Asian Games 2018, Day 2 Live: Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian woman wrestler to bag Asiad gold

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• 20 Aug 2018, 07:55 PM

  Hockey

  Indian men's hockey team begins 2018 Asian Games campaign in style. India beat Indonesia 17-0 (yes 17-0) in their first match. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:54 PM

  Wrestling 

  Another disappointing result- India's Sumit misses out on bronze medal, loses playoff against Uzbekistan's M Davit.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:53 PM

  Tennis 

  Rohan Bopanna and Sharan Divij will be in action in Men's doubles Round of 32 soon. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:43 PM

  Gymnastics 

  All Indian male gymnasts fail to qualify for the next round in artistic gymnastics. Yogeshwar Singh is in Reserve 2 in Vault, but his chances appear bleak.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:06 PM

  Wrestling

  Major upset for India: Rio 2016 bronze medallist, Sakshi Malik loses the bronze Medal bout to North Korean wrestler 2-12 in 62Kg women's freestyle wrestling. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 06:55 PM

  Meanwhile, Vinesh having a quiet but a special moment to herself. 

   

  It's gold and it feels great! A first look at #asiangames2018 gold medal. Vinesh Phogat has a quiet moment to herself, finding solitude even in the large hall with so many cheering for her! pic.twitter.com/RF6EVcE6WF

  — G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) August 20, 2018

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 06:45 PM

  Gymnastics

   

  Heartbreak for Indian gymnastics !! The men miss out on TEAM final by just 0.35 points (Iran - 230.30 - 8th; India - 229.95 - 9th) !! Also Yogeshwar finishes 10th and misses out on vault final.

  — Kapil Choudhary (@kapil857) August 20, 2018

   

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 06:26 PM

  Wrestling

  Contradicting result after Phogat's gold -  Pooja Dhanda loses the bronze Medal bout to Japanese wrestler 1-6 in 57Kg freestyle women's Wrestling. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 05:53 PM

  Podium time as India's national anthem is played at Jakarta!

   

  Vinesh Phogat what a performance! So so so very proud of you! This is only a start for you, you have a long way to go! Your humble smile will be etched in our hearts forever! #VineshPhogat #Wrestling #AsianGames2018 @Phogat_Vinesh pic.twitter.com/92U5OaFAHK

  — Indian Sports Fan! (@SportsFan_India) August 20, 2018

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 05:15 PM

  Wrestling

  VINESH PHOGAT BECOMES FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO CLINCH A GOLD MEDAL AT THE ASIAN GAMES!

  Phogat defeats Japan's Yuki Ire 6-2 in 50Kg freestyle wrestling final. 

   

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 04:45 PM

  Tennis

  Men's doubles: Ramanathan Ramkumar and Sumit Nagal are through to Pre-quarters with 6-1, 6-1 win in 1their first round. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 04:29 PM

  Badminton

  All over for Indian men's team; doubles duo of Atri Manu and Buss Sumeeth loses 14-21;18-21 to the Indonesian duo and that means Indian men's team loses the tie 1-3 to Indonesia. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 04:27 PM

  Kabaddi

  One of the biggest shocks for India today at the 2018 Asian Games: Men's Kabaddi have lost to Korea 23-24 in their 3rd match in Group A. Yesterday India beat both Bangladesh and Srilanka. India's next match is against Thailand scheduled tomorrow. India are now tied with South Korea with four points each in Pool A. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:40 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  What a win for HS Prannoy! He takes the third game 21-19.

  Indonesia now lead India 2-1 in the five-match tie.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:39 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  HS Prannoy is locked in a titanic tussle here. The Indian leads 16-14 in the decider.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:32 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  HS Prannoy has come back strongly in the match.

  After winning the first game and losing the second, he leads 11-5 in the third.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:24 PM

  Wrestling

  126 kg category wrestler Sumit has a chance now to win a bronze through repechage.

  He'd lost his opening bout but has now won 7-0 against Oleg Boltin.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:23 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  HS Pronnoy, after winning the first game comfortably, has lost the second one 19-21.

  India trail Indonesia 0-2 in this five-match tie. Prannoy has to win this match to keep his country's hopes alive.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:20 PM

  Kabaddi

  A massive upset!

  The mighty Indian men's team is defeated 23-24 by Korea.in their third group game.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:16 PM

  Lakshay shot a stunning 43 out of 50 targets in the final.

  Chinese Taipei’s Yang Kunpei shot 48 out of 50 to win gold.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:13 PM

  MEDAL ALERT!

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  India's Lakshay wins a silver medal after a phenomenal display of shooting in the final. What a sensational performance from the 19-year-old!

  India gets its second medal of the day and fourth overall.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:06 PM

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  Lakshay has made it to the final two, he is now assured of a silver.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:03 PM

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  Sandhu is eliminated after a couple of poor rounds.

  But Lakshay is now guaranteed a medal! He remains in second position.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 03:02 PM

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  After 30 shots, Lakshay is in second position witrh Sandhu in fourth. India will be guaranteed a medal if both survive the next round.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:56 PM

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  Both Lakshay and Sandhu are now tied in the second place after a brilliant round of shooting from the latter.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:53 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  HS Prannoy is dominating! He takes the first game 21-15 against his opponent from Indonesia.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:49 PM

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  After 20 shots, Lakshay is in second position and Sandhu is fourth.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:47 PM

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  Lakshay is tied in the first position after 15 shots, Sandhu is fourth.

  Medal on the cards here!

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:45 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  HS Prannoy has taken a solid 11-8 lead in the opening game. He has to win this match to keep India in this tie against Indonesia. India trail 0-2.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:42 PM

  Lakshay and Sandhu both hit all five targets in the second round.

  This is great going by the Indian pair.

  Can they bring home more medals?

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:41 PM

  Shooting - Men's Trap Final

  Lakshay misses just one shot while Sandhu misses two in the first round of five shots.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:32 PM

  Shooting

  Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Lakshay Sheroan will now compete in the men's Trap final.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:29 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  Indonesia take a 2-0 lead in the five-match tie against India.

  Satwik and Chirag lose the third game to the World No.1 pair.

  HS Prannoy will now compete in a singles match.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:23 PM

  Wrestling

  WOW! Vinesh Phogat, you beauty!

  The Indian wrestler wins her semi-final bout in just 75 seconds, she will now compete for gold in the women's 50 kg category.

  Vinesh defeats Uzbekistan’s Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova 10-0 by technical superiority to roar into the final.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:22 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  India's Satwik and Chirag have lost the second game after clinching the opening one against Indonesia.

  We're diving into a decider now!

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:20 PM

  Wrestling

  Vinesh Phogat starts her semi-final now.

  Will she be the third Indian wrestler to lose her semis bout today?

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:19 PM

  Wrestling

  Major upset for India as Sakshi Malik loses her semi-final bout 7-8.

  She will now fight for bronze.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 02:09 PM

  Wrestling

  Just five seconds to go, Rio Games bronze medalist Sakshi concedes lead, India appeals but the final decision goes in the favour of her opponent. Sakshi Malik loses 8-7 to Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu in the 62Kg semi-final bout. Will come back to fight her bronze medal match later in the day. 

   

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 01:58 PM

  Badminton

  India's Chirag Shetty-Satwik Rankireddy clinch the first game 21-19 in the men's doubles vs Indonesia's Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamujlo. In the second game, the Indian duo is leading 16-14. Go, India! 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 01:39 PM

  Wrestling

  Setback for India!

  North Korea's Myong Suk Jong beats Pooja Dhanda on Technical Superiority (10-0) in the semi-final. Pooja will now return to fight her bronze medal match. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 01:37 PM

  Wrestling

  Sakshi Malik gets past Kazakhstan's Ayaulym Kassymova 10-0 in three minutes, 35 seconds to progress to 62Kg freestyle wrestling's semi-final! 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 01:21 PM

  Badminton

  Srikanth losses!

  Kidambi Srikanth loses 21-23, 22-20, 10-21 to Anthony Ginting. India trail Indonesia 0-1 in men's team event's quarterfinals. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 01:12 PM

  Badminton

  Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth fights back to equalise 1-1 in the ongoing men's team event. Decider game in progress now. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 01:02 PM

  Wrestling

  Another win for a Indian woman wrestler, another win via technical superiority. It's Pooja Dhanda who progresses to 57kg women's wrestling semifinals after beating Uzbekistan's Esenbaeva Nabira. 

   

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 01:00 PM

   

  Just in: Wrestling | Vinesh storms into Semis (50 kg) with comprehensive 11-0 win over Korean grappler #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/g7eUhRAFEj

  — India@AsianGames2018 (@India_AllSports) August 20, 2018

   

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:58 PM

  Wrestling

  India's Vinesh Phogat continues to be impressive in 50Kg freestyle event, beats South Korea's Kim Hyungjoo on Technical Superiority (10-0) to progress through to the final two. 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:49 PM

  Badminton

  Oh, Srikanth! He loses first game 21-23 to Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in men's team quarterfinal badminton tie

   

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:41 PM

  Wrestling

  What a stunning performance from Sakshi Malik in her 62 kg bout!

  She defeats Thailand’s Salinee Srisombat by technical superiority inside two minutes and moves into the quarters.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:40 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  Kidambi Srikanth has an 11-10 lead in the opening game against Indonesia's Ginping.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:39 PM

  Shooting

  A poor start for Seema Tomar in the Women's Trap final. She has missed her first five shots. Difficult for her to win a medal from here.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:26 PM

  Badminton - Men's Team

  Kidambi Srikanth steps for India in the first match of the tie against Indonesia's Ginting.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:22 PM

  Wrestling

  That was an agonising performance from Pinki Jangra in her 53 kg bout.

  She loses 0-10 against Mongolia's Sumiya. Simply no match.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 12:13 PM

  Wrestling

  India's Pinki has taken the mat in the 53 kg category.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:54 AM

  Wrestling

  After Vinesh Phogat, it's the turn of Pooja Dhanda to burn the mat. The Indian grappler takes just over a minute to defeat Thailand’s Orasa Sookdongyor by technical superiority and move into the quarter-finals.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:51 AM

  Wrestling

  And inside just a couple of minutes, India's Sumit loses his 125 kg bout 0-10. Poor performance, to put it mildly.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:51 AM

  Wrestling

  India's Sumit has taken the mat in the 125 kg category.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:42 AM

  Wrestling

  Vinesh Phogat storms into the quarter-final of the 50 kg category.

  An 8-2 win against her Chinese opponent in a one-sided bout.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:39 AM

  Wrestling

  Sensational stuff from Vinesh Phogat!

  In one swift move, she earns six straight points to take an 8-0 lead in the first period.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:35 AM

  Badminton

  After the women's event, it's now time for the Indian men's team to take the court.

  Can they put up a better performance?

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:35 AM

  Wrestling

  Time for the wrestlers to step up as Vinesh Phogat takes the mat in the women's 50 kg category.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:19 AM

  Shooting

  Disappointment for India as Apurvi Chandela finishes fifth in the 10m Air Rifle final.

  She won a bronze for the country on the opening day, but fired a poor final shot to bow out on Monday.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:14 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  Japan defeat India 3-1.

  After Sindhu defeated Yamaguchi to win the first match of the tie, Saina lost a close match against Okuhara and India lost both the doubles matches too.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:13 AM

  Shooting

  Apurvi is hanging by a thread here.

  She's in fourth position in the 10m air rifle final.

  There are six shooters still in the fray.

  Can the Indian climb up?

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:09 AM

  Swimming

  The Indian 4x200m freestyle relay swimming team of Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, Saurabh Sanngvekar and Avinash Mani qualify for the finals in seventh place with a time of 7:34.16.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:08 AM

  Shooting

  India's Apurvi Chandela finishes in top five after the first 5 shots. With the score of 51.2, Chandela beat shooter from Taipei, Singapore, and Iran in women's 10m air rifle final.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:01 AM

  Handball

  Some good new comes from the handball courts. Indian Men's team beats Thailand 45-19 in their group match.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 11:00 AM

  Badminton

  Women's doubles badminton team of Ashwini Ponnappa and PV Sindhu are finding it difficult to get better of Japanese duo of Matsutomo/Takahashi. The world No 2 pair leads 11-7 in second game.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:58 AM

  Swimming

  Neel Roy fails to make the final cut in Men's 200m individual Medley Swimming. He finished at 13th spot with a timing of 2:08.07.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:56 AM

  Basketball

  Indian women's basketball team loses 54-104 to Unified Korea. These are three losses in the three matches played by the team in group stages

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:56 AM

  Taekwondo

  Latika Bhandari of India lost to Hong Kong's Sin Yi Law 22-24 in the round of 16 in Women's 53 kg Taekwondo competition.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:38 AM

  Tennis

  Ankita Raina starts her campaign in impressive style. The Indian defeats Indonesia's Gumulya 6-2 6-4 to move into the third round in women's singles.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:31 AM

  Shooting

  Apurvi Chandela has the opportunity to win her second medal in two days.

  She has made it to the finals of the 10m Air Rifle event, which is about to start.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:26 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  Bitter, bitter loss for Saina Nehwal as she goes down 16-21 in the third and final game against Okuhara.

  Japan now lead the five-match tie 2-1.

  Next up, doubles action with PV Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa representing India.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:03 AM

  Women's kabaddi

  Indian women's team take down Thailand 33-23 in their second group game.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 10:00 AM

  Trap shooting

  Veteran Manavjit Singh Sandhu is on ninth position with 94 points while young star Lakshay shot a perfect 25 in the fourth series. He grabbed the top spot with 96 points 

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:58 AM

  Badminton

  India's shuttler Saina Nehwal takes the match into a decider. She fought back from 12-17 to tie the score to 20-20. She saved four match points against Okuhara.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:58 AM

  Apurvi Chandela on course to reach final of Women's Air Rifle pic.twitter.com/AgfoVgLrV8

  — Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 20, 2018

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:37 AM

  MEDAL ALERT!

  India get a silver as Deepak Kumar finishes second in the Men's 10m Air Rifle.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:35 AM

  WHAT A SHOT FROM DEEPAK!

  He was trailing by 0,6, but ended up shooting 10.8 to move into second position.

  He's now going for gold!

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:34 AM

  Ravi Kumar bows out. Valliant effort from him.

  Deepak is still in the fray.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:32 AM

  India are assured of another medal!

  Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar have made it to the last four in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Final.

  India will at least get one medal in this event now.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:27 AM

  Shooting - 10m Air Rifle Final

  India's Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar are in 3rd and 5th position respectively after 13 rounds of shots.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:24 AM

  Badminton- Women's Team Quarter-final

  Okuhara defeats Nehwal 21-11 in the first game.

  The Indian will need to improve drastically to have a chance in this match.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:11 AM

  Shooting

  The 10m Air Rifle final has begun.

  India's Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar are competing.

  Another medal coming?

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:08 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  N Sikki Reddy and Arathi Sara Sunil lose the second game 6-21 to lose the match against their Japanese opponents.

  The five-match tie is now locked at 1-1 after PV Sindhu had given India a lead earlier.

  Saina Nehwal and Nozomi Okuhara have taken the court now for a singles match.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:07 AM

  Kabaddi

  Indian women's team is in action against Thailand.

  They beat Japan in an emphatic manner in their opening match on Sunday.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 09:01 AM

  Badminton

  Japan's Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima overpowered India's Sikki Reddy and Arathi Sara Sunil to level the score 1-1. Indian players lost 15-21 6-21 to the world No 1 pair.

  Next match is between Saina Nehwal and Nozomi Okuhara.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:59 AM

  Rowing

  India's  Swarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh grabbed the top spot in Men's Quadruple Sculls. They registered the time of 6:15:18. Followed by Indonesia at 6:17:56 and Kazakhstan 6:44:63 to make the top three.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:58 AM

  Badminton 

  Indian women's doubles team of Sikki Reddy and Arathi Sara Sunil lost their first game 15-21. They are battling world No 1 pair of Sayaka Hirota and Yuki Fukushima.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:39 AM

  Rowing

  India's Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh finish second in their Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls heat. The repechage round awaits them now.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:21 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  Time for game 2 of the tie between India and Japan.

  It'll be a doubles match, with N Sikki Reddy and Arathi Sara Sunil playing for India.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:17 AM

  Shooting

  Good news coming in for India. Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar have both made it to the finals of the 10m Air Rifle event.

  Let's not forget, it was Ravi who combined with Apurvi Chandela to provide India its first medal on Sunday.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:14 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  What a performance from PV Sindhu!

  The star shuttler defeats Japan's Yamaguchi 21-18, 21-19 to give Inda a 1-0 lead in the tie.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:07 AM

  Swimming - Men's 50m Backstroke

  Brilliant performance by India's Srihari Nataraj and Arvind Mani as they finish 1-2 in their heat.

  The duo is, however, is still awaiting the results from other heats to find out whether either of them has made it to the finals.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 08:05 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  It's neck-and-neck in the second game as well. Japan's Yamaguchi leads Sindhu 11-10.

  This was the exact same score at the halfway mark in the first game too. Only that time, it was Sindhu who was leading.

  Can the Indian come back strongly in game 2?

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:54 AM

  Shooting - Women’s trap qualification

  India's Seema Tomar is in fourth position and Shreyasi Singh is placed seventh at the moment.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:51 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  PV Sindhu is putting on a show here!

  She takes the first game against Yamaguchi 21-18.

  It's been a tight match so far, with the Japanese giving it her all, but Sindhu's not letting go.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:50 AM

  Swimming

  India's Advait Page finishes third in his Men's 800m Freestyle heat.

  The 16-year-old clocks a time of 8:09.13.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:47 AM

  Rowing

  Good news coming for India in Men's Lightweight Single Sculls.

  Dushyant has topped his heat in a time of 7:43.08.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:43 AM

  Shooting

  India's Ravi Kumar is in a good position to qualify for the finals in 10m Air Rifle.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:43 AM

  Badminton - Women's Team Quarter-final

  There's nothing to choose between Sindhu and Yamaguchi at the moment.

  The Japanese was leading 10-8 but the Indian rattles off three points in a row to make it 12-10 in the first game.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:32 AM

  Badminton

  Women's team quarter-final between India and Japan is about to begin.

  First up, it's PV Sindhu versus Akane Yamaguchi.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:28 AM

  Shooting

  India's Ravi Kumar and Deepak Kumar are currently in action in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Qualification.

  
• 20 Aug 2018, 07:26 AM

  Hello everyone and welcome to live updates from Day 2 of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

  We start the day with shooting and equestrian action.