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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

This is for the first time that the nation has managed a table tennis medal at the Asian Games. Since the sport was introduced in 1958, China, Japan and South Korea have dominated. China has claimed a whopping 61 gold medals

In the shoot-off, Koreans had one inner 10 (closet to bull’s eye), a 10 and a 9. Indians managed two 10s and a 9. Korea triumphed as it was so near yet so far for India

Neeraj has been exceptional in his sport. This year alone he had claimed three gold medals (Commonwealth Games, Sotteville Athletics Meet, Savo Games) before going to Jakarta. Now, a fourth yellow metal has come his way. This is the biggest achievement in his senior career

Rupinder Pal Singh opened the scoring in the very first minute when India were awarded a penalty stroke. Chinglensana Singh made it 2-0 in the fourth minute

The 18-year-old Hima Das clocked 50.79 seconds, a new national record, to finish second at the GBK Stadium

Tajinderpal Singh Toor started off with a throw of 19.15m. The record effort came in the fourth attempt. It was also a new national record, bettering 20.69m from Om Prakash Karhana in 2012

It was a nerve-wracking gold medal match with fortunes fluctuating and in the end Iran emerged on top and India had to be satisfied with silver