Asian Games 2018 Day 6 highlights: Gritty rowers produce gold-standard show

In Tennis at the Asian Games 2018, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan win gold medal in Doubles. Catch all the updates on Asian Games 2018 here

After a disappointing Day 5 in Asian games 2018, where India failed to grab a Gold medal and men's kabaddi lost to Iran, India have a packed schedule on Day 6 at Jakarta and Palembang. On the sixth day of Asiad 2018, Women's Kabaddi Team will clash with Iran in the finals, while the defending champions India will face their first real test when they take on an unpredictable Japan in a pool A match in Hockey. In shooting, Manu Bhaker will take part in Women's 10m Air Pistol event. Meanwhile, in boxing, Gaurav Solanki will take on Japan's Ryomei Tanaka in 52 Kg category. Manoj Kumar will clash with Wangdi Sangay in Men's Welter 69 Kg Round of 32. Teenager Anish Bhanwal would love to prove his mettle in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification. India will hope to keep the good work going and win more medals at Jakarta and Palembang. With a lot of medals on the line, athletes of 45 nations, playing 58 different kinds of sports, will give their best to win one of those at the 18th Asian Games at Jakarta Palembang. 

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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 18th Asian Games.

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Gritty rowers produce gold-standard show; heartbreak in kabaddi again

Tenacious rowers fought through exhaustion to redeem themselves and the first-time pairing of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan delivered a tennis gold but India's most successful day at the 18th Asian Games was not without its share of heartbreak. The overall tally of six gold, five silver and 14 bronze medals at the end of day six put the country in 10th spot in the table with China leading the pack by quite a distance, having already crossed the 100-mark. Read full article here
 

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Here is the updated medal tally after the end of Day 6 at Asian Games 2018


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Men's Hockey: India beat Japan 9-0 in Pool A match

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MEDAL Alert: Squash players assure India three Asiad medals by reaching semifinal

India were assured of three medals in squash competition in Asian Games 2018 with Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik advancing to the semifinals of their respective singles events. Read full article here

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Men's Hockey: India concede first penalty corner in 18th Asian Games

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Men's Hockey: Vivek Prasad scores 7th GOAL for India against Japan in 4th quarter

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Men's Hockey: Akashdeep Singh scores 6th GOAL for India against Japan in 4th quarter

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Men's Hockey: India lead 5-0 vs Japan after third quarter

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India misses seven medal target in rowing, foreign coach likely to be sacked

The Indian rowing contingent fell well short of its seven-medal target at the Asian Games and the below-par performance may well lead to the sacking of technical director Nicolai Gioga. Girish Phadnis, secretary general at Rowing Federation of India, told PTI that a meeting will be called soon to review the Asian Games performance. Serious questions have been raised about the extreme coaching methods of Romanian Gioga, who took charge in December. Read more
 

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Indian rower Dushyant with bronze medal in the Lightweight Men's Single Sculls (LM1x) during medal ceremony at the 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018

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Men's Hockey: Rupinder Pal converts penalty stroke to take 5-0 lead vs Japan

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Men's Hockey: Mandeep Singh scores 4th GOAL for India vs Japan in third quarter

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Men's Hockey: India lead 3-0 vs Japan at half time