Asian Games 2018  

'Overall, the girls can be proud of their performance. They had not reached the final for 20 years. They can afford a few smiles even though they lost. We always believed that we can win and today the better team won,' Sjoerd Marijne said

After winning two silver medals (100m and 200m) at Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia, India’s sprint queen Dutee Chand returned home to a rousing welcome in New Delhi. Hailing from a small village called Chaka Gopalpur (Jajpur district) in Odisha, this 22-year-old has strung together some splendid performances since 2012 and owes her success to her family. MyNation was privileged to have caught up with her for an interview where she talked about her athletics journey and Asiad success.

The 60-year-old Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath Sarkar, 56, and scored 384 points in the bridge final to claim the yellow metal

With Amit’s gold, India now has 66 medals (14 gold, 23 silver, 29 bronze) at the 18th Asian Games. This is the nation’s best-ever tally surpassing the previous 65 from 2010 Games in Guangzhou

In boxing, Vikas Krishan had to pull out of his 75kg semi-final bout after he was declared medically unfit following an injury. However, he bagged a bronze

In case a player catches the hip or the waist of his opponent, he will earn points, but those points will not make much of a difference. The referee has the right to pause the competition and restart it if one of the two players touches the ground with his knees or falls down

The 23-year-old Manika lost to China’s world number five Wang Manyu 1-4 (2-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 4-11)

Vikas Krishan had sustained an injury above his left eyelid during the pre-quarterfinal bout and it was aggravated in the last-eight match

Last week, Joshna and Dipika had bagged a bronze each in women’s singles event. Dipika lost to Malaysia’s Nicol David 0-3 in the semi-final while Joshna too was beaten in her last-four match by Malaysia’s Subramaniam Sivasangari 1-3

The biggest disappointment of the day came in hockey as the men’s team, after dominating the group stage with a record 76 goals, were beaten 6-7 in the semi-final penalty shootout sudden death by Malaysia

This was India’s fifth consecutive Asian Games relay gold. They had won in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. Poovamma was part of the team that won in the previous Games in Incheon

Twenty-one-year-old Swapna won gold for India in heptathlon in the ongoing Asian Games on Wednesday.

Also, the nation added one more medal on the last day of track and field events in Jakarta. Discus thrower Seema Punia took bronze with a mark of 62.26m. The 35-year-old had won gold in the last edition of the Games in Incheon