Asian Games 2018 LIVE, Day 8: Dutee Chand wins silver medal in women's 100m

India won two bronze in Bridge, two silver and a bronze in athletics. Catch all the live updates on Asian Games 2018 here

Asian Games 2018, Dutee Chand
Dutee Chand at Asian Games 2018. Photo: PTI

Last Updated : Aug 26 2018 | 8:51 PM IST

8:51 PM

India's protest has been overruled and G Lakshmanan's disqualification from the men's 10000m final stays. With this India's bronze medal count stays at 19.

8:23 PM

Yahiya Muhammed Anas poses for photograph after securing silver medal in men's 400m final athletics event during the presentation ceremony at the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta. Photo: PTI

8:20 PM

Indian athlete Hima Das holds the Indian tricolour after securing silver medal in the women's 400m final on Athletics track event at the 18th Asian Games 2018. Photo: PTI

7:47 PM

Dutee Chand brings silver for India!
 
The Indian athlete clocked 11.32 second to get second position in women's 100m race

7:17 PM

Dharun Ayyasamy joins Santhosh Kumar in 400m Hurdles final!
 
The Indian clocked 49.55 to get the second spot in qualifying round

 

7:16 PM

Govindan has been stripped-off his bronze medal in 10,000m race as he mistakenly stepped out of the track. The bronze medal will now go to Changhong Zhaoof China

7:10 PM

India's Santhosh Kumar comes second in 400m Hurdle, qualifies for final

6:54 PM

6:46 PM

6:42 PM

Table Tennis: Indian women's team through to quarterfinals as they beat Iran 3-1 in their final pool match


6:33 PM

6:29 PM

Hockey: India wins match with a 5-3 score


6:23 PM

G Lakshmanan finishes third in men's 10,000m race, adds another bronze in India's tally


6:14 PM

6:09 PM

India's bronze tally goes up by 2
 
 
India's men's and mixed teams win bronze medals in Bridge

After a glorious start to the athletics with Tajinderpal Singh Toor winning the gold medal at the Asian Games 2018 in shotput, Indian contingent will be hoping to win more medals on Day 8 of the Asian Games. India have a packed schedule on Day 8 of the Asian Games. Athletics will be the game to watch out for as several athletes will be in the fray to win medals for India. Hima Das, Nirmala Sheoran, Shreeshankar will participate in the finals of their events. India is assured of two medals in Bridge. Indian men's hockey team will take on Korea in pool A match. Table tennis team events will commence and three Indian women's team will participate. A few qualifications rounds in shooting can get Indian hopes high. Boxing will steal the attention as the boxers will hope to proceed to the next round. 

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.

First Published: Aug 26 2018 | 7:30 AM IST