Highlights, Asian Games 2018, Day 14: India beat Pakistan to clinch bronze in men's hockey; Amit Panghal bags boxing gold
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That brings us to the end of India’s Asian Games campaign, the most successful one till date in terms of medals won, and joint best in terms of gold medals won. India end the Games with a total of 69 medals and 15 golds and are likely to finish in the eighth spot in the medal’s tally.
This is India’s third bronze medal at Asian Games. For Pakistan this is only the fourth time they have had to settle for a silver medal
India win the bronze🥉 medal!
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) September 1, 2018
The Indian men's hockey team sees off a determined Pakistan side, winning 2-1!
Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored India's two goals.#Hockey🏑
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FT: India 2-1 Pakistan
INDIA HAVE THE BRONZE. THEY HAVE BEATEN PAKISTAN 2-1.
4th quarter: India 2-1 Pakistan
Below 3 minutes for India. Sardar hits, Chinglensana deflects it as Pakistan goalkeeper saves brilliantly. Pakistan have pulled off the GK.
4th quarter: India 2-1 Pakistan
India gets their 2nd PC. Akashdeep slips it onto the defenders feet. But Rupinder’s flick is wide. It’s still 2-1 for India.
4th quarter: GOAL! India 2-1 Pakistan
Turn-over gives Pakistan their first goal. GOAL! ATIQ CUTS THE MARGIN. IT’S 2-1. This game has come to life in the fourth quarter
4th quarter: GOAL! India 2-0 Pakistan
India get their 1st PC in the 4th quarter. Harmanpreet Singh sinks the 2nd goal. Low, fast flick. GOAL!!! INDIA LEAD 2-0.
End of 3rd quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
That’s the end of the 3rd quarter. Only 15 minutes left for Pakistan to find an equaliser or India to increase their lead. But the quarter belongs to Pakistan as they defended well and forced the Indian midfield to yield space. India will need to bring Manpreet through the middle as Pakistan is defending the runs into their flanks.
3rd quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
India giving away turn-overs but then converts a Pakistan attack into a counter; speedy move from India but Pakistan is defending well. Three minutes left in the 3rd quarter. India leading 1-0.
3rd quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
Pakistan playing extremely well in the midfield; holding the ball. Mandeep gets a green card. Pakistan earns their 3rd PC with six minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Brilliant defending by Manpreet Singh.
3rd quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
Second half begins. Can India hold on for a bronze?
HT: India 1-0 Pakistan
Pakistan GK Imran Butt has saved four sure shot goals; all in a one-to-one situation. And that is the end of the 2nd Quarter. India leads 1-0.
2nd quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
India under pressure from Pakistan which has gained quite a lot of momentum. India playing defensively now. However, it’s a great ball from Rupinder. Sunil’s shot is deflected off the GK’s pads. What an opportunity for India!
2nd quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
Pakistan gets their 1st PC. They are given a 2nd PC but India wants a review. India’s first referral. And the video umpire rules it a PC. Great defending by India. Sardar clears finally. India still leads 1-0; 7 minutes left in the 2nd quarter
2nd quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
Muhammad Dilber takes a hard hit; flies past the Indian goal. Pakistan getting some form of momentum going. Another shot on the Indian goal and the ball goes off the Indian defenders stick. This has been the best phase for Pakistan in the match.
End of 1st quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
Great aerial by Rupinder, held by Vivek who gives a through to Mandeep. But the shot is weak and delayed. India lead 1-0; but wasting too many chances. India leads 1-0. It’s the end of the first Quarter.
India using their speed to keep Pakistan at bay, forcing them to use almost eight players at the back. India need to use that space and create to score goals. More goals will open up the Pakistan defence. At the moment, India leads 1-0 in the 2nd Quarter.
1st quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
Simranjeet rushes in with Sunil. India constantly hovering on the edge of the Pakistan striking circle. They are consistently running in. Another goal looks imminent.
Pakistan attack and get into the Indian circle. Atiq had a good opportunity but instead of shooting passes it. The ball speeds away from the onrushing Pakistan forward. India rotate again, trying to keep possession.
1st quarter: India 1-0 Pakistan
Pakistan going for a referral as they feel the ball hit the inside of the far post. Video umpire rules otherwise. Pakistan lose their referral.
India preserve their 1-0 lead.
1st quarter: GOAL! India 1-0 Pakistan
GOAL! Lalit gives it to Akashdeep whose flick goes high into the Pakistan goal. India lead 1-0.
1st quarter: India 0-0 Pakistan
Indians fans packed in again to cheer on the team. They were here yesterday also to witness the women play the hockey final.
India face Pakistan in bronze medal clash
It’s India Vs Pakistan; the battle for bronze. Hopefully the team would have recovered from the semi-final defeat against Malaysia and put in the intensity to take home a bronze for a consolation win. India and Pakistan had last met at Breda in the Champions Trophy where India won 4-0.
India face Pakistan in bronze medal clash
It’s India Vs Pakistan; the battle for bronze. Hopefully the team would have recovered from the semi-final defeat against Malaysia and put in the intensity to take home a bronze for a consolation win. India and Pakistan had last met at Breda in the Champions Trophy where India won 4-0.
Amit Panghal is India’s 8th gold medallist in Boxing
The list:
Padam Bahadur Mall 60kg in 1962
Hawa Singh in +81 kg in 1966 and 1970
Kaur Singh +91kg in 1982
Vijender Singh 75kg in 2010
Vikas Krishan Yadav 60 kg in 2010
Marykom – Women’s 51 kg in 2010
*Amit Panghal 49kg in 2018*
Silver medal for India
India women’s squash team clinch the silver medal after losing to Hong Kong 2-0 in the final.
India win silver in squash
Hong Kong take 1-0 lead
India are currently trailing 0-1 against Hong Kong after losing the first set in the final of the women’s team squash event. Should India win, they will have their best-ever gold medal haul at the Asian Games.
STAT ATTACK:
Interestingly, Hong Kong are the only side to beat the Indian women’s squash team during the pool stage at this edition of the Asian Games.
Here are your gold medallists in bridge
INDIA HITS A GOLD AGAIN!
— Col Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) September 1, 2018
India goes for GOLD again! Kudos to our Bridge Men's pair of Pranab Bardhan & Shibnath Dey Sarkar for bagging India's 15th GOLD at the #AsianGames2018. Good Job Guys! The country salutes your achievement 🇮🇳✌🏻🎉 #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/5iRFYODIgj
The women’s team final between India and Hong Kong is about to begin. Will India bag another gold today?
Hearty congratulations to #AmitPanghal on winning the #AsianGames Gold 🥇💪👍 What a great bout! Sweet victory made even more so by the fact that he took down the current Olympic champion! Wish you many more such victories in the future! Jai Hind 🇮🇳
— Vinesh Phogat (@Phogat_Vinesh) September 1, 2018
ANOTHER GOLD FOR INDIA
Even as boxer Amit Panghal was clinching gold in the boxing ring, 60-year-old Pranab Bardhan and 56-year-old Shibhnath Sarkar earned the country another gold in the men’s bridge pair event! India have 67 medals, including 15 golds. That is the country’s best-ever performance at the Asiad!
👏👏जब देशी मुक्के चाले धरती दग दग हाले 🥊congratulations bhai Amit https://t.co/k1HTz1hHdu
— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) September 1, 2018
GOLD NUMBER 14!
— Col Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) September 1, 2018
BRILLIANT boxing by #TOPSAthlete Amit Panghal to secure a GOLD in Men's 49 kg Boxing by defeating 2016 Olympic Gold medalist!
What a proud, proud moment this is for us! #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/PcWKWFVkH0
Amit Phangal won his second successive split decision today, this time over Olympic Games champion Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) to get India its 14th Gold Medal at the #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/lIZUEfXTJa
— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) September 1, 2018
It was a close call…
Here’s what the scorecard for the men’s 49kf final bout looked like
AMIT PANGHAL WINS GOLD!
Amit Panghal has won the fight of his life, beating Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in the final of the 49kg weight class. He’s edged this bout by a split decision of 3-2. But that doesn’t matter! It’s a gold medal in the boxing ring for India.
Preferring to stay on the outside of the ring, Panghal had a more defensive third round. Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov is the Olympic champion, but he seemed to be rattled by what has transpired in the first two rounds.
Amit Panghal dominating
The first two rounds have seen Amit Panghal dominating the fight. He’s had the Uzbek Olympic champion Hasanboy in some trouble with his fearless boxing. That open stance of the southpaw from India has been effective.
Amit Panghal to take on Hasanboy Dusmatov soon
With the gold medal on the line, Indian boxer Amit Panghal will face off against Uzbek Hasanboy Dusmatov in the final of the 49kg boxing event in some time.
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Having made history at the Asian Games, paddler Sathiyan G is off to Germany to make his debut in the top division of German Bundesliga
After an amazing debut Asian Games here in Jakarta where we made history, its now time for the much awaited German Bundesliga!!
— Sathiyan Gnanasekaran OLY (@sathiyantt) August 31, 2018
Off to Germany to make my debut in German Bundesliga top division !!!#Excited #Topleague #India#Asvgrunwettersbach pic.twitter.com/gpWkLV8EXG
Track and field stars get heroes’ welcome in India
The champions r home⛧ Sudha,Chitra,Jinson & @muhammedanasyah Md. Anas hv landed,thanks huge crowd tht was at airport to receive them😚 This is our continental cup team tht is home early.They start training tomorrow,no rest,poor guys-girls😒 pic.twitter.com/ooHYeIBEKv
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 31, 2018
Indian team finishes ninth
India come ninth in kayak four (K4) 500m final with a timing of 1:51.729. China won gold with 1:33.896, while Kazakhstan bagged the silver medal and Uzbekistan earned the bronze.
Archery teams get rousing welcome
India’s men & women’s Compound #Archery teams being greeted upon their return to India following their successful #AsianGames2018 campaigns🥈🇮🇳
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 31, 2018
Madhumita & Muskan#TOPSAthlete & #SAI trainee,COE #Sonepat: @archer_abhishek & Jyothi, #Rajat(ex-trainee)
SAI,COE #Sonepat:#AmanSaini pic.twitter.com/bi2yCufxyV
A gold medal lost, but silver nonetheless for Indian women’s team
Tried hard to win gold medal but missed it. Still we worked hard & won silver medal for our country #AsianGames. Thanks to our coaches, support staff who have worked really hard with team. Also, special thanks to @hockeyindia, government, family, friends & fans for their support. pic.twitter.com/pA4Q5CZTiS
— Rani Rampal (@imranirampal) August 31, 2018
Explainer: How is contract bridge played
Four players sit around a table with partners opposite one another and its played with two partnerships of two players each.
A session of bridge consists of several deals (also called hands or boards). A hand is dealt, the bidding (or auction) proceeds to a conclusion and then the hand is played. Finally, the hand’s result is scored.
The aim of a single deal is to achieve the highest score with given cards. The score is affected by two principal factors: the number of tricks bid in the auction, and the number of tricks taken during play.
The concept of contract, which distinguishes contract bridge from its predecessors, refers to a statement by one partnership that they shall take at least a certain number of tricks, with a given suit as trumps, or without trumps.
Women’s pair placed sixth in bridge
Meanwhile, the women’s pair of Hema Deora and Marianne Karmakar are sixth after six rounds of Final 1. There’s still Final 2 to be played.
Mixed bag for mixed teams in bridge
With Final 1 over in mixed team bridge, the Indian pair of Rajeev and Himani Khandelwal are ranked 7th. The other Indian pair in the fray — Bachiraju Satyanarayana and Kiran Nadar — are 11th.
Indian men’s pair on top in bridge
India’s 60-year-old bridge player Pranab Bardhan and 56-year-old Shibhnath Sarkar are on top after six rounds in Final 1 of the men’s pair bridge event. There’s still another Final left, but this is looking promising.
Judokas ousted
Having won their opener against Nepal, the Indian mixed judo team has crashed out of the Asian Games after losing to Kazakhstan in the quarter-final. For India, Vijay Yadav, Harshdeep Brar, Kalpana Devi and Garima Choudhary all lost their encounters.
Easy victory for judokas
Some good news coming from the judo mat!
India’s mixed team of Harshdeep Singh Brar, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Kalpana Devi, Garima Choudhary and Rajwinder Kaur have made it to the last-8 after breezing past Nepal 4-1. India now face Kazakhstan in the quarters.
India eighth in medals table
With just two days of action left at the 2018 Asian Games, India are 8th in the standings with 65 medals. They have more medals than Iran (58), Chinese Taipei (60) and Uzbekistan (59), but these three teams have more gold medals which put them above India.
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the penultimate day of the Asian Games. Boxer Amit Panghal will look to aim for a gold while Indian men’s hockey team will look to come home with a bronze. The Indian women’s squash team are also in action against Hong Kong in the final.
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