Asian Games 2018 Day 5: As it happened

With a total of 18 medals, which include 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 10 Bronze medals, India are placed at the 10th spot in the overall medals tally on the Day 5 of the Asian Games 2018.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Friday, August 24, 2018 - 20:19

JAKARTA: After the successful completion of various sporting events on the Day 5 of the ongoing Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia, India bagged a Silver and two Bronze medals, taking its total tally to 18. With a total of 18 medals, which include 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 10 Bronze medals, India are placed at the 10th spot in the overall medals tally. In one of the major upsets of the day, India's 28-year reign as the Asian Games' Kabaddi champions came to a spectacular end following a shock 27-18 defeat by Iran in the men's semifinals on Thursday.

In other sports, the 15-year old shooter Shardul Vihan won a Silver in Men’s Double Trap event. In Tennis, India's Ankita Raina won the first medal for the country as she lost 4-6, 7-6 against Chinese rival Zhang Shuai. The 25-year old settled for a Bronze. The Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan entered the finals, assuring India of at least a Silver medal. India's star rower Dattu Bhokanal disappointed as he finished in the 6th position in Men’s Singles Sculls final with a timing of 8:28:56. On the other hand, star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal advanced to the Round of 16. In weightlifting, both Sathish Kumar Sivalingam and Ajay Singh failed to grab a medal. While men's team faced a setback, India's women’s team beat Chinese Taipei 27-14 in Kabaddi semifinals.

Follow the updates from Day 5 as it happened:

23 August 2018, 20:02 PM

That's all for the day. No other medal event is scheduled for India today in the ongoing Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.

23 August 2018, 20:01 PM

India's Medal Tally on Day 5: With 4 Gold, 4 Silver and 10 Bronze, India currently at the 10th spot

Shooting: 8 Medals (2G, 4S, 2B)

Wrestling: 3 Medals (2G, 1B)

Wushu: 4 Medals (4B)

Kabaddi: 1B

Tennis: 1B

Sepaktakraw: 1B  

 

23 August 2018, 19:56 PM

Squash: India's Joshna Chinappa is through to QF with 3-0 win in Women's Singles. She follows Joshna Chinappa follows Dipika Pallikal who also reached the QF with 3-0 win.

23 August 2018, 19:54 PM

Volleyball, Women's Tournament: India lose 0-3 to Kazakhstan. 

23 August 2018, 19:44 PM

Tennis: Here's the update in this category:

Men's Singles: Prajnesh Gunneswaran in Semis

Women's Singles: Ankita Raina won Bronze

Men's Doubles: Bopanna/Sharan in Final

Women Doubles: No Indian contention left (No Medals)

Mixed Doubles: No Indian contention left (No Medals)  

23 August 2018, 19:32 PM

Tennis Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 3: Another major upset for India after Kabaddi as Rohan Bopanna/Ankita Raina knocked out by the Indonesian pair Rungtak/Sutjiadi 4-6, 6-1, 6-10. Bopanna and Raina had earlier won the second set of their mixed doubles quarterfinals match here.  

23 August 2018, 19:26 PM

Tennis Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 3: Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Ankita Raina lose first set 6-4 to Indonesia's Rungtak, Sutjiadi.

23 August 2018, 19:22 PM

Basketball: India's women team was beaten by home favourites Indonesia 66-69, losing their chance to enter the quarterfinals.

23 August 2018, 19:13 PM

Squash: India's Dipika Pallikal is through to QF with 3-0 win in Women's Singles. One more win for her and a medal would be assured for India.

 

23 August 2018, 18:25 PM

Tennis: India's Rohan Bopanna/Ankita Raina face Indonesia's Christopher Benjamin/Aldila Sutjiadi in Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal 3 match.

23 August 2018, 17:58 PM

Badminton Mixed Doubles: Pranaav Jerry Chopra-Sikki Reddy go down to World no. 9 Thai pair Peng Soon Chan/Liu Ying Goh 15-21, 21-23. This brings to an end India's contention for a medal in Badminton mixed doubles event in Indonesia.

23 August 2018, 17:56 PM

Squash, Men's Singles: Both Saurav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu are through to QF. Sourav will take on Harinder in QF. This means one more medal is confirmed for India in Squash.  

23 August 2018, 17:34 PM

Kabaddi: Iran defeating India has come as major upset for Indians and shattered their hopes of getting another Gold in Kabaddi – a sport in which India have dominated since 1990. This means that India will now have to contend with a Bronze medal.  

23 August 2018, 17:32 PM

Kabaddi: Iran defeating India has come as major upset for Indians and shattered the hopes of winning a Gold in Kabaddi – a sport in which India have dominated since 1990.

23 August 2018, 17:26 PM

Kabaddi: Iran maul seven-time Asian Games Gold medalist India 27-18 in men's semifinal clash. 

23 August 2018, 17:19 PM

Kabaddi Men's Semis: India trail by 14-17 against Iran with 8 mins left in the match. 

23 August 2018, 17:09 PM

Kabaddi, Men's Team semis: Iranians in full control of the match against India, lead by 14-11. 

23 August 2018, 17:04 PM

Meanwhile, in Badminton, it's the end of the Indian contention in Mixed Doubles as Pranaav Jerry Chopra/ Sikki Reddy go down to World no. 9 Thai pair 15-21, 21-23.

23 August 2018, 17:03 PM

Men's Kabaddi Semis: India is taking on Iran. 9-9 at Half-Time. Second half match resumes.    

23 August 2018, 16:57 PM

Badminton, Mixed Doubles: Ashwini Ponnappa/ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lose in 1st round to World No 15 Thai pair of Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai 25-27, 16-21.  

23 August 2018, 16:50 PM

Swimming: India's Virdhawal Khade finishes 8th in Final of 50m Butterfly event clocking 24.48s. Had clocked NR time in the Heat.

23 August 2018, 16:43 PM

Kabaddi, Men's Team: India take strong lead against Iran in semis, lead by 6-1 as of now.

23 August 2018, 16:41 PM

Kabaddi, Men's Team: India take strong lead against Iran in semis.   

23 August 2018, 16:36 PM

Another medal assured in Tennis, Prajnesh Gunneswaran stages an amazing comeback to enter semis; beats World No. 273 Soonwoo Kwon 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in QF.   

23 August 2018, 16:27 PM

PM Narendra Modi praises the two Indian medallists - Ankita and Shardul Vihan - on Day 5 of the Asian Games 2018.

 

23 August 2018, 16:25 PM

23 August 2018, 16:22 PM

Gymnastics: Indian gymnasts Aruna Reddy and Pranati Nayak finish 7th and 8th respectively in Final of Women's Vault event.  

 

23 August 2018, 16:21 PM

Badminton, Mixed Doubles Round of 32 match: India's Rankireddy-Ponnappa are currently playing Thailand's Puavaranukroh-Taerattanachai.

23 August 2018, 16:11 PM

Badminton, Men's Doubles: India's Manu Attri/Sumeeth Reddy cruise into Pre-QF with 21-10, 21-8 win in 1st round.  

 

23 August 2018, 15:21 PM

Earlier, Saina Nehwal beat Iran's Soraya Aghaeihajiagha 21-7, 21-9 in Badminton Women's round of 32 clash. 

23 August 2018, 14:49 PM

Archery, Recurve Men's Individual Quarterfinals: Indian archer Atanu Das loses 1-1, 1-1, 1-1, 2-0, 2-0 to Indonesia's Ega Riau in a nervy quarters match. 

23 August 2018, 14:25 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men FINAL: Shooter Shardul Vihan bags the Silver medal in Men's Double Trap. 

 

 

23 August 2018, 14:23 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men FINAL: India's Shardul Vihan in the last round with a score of 55 points out of the first 60 shots. He has assured at least a silver medal for India.

23 August 2018, 14:20 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men FINAL: India's Shardul Vihan slips to the second position with a score of 45 out the first 50 shots. He has assured a podium finish for India. 

23 August 2018, 14:16 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men FINAL: India's Shardul Vihan maintains his 1st position with a score of 37 out the first 40 shots

23 August 2018, 14:12 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men FINAL: India's Shardul Vihan still on top with a score of 28 out the first 30 shots

23 August 2018, 14:10 PM

Kabbadi, Women's Semifinals: India Women beat Chinese Taipei with a stunning 13-point lead.  India Women advance to the final. India 27-14 Chinese Taipei

23 August 2018, 14:08 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men FINAL: India's Shardul Vihan continues to stay on top, scores 19 out of the first 20 shots. 

23 August 2018, 14:05 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men FINAL: India's Shardul Vihan gets off to a great start with a perfect score of 10 after the first 10 points. 

23 August 2018, 13:31 PM

Kabbadi, Women's Semifinals: India takes on Chinese Taipei in the semis.

23 August 2018, 13:27 PM

Badminton, Women's Singles round of 32: India's PV Sindhu beats Vietnam's Trang Thi Vu 21-10, 12-21, 23-21 in a neck-and-neck first game. 

23 August 2018, 13:16 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Women FINAL: India's Shreyasi Singh (121 points) and Varsha Varman (120 points) finish the final round on the 6th and 7th position respectively.

23 August 2018, 12:47 PM

Shooting, Double Trap Men qualification: India's Shardul Vihan top-scores (41 points) and qualifies for the Final. 

 

23 August 2018, 12:41 PM

Badminton, Men's Doubles round of 32: India's Rankireddy Sairaj/Chirag Shetty beat Hong Kong, China's Chung Y/Tam CH 2-0 and advance to the pre-quarters. 

23 August 2018, 12:19 PM

Tennis, Women's Singles Semifinal: India's Ankita Raina goes down 4-6, 6(6)-7 after a tough tie-breaker against China's Zhang Shuai. Anikta bags India's 9th Bronze medal.  

23 August 2018, 12:09 PM

Tennis, Men's Doubles Semifinal: India's Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan enter Final of Men's Doubles event. The Indian duo beat Japan's Uesugi K and Shimabukuro S 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 (Tie-breaker). 

23 August 2018, 11:34 AM

Archery, Recurve Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations: India's Deepika Kumari crashes out of the Recurve Individual event as she goes down 3-7 (2-0, 1-1, 0-2, 0-2, 0-2,) against Chinese Taipei's Chien-Ying Lei. 

23 August 2018, 11:12 AM

Badminton, Women's Doubles round of 32: India's A Ponnappa/NS Reddy beat Hong Kong, China's WY NG/NT Yeung 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) and advance to the round of 16

23 August 2018, 10:38 AM

Badminton, Women's Doubles round of 32: India's A Ponnappa/NS Reddy take on Hong Kong, China's WY NG/NT Yeung in the doubles match. 

23 August 2018, 10:33 AM

Archery, Recurve Men's Individual 1/6 Elimination: Another Indian archer advances to the pre-quarterfinals. Atanu Das beat DPR Korea's Won Yong Pak 7-3 (2-0, 1-1, 0-2, 2-0, 2-0)