Coming up GOLD MEDAL MATCH: Amit (India) to fight Hasanboy (Uzbekistan) in Boxing lightweight 49 Kg category Satisfied with silver but not qualifying for Olympics big disappointment: Women's Hockey coach Marijne Chief coach Sjoerd Marijne is satisfied with the performance of the Indian women's hockey team at the Asian Games but says losing the opportunity to directly qualify for the 2020 Olympics is a big disappointment. "Of course it is the biggest disappointment. Now we might have to play another six matches to do that. Today it is a gold lost but the way team played throughout the tournament, it will be a silver won tomorrow," said Marijne after India lost 1-2 to Japan in the final. Read full article here Jinson Johnson, Arpinder Singh back from Asian Games with gold Indian athlete Jinson Johnson, who clinched a gold medal in Men's 1500m athletics event at the 18th edition of the Asian Games, arrived in India on Friday. While talking to media at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Johnson revealed that he will be preparing for upcoming championships. He said, "I'm very happy. In 800 m India won gold and silver. I won gold in the 1500 m. Overall it's a very good result. I'll prepare for upcoming championships." Read full article here Kayak Four (K4) 500m Women: India finishes last in the final. Canoe Double (C2) 200m Men Final: Prakant Sharma/Oinam Jamesboy Singh finish last. Let's check who shot up through the leaderboard, and who went down as of 31 August 2018 - 10:30 PM. #EnergyOfAsia pic.twitter.com/XJnZKCYo8r — Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) September 1, 2018
With athletics wrapped up on Day 12, India had fewer opportunities to win a medal on Day 13. India opened their day's medal account with a silver and bronze in sailing which came quite late in the day, only after India had lost its medal contention in Table Tennis, where Manika Batra lost her round of 16 women's singles match. Both Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan also lost their round of 16 matches in men's singles soon after that. While Varsha Gautham and Sveta Shervegar won a silver medal in 49er FX women event, Harshita Tomar got a bronze in Open laser 4.7. Another bronze came from 49er Men event. Vikas Krishnan had to settle for a bronze in Boxing due to an injury sustained in the semis, but India will hope for a gold in men's light fly (49kg) on day 14 from Amit, who will be facing an Uzbek opponent. Indian women failed to clear the last hurdle in hockey, losing 1-2 to Japan in the final on day 13. India's day 14 match schedule will begin with Bridge and Canoe/Kayak finals where it will look to start its campaign on a high with an early medal. In squash, India will have a chance of winning a gold, as the women's team beat Malaysia in the semifinal to book a berth in the final against Hong Kong, China. Another big match to watch on day 14 today will be India men's hockey team facing Pakistan for a bronze medal.
Represented by 804 athletes and officials, the Indian contingent will aim to better the showing at the previous Asiad in Incheon, South Korea, where they finished eighth with 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze medals on Asian Games Medal Tally. The best performance by India at the Asian Games came at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, China where they finished sixth with 14 gold, 17 silver and 34 bronze. This year, around 12,000 athletes from 45 countries will compete in 40 disciplines. The main thrust of the Indian challenge is expected to come from athletics, wrestling, boxing and shooting. It will be interesting to see how many medals Indians will bag in the 18th Asian Games.
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