Asian Games Day 14 as it happened: Twin golds for India as men and women beat Iran in kabaddi

Medals tally 1. China: 143 gold, 103 silver, 81 bronze 2. Korea: 75 gold, 69 silver, 76 bronze 3. Japan: 46 gold, 71 silver, 71 bronze 8. India: 11 gold, 9 silver, 37 bronze Volleyball Men’s Classification 5th-6th Place That’s it, India seal the 5th place with a 15-10 win in the fifth and final set. India beat Qatar 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-10. Qatar take it to the final set by winning the fourth 25-20. India take the third set 25-22. They lead by 2 sets to 1 now. India took the first set 25-21 but Qatar hit back to clinch the second set 25-20. Kabaddi – 20 mins: India have won the Kabaddi gold in a thriller!! That is India’s 7th consecutive Kabaddi gold. Final score: India 27-25 Iran. But the final also proved that India can no longer take this gold for granted. – 19 mins in 2nd half: Anup gets caught with just two Iranian players in the park. India 26-25 Iran. – 18 mins in 2nd half: Another good defensive tackle. Rakesh is trouble again – he head got knocked back. But they have managed to snare KOROUKI Gholamabbas. This is a cliff-hanger. India 26-24 Iran. – 16 mins in 2nd half: India finally go ahead. Anup gets the vital go-ahead point. India 25-24 Iran. – 14 mins in 2nd half: Big tackle by Rakesh to take the legs out of under OSHTORAK Hadi. Scores are level once again. India 24-24 Iran. Four players left for Iran on the field. – 11 mins in 2nd half: Big play by Jasvir. He sends two Iranian players out. Iran 24-23 India. Rakesh is back on. This is courageous stuff. – 7 mins into 2nd half: India’s captain Rakesh is injured – a head butt that resulted in a bleed. He may take no further part in the match. Iran 22-21 India. – 5 mins into 2nd half: India have finally drawn level. It is 21-21. – 2 mins in 2nd half: Iran 21-19 India. It is getting closer. Iran took a two-point loaner and this is anyone’s game now. – After 20 mins: India are looking in real trouble. It’s 21-13 at HT. – After 15 mins: Iran are managing to keep their lead. It’s 18-11 in their favour and this is not looking good for India. – After 12 mins: India are starting to wake up a bit but Iran have looked stronger and quicker. India 11-17 Iran. – After 8 mins: Iran are leading by 6 points. India have given away a loaner – 4 points –. India are faltering. India 7-13 Iran. – After 5 mins: India are not having it all their way. It’s 6-6 and Iran are pushing India hard. The men’s final is about to begin. India vs Iran it is. The teams are now being introduced. Korea gave India a scare in the semis and it will be interesting to see if Iran can push them even more. India have won six consecutive gold medals in the event. - Women’s final - 31-21 is the final score and India have won the GOLD! - India lead 15-11 at half-time. Iran have been quite impressive so far. Day 13 roundup The Indian men’s hockey team regained the gold medal after a gap of 16 years while the women’s 4x400m relay team also picked up gold as India added four medals to jump to the ninth position in the overall standings in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Thursday. The men’s hockey players hogged the spotlight with the thrilling victory over arch-rivals Pakistan to ensure a berth in the 2016 Rio Olympics. [caption id=“attachment_1740855” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File picture of the Indian women’s kabaddi team in action. Getty Images[/caption] The women 4x400m relay team, comprising Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and M.R. Poovamma, then added to the euphoria by clinching the gold medal with the Asian Games record timing. Boxers Satish Kumar (+91kg) and Vikas Krishnan (75kg) contributed to the medal collection as they settled for bronze medals on a relatively good day for the Indians. With the addition of four medals, India, overnight at 11th position, jumped to the ninth spot with a total haul of 54 – 9 gold, 9 silver and 36 bronze. Powerhouse China maintained their supremacy with a tally of 321 medals followed by South Korea (211) and Japan (184). India also kept themselves on course for the gold medals in men’s and women’s kabaddi after making it to the finals. (PTI)