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Asian Games 2018 Day 13 Highlights: With 13 Gold Medals, India on 8th Position in Medal Tally At The End of Day
A confident India women's hockey team will be vying to win the gold medal after a long wait of 36 years when they take on Japan.
31 Aug, 19:54 (IST)
India could not go past Japanese challenge as the Indian Women's Hockey team lost the Final match.
Japan 2-1 India, is the final score of the match, as India settles for Silver at Women's Hockey event at Asian Games 2018.
31 Aug, 19:44 (IST)
Despite several attempts, the Indian team has failed to equalise the score. So far, credit to the Japanese team that they haven't given any room to the Indian team.
The score at the moment, 5 minutes before the match ends is in Japan's favour. India 1-2 Japan. Will India able to win Gold after 36 Years? Check Out Here!
31 Aug, 19:32 (IST)
Just as the third quarter was about to end, Japan's Kawamura Motomi has scored a GOAL! The goal came through a penalty corner awarded to them.
The score of Hockey's Women Final match between India and Japan at the end of third quarter is 2-1. Will India able to win Gold after 36 Years? Check Out Here!
31 Aug, 19:21 (IST)
Five minutes into the third quarter, both India and Japan have failed to score in the time period. The score remains at 1-1.
Both India and Japan have started aggressively in the second half. Will India able to win Gold after 36 Years? Check Out Here!
31 Aug, 19:12 (IST)
At the Half-Time, India and Japan are tied at 1-1 in the Women's Hockey Final Match at Asiad. Will India able to win Gold after 36 Years? Check Out Here!
31 Aug, 19:01 (IST)
In Hockey Women's Final between India and Japan, India's Neha Goyal scores an equaliser. India scores a GOAL! and levels the score 1-1.
31 Aug, 18:58 (IST)
At the end of first quarter of the Gold Medal match between in India and Japan in Women's category, the Japanese team were leading 1-0.
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31 Aug, 18:33 (IST)
In Hockey, India vs Japan Women's Hockey Final is underway. Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates about the India vs Japan Gold Medal match.
31 Aug, 17:31 (IST)
In Boxing, Indian Boxer Amit Panghal will face Rio Olympics Gold Medalist Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the Final of Men's 49kg event, tomorrow. The Gold Medal match will take place at 12.30 pm IST.
31 Aug, 17:01 (IST)
In Boxing, Amit Panghal beats Paalam Carlo of Philippines to enter Finals in Men's 49kg category. With this win, Amit has assured India another medal at this Asiad.
31 Aug, 16:32 (IST)
In Squash, India has lost to Malaysia in the Men's Squash Team Event. The Indian team has lost the match 2-0.
31 Aug, 16:22 (IST)
The Indian team will be featuring in Finals of two events today.
Diving: Kongbrailatpam Ramananda Sharma is in the final of Men's 3m Springboard, scheduled for 7:20 pm.
Hockey: Indian face Japan in Women's Hockey Gold Medal match tonight at 6:30 pm.
31 Aug, 16:15 (IST)
Bronze medalist in Mixed Doubles event of Table Tennis, Sharath Kamal posted a heartfelt on Twitter. Kamal wrote, "Delighted and proud to have finally added another @asiangames2018 medal to my tally. It was a long time coming which makes this achievement even more special. Big up @manikabatra_TT as well. @TableTennisInd.
In Table Tennis, India scripted history by securing two medals at this edition of Asian Games. Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates about 2018 Asian Games.
31 Aug, 15:52 (IST)
In Sailing, the Indian team has won three medals, i.e. 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze medal, as per reports.
India's Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar won Silver in 49er FX Women's event, whereas Harshita Toma won Bronze in Open Laser 4.7.
31 Aug, 15:06 (IST)
A confident India women's hockey team will be vying to win the gold medal after a long wait of 36 years when they take on Japan in the final at the 18th Asian Games today. The win will guarantee them a direct entry in Tokyo Olympics 2020.Â
India won the gold medal in 1982, the year women's hockey was first included in the Asian Games programme. They reached the final for the second time in 1998 when they lost 1-2 to South Korea. They bagged bronze medals in 2006 and 2014.Â
31 Aug, 14:19 (IST)
India's Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika lost their respective singles matches in the table tennis competition at 18th Asian Games on Friday. Kamal lost 7-11, 11-9, 10-12, 16-14, 9-11 to Chuang Chihyuan of Taiwan in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals. Manika also lost in the pre-quarterfinals. India's best bet in the women's singles category was no match for Wang Manyu of China, going down 2-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 4-11 in a rather lopsided contest. India's table tennis campaign ended with two bronze medals in men's team and mixed doubles events.
31 Aug, 12:05 (IST)
In Boxing, India's Vikas Krishan has to settle for the Bronze medal in Men's 75kg event, after he was declared medically unfit for his semifinal match.
31 Aug, 11:44 (IST)
In Squash, Indian Women Team has defeated Malaysia 2-0 in their Semi-finals match. The Indian team comprised of Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla, Tanvi Khanna.
The Indian team will be facing the winner of Hong Kong vs Japan Semi-final match.
31 Aug, 11:16 (IST)
In Table Tennis, India's Manika Batra lost her Round of 16 Match against Wang Manyu. Batra lost the match 4-1, in which the scores were: 2-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, and 4-11.
Jinson Johnson and the women's 4X400 metre relay team won gold in their respective events at the 2018 Asian Games on day 12. Indian athletes have recorded their best tally at the continental extravaganza since the inaugural edition in 1951. However, on day 13, India will have an opportunity to expand their Asian Games 2018 medals tally. A confident India women's hockey team will be vying to win the gold medal after a long wait of 36 years when they take on Japan in the final on Friday, which is day 13 of the 2018 Asian Games. Asian Games 2018 Day 13 India Schedule in IST & Medal Tally: Full Fixtures List of Indian Athletes in Action on August 31
India won the gold medal in 1982, the year women's hockey was first included in the Asian Games programme. They reached the final for the second time in 1998 when they lost 1-2 to South Korea. They bagged bronze medals in 2006 and 2014. The impressive Indian team has remained undefeated throughout the tournament, registering huge victories against Indonesia (8-0), Kazakhstan (21-0), South Korea (4-1) and Thailand (5-0) in the pool stages and securing a hard-fought 1-0 win against a resilient Chinese team in the semi-final. Asian Games 2018 Day 12 As it Happened.
India's form in the competition has been inspired by their resolute defending in all their five matches which has seen them concede only once in 300 minutes of hockey, which was through a penalty stroke against South Korea. Friday's decider will also be India's second gold medal match at the Asian Games, with the team having lost their 1998 final match 1-2 to South Korea.
Asian Games Medal Tally 2018: Full Medal Table
Meanwhile, India now have a tally of 59 medals, including 13 gold, 21 silver, and 25 bronze. From athletics at this year's Asiad, India now have secured 7 gold, 10 silver, and 2 bronze medals. India's best ever performance in Asian Games athletics came at the inaugural edition in 1951 when they hosted the event in New Delhi. That year, Indian athletes had clinched 10 gold, 12 silver, and 12 bronze. Indian athletes had won seven gold medals at the 2002 edition as well but had only managed a total of 17 medals, two less than this year.
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