Asian Games 2018 Highlights Day 12: Jinson Johnson, Women's 4x400m Relay Team Win Gold

India's Jinson Johnson clinched the gold in the men's 1500 metres event at the 2018 Asian Games. Johnson clocked 3 minutes and 44.72 seconds to take the yellow metal. India won gold in the women's 4X400 metre event. The Indian quartet of Hima Das, Raju Poovamma, Saritaben Laxmanbhai Gayakwad and Vismaya Koroth registered a time of 3 minutes and 28.72 seconds to finish at the top of the podium. India clinched the silver medal in the men's 4X400 metre event. The Indian quartet of Muhammed Kunhu, Dharun Ayyasamy, Muhammed Anas and Rajiv Arokia clocked a time of 3 minutes and 1.85 seconds.India's men's hockey team failed to reach the final as they lost to Malaysia in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. On Saturday, India will take on Pakistan in the bronze medal tie. India's Seema Punia had to settle for the bronze medal in the women's discus throw event. Seema registered a throw of 62.26 metres to ensure a place on the podium. India's Chitra Unnikrishnan Palakeezh bagged bronze in the women's 1500 metre competition. The 23-year-old clocked 4 minutes and 12.56 seconds to finish the race at third place, while Bahrain secured the top two places as Kalkidan Befkadu and Tigist Belay clinched gold and silver respectively. India's Sandeep Kumar was disqualified from the 50km walk. In Canoe, India's Inaocha Devi and Anjali Bashishth finished eighth in women's 500m double (C2) final. In Kayak, India's Soniya Devi Phairembam finished last in women's 500m single (K1) final. In Cycling track, India's Deborah Deborah and Aleena Reji failed to qualify for the women's sprint 1/8 finals. Harshdeep Singh after beating Sri Lanka's Rajith Pushpa Kumara in the Round of 32, lost to Lee Seung-Su of Korea in men's -81kg Judo Round of 16. Apart from Harshdeep, India's Garima CHoudhary also lost to Gulnoza Matniyazova of Uzbekistan in women's -70kg elimination Round of 16. In Table Tennis, India's Mouma Das lost to Chen Szuyu of Chinese Taipei in women's singles Round of 32. (MEDAL TALLY)

Highlights of Asian Games 2018, Day 12 straight from Jakarta, Indonesia

20:24 IST: TABLE TENNIS: Manika Batra is through to the round of 16 with a 4-0 win against her Thai opponent.

20:10 IST: BIG NEWS!  Pakistan lose their men's hockey semi-final against Japan. It's going to be India vs Pakistan in the Bronze medal clash for bronze medal.

19:28 IST: MEDAL ALERT: India win silver in Men's 4 x 400m Relay event

19:20 IST: The Men's 4 x 400m Relay featuring India's Muhammed Kunhu, Dharun Ayyasamy, Muhammed Anas and Rajiv Arokia is underway

Our men's team of #MuhammadAnas, #ArokiaRajiv, #AyyasamyDharun & #MuhammadKunhu ran a great race to win silver in a time of 3:01:85

With this the #Athletics at #AsianGames2018 concludes,how brilliant have India been with 19 medals & 7 golds!#IndiaAtAsianGames #KheloIndia pic.twitter.com/H0LFgHnwcD

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 30, 2018

19:02 IST: MEDAL ALERT: India win GOLD in Women's 4 x 400m Relay event. This is India's 13th medal at the Games

18:53 IST: ATHLETICS: The Women's 4 x 400m Relay featuring India's Hima Das, Machettira Poovamma, Saritaben Laxmanbhai Gayakwad and Velluva Koroth Vismaya is underway

18:42 IST: ATHLETICS: The men's 5000m final featuring India's Lakshmanan Govindan is underway

18:21 IST: MEDAL ALERT: Jinson Johnson wins gold in Men's 1500m dash. This is India's 12th gold medal at the Games

Jinson Johnson of India win Gold medal in the men's 1500m final with a performance of 3:44.72s in the 18th Asian Games 2018 Jakarta @afiindia pic.twitter.com/CupMCXovHV

— Asian Athletics (@asianathletics) August 30, 2018

18:10 IST: MEDAL ALERT: India's Seema Punia wins bronze in women's Discus Throw. This is India's 56th medal at the Games

18:00 IST: MEDAL ALERT: India's Chitra Unnikrishnan wins bronze in women's 1500m final. This is India's 55th medal at the Games

17:53 IST: DISCUS THROW: Foul throw from Seema Punia in her fifth attempt. She is in third position in women's discus throw final 

17:44 IST: DISCUS THROW: Seema Punia throws 61.28 in her fourth attempt. She is still at No. 3 position in women's discus throw final. Sandeep Kumari is fifth

17:32 IST: DISCUS THROW: Seema Punia throws 62.26 in her third attempt. She is still at No. 3 position in women's discus throw final

17:26 IST: DISCUS THROW: Foul throw from Seema Punia in her second attempt. She is in third position now in women's discus throw final

17:15 IST: DISCUS THROW: Seema Punia throws 58.51 in her first attempt, jumps to No. 1 position in women's discus throw final.

17:00 IST: The Women's Discus Throw final featuring India's Seema Punia and Sandeep Kumari is underway

16:40 IST: HOCKEY: India 0-0 Malaysia at half-time

15:58 IST: India vs Malaysia men's hockey semifinal match begins. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES HERE.

15:43 IST: In Sepak Takraw, India lose 0-2 to Thailand in women's Quadrant Preliminary Group B match.

 

15:25 IST: In Sepak Takraw, India trail Thailand 0-1 in Women's Quadrant Preliminary Group B match.

15:00 IST: In Cycling Track, India's Manjeet Singh finishes last in men's Omnium elimination race.

14:43 IST: In Equestrian, India's Zahan Kevic Setalvad and Kaevaan Kevic Setalvad finish in 24th and 36th place respectively in Jumping Individual Equestrian event.

14:24 IST: In Kurash, India's Danish Sharma loses 0-10 to Husein Misri of Kuwait in Men's -90kg quarterfinals bout.

14:20 IST: In Table Tennis, India's Sharath Kamal wins the third game 11-7 against Pakistan's Muhammad Asim Qureshi to lead 3-0 in men's singles Round of 32 match.

 

14:12 IST: In Table Tennis, Sharath Kamal takes a 2-0 lead in the men's singles Round of 32 match after winning the second game 11-8 against Pakistan's Muhammad Asim Qureshi.

14:06 IST: In Table Tennis, India's Sharath Kamal takes the first game 11-4 against Pakistan's Muhammad Asim Qureshi in men's singles Round of 32 match.

14:00 IST: In Table Tennis, men's singles Round of 32 match between India's Sharath Kamal and Pakistan's Muhammad Asim Qureshi begins.

13:49 IST: In Kurash, India's Divesh loses 0-10 to Yakhyo Imamov of Uzbekistan in men's -90kg Round of 16 bout.

13:34 IST: In Kurash, India's Danish Sharma beats Mohanad Abueida of Palestine 10-0 to enter men's -90kg quarterfinals.

13:30 IST: In Squash, India lose 1-2 to Hong Kong in women's Team Pool B tie.

13:25 IST: In Kurash, India's Amisha Tokas loses 0-5 to Nguyen Thi Lan of Vietnam in women's -78kg Round of 16 bout.

13:15 IST: In Volleyball, India lose 2-3 to Myanmar in men's classification match.

13:06 IST: In Kurash, disappointment for India as Jyoti Tokas loses 0-10 to Mariya Lohova of Turkmenistan in women's -78kg Round of 16 bout.

12:52 IST: In Bridge, After semifinal 1 in men's pair, India's Sumit Mukherjee/Debabrata Majumdar is in second position, Subhash Gupta/Sapan Desai is in seventh position, Pranab Bardhan/Shibnath Sarkar is in 13th place.

12:49 IST: In Kurash, India's Danish Sharma beats Muhammad Dhifa Alfais 3-0 to enter men's -90kg Round of 16.

12:45 IST: In Squash, India pull one back to draw level at 1-1 against Hong Kong in women's team Pool B match.

12:43 IST: In Volleyball, India draw level at 2-2 after winning the fourth set 25-15 against Myanmar in men's classification match.

12:38 IST: Great start for India in Kurash. Jyoti Tokas beats Thailand's Meesri Prawanwit 1-0 to enter Women's -78kg Round of 16.

 

12:30 IST: In Kurash, Women's -78kg Round of 32 match between India's Jyoti Tokas and Thailand's Meesri Prawanwit.

12:17 IST: In Volleyball, India trail 1-2 after losing the third set 25-27 against Myanmar in men's classification match.

11:56 IST: In Squash, India trail 0-1 against Hong Kong in women's team Pool B match.

11:47 IST: In Volleyball, India take the second set 25-18 against Myanmar in men's classification match. It is 1-1 now.

11:37 IST: In Volleyball, India are currently leading 14-9 in the second set against Myanmar in men's classification match.

11:23 IST: In Volleball, after leading 16-15, India lose the first set 21-25 in men's classification round match against Myanmar.

11:19 IST: In Table Tennis, India's Mouma Das loses 6-11, 5-11, 6-11, 6-11 to Chen Szuyu of Chinese Taipei in women's singles Round of 32.

 

11:11 IST: In Squash, Women's team Pool B match between India and Hong Kong begins.

11:10 IST: In Table Tennis, India's Mouma Das loses the third game 6-11 to Chen Szuyu of Chinese Taipei in women's singles Round of 32, she trails 0-3. The third game also lasted for just six minutes.

11:04 IST: In Table Tennis, In Table Tennis, India's Mouma Das loses the second game 5-11 to Chen Szuyu of Chinese Taipei in women's singles Round of 32, she trails 0-2. Interestingly, the first two games last six minutes each.

11:00 IST: In Table Tennis, India's Mouma Das loses the first game 6-11 to Chen Szuyu of Chinese Taipei in women's singles Round of 32.

10:05 IST: In Cycling Track, India's Manjeet Singh is in 16th place after Temo Race in men's Omnium event.

09:54 IST: In Cycling Track, India's Chaoba Devi fails to qualify for women's 3000m Individual Pursuit final.

09:43 IST: In Cycling Track, India's Aleena Reji fail and Deborah Deborah fail to qualify for women's Sprint quarterfinals.

09:40 IST: In Equestrian, After Final Round 1 in Jumping Individual, India's Zahan Kevic Setalvad is in 30th place while Kaevaan Kevic Setalvad is 36th.

09:35 IST: In Judo, India's Garima Choudhary loses 0-10 to Gulnoza Matniyazova of Uzbekistan in women's -70kg elimination Round of 16.

09:23 IST: In Judo, India's Harshdeep Singh loses to Lee Seung-Su of Korea in men's -81kg elimination Round of 16.

 

09:20 IST: In Canoe, India's Gaurav Tomar and Sunil Singh finish sixth in men's 1000m Double (C2) final.

08:53 IST: In Canoe/Kayak, India's Naocha Singh Laitonjam and Ching Arambam finish last in men's 1000m Double (K2) finals.

08:12 IST: In Judo, India's Harshdeep Singh beats Sri Lanka's Rajith Pushpa Kumara to enter men's -81kg Round of 16.

08:10 IST: In Cycling Track, India's Deborah Deborah and Aleena Reji qualify for women's sprint 1/8 finals.

08:07 IST: In Judo,India's Harshdeep Singh is up against Sri Lanka's Rajitha Pushpa Kumara in men's -81kg elimination Round of 32.

07:56 IST: In Cycling Track, India's Aleena Reji clocks 12.339 in Women's Sprint qualification.

07:50 IST: In Cycling Track, Women's Sprint qualification involving India's Aleena Reji and Deborah Deborah begins.

07:48 IST: In Cycling Track, India's Manjeet Singh finishes 16th in Men's Omnium Scratch race.

07:34 IST: In Cycling Track, Men's Omnium Scratch Race involving India's Manjeet Singh begins.

07:30 IST: In Kayak, India's Soniya Devi Phairembam finish last in women's 500m Single (K1) final.

07:17 IST: In Kayak, India finish last in men's 500m four (K4) final. Kazakhstan won gold while Republic of Korea got silver and Iran took home the bronze.

07:12 IST: In Canoe, India's Inaocha Devi and Anjali Bashishth finish eighth in women's 500m 
double (C2) final.

07:07 IST: In Athletics, India's Sandeep Kumar has been disqualified from Men's 50km walk.

07:05 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the Day 12 of the Asian Games.

Arpinder Singh had a no jump off his first attempt but then set the ball rolling with a jump of 16.77 metres with his third attempt, which was good enough to get him the gold. India had a fine outing on Day 10 Manjit Singh and Jinson Johnson had recorded a sensational 1-2 in the men's 800-metre. PV Sindhu won silver in the women's singles in badminton as Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying reiterated her dominance over the Indian. India also won silver in the 4x400-metre mixed relay, which marked India's 50th medal on the medal tally. The Indian men's table tennis team lost 0-3 to South Korea in the semi-final and took home the bronze medal. The women's and men's compound archery teams also added silver medals earlier on Tuesday.