Asian Games 2018 Live News Updates Day 4: Shooter Rahi Sarnobat Wins Gold, Historic Day for Indian Men’s Hockey, 4 Bronze Medals Take India's Tally to 15
On day four, India will be looking to improve their standings on the 2018 Asian Games medals table.
So, that brings us to the end of Asian Games 2018 day four. The day brought India a gold medal and 4 bronze medals. Shooter Rahi Sarnobat won India's only gold medal on Day 4 of the Asian Games 2018 and gave India its fourth gold overall. Rani won the gold in the women's 25-metre pistol event. Other than shooting, India won four bronze medals in Wushu -- Roshibina Devi in Sanda 60kg category, Santosh Kumar in Sanda 56kg category, Surya Bhanu Partap Singh in Sanda 60kg category and Narender Grewal in Sanda 65kg category. You Can Catch Live News Updates of Day 5 of Asian Games 2018 Here.
The Indian men's hockey team created historic by beating Hong Kong 26-0 in their Pool A match. In Tennis, Ankita Raina entered the women's singles semi-finals and will meet Shuai Zhang. Meanwhile, India finished seventh in women's team Artistic Gymnastics and finished last in swimming men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay with a timing of 3:25.34. Asian Games Medal Tally 2018 Updated: Four Medals in Wushu Takes India’s Medal Tally to 15 in Current Table and Country-Wise Medal Standings. Keep following LatestLY for knowing all the important updates from the Asian Games 2018 on Day 5.
India's Narender Grewal wins the BRONZE medal in the men's wushu 65 kg category. This is India's fourth medal in Wushu today. India's medal tally moves up to 15.
China failed to snatch its sixth consecutive gold medal in women's badminton team event after losing to top-seeded Japan 1-3 in the 18th Asian Games final on Wednesday.
India's Harpreet Singh has lost 6-3 to Kazakhstan's Kustubayev Azamat in Men's 87kg Greco-Roman Wrestling bronze medal playoff. India's total medal count stands at 13 with 4 gold medals, 3 silvers and 6 bronze medals.
Santosh Kumar gets bronze in Wushu Men's Sanda 56 kg event. Santosh Kumar and Roshibina Devi lost in the semi-finals in Men's Sanda 56kg and Women's Sanda 60kg events respectively. The duo has to settle for bronze medals. India's medal tally stands at 13. Check the tweet below:
India’s Naorem Roshibina Devi wins bronze medal in wushu competition after advancing to the semi-finals of the women’s sanda 60 kilogram category at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday. Naorem defeated Mubashra of Pakistan 2-0 in the quarter-finals.
Tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan ensured a medal for India as they reached the semi-finals of the the men's doubles category at the 18th Asian Games on Wednesday.
The Indian Archery Compound Mixed team were placed second in the table with 1409 points, only 3 points lesser that first placed Korea who scored 1412 points.
Also, the Archery Compound Men's team was placed second too. The Indian team scored 2087 points, whereas the top placed Korean team scored 2116 points.
Indian tennis players continue to have a good day in Asian Games 2018 as Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan advance to the semi-finals in Men's Doubles after a 2-1 victory in the quarter-finals. Earlier, Ankita Raina moves to semis of women's singles.
The Indian Men's Hockey team registered their biggest victory in its history as they defeated Hong Kong, on Wednesday. India defeated Hong Kong 26-0 in their Pool A match at Asian Games 2018.
The victory comes a day after they defeated Indonesia 17-0. The Indian team have won both their 2 matches, so far, in the tournament.
Rahi Sarnoabat raised eyebrows as she won the Gold medal at Asian Games 2018. The 27-year-old shooter won the medal in 25m Pistol event at Jakarta Palembang Games 2018.
Archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam finished second in the ranking round of the compound event to propel India to the second spot in the ranking round of the team event at the 18th Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Jyothi scored 705 points, with 57 10s and 23 Xs, while Muskan Kirar proved to be the second best Indian performer with 691 points, with 45 10s and 21 Xs. Muskan was in ninth spot.
Madhumita Kumari was 11th with 689 points, with 46 10s and 13 Xs, while Trisha Deb shot 683 to be 19th. Trisha shot 38 10s and 23 Xs.
In the team event, the scores of Jyothi, Muskan and Madhumita gave India 2085 points, with 148 10x and 57 Xs. The lowest individual total is not counted in the team event. Hence, Trisha's 683 was not taken into account in India's total of 2085.
South Korea delivered a Games record score of 2105 points, with 162 10s and 69 Xs to top the team chart.
The third place went to Chinese Taipei, who have 2085 points, with 147 10s and 59 Xs. Chinese Taipei was powered by Chen Yihsuan, who topped the individual chart with a Games record score of 706 which included 58 10s and 26 Xs.
Rahi Sarnobat Wins Gold Medal in 25m Pistol Women Finals Match. The 27-year-old Pune girl had won the Bronze medal in the 25-metre pistol team event at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon. But it's a gold for Rahi!
Rahi Sarnobat of India and Naphaswan Yangpaiboon of Thailand faceoff in 25m Pistol Women Gold Medal Match. It's major drama happening at JSC - Shooting Range.
The Day 4 of Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games will take place on August 22, Wednesday, and there’s a lot in store for Indian athletes. While the live telecast and online streaming of Asian Games 2018 is carried on by Sony Sports Network and Sony Liv, we at LatestLy are also doing a special coverage, bringing you the live news updates (match timings in IST) of 18th edition of Asiad in Indonesia from qualification, medal events, reports to updated medal table, tally and country-wise standings. At the end of day three, India were placed seventh on the Asian Games 2018 medals tally with three gold, three silver and four bronze. Asian Games Medal Tally 2018 Updated.
On day four of the 2018 Asian Games, India will be looking to improve their standings on the medals table. Naorem Roshibina Devi, Santosh Kumar, Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh and Narender Grewal assured themselves of a medal each after advancing to the semi-finals of their respective categories in the Wushu competition. This is the best ever performance by India in wushu at the Asiad. These Indian athletes will be looking to clinch the gold while they are assured of a bronze medal. Asian Games 2018 Day 4 India Schedule in IST & Medal Tally: Full Fixtures List of Indian Athletes in Action on August 22
Indian men’s hockey team dished out an impressive performance against hosts Indonesia and outplayed them by 17-0 and now the against Hong Kong the team will be looking to repeat their show. Apart from these sporting events, the Indians will be in action in Rowing, Shooting, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, and Wrestling.
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