Asian Games 2018, Day 10 Highlights: Manjit Singh Clinches Gold, Jinson Johnson Bags Silver In Men's 800M

Manjit Singh won the gold in the men's 800 metres event while Jinson Johnson clinched the silver medal in men's 800 metres on Tuesday. With these two medals, India's medal tally now stands at 49 with 9 gold, 18 silver and 22 bronze. Manjit Singh finished the race in 1:46.15 minutes while second-placed Jinson Johnson clocked 1:46.35 minutes. Qatar's Abdalla Abubaker came third with a time of 1:46.38 minutes. Manjit was trailing early on but he sprinted real fast in the final stages to win the race. Johnson also kept pace throughout the race and eventually finished second. India also added to their medal tally after bagging two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, with Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav winning silver and bronze respectively in the women's 52kg category. 19-year-old Pincky lost 0-10 to favourite Gulnor Sulaymanova of Uzbekistan in the gold medal clash to settle for the silver. (MEDAL TALLY)

Highlights of Asian Games 2018, Day 10 straight from Jakarta, Indonesia

19:55 IST: Thank you for joining us on all the live action. Join us tomorrow again on all the live action from Day 11. 

19:55 IST: Diving: Indian team of Ramananda Kongbrailatpam and Siddharth Pardeshi finishes sixth with a total of 322.14 in Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard

19:22 IST: SILVER MEDAL FOR INDIA! India team bags second spot in mixed 4 x 400m Relay. The team comprising Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Poovamma Machettira, Hima Das and Arokiarajiv clocked at 3:15.71

18:53 IST: Women's Javelin Throw: India's Annu Rani finishes sixth with a mark of 53.93

18:44 IST: Women's 5000m Final: India's Suriya Loganathan finishes fifth. Sanjivani Jadhav finishes seventh

18:24 IST: SILVER MEDAL FOR INDIA! Pincky Balhara loses to Uzbekistan's Gulnor Sulaymanova 0-10 in women's 52 kg Kurash event

18:20 IST: BRONZE MEDAL FOR INDIA! Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav loses 0-10 to Uzbekistan's Gulnor Sulaymanova in women's 52 kg Kurash event

18:14 IST: ONE GOLD and ONE SILVER MEDAL from Men's 800m: India's Manjit Singh clocks 1:46.15 to take top podium spot while Jinsjon Johnson clocks 1:46.35 to bag the second spot

18:09 IST: Men's 800m Final: India's Manjit Singh and Jinsjon Johnson will be in action shortly

18:04 IST: Women's Javelin Throw Final: India's Annu Rani throws 51.30m in her first attempt. She is currently placed on the fifth spot

17:58 IST: Kurash: India's Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav lost 0-10 against Uzbekistan's Gulnor Sulaymanova 0-10 in the Women 52 kg semi-finals.

17:55 IST: India's Pincky Balhara is through to the final. She defeated Uzbekistan's Oysuluv Abdumajidova 3-0 in the Women 52 kg semi-finals

17:50 IST: Women's Heptathlon: India's Swapna Barman is placed on the second spot while Purnima Hembram is fourth after Shot Put event

17:43 IST: Women's Heptathlon: India's Purnima Hembram throws 12.24 m in her third shot put attempt. She has now taken the fourth spot with 677 points

17:28 IST: Hima Das disqualified from the Women's 200m semifinals. She received a red card for false start

17:24 IST: Women's Heptathlon: India's Swapna Barman throws 12.69 m to collect 707 points in her first shot put attempt 

17:22 IST: Dutee Chand clocks 23.00 to top Women's 200m semifinals. She qualifies for the final. 

17:19 IST: Dutee Chand in action is Women's 200m semifinals

17:16 IST: Women's Heptathlon: India's Purnima Hembram throws 11.25 m to collect 612 points in her first shot put attempt

16:50 IST: KURASH: India's Pincky Balhara defeats Indonesia's Susanti Terry RR 3-0 in the Women 52 kg Quarterfinals match. She has qualified for the semifinals. 

16:30 IST: SAILING: Indian pair of Varun Ashok Thakkar and Ganapathy Kelapanda earned 21 net points to be placed third in Race 9

16:25 IST: SQUASH: India beat Qatar 2-1 in Men's Team Pool B match

16:14 IST: HOCKEY: India crush Sri Lanka 20-0 in men's Pool A match

16:11 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Mandeep Singh scores as India take 20-0 lead against Sri Lanka.

16:03 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Rupinder Pal Singh makes it 16-0 for India against Sri Lanka.

16:00 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Rupinder Pal Singh scores his second goal of the match, India take 15-0 lead against Sri Lanka.

15:48 IST: HOCKEY: End of third quarter - INDIA 14-0 SRI LANKA

15:42 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Amit Rohidas scores. India 12-0 Sri Lanka.

15:34 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Mandeep Singh scores from penalty corner as India take 11-0 lead against Sri Lanka.

15:32 IST: KURASH: India's Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav beats Turkmenistan's 3-0 Zarina Saparova in Women's -52kg Round of 16 match.

15:26 IST: KURASH: India's Jatin loses 0-3 to Chinese Taipei's Haocheng Chan in men's 66kg Round of 16 match

15:15 IST: Saina Nehwal posts picture with the Asian Game bronze medal.

Asian games 2018 Bronze medal #Jakarta #Indonesia pic.twitter.com/s7LyTnA71P

— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) August 28, 2018

15:14 IST: HALF-TIME: End of 2nd quarter, INDIA 7-0 SRI LANKA.

15:00 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Akashdeep Singh scores his fourth goal as India take 7-0 lead against Sri Lanka.

14:59 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Hat-trick for Akashdeep. India take 5-0 lead vs Sri Lanka.

14:54 IST: HOCKEY: End of Quarter 1: INDIA 4-0 SRI LANKA.

14:47 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Akashdeep scores again as India take 4-0 lead vs Sri Lanka.

14:46 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Akashdeep Singh's 10th minute goal gives India 3-0 lead against Sri Lanka.

14:39 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Another goal for India. Harmanpreet Singh scores. INDIA 2-0 SRI LANKA.

14:36 IST: HOCKEY: GOAL! Rupinder Pal Singh scores as India take 1-0 lead against Sri Lanka.

14:30 IST: HOCKEY: Indian men's team faces Sri Lanka in their Pool A match.

14:04 IST: BOXING: India's Pavitra loses 2-3 to Indonesia's Huswatun Hasanah in women's Light (60kg) quarter-final bout.

14:01 IST: BOXING: India's Pavitra is in action against Indonesia's Huswatun Hasanah in women's Light (60kg) quarter-final bout.

13:50 IST: BOXING: India's Sonia Lather loses 0-5 to DPR Korea's Hwa Son Jo in women's feather (57kg) quarter-finals.

#TeamIndia at the #AsianGames2018
In #Boxing Women's Feather 57kg Quarter-finals bout, #TeamIndia's #SoniaLather lost 5-0 to North Korea's #SonHwaJo!#IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/skjxmCFE1B

— Team India (@ioaindia) August 28, 2018

13:25 IST: MEDAL ALERT: India take home bronze after losing to South Korea in men's team table tennis semifinal.

12:55 IST: MEDAL ALERT: PV Sindhu loses 13-21, 16-21 in the final, wins Silver.

12:37 IST: MEDAL ALERT: India win silver in Men's Compound Team Archery

11:42 IST: MEDAL ALERT: India Win Silver In Women's Compound Team Archery. India lost 228-231 to Korea in the summit clash at GBK Archery Field.

11:23 IST: ARCHERY: India lose second set 56-58 against Korea in Compound Women's Team Gold Medal Match

11:23 IST: ARCHERY: India win first set 59-57 against Korea in Compound Women's Team Gold Medal Match

11:21 IST: The Compound Women's Team Gold Medal Match between India and Korea is underway.

11:15 IST: TABLE TENNIS: India's men's team takes on Korea in Table Tennis semifinal

10:47 IST: HEPTATHLON: Swapna and Purnima will be in action in Shot Put in some time.

10:45 IST: HEPTATHLON: Swapna Barman ends up with 1003 points in high jump. She finishes on top in the event. Purnima Hembram, the other Indian in the fray, finishes 5th with 891 points.

10:30 IST: HEPTATHLON: India's Swapna Barman fails in all her three attempts in 1.85 in High Jump. She is still on top of the chart. 

10:10 IST: HEPTATHLON: India's Swapna Barman is on top of the chart after a successful 1.82 attempt in High Jump.

09:57 IST: CYCLING: India's Deborah and Sonali Chanu fail to qualify for the next round in Women’s Keirin repechage. Deborah finishes 4th in Heat 1 (1.112 seconds). Chanu finishes 4th (1.286 seconds)

09:53 IST: SQUASH: India beat Thailand 3-0 in their women's team pool match. They will play Indonesia later in the day.

09:30 IST: SQUASH: India take 2-0 lead against Thailand in their women's team Qualification match.

09:10 IST: SQUASH: The women's team pool match against Thailand is underway. India are leading 1-0.

08:45 IST: ATHLETICS: India's Hima Das also qualifies for women's 200m semi-final. She finished fourth in heat but qualified by time.

08:40 IST: ATHLETICS: India's Dutee Chand qualifies for women's 200m semifinal. She clocked 23.37 in Heat 4.

#TeamIndia at the #AsianGames2018
In #Athletics this morning, #TeamIndia's sprint queens #DuteeChand & #HimaDas qualified for the Semifinals of Women's 200m event. Dutee finished 2nd fastest with 23.37 while Hima stood 7th clocking 23.47. #AllTheBest#IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/2JfRRmZt3M

— Team India (@ioaindia) August 28, 2018

08:39 IST: ATHLETICS: Women's 200m Qualification featuring India's Dutee Chand is underway.

08:25 IST: ATHLETICS: India's Hima Das fails to qualify for Women's 200m semi-finals. She finished fourth, clocking 23.47.

08:19 IST: ATHLETICS: Women's 200m Qualification featuring India's Hima Das is underway.

08:15 IST: HEPTATHLON: Women's Heptathlon featuring India's Purnima Hembram and Swapna Barman is underway.

08:12 IST: EQUESTRIAN: Indian team (Kevic Kaevaan Setalvad, Chetan Reddy Nukala and Zahan Kaevaan Setalvad) are in action in Qualifier 1 of Jumping Team event.

08:10 IST: CYCLING: India's Deborah finishes fourth Heat 1 of Round 1 of Women's Keirin. She was 1.798 seconds behind the leader, Wai Sze Lee of Hong Kong. The Indian has moved to the repechage round.

07:50 IST: CYCLING: Heat 3 of Women's Keirin Round 1 featuring India's Sonali Chanu is underway.

07:45 IST: EQUESTRIAN: Jumping individual Qualifier 1 featuring India's Kevic Kaevaan Setalvad, Chetan Reddy Nukala at Jakarta International Equestrian Park is underway.

07:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the Live coverage from Day 10 of the Asian Games 2018.

In Archery, both the men and the women compound teams will fight for the gold medal. In both events, India will be up against Republic of Korea.

There are two boxing matches scheduled on Tuesday with Sonia Lather take on DPR Korea's Jo Son Hwa in the quarterfinals of Women's Feather 57kg category. Pavitra will be up against Indonesia's Hasanah Huswatun in the Women's Light (60 KG) Quarterfinals.

In the afternoon, the Indian men's hockey team will play their final group match against Sri Lanka. The Indian team has been phenomenal in the tournament, scoring a total of 56 goals in the four matches played so far.

In the evening, there will be four medal events in athletics. While Annu Rani will feature in the women's javelin throw final start list, Manjit Singh and Jinson Johnson will be in fray for a medal in men's 800m final.

With Suriya Loganathan and Baburao Sanjivani in the women's 5000m final start list, India will also expect a medal in the mixed 4 x 400m relay final.