Asian Games 2018 Day 9: As it happened

The eighth day at the Asian Games saw India winning five silver medals in track and field event.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2018 - 23:09
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Farmer's son Neeraj Chopra harvested another record-smashing gold in javelin throw as India's track-and-field athletes delivered a clutch of medals, while badminton ace PV Sindhu advanced to a historic final on a brilliant day for India at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.

Neeraj's gold and three other athletics silver medals, along with Saina Nehwal's badminton singles bronze, propelled India's overall medal count to 41 (8 gold, 13 silver, and 20 bronze).

Considered the biggest star in Indian athletics right now, junior world champion Neeraj delieverd on the massive expectations in style, throwing the spear to a brand new personal best of 88.06m and leaving the field behind by quite a distance.

27 August 2018, 19:20 PM

Men's 800m: India's Manjit Singh qualifies for final, scheduled for Tuesday.

27 August 2018, 19:10 PM

Boxing Men's Light Welter 64 kg: India Dheeraj wins 3-0 against Nurlan Kobashev of Kyrgyzstan in Round of 16.

27 August 2018, 19:07 PM

Boxing Men's Light Welter 64 kg: India's Dheeraj takes on Nurlan Kobashev of Kyrgyzstan.

27 August 2018, 18:58 PM

Table Tennis Women's Team: Hoi Kem Doo beats India's Manika Batra in fourth match. Hong Kong wins quarter final 3-1.

27 August 2018, 18:54 PM

Men's 800m: Jinson Johnson of India qualifies for 800m men's final.

27 August 2018, 18:34 PM

Table Tennis Women's Team: Wai Yam Minnie beats Mouma Das in the third match as Hong Kong lead India 2-1.

27 August 2018, 18:19 PM

Women's Long Jump: Neena Varakil of India wins silver medal. Gold bagged by Thi Thu Thao Bui of Vietnam.

27 August 2018, 18:13 PM

Table Tennis Women's Team quarter finals: Hoi Kem Doo of Hong Kong beats Ayhika Mukherjee in second match. India, Hong Kong stand 1-1 after two matches.

27 August 2018, 18:07 PM

Women's Long Jump: Neena Varakil of India is at the second spot after four attempts; two more attempts left.

27 August 2018, 18:03 PM

Men's 3000m Steeplechase: Shankar Lal Swami of India in the fray.

27 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Sudha Singh of India wins silver medal, completes the race in 9.40 minutes. The gold was bagged by Winfred Yavi of Bahrain.

27 August 2018, 17:52 PM

Men's Javelin Throw: Neeraj Chopra hits 88.06 in his third attempt.

27 August 2018, 17:35 PM

Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Sudha Singh and Chinta of India in the race for podium finish.

27 August 2018, 17:33 PM

Men's 400m Hurdles: Dharun Ayyasamy wins silver medal; Abderrahman Samba of Qatar wins gold.

27 August 2018, 17:31 PM

Men's 400m hurdles: Dharun Ayyasamy and Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan of India in contest.

27 August 2018, 17:28 PM

Men's Light Fly 49kg: Amit of India beats Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu of Mongolia in round of 16.

27 August 2018, 17:24 PM

Table Tennis Women's Team: India's Manika Batra beats Ho Ching Lee of Hong Kong in the first match.

27 August 2018, 17:21 PM

Men's Javelin Throw: Neeraj Chopra of India hits 83.46 mark in the first attempt.

27 August 2018, 17:15 PM

Women's 400m Hurdles: Oluwakemi Adekoya of Bahrain wins gold, Vietnam's Thi Lan Quach wins silver, Aminat Jamal of Bahrain wins bronze. Anu Raghavan of India finished fourth while Jauna Murmu shared the fifth spot with China's Yan Huang.

27 August 2018, 17:12 PM

Women's Long Jump: Neena Varakil hits 6.41 mark, ahead of Vietnam's Thi Truc Mai Nguyen and Indonesia's Maria Natalia Londa.

27 August 2018, 16:52 PM

Women's Long Jump: Neena Varakil of India in the fray.

27 August 2018, 16:22 PM

Manika Batra, Ayhika Mukherjee and Mouma Das of India take on Ho Ching, Hoi Kem Doo and Wai Yam Minnie Soo of Hong Kong in Table Tennis Women's Team quarter finals.

27 August 2018, 16:06 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Saina Nehwal for clinching the first ever medal for India in Women's Singles Badminton category at the Asian Games as he bagged bronze medal after slumping to a 17-21, 14-21 straight-games defeat at the hands of Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the semi-final clash. "Trust @NSaina to make us proud and script history! Her Bronze in the #AsianGames2018 is the first ever medal for India in the women's singles Badminton category. India congratulates our star badminton player for yet another success," Modi tweeted.

27 August 2018, 15:39 PM

Table Tennis Men's Team Group D: Harmeet Rajul Desai wins the third match against Dinh Duc le as India defeat Vietnam 3-0 in Table Tennis Men's Team Group D match.

27 August 2018, 15:37 PM

Table Tennis Men's Team Group D: Sharath Kamal Achanta wins the second match against Vietnam's Duc Tuan Nguyen as India takes 2-0 lead.

27 August 2018, 15:12 PM

Table Tennis Men's Team Group D: India take 1-0 lead over Vietnam. India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran won the first match. The Indian team has Sharath Kamal Achanta and Harmeet Rajul Desai apart from Sathiyan.

27 August 2018, 15:06 PM

Boxing Men's Middle (75kg): India's Vikas Krishan wins 5-0 against Pakistan's Ahmed Tanveer in Round of 16 bout.

27 August 2018, 14:54 PM

Boxing Men's Middle (75kg): India's Vikas Krishan face Pakistan's Ahmed Tanveer in Round of 16 match.

27 August 2018, 14:50 PM

Table Tennis Men's Team: India face Vietnam in Group D match of the preliminary round.

 

27 August 2018, 13:49 PM

Hockey Women's Tournament: India storms into semifinals by beating Thailand 5-0 in Pool B match. Captain Rani Rampal scored three goals while Navjot Kaur and Monika scored one goal each.

27 August 2018, 13:33 PM

Squash Women's Team: India wins 3-0 against Iran in Pool B match.

27 August 2018, 13:32 PM

Hockey Women's Tournament: India leads 1-0 against Thailand at the end of 3rd quarter in Pool B match.

27 August 2018, 13:25 PM

Karate Men's 84kg: India's Vishal loses 0-8 to Uzbekistan's Shakhboz Akhatov in the quarterfinal match.

27 August 2018, 13:04 PM

Hockey Women's Tournament: India and Thailand remain without a point at the end of 2nd quarter in Pool B match. India 0-0 Thailand.

27 August 2018, 12:47 PM

Hockey Women's Tournament: India 0-0 Thailand after 1st quarter in Pool B match.

27 August 2018, 12:42 PM

Badminton Women's Singles Semifinal: PV Sindhu cruises into finals by beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu won 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 against Yamaguchi.

Badminton Women's Singles Semifinal

27 August 2018, 12:35 PM

Squash Women's Team: India take on Iran in Pool B match. The Indian team has Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna.

27 August 2018, 12:31 PM

Squash Men's Team: India win 3-0 against Indonesia in the Pool B match.

27 August 2018, 12:27 PM

Hockey Women's Tournament: India take on Thailand in Pool B match.

27 August 2018, 12:22 PM

Squash Men's Team: India leads 2-0 against Indonesia in Pool B match.

27 August 2018, 12:19 PM

Badminton Women's Singles Semifinal: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi wins the second game against PV Sindhu. Yamaguchi revives by winning the second game 21-15 against Sindhu.

27 August 2018, 12:14 PM

Volleyball Women's Tournament: India lose 0-3 to China in Pool B match. China beat India 25-18, 25-19, 25-9.

Volleyball Women

27 August 2018, 11:56 AM

Volleyball Women's Tournament: India trail by 0-2 against China in Pool B match. China won the second set 25-19 against India.

27 August 2018, 11:54 AM

Badminton Women's Singles Semifinal: PV Sindhu wins the first game 21-17 against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi.

27 August 2018, 11:52 AM

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore congratulated Saina Nehwal on her Bronze medal.

 

27 August 2018, 11:44 AM

Saina Nehwal becomes the first women ever to win a medal in individual badminton in Asian Games. This is also the first individual badminton medal after 36 years for India.

27 August 2018, 11:37 AM

Squash Men's Team: India leads 1-0 against Indonesia in the Pool B match.

27 August 2018, 11:36 AM

Canoe Sprint TBR 1000m Men's: India clocked 4:47.649 to finish 4th in the semifinal match.

27 August 2018, 11:33 AM

Badminton Women's Singles Semifinal: India's PV Sindhu takes on Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu is currently ranked World No. 3 while Yamaguchi holds the second spot in World Rankings.

27 August 2018, 11:30 AM

Volleyball Women's Tournament: China takes the lead by winning the first set 25-18 against India in Pool B match.