling - Pawan Kumar takes on Iran's Meisam Mostafajoukar in 86kg Q/F.
1147 hrs (IST):There is always a lot of hope from Indian boxers and rarely do they disappoint. Mary Kom stormed into the semis on Sunday and is keen to win a medal. What's your take on expectations from Indian boxers at international events? Do expectations add to the pressure or drive them to fight harder? Let us know at myvoice@ndtv.com
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1144 hrs (IST): Boxing - Vikas Krishan to begin proceedings for India in pre quarterfinal bout of men's middleweight (75kg).
1140 hrs (IST): Did you know? Bajrang is just 20 but has already had considerable success in international sporting events. The wrestler from Jhajjar in Haryana won silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The five feet five inch Bajrang also won bronze in the 2013 World Wrestling Championships.
1136 hrs (IST): Bajrang wins and storms into the semis to assure India of a medal. A fantastic comeback after trailing his Takaji opponent. He won 17-7 (technical points).
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1130 hrs (IST): Bajrang trails 3-6 after 1st round.
1127 hrs (IST): Wrestling - Bajrang takes on Tajakistan's Farkhodi Usmonzoda in 61kg wrestling Q/F.
1100 hrs (IST): Recap - India's Yogeshwar Dutt won gold in wrestling on Sunday. Click here for all about the star grappler.
1050 hrs (IST): Wrestling - India's Pawan Kumar annihilates Sumir Kumar of Nepal 10-0 to storm into the quarters of men's 86kg freestyle wrestling.
1027 hrs (IST): Canoeing -
Ajit Sha and Raju Rawat finish fifth in C2 1000m
Gaurav Tomar finishes seventh in Men's C1 1000m final.
Albert Raj Selvaraj finishes 8th in K1 1000m sprint. He clocked 3:59.933.
1019 hrs (IST): Narsingh loses his lead and eventually goes down to Kurbanov in what is surely an upset. This is a big setback for Indian wrestling.
1015 hrs (IST): Narsingh leads 2-0 after the 1st round. The Indian has been attacking relentlessly and has been going for the moves against a defensive opponent.
1012 hrs (IST):Wrestling - Narsingh Yadav takes on Rashid Kurbanov of Uzbekistan in 74 kg 1/8 final
1004 hrs (IST): Tennis update - The wait for the gold medal match continues as it is drizzling at Incheon. The cut off time is 1700 hrs (local) and in case rain continues beyond that time, the final will take place indoors. Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh in men's doubles final, Sania Mirza and Myneni in mixed doubles final.
0958 hrs (IST): Bajrang fights back to draw level and is declared winner as he collected the last point. He is now in the quarters of 61kg freestyle.
0952 hrs (IST): Bajrang in trouble as his Mongolian opponent is clearly more agile and has him on the defence. Indian trails 2-4 after 1st round.
0950 hrs (IST): Wrestling: Bajrang takes on Mongolia's Tumenbileg in 61kg freestyle.
0944 hrs (IST): Tennis - Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh's gold medal match vs Korea has been rescheduled to 1130 (IST).
0935 hrs (IST): Canoeing - Indian team of Biju Anusha, Ragina Kiro, Soniya Devi and Nanao Devi finish last in the women's 500m category. Did you know? Indian men and women hired their boats in South Korea. Do lesser known sports get adequate support in India? Let us know your views.
0927 hrs (IST): In case you missed it, Yogeshwar Dutt won the gold medal for India and spoke to NDTV after his triumph. He dedicated the medal to his father.
0915 hrs (IST): Some cheer for Poulomi. After losing mixed doubles event with Sharath Kamal earlier today, she teams up with Ankita and defeats Pakistan pair in straight games.
0850 hrs (IST): Table Tennis - Poulomi Ghatak and Ankita Das face Pakistan's Rahila Kashif and Shabnam Bilal in doubles 1/32 elimination match.
0845 hrs (IST): Canoeing: Ajit Kumar and Raju Rawat finish fifth men's 1000m sprint.
0837 hrs (IST): Athletics - Swapna Barman, Susmita Singha Roy finish 4th and 7th respectively in women's heptathlon javelin throw.
0824 hrs (IST): Did you know? Ankita represented India in the Summer Olympics in 2012. She is 21 but has the international exposure and experience to perform well against international stars.
0820 hrs (IST): Table Tennis - Ankita Das beats Kuwait's Menwah Alshammari in women's singles 1/64 elimination match. The Indian routed Alshammari Menwah of Kuwait 11-4, 11-9, 11-3, 11-9 in just 16 minutes to move into the next round. (Full report here)
0752 hrs (IST): Canoeing - Gaurav Tomar finishes seventh in 1000m Men category.
0739 hrs (IST): Indian veterans Achanta Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak lose their mixed doubles Table Tennis match.
0734 hrs (IST): Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj and Madhurika Suhas Patkar defeat their Mongolian opponents in mixed doubles match 11.
0723 hrs (IST):Table Tennis - Achanta Sharath Kamal and Poulomi Ghatak are currently in action in the mixed doubles elimination match against their opponents from Thailand. Also in action are Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj and Madhurika Suhas Patkar in the same category.
0710 hrs (IST): Swapna Barman and Susmita Singha Roy end fifth and ninth in long jump, respectively.
0700 hrs (IST): Athletics: India in action early on Monday as Swapna Barman and Susmita Singha Roy are currently competing in women's heptathlon long jump. Also competing are Parampal Singh Guron, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Arozepal Sandhu in the skeet men's qualification.
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Can Sania Mirza carry forward her glorious for at Incheon? After bagging a doubles bronze, she has her eyes firmly set on mixed-doubles gold with her partner Saketh Myneni. They face Yin Hsien Peng and Ching Hao Chan of Chinese Taipei. Myneni will have a shot at the men's doubles gold medal as well as he and Sanam Singh face Lim Yongkyu and Hyeon Chung of South Korea in the men's doubles final.
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On the hockey turf, Ritu Rani-led India face a stern test against hosts South Korea in the semifinals.
In the boxing ring, Vikas Krishan, Gaurav Bidhuri, Mandeep Jangra and Kuldeep Singh will feature in the quarterfinal bouts of men's middle (75kg) round of 16, men's fly (52kg) quarterfinal, men's welter (69kg) quarterfinal and men's light heavy (81kg) quarterfinal respectively. ÂÂ
On the wrestling turf, Bajrang Kumar, Pancham Yadav and Sumir Kumar will fight it out in the pre-quarters stage of men's freestyle 61kg event, men's freestyle 74kg event and men's freestyle 86kg event respectively.