Asian Games 2018 Day 10 highlights: Manjit Singh bags gold in Men's 800m
Indian men archery team bagged the gold, while women settled for silver at the Asian Games 2018. Catch all the updates here
 "Manjit Singh celebrates after winning gold in 800m (Photo: Reuters)")
Manjit Singh celebrates after winning gold in 800m (Photo: Reuters)
India won five medals on day nine of the ongoing Asian Games 2018, three of them silver, and a gold and silver apiece. Neeraj Chopra won the gold in Men's Javelin Throw. Dharun Ayyasamy (in Men's 400m Hurdles), Sudha Singh (in Men's Javelin Throw), and Neena Varakil (Women's Lonwin amp), all won silver. Shuttler Saina Nehwal was defeated by Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying, but the Indian ace did wina bronze, thereby earning the first Indian badminton medal at Asian Games in 36 years. On day 10, P V Sindhu will have a chance to grab gold when she plays the final of Women's Badminton Singles against Tai Tzuying of Chinese Taipei. Korea and India will also play Compound Team Finals in Archery in both men and women sections. India also has chances for medal in athletics.
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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WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON: Purnima Hembram finishes first in 200m, Swapna Barman fourth. Swapna Barman stands second overall (3481) points while Purnima Hembram is third (3424 points). The last three disciplines -- Long Jump, Javelin Throw, and 800m -- will be held on Wednesday.
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MIXED 4*400m RELAY: SILVER for India in Mixed Relay behind Bahrain!
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MIXED 4*400m RELAY has begun. (INDIAN TEAM: Md. Anas, M R Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv)
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SQUASH WOMEN'S TEAM: India beat Indonesia 3-0 in Pool B clash
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WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON: Hembram Purnima comes first in Women's 200m Heptathlon. Events still to come: Long Jump, Javelin Throw, 800 m
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WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW: Annu Rani finishes sixth with best attempt of 53.93m
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WOMEN'S 5000m -- India's Suriya Loganathan finishes fifth, Sanjivani Baburao seventh
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WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW -- India's Annu Rani in fifth spot after fifth attempt (53.93m).
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KURASH WOMEN -- 52 KG: Malaprabha Yallappa gets bronze
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First Published: Aug 28 2018 | 7:08 AM IST
