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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

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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

Neeraj’s best throw in the competition was 85.73m. Being at the third place till the fifth round, the Indian was edged out in the sixth and final attempt by Germany’s Olympic champion Thomas Rohler who hurled the javelin to a distance of 85.76m

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

India had dominated the group stage by winning all their four matches. They had thrashed their opponents by huge margins and had a record tally of 76 goals. But in the knockout phase, they faltered

Born with 12 toes, she could not train in normal footwear. But she was forced to carry on with the same shoes. Lack of funds too hindered her progress. However, former cricketer Rahul Dravid and others funded her training

Sprint queen Dutee Chand made it a memorable Asian Games debut as she won her second silver medal. After finishing second in 100m on Sunday, she returned to the track to take 200m silver