Asian Games 2018 Highlights Day 3: Shooters Boost Medal Tally, Historic Sepak Takraw Bronze
Highlights of Asian Games 2018: Saurabh Chaudhary clinched gold for India, Abhishek Verma settled for bronze in the 10m Air Pistol on the third day of Asian Games 2018.
Teen shooter Saurabh Chaudhary clinched gold, while Abhishek Verma bagged bronze in men's 10m air pistol shooting at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Tuesday. The 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary shot a total of 240.7 to claim the top honours at the JSC - Shooting Range. Saurabh Chaudhary's show was also an Asian Games record in 10m air pistol event. Abhishek Verma shot a total of 219.3 to finish third on the podium. Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan secured the silver with 239.7. Vinesh Phogat on Monday became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold after she defeated Japan's Yuki Irie in the 50 kilogram women's Freestyle final. This was India's second gold after wrestler Bajrang Punia bagged one in men's 65kg on Sunday. With this, India rose to the seventh spot in the Asian Games 2018 medal tally with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. Vinesh completely dominated the contest, taking a 4-0 lead initially before stretching it further to 6-2 to pocket the yellow metal. India's shooter Lakshay Sheoran won the silver medal by finishing second, while compatriot Manavjit Singh Sandhu finished fifth in the men's trap final. The 20-year-old, who had finished fourth in the qualification round, got 43 points to finish second behind Chinese Taipei's Kunpi Yang, who equalled the world record score of 48. (MEDALS TALLY)Â
Highlights of Asian Games 2018, Day 3 straight from Jakarta, Indonesia
20:48 IST: WUSHU: India's Pradeep Kumar loses 1-2 to Indonesia's Puja Riyaya in men's Sanda -70kg Quarter-finals
20:12 IST: ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS: Dipa Karmakar has qualified for the finals in balance beam
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20:00 IST: WUSHU: India's Narender Grewal wins 2-0 against Uzbekistan's Akmal Rakhimov in men's Sanda 65kg Quarter-finals
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19:35 IST: HOCKEY: India take 13-0 lead against Kazakhstan in women's tournament Pool B match
19:10 IST: WUSHU: India's Santosh Kumar wins 2-1 against Thailand's Phithak Paokrathok in men's Sanda -56kg Quarter-finals
18:40 IST: HOCKEY: Lalremmsiami scores as India take 2-0 lead against Kazakhstan in women's tournament Pool B match
18:30 IST: WUSHU: India's Roshibina Devi Naorem wins 2-0 against Pakitan's Mubashra in Women's Sanda 60kg Quarter-finals
17:45 IST: TENNIS:Divij Sharan-Kamran Thandi lose their mixed doubles Round of 16 tennis match 1-2 to Kazakhstan's Danilia-Nedovyesov 17:38 IST: MEDAL ALERT: Divya Kakran wins bronze in women's freestyle 68 kg wrestling. This is India's 10th medal at the Games
17:09 IST: End of Period 1: Divya Kakran 1-1 Wenling Chen
17:00 IST: WRESTLING: Divya Kakran is in action against Chinese Taipei's Wenling Chen in women's freestyle 68 kg bronze medal match
16:56 IST: TENNIS: India's Rohan Bopanna/Ankita Raina beat Jeamoon Lee/Nari Kim of South Korea 6-3, 2-6, 11-9 to reach the Mixed Doubles Round of 16
16:43 IST:Â Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle update
Virdhawal Khade misses bronze by the narrowest of margin. He finishes 4th in men's 50m Freestlye final with a time of 22.47. Bronze went to Japan's Shunichi Nakao (22.46)
16:29 IST:Â Kabaddi Men's Team event update
India beat Thailand 49-30 in Group A match
15:49 IST:Â Kabaddi Men's Team event update
India lead 16-5 against Thailand in the Group A match
15:31 IST:Â Archery Recurve Mixed Team event update
India ranked eighth with a total scored of 1309
15:30 IST:Â Archery Recurve Men's Individual event update
Atanu Das ranks 14th. He shot a total of 660
Vishwas ranked 17th with 658 points
Jagdish Choudhary 39th with 638 points
Sukhchain 46th with 631
15:12 IST:Â Fencing Women's Epee Individual
Jyotika Dutta loses 3-15 to Kong Man Wai Vivian from Hong Kong in QuarterfinalsÂ
15:08 IST:Â Shooting Trap Mixed Team Final update
Lakshay/Shreyasi Singh eliminated. The pair could shoot only 16Â
14:51 IST:Â Shooting Trap Mixed Team Final update
India remain on the last spot after 20 shots
14:48 IST:Â Bronze medal for India!Â
India lose 0-2 to Thailand in the Sepak Takraw Men's Team Regu semifinals to bag a podium spot
First ever medal for India in the sport
14:45 IST:Â Shooting Trap Mixed Team Final update
Lakshay shoots 3/5. India on the last spot after 15 shots
14:41 IST:Â Shooting Trap Mixed Team Final update
Poor from Shreyasi Singh. She shoots 1/5. India on the sixth spot after 10 shots
14:36 IST:Â Shooting Trap Mixed Team Final update
Lakshay shoots 4/5 to put India in joint-second place
Shreyasi Singh will take over now
14:20 IST:Â Handball Women's Handball event update
India lose 19-49 against DPR Korea in Group A match
14:14 IST:Â Sepak Takraw Men's Team Regu event update
India trail 0-1 to Thailand in semifinals
14:10 IST:Â Fencing Women's Epee Individual event update
Jas Seerat Singh loses 13-15 to Thanee Korawan from ThailandÂ
13:37 IST:Â Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg event update
Gyanender loses 0-5 to Islomjon Bakhramov from Uzbekistan in quarterfinals match
13:33 IST:Â Men's Doubles Round of 16 event update
Rohan Bopanna-Sharan Divij beat Thailand's Nuttanon Kadchapanan and Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6-3, 6-1 to reach men's doubles quarterfinals
13:18 IST:Â Women's Freestyle 76 kg event update
Kiran loses 2-4 to Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in quarterfinals
13:05 IST:Â Tennis Men's Doubles event updateÂ
Rohan Bopanna-Sharan Divij clinch first set 6-3 against Nuttanon Kadchapanan and Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
12:52 IST:Â Silver medal for India!
Sanjeev Rajput shoots a total of 452.7 in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final to bag a podium finish
Sanjeev Rajput finished behind Zicheng Hui from China. He scored a total of 453.3
12:49 IST:Â A medal assured for India from 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final
Sanjeev Rajput moves to second spot after 43 shots. He has shot a total of 431.7
12:47 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Standing Stage
Sanjeev Rajput drops to third spot after second elimination. He has shot a total of 411.2.
12:45 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Standing Stage
Sanjeev Rajput holds his top spot after stage 1. He has shot a total of 402.8.
12:37 IST:Â Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg event update
Manish defeats Japan's Shimoyamada Tsuchika 7-3 in the 1/8 Finals match
12:34 IST:Â Sepak Takraw Women's Team Regu event update
India lose 0-3 to Thailand
12:33 IST:Â Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg event update
Manish leads 3-1 against Japan's Shimoyamada Tsuchika in the first period
12:30 IST: Tennis Women's Singles event update
Karman Kaur Thandi loses 6-2, 4-6, 6(4)-7 against Liang En-Shuo from Chinese Taipei
12:28 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Prone Stage
Sanjeev Rajput holds his top spot after 30 shots. He has shot a total of 307.1. He has a three-point lead
12:25 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Prone Stage
Sanjeev Rajput holds his top spot after 25 shots. He has shot a total of 254.3
12:24 IST:Â Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
Gyanender defeats Wiratul Piyabut from Thailand 10-2 in the 1/8 Finals match
12:23 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Prone Stage
Sanjeev Rajput climbs to top spot after 20 shots. He has shot a total of 202.6
12:19 IST:Â Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
Gyanender leads 6-2 against Wiratul Piyabut from Thailand in the first period of the 1/8 Finals match
12:13 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
After Kneel Position
Sanjeev Rajput slips to second spot after 15 shots. He has shot a total of 151.2
12:10 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Sanjeev Rajput maintains his lead after 10 shots. He has shot a total of 103.0
12:08 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Sanjeev Rajput shoots a total of 51.3 to begin on top spot after first 5 shots
12:05 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Sanjeev Rajput shoots 9.7 on his first kneel attempt
12:00 IST:Â 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final Update
Sanjeev Rajput will fight for a podium finish
11:57 IST:Â Bridge Men's Team event update
India have finished third with 17.45 points in the Qualification Round 1
11:50 IST:Â Shooting Trap Mixed Team event update
Lakshay and Shreyasi Singh have qualified for the final round. The duo shot a total of 142
11:42 IST: Congratulatory messages pour in for 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma. The duo have made the nation proud!Â
Superb show by young Saurabh !! Many many Congratulations. We must pledge support to these young athletes for a sustained period of time irrespective of results. They have the ingredients for Olympic success. Needs persistent support irrespective.
— Abhinav Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 21, 2018
16-year-old #SaurabhChaudhary brings #TeamIndia its third Gold medalat the #AsianGames2018. Saurabh shot a Games Record of 240.7 in the Finals of Men's 10m Air Pistol event where #AbhishekVerma also added another a Bronze for the country. #Congratulations boys!#IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/7YXZxQQDTq
— Team India (@ioaindia) August 21, 2018
Our shooters are bang on target! Delighted to know that Saurabh Choudhary and Abhishek Verma has won the Gold and Bronze medal respectively in the 10m Air Pistol event at the #AsianGames2018. We are proud of you! #PresidentKovind
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 21, 2018
What were you doing when you were 16?
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 21, 2018
Saurabh Chaudhary is shattering records, a new Games Record in Final with score of 240.7 pts. Congratulations for the Gold Saurabh, competing against some of the best in the world. India India pic.twitter.com/zMg3dv5M5h
The Shooting Stars of of Day 3 from #AsianGames2018 #IndiaAtAsianGames #SaurabhChaudhary #AbhishekVerma @asiangames2018 pic.twitter.com/xZ9ev8TMJn
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 21, 2018
11:39 IST:Â Sepaktakraw Women's Team Regu
India trail 0-2 to Thailand in the Preliminary Group A round
11:23 IST: Tennis Women's Singles update
Ankita Raina defeats Eri Hozumi 6-1, 6-2 in the Round of 16 to enter quartefinals
11:15 IST:Â Sepaktakraw Women's Team Regu match update
India trail 0-1 to Thailand
11:10 IST:Â Kabaddi Women's Team event update
India lead 34-11 against Indonesia in Group A match
#TeamIndia at the #AsianGames2018
— Team India (@ioaindia) August 21, 2018
Indian Women's team continue their winning streak as they comfortably cruised past Indonesia in the Women's Kabaddi Preliminary Group A Round at the #AsianGames. #TeamIndia defeated Indonesia by 54-22!#IAmTeamIndia Congratulations pic.twitter.com/6MBMJtS8Y0
11:04 IST:Â Archery Recurve Women's Team event update
India team of Deepika Kumari, Majhi Laxmirani, Promila Daimary and Ankita Bhakat finished on the seventh spot. The team scored a total of 1908 in the ranking round
11:00 IST:Â Archery Recurve Women's Individual event update
Deepika Kumari ranked 17th. She scored a total of 649
Promila Daimary ranked 21st. She scored a total of 642
10:54 IST:Â Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men event update
Sajeev Rajput shoots a total of 1160 to qualify for the final round
10:41 IST:Â One Gold and One Bronze for India in 10m Air Pistol Men Final
16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary bags gold. He shot 240.7 to finish above Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda
Abhishek Verma settles for bronze. He shot a total of 219.3
10:37 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Final update
After fourth elimination
Saurabh Chaudhary moves to second. He has shot 180.0
Abhishek Verma has dropped to third spot. He has shot 178.9
10:34 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Final update
After third elimination
Saurabh Chaudhary remains on third spot. He has shot 159.4
Abhishek Verma moves to second spot. He has shot 160.8
10:32 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Final update
After 14 shots
Saurabh Chaudhary drops to third spot. He has shot 139.4
Abhishek Verma moves joint on third spot. He has shot 139.4
10:30 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Final update
After first elimination
Saurabh Chaudhary remains on the second spot. He has shot 120.0
Abhishek Verma remains on the fourth spot. He has shot 119.4
10:28 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Final update
After 10Â shots
Saurabh Chaudhary remains on the second spot. He has shot 101.4
Abhishek Verma remains on the fourth spot. He has shot 99.4
10:24 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Final update
After 5 shots
Saurabh Chaudhary is on the second spot. He has shot 50.6
Abhishek Verma is on the fourth spot. He has shot 50.5
10:21 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men Final update
Abhishek Verma shoots 10.5 in first attempt, takes top spot
Saurabh Chaudhary shoots 10.2, he is on third spot
10:01 IST:Â Taekwondo Men +80 kg event update update
Akshay Kumar loses 1-15 to Dmitriy Shokin in the quarterfinals
09:57 IST:Â Shooting Trap Mixed Team event qualification update
India are on the sixth spot. The pair of Lakshay and Shreyasi Singh have scored a total of 46
09:50 IST:Â Kayak Single Women event update
Aarti Pandey fails to qualify for the final event. She scored 137.65 to finish 11th
09:46 IST:Â Volleyball Women's event update
India lose 18-25, 22-25, 13-25 against Vietnam in Women's Pool B
09:37 IST:Â Taekwondo Men +80 kg event update
Akshay Kumar defeats Fernando Siyabalapitiyage Besh Di from Sri Lanka 13-8 to enter quarters
Akshay Kumar will take on Uzbekistan's Dmitriy Shokin quarterfinals
09:32 IST:Â Wushu Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round event update
Chirag Sharma finishes eighthÂ
09:30 IST:Â Rowing Women's Pair event update
The team of Harpreet Kaur and Sanjukta Dung Dung fail to qualify for the final event. The pair finished third with a time of 8:54.67
09:20 IST:Â Rowing Men's Lightweight Four event update
The team of Bhopal Singh, Jagvir Singh, Tejas Shinde and Pranay Naukarkar qualify for the final event
09:09 IST:Â Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men qualification event update
Sanjeev Rajput has shot 785 to drop to second spot
Akhil Sheoran has shot 775. He is on the 16th spot
09:06 IST:Â Fencing Women's Epee Individual
Jas Seerat Singh defeats Megawati 5-3 to enter Round of 32
09:01 IST:Â Volleyball Women's event update
India lose first set 18-25, trail 5-7 in the second set to Vietnam
08:49 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men event update
Saurabh Chaudhary has shot a brilliant 586 to qualify for the final event
Abhishek Verma shot 580 to qualify for the final event
08:42 IST:Â Volleyball Women's event update
India trail 9-14 against Vietnam in the first set
08:35 IST:Â Volleyball Women's event update
India trail 5-8 against Vietnam at the first time-out
08:31 IST:Â Volleyball Women's event update
Vietnam take an upper hand against India in first set. Lead 3-0
08:30 IST:Â Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men qualification event update
Sanjeev Rajput has moved up to fourth spot with 499 points
08:22 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men qualification event update
Saurabh Chaudhary continues to top the list with 477 points
08:15 IST:Â Kabaddi Women's Team event update
India beat Sri Lanka 38-12 in Group A match
08:10 IST:Â Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle event update
Virdawal Khade qualifies for the final round. He finished third in the standing with a time of 22.43
07:58 IST:Â Kabaddi Women's Team event update
India maintain their lead 32-5 over Sri Lanka
07:55 IST:Â Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle event update
Vikram Khade clocked 22.43 to top Heat 5
Anshul Kothari clocked 23.83 to top Heat 1
07:45 IST:Â Men's Single Sculls Repechages event update
Dattu Bhokanal has topped Heat 1. He clocked 7:45.71
Dattu Bhokanal has qualified for the final event
07:42 IST:Â Shooting 10m Air Pistol Men qualification event update
Saurabh Choudhary is on the top spot with 99 points
07:39 IST:Â Kabaddi Women's Team event update
India lead 14-0 against Sri Lanka in the Group A match
07:38 IST: Men's Single Sculls Repechage event update
Dattu Bhokanal is currently leading. He has crossed the 1500m in 5:46.01
07:35 IST:Â Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification Men event update
Sanjeev Rajput is on the 18th spot after the initial shots. He has a total score of 48
07:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the live commentary from the Day 3 of the Asian Games 2018Â
India were assured of its first-ever medal in Sepaktakraw as they entered the semi-finals of the mens team Regu event after finishing second in Group B. There are only six teams in the competition, which means India is assured of a medal as the losing semi-finalists will get bronze. In the preliminary round, India got the better of Iran 2-1, later losing to Indonesia 3-0. They qualified for the last four stage as the second best team in their group.
India's men's badminton team lost 1-3 to hosts Indonesia in the quarter-finals. HS Prannoy was the only Indian to have got a point for India, while Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pairs of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy lost. Srikanth lost to Anthony Ginting 21-23, 23-21, 10-21 as the hosts got a 1-0 lead. The hosts doubled their advantage when Satwik-Chirag fell to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21-19, 19-21, 16-21.
Indian tennis players enjoyed a successful day with Ramkumar Ramanathan, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ankita Raina registering comprehensive victories in their respective matches. Ramanathan and Gunneswaran entered the Round of 16 in the men's singles category with straight sets wins.