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Hello and welcome to live coverage of Day 6 of the ongoing Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.
India had their best day at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games on Friday as they added seven medals to their tally.
India won two gold, one silver and four bronze medals on the day.
While three of these medals came in rowing, two came fron tennis with one gold from each game. The only silver came in kabaddi while Heena Sidhu earned the ninth medal in shooting at the 18th Asian Games.
MEDAL ALERT:
19th medal: India's Rowing athlete Dushyant wins BRONZE in Men's Lightweight Single Sculls event with a timing of 7:18:76!
20th medal: A 2nd rowing medal for India, Rohit Kumar & Bhagwan Singh win Bronze Medal in Men's Lightweight Double Sculls team event.
21st medal: Indian team of Sawaran Singh, Dattu, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet bag GOLD in the men’s Quadruple Sculls event.
22nd medal: Tennis duo Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan clinch gold in men's doubles event, India's sixth gold at the 2018 Asian Games.
23rd medal: Shooter Heena Sidhu bags bronze in Women's 10m air pistol final.
24th medal: It was a heartbreak for India in kabaddi again, women lose to Iran in the final, settle for silver.
25th medal: In Tennis, Prajnesh Gunneswaran loses in men's singles semifinal to settle for bronze medal.
Here's how it happened on day 6 of Asian Games 2018:
That's it from day 6 at the Asian Games 2018. India remain eighth in the medal tally with 25 medals.
Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 66 | 46 | 27 | 139 |
2 | Japan | 29 | 31 | 43 | 103 |
3 | South Korea | 23 | 26 | 28 | 77 |
4 | Iran | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
5 | Indonesia | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
6 | North Korea | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
7 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
8 |
India | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
9 | Thailand | 6 | 4 | 20 | 30 |
10 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
11 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 7 | 24 | 34 |
12 | Mongolia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
13 | Hong Kong | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
14 | UAE | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
15 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
16 | Vietnam | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
17 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
18 | Malaysia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
19 | Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
20 | Macau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
21 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
22 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
23 | Cambodia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
23 | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
26 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
27 | Myanmar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
28 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
28 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
28 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tennis
India finish their 2018 Asian Games campaign in tennis with a gold and two bronze medals. It is a good show considering the confusion before the start of the games with Leander Paes pulling out at the last minute.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan proved their worth while Ankita Raina and Prajnesh met expectations. Ramkumar Ramanathan’s no-medal show was the biggest disappointment.
Big one for Ponappa and Reddy
Shot at History!
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) August 24, 2018
After 32 years, @P9Ashwini/@sikkireddy becomes the only other doubles pair to qualify for the quarters leg of #AsianGames . The last pair to achieve the feat was Hurfish Nariman and Mallika Barua in 1986. An incredible achievement. Kudos guys! #IndiaontheRise pic.twitter.com/7kJgveTHBj
Archery - Compound mixed team quarters
India already have lost to Iran twice - men's kabaddi side in the semi-final and latest, women's kabaddi side in the final.
Now, India are trailing against the same country in archery as well.
Indian fans are certainly not happy:
Is there no other country at the Asian Games, now Iranian pair leading in Archery against India.
— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) August 24, 2018
Kabaddi - women's final
Classic scenes at the stadium, people in red break into massive celebrations, while people in red go silent.
On Thursday, India men lost to Iran in the semi-final. Today, women have lost to the same opponents.
Iran avenge their 2014 Asian Games final loss to these Indian opponents.
Kabaddi - women's final
First-half still on, seven odd minutes to go and the scoreline is 13-8 in the favour of India.
Meanwhile, the Indian men's team, that failed to reach the final for the very first time at the Asian Games, are present to cheer their countrywomen.
Indian men’s kabaddi team cheering for the women’s team after losing to Iran last evening. #AsianGame2018 pic.twitter.com/nASLeuKELe
— shaziya abbas (@abbas_shaz) August 24, 2018
Tennis
India's veteran Rohan Bopanna dedicates his gold medal win in men's doubles event to people who have suffered in Coorg and Kerala due to the floods.
This Gold for Coorg and Kerala says @rohanbopanna @WIONews pic.twitter.com/okDtAbOlPJ
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 24, 2018
Tennis
Divij Sharan & Rohan Bopanna are the first Indian pair since Somdev & Sanam in 2010 to win men's doubles gold at the Asian Games. If you missed the epic clash, read HERE.
Tennis - men's doubles final
The medal ceremony is underway: Gold for India!
Gold @rohanbopanna @divijsharan . #India @WIONews pic.twitter.com/iX71Jt2HPn
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 24, 2018
Shooting
Meanwhile, the happy bronze medallist:
Bronze for @HeenaSidhu10 .Well done Madam Bandookbaz pic.twitter.com/QeMdXVXctN
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 24, 2018
Shooting - Women's 10m air pistol final
Bronze for Heena Sidhu.
No medal for the teenager, Manu Bhaker! She finishes at the 5th spot. So, she bows out of the Asian Games without winning a single medal from the three events she participated.
Keep fighting, Manu. There is a long way to go.
Tennis - Men's doubles final
SIXTH GOLD FOR INDIA!
Divij Sharan and Rohan Bopanna thrash Kazakhstan's Denis Yevseyev and Aleksandr Bublik 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the gold medal in the men's doubles event.
First gold in tennis and overall sixth for India at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games.
Earlier, Ankita Raina bagged bronze in women's singles event in tennis.
Handball - men's group game
India edged past Pakistan 28-27 in their Group 3 match on Friday.
India are second on Group 3's points table, behind Chinese Taipei but India have played one game lesser than the latter.
Meanwhile, it was Pakistan's third game and so far they have managed to win just one.
Rowing - Men’s Quadruple Sculls
GOLD ALERT: Fantastic Friday for Indians as rowers continue to shine! The Indian team of Sawaran Singh, Dattu, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet clinch GOLD in Men’s Quadruple Sculls event.
A third rowing medal today and overall 21st medal for India and FIFTH gold for India at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games.
Take a bow, Dushyant. Get well soon!
Dushyant, Bronze Medalist in Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls was unwell. Gave every thing he had .Such was his commitment that he collapsed at finish line.Was administered oxygen and drip, taken out on a wheelchair after medal. Salute @WIONews @sudhirchaudhary @Abhinav_Bindra
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 24, 2018
Meanwhile, rowing's medal ceremony underway in Jakarta:
Medal ceremony. Bronze in Lightweight Men’s Doubles Sculls @WIONews pic.twitter.com/Fccbqsf5fK
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 24, 2018
Women’s 10m Air Pistol:
Although Manu and Heena Sidhu have not the greatest of starts, it’s just the start of the qualifications. They should bounce back. Right now they are ranked 15th and 14th. Earlier this year, the duo had finished 2-1 in the same event at the Commonwealth Games.
Meanwhile, if you missed the excellent news of Indian badminton sensation PV Sindhu making the latest Forbes list of top 10 highest-paid female athletes, we bring you Sindhu's epic reaction on the same. Read HERE.
India's rowing guys missed quite a few chances in the final on Thursday. Action today is set to begin soon. Let's see if we have any luck today?
Rowing schedule for Day 6:
Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls (Gold Medal Event) – Dushyant – 7:30 AM
Men’s Quadruple Sculls (Gold Medal Event) – India – 7:40 AM
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls (Gold Medal Event) – Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh – 8:20 AM
Women’s Four (Gold Medal Event) – India (Lane 1) – 8:35 AM
Men’s Lightweight Eight (Gold Medal Event) – India (Lane 2) – 9:20 AM
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