Highlights, Asian Games 2018 Day 5: 15-year-old Shardul Vihan wins silver; Iran stun India in kabaddi semis

That concludes India’s day at the Asian Games. The story of the day came from trap shooting event where the 15-year old Shardul Vihan won silver medal in men’s double trap event. Vihan showed great maturity to clinch the medal in a closely-contested final

However, Indian men’s kabaddi team were stunned by Iran in the semi-final as they failed to make the final for the first time since the sport’s inclusion in Asian Games after 1990. The women’s team though beat Chinese Taipei to reach the final.

India’s Ankita Raina lost her semifinal and had to settle for bronze while India’s male tennis player Prajnesh made it through to the semis. It was agood day for India’s squash and badminton stars as Joshna Chinappa, Dipiki Pallikal, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal all progressed.

Joshna Chinappa in quarters

India’s Joshna Chinappa beats Jemyca Aribado of the Philippines to progress to the Women’s singles quarter-finals!

The Indian duo bow out after losing the tiebreaker 10-6

It was a valiant effort from Rohan Bopanna and Ankita Raina, but they were unable to swing the tie in their favour.

The Indian duo bow out after losing the tiebreaker 10-6.

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Bopanna-Raina comeback strongly 

India Rohan Bopanna-Ankita Raina win second set 6-1 to make a strong comeback in the quarterfinal. Now time for the tie-breaker to decide the winner

Bopanna-Raina lose first set 

Indian mixed doubles pair Rohan Bopanna-Ankita Raina lose first set 6-4 to Christopher Rungkat and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia 

Indonesia edge India in close encounter 

India suffer a narrow 66-69 loss in Women’s Basketball 5×5 Group A encounter. The Indian team came close to winning in an extremely competitive match against Indonesia, but surrendered vital points in the dying embers of the match to lose 66-69.

Good start for India

The Indians have started out strong, but the Indonesian duo has just been slightly better, with the score 4-3 in their favour in the first set, although there have been no breaks of serve.

Bopanna and Raina need to compose themselves and come back quickly, before the Indonesian pair increase their lead.

Pallikal wins 

India’s Dipika Pallikal Karthik completes an easy 3-0 win over Indonesia’s Yeni Siti Rohmah to enter quarterfinals in Women’s singles squash

Indian pair in mixed doubles QF action 

There’ll be more tennis action coming your way shortly, as the Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Ankita Raina take on Christopher Rungkat and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia in the Mixed double quarter-finals.

Medal confirmed for India in squash

Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu and Saurav Ghosal have both won their round of 16 matches in Men’s Singles to set-up a quarter-final clash against each other.

This effectively assures India a medal in the tournament.

Srihari Nataraj finishes sixth 

India’s Srihari Nataraj finishes sixth in Men’s 200m Backstroke with a timing of 2:02.83

India trail!

India improve on their performance in the first quarter by slightly reducing the deficit, but still trail to the Indonesians 29-31 halfway through the match.

India’s Srihari Nataraj in Men’s 200m backstroke final

Sport climbing update

India’s fifteen-year-old Chingkheinganba Maibam finished 12th in the Men’s Speed finals.

INDIA LOSE TO IRAN!  

History has been made. India have failed to reach the final of Asian Games for the first time. Iran reach their third successive final with a 27-17 win over India. What a big result!

INDIA LOSE TO IRAN!  

History has been made. India have failed to reach the final of Asian Games for the first time. Iran reach their third successive final with a 27-18 win over India. What a big result!

India behind

At the end of the first quarter, the Indian team trails 14-17 to Indonesia in their Women’s 5×5 Group match.

India and Indonesia are currently joint bottom of Group A, with three losses in three matches.

37’ India 14-25 Iran  

ALL OUT! India losing the plot here. Iran inching towards a historic victory. India down to two just two men. Iran have one foot in the final

34’ India 14-20 Iran  

India losing the plot here. Iran inching towards a historic victory. India down to two just two men. If Iran can get an all-out, a place in the final will all be assured

India’s Virdhawal Vikram Khade misses out on a medal in the Men’s 50 metres butterfly, finishing in eighth place with a time of 24.48 seconds.

29’ India 12-16 Iran 

Pardeep Narwal is tackled. Iran’s defence is dominating the Indian raiders and Indians need to change that if they are to make their 8th straight final

25’ India 11-14 Iran 

Iran stretch lead to three points. India in a spot of bother now. Indians need to score points on their raids to get back into the game

Pranaav Jerry Chopra N Sikki Reddy eliminated in round of 32

The Indian duo’s sizeable lead in the second game was quickly overturned by their Malaysian opponents, with the Indians losing 15-21, 21-23.

23’ India 11-9 Iran 

Two crucial points for India. First a tackle from India and then a point from Monu Goyat in do-or-die raid. Iran down to two men and Abozar if off the mat

21’ India 9-9 Iran 

Second half begins. This game is on the edge with Iran down to four men, but getting that all-out will be easier said than done for India

HT: India 9-9 Iran

A very tactical game so far. India and Iran not giving each other an inch. India did well to start on the front foot, but Iran defence has come to the party as expected and kept India in control. Iran have scored six points in super tackles and the Indian raiders have failed to impose themselves on the game. Massive second half coming up

19’ India 8-9 Iran  

Iran take the lead now. Indians feeling the pressure. Ajay Thakur is dismissed after he enters the lobby without getting a touch. India need to get control over their nerves as half time approaches

17’ India 8-8 Iran  

SUPER TACKLE! Iran defence is keeping them in the game. They have now drawn level in this game. Indian raiders are struggling to deal with Iran’s three-man defence

14’ India 7-6 Iran  

ANOTHER SUPER TACKLE! The Iranian defence does its job again as Rishank Devadiga is tackled.

The Indian pair of Chopra-Reddy lead!

The Indian have done extremely well in the second game to regain their composure and have worked well as a team to establish a lead of 14-8 over their Malaysian opponents

10’ India 6-4 Iran  

SUPER TACKLE! Iran making a comeback here with just three men on court. With their best defensive pair on the mat, the situation was bit of a blessing in disguise

7’ India 5-1 Iran 

Iran down to just three men. However both Fazel Atrachali and Abozar Mohajermighani are still on court. Indian raiders not taking any risks in their raids which is a smart ploy

Indian duo of Ponnappa and Rankireddy bow out of the mixed doubles

The pair were unable to follow through on the promise they showed towards the end of the first game, losing the second game 21-16.

5’ India 3-0 Iran

Maharashtra boys doing it for India. After Rishank’s opemning point. Left corner Girish Ernak witn two successive tackle points. India off to a good start.

3’ India 1-0 Iran

Rishank Devadiga opens India’s account ina do-or-die raid. Brilliant hand touch on Nabibaksh. That should settle some Indian nerves

Virdhawal Khade in final action

Coming up next, India’s Virdhawal Vikram Khade in action in the Men’s 50 m Butterfly.

Indian pair Chopra-Reddy lose opening game 

India’s Pranaav Jerry Chopra-N Sikki Reddy lose opening game 21-15 to Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying in the Mixed Doubles Round of 32 clash

Time for India vs Iran! 

India take on Iran in the men’s kabaddi semifinal. The two teams have faced each other in the previous two finals. Can they produce another epic in this semifinal?

PRAJNESH WINS! ANOTHER MEDAL COMING INDIA’s WAY

Prajnesh Gunneswaram beats Kwon Soonwoo in a thrilling quarterfinal to reach the semifinal in Men’s Singles and confirm a medal for India in tennis!

Indian pair trail! 

India’s Chopra-Rddye trail 10-11 at the break in the first game against Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying.

A comeback is on!

Ponnappa and Rankireddy race into an early lead in the second game against their opponents from Thailand, heading into the second mid-game break leading at 11-7!

Prajnesh’s quarter-final resumes 

India’s Prajnesh is tied at 6-6 in the tie-breaker against Korea’s Soonwoo

Rankireddy and Ponnappa lose the first game

The Indian duo showed great understanding to press the Thai duo, but fell just short, losing 27-25.

It’s been neck-and-neck so far!

Pranaav Jerry Chopra-N Sikki Reddy in Round of 32 action 

India’s Pranaav Jerry Chopra-N Sikki Reddy in action against Mixed Doubles Badminton action against Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying. As things stand the Malaysian pair are leading 5-3

No medal for Indian gymnasts 

India’s Aruna Reddy (12.775) and Pranati Nayak (12.575) finish 7th and 8th respectivelt in the Women’s Vault final. No medal for the Indians but they will be proud of their effort in Jakarta

India to play Iran in Men’s Kabaddi semi-final at 4:30 PM IST

Indian pair in Mixed Doubles Round of 32 action 

Satwinsairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponappa begin their Round of 32 clash against Thai pair. In the first game they are currently trailing 9-16

Play suspended due to rain 

Rain comes to Prajnesh’s rescue after rain stops play with the score tied at 6-6 in the tie-breaker. Keep following the blog for further updates on that Men’s quarterfinal

India’s Pranoti Nayak averages 12.575 after her two attempts in Women’s Vault final

Prajnesh Gunneswaram taken all the way

Prajnesh Gunneswaram ​wastes four match points to allow Soonwoo back in the game at 6-6 in the tie-breaker. Prajnesh is struggling with his fitness a bit. Can the Indian manage one last push

Men’s singles quarterfinal into the tie-breaker 

It’s 6-6 in Prajnesh Gunneswaram’s quarter-final against Korea’s Kwon Soonwoo. The good new though is that the Indian is a break up and leads 5-1 in the tie-breaker

Aruna scores 12.775 in her 2 efforts and is currently ranked fourth

Prajnesh Gunneswaram in a tight battle 

It’s 5-5 in the third and deciding set against South Korea’s Kwon Soonwoo. This men’s quarterfinal is going down to the wire

Women’s Vault final to begin shortly

Coming up next, India’s Aruna Budda Reddy and Pranati Nayak in action in the women’s vault final.

Prajnesh Gunneswaram needs to act quickly!

The Indian fought back from a set down to win the second set 6-4 against South Korea’s Soonwoo Kwon. However, he has struggled so far in the third set.

Canoe Singles Women Update 

India’s Champa Maurya finishes 7th in Canoe Women’s Singles final with a score of 161.63

Atanu Das disappoints

Indonesia’s Riau Ega Agata put paid to a higher-ranked Atanu Das’ hopes of progressing to the semifinals of the Men’s Individual Recurve Archery competition with a 7-3 victory, winning the last two sets by a point each after the fascinating duel between the two 26-year-old athletes produced three tied sets.

Shooting after Atanu Das, Riau Ega Agata found the competitive edge under pressure with the last arrow of the first set. He struck a 10 to tie the set, having started with an 8. The Indonesian, ranked nine places below Atanu Das’ No. 19, missed chances in the next two sets to take the lead, first getting a 9 and then an 8 with the respective last arrows.

Having found two 10s against Riau Ega Agata’s four 10s in the opening three sets, Atanu piled on the pressure with another 10 to start the fourth set but after his rival responded with a similar score, the Indian managed only an 8 with his second arrow. Yet again, fortune sided with him as the Indonesian scored 8 as well.

The match was down to the last four arrows each. The Indonesian not only hit a 10 to win the fourth set but also backed it up with two more 10s at the start of the final set. Atanu Das had done well to get two 10s at the start of this set but an 8 off his last arrow – and he threw his head back in realisation that the match had slipped away from him. Unlike in the second and third sets, the home boy found a 9 under pressure to win the final set as well.  

The Indian challenge ended in individual recurve competition. The three team events remain.

India have another medal in shooting, this time thanks to 15-year-old Shardul Vihan! He came agonisingly close to winning gold in the men’s double trap event, shooting 73 in the finals.

Shin misses one. But then so does Vihan. Shin misses another. But it’s not enough. Silver for Vihan. 

Shin with huge fist pumps. Finally, a shooter celebrates with some emotion.

Shardul Vihan clinches SILVER in double trap event

The wind has picked up a bit. Blowing right to left for the shooters.

Shin is two ahead. In his kinda form, that’s a big lead.

Shin is contingency incredible speed. Hardly any time between his first and second shots. That also means that the targets are closer together. Vihan tied for second. 

Shin finally misses something, he’s been in unreal form. Vihan is assured a silver. Last round coming up, 20 shots.

Still going strong. The smell if gunpowder is now everywhere. And it’s a very different smell to the trap event. Different weapons, different ammo. 

Vihan is tied for first, having missed just one shot after 20. 

Despite the rowing course next door, there isn’t much wind. 

Still tied for first with Korea. The entire competition is very tight. 

A variety of different stances on display here. Vihan uses a standard similar to that of trap legend Manav Sandhu. He’s still tied for first with Shin

Sathish Sivalingam injured himself after a failed attempt of 178 kg in clean and jerk.

🏋️‍♂️UPDATE:#AjaySingh's on top of the standings after 2 clean & jerk lifts in men's 77kg weight class:

170kg 177kg
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His total so far is 322kgs. He has ONE lift left.

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Vihan with a strong couple of rounds. He’s checking the wind at every position before firing.

Vihan is now the only one who hasn’t missed a shot. 

Misses one in the 11th.

That was quick! 

India’s Saina Nehwal trounces Iran’s Soraya A 21-7, 21-9 in the first round of the women’s singles event.

Meanwhile, Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy have also won their opening match 21-10, 21-8 against TA Mohamed and MA Rasheed in the men’s doubles event.

In the women’s doubles event, India’s women’s doubles pair of Arathi Sara Sunil and Rutaparna Panda suffer a first-round loss against Chayanit Chaladchalam and Phataimas Muenwong 11-21, 6-21.

OOOF! Almost an upset…

PV Sindhu ekes out a narrow 21-10, 12-21, 23-21 win over World No 52 Vu Thi Trang. The Vietnamese made life difficult for Sindhu in the second and third game. 

The women’s doubles pair deserved the win! 

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The women’s doubles pair deserved the win! 

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India’s #SathishKumarSivalingam's three snatch lifts in the men's 77kg weightclass:

140kg 144kg 144kg
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PV Sindhu drops second game 

India’s No 1 women’s singles shuttler has been forced into a decider by World No 52 Vu Thi Trang. Sindhu committed way too many errors from the backcourt in the second, which allowed the Vietnamese to take advantage and win 21-12. 

The decider gets underway

India’s Sathish Kumar Sivalingam and Ajay Singh are in action in the men’s 77kg weightlifting event.

Easy-peasy for India’s PV Sindhu as she bags the opening game 21-10 against Vietnam’s Vu Thi Trang in the first round of the women’s singles event.

Bronze medal for Ankita Raina in women’s singles!

The Indian ace put up a valiant fight against World No 34 Shuai Zhang in their semi-final, but she lost 4-6, 6-7.

Satwik-Chirag win

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enter the Round of 16 of the men’s doubles event with a comfortable 21-12, 21-14 win over Hong Kong’s Chun Hei Tam and Yonny Chung.  

The 33-year-old Vishwas Kumar lost his pre-quarterfinals recurve match to Kazakh youngster Ilfat Abdullin 1-7 and quickly suggested – without appearing to complain – that India’s sports authorities need to understand the sport better and support all elite archers instead of just a couple of them.

With just two 10s in the match which ended in four sets – against Abdullin’s seven 10s – Vishwas Kumar’s stay in the individual draw came to an end. He picked up one set point when he managed to tie the third set 28-28. For someone who returned to the national camp after some time away, he believes he could have done better with more belief, both within himself and of the powers that be.

Nerves of steel from Ankita Raina! She’s clawed her way back into this tie-breaker and this match! 6-6 in the tie-breaker. Winner of this match goes into the final of the women’s singles event.

Bopanna-Sharan enter final

Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan fight back from a set down against Japan’s Uesugi Kaito and Sho Shimabukuro 4-6, 6-3, (10-8) to enter the men’s doubles final. Great comeback, boys! 

Tensed moments…

Ankita Raina is trailing 4-3 in the tie-breaker of the second set. She cannot afford any mistakes now.

Women’s singles

What a thrilling semi-final we’re having in the women’s singles tennis event. Ankita Raina, having dropped the first set, has forced the second into a tie-breaker.

Deepika Kumari opened her pre-quarterfinal campaign against Chinese Taipei’s Lei Chien-Ying with a 29-27 opening set that gave her a 2-0 lead. The four 10s that the Indian ace shot in the first two sets should have given her confidence as she led 3-1. But a 6 with the first arrow all but handed the third set to her rival on a platter. It was not until after four more shots that Deepika found a 10 and by that time she was down 3-5 on set points. It perhaps did not sharpen the focus as much as it could have and she came up with 8, 8 and 9 in the final set to go down 25-29 for a 3-7 defeat.

That it hurt her a lot was evident in the manner in which she spoke with no one in the Indian tent when dismantling her bow and packing it in its case. It was also significant that Atanu Das walked up to her and without saying a word, put his arm around her to comfort her. It was not long before questions about her mental strength in the duelling rounds surfaced yet again.

Men’s doubles semi-final

Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan fight back to take the second set 6-3 after losing the first 4-6 to Japanese pair of Sho Shimabukuro and Kaito Uesugi.

Atanu Das was the sole Indian archer to make it to the individual recurve quarterfinals after his team-mates Vishwas Kumar and Deepika Kumari encountered defeats.

Atanu Das, ranked World No. 19, beat Denis Gankin (Kazakhstan) 7-3 in the pre-quarterfinals, winning all four set points by dominating the final two sets. The Kazak is ranked six places below the Indian who did not let the fact that his rival had managed to draw level 3-3 by drawing the second set and winning the third.

He responded to the challenge hitting the bull’s eye with the first arrow in both sets, laying down the gauntlet. He sealed the deal when with one arrow left to shoot, he knew that the final set was his to lose with a poor final shot. He played safe and ensured that the arrow did not miss the yellow by much and that he would clock enough points to claim the win.

He will meet Indonesia’s Riau Ega Agatha in the battle for a place in the semifinals.  The home archer is ranked nine places below the 26-year-old Atanu Das.

In archery, Atanu Das has entered into quarters, winning 7-3 against Kazakhstan’s Denis Gankin. The other Indian in the fray, Vishwas, has crashed out after a 1-7 defeat against Kazakhstan’s Abdullin Ilfat.

In the women’s singles recurve event, Deepika Kumari has lost 3-7 against Chinese Taipei’s Lei Chien Ying.

5-4! Raina has a slender lead in the second set over Zhang, who has looked a bit off-colour since the last 15 minutes. The Indian has made the most of her chances here.

Meanwhile, it’s one game apiece in the second set of the women’s singles semi-finals match between Ankita Raina and Zhang Shuai. The Chinese won the first set and looks in a hurry to finish the match in straight sets.

Ponnappa and Reddy enter R16

Despite a few hiccups in the start of the game, the Indian duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy managed to get the better of Hong Kong’s Ng/Yeung 21-16, 21-15 in the first round of the women’s doubles event.

Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy win the first game: 21-16

Ponnappa and Reddy have the advantage in their first-round match against Hong Kong’s Ng/Yeung. Despite leading 11-6 at the interval, the Indian pair allowed the Hong Kong pair to claw back to 15-15. They somehow managed to stay compact.

Atanu Das and Vishwas in men’s recurve archery and Deepika Kumari in women’s recurve advanced to the pre-quarterfinals with victories in the second round of the individual events at the GBK Archery Field on Thursday.  Promila Daimary, who lost 1-6 to Bishindee Urantangalag (Mongolia) was the only Indian to bow out at the early stage.

Atanu Das beat Pak Yong Won (North Korea) 7-3 and will meet Denis Gankin (Kazakhstan) in the pre-quarterfinals. It could be a close match if the rankings are anything to go by. The Indian is 19th in the world and Gankin is ranked No. 25.

Vishwas beat Purevsuren Bataa (Mongolia) 6-2 and will take on 20-year-old Ilfat Abdullin (Kazakhstan) in the pre-quarterfinals. The young Kazakh, ranked 81 in the world, shot the fourth best in the ranking rounds and will go in favourite to win the contest.

Deepika Kumari beat Ri Ji Hyang (North Korea) 6-1 and will meet Chinese Taipei’s Lei Chien-Ying in the pre-quarterfinals. It could be a humdinger of a match, given that Deepika Kumari and 28-year-old Chinese Taipei archer are separated only by one place in the world rankings, with the Indian taking the seventh place.

Raina drops first set

Zhang Shuai comes from behind to bag the first set 6-4 against Ankita Raina in the women’s singles semi-finals. Raina crumbled under pressure and let Zhang control the pace of the game.

🏹UPDATE:
Men's individual recurve: #AtanuDas has pipped Yong Won Pak 7-3; #Viswash has beaten Bataa Puravsuren 6-2.
Women's individual recurve: #DeepikaKumari has beaten Ji Hyang Ri 6-2 but #DaimaryPromila has lost to Urantungalag Bishindee.
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5-4! Zhang makes a strong comeback to pip Raina in the first set. Fewer errors from the Chinese player. Raina, on the other hand, has been overhitting quite often.

Just when Zhang was looking dangerous and was getting into the rhythm, Raina restores her lead in the first set. The Indian leads 4-3

The Indian women’s team lose to Kazakhstan in straight sets – 8-25, 19-25, 23-25. India have lost all three of their group matches so far.

Ankita Raina is leading 2-1 in the first set at the moment. She had taken a 2-0 lead after breaking the serve of Zhang. But she couldn’t hold her serve, and ended up allowing the Chinese ace to come back into the game.

Saurav Ghosal beats Shamil Mohomed of Sri Lanka to breeze into the Round of 16 in men’s singles squash event.

Up next is the women’s singles semi-final. India’s Ankita Raina will take on Zhang Shuai of China. 

Meanwhile, Srihari Natraj has made it to the final of the men’s 200m backstroke swimming event. He was the seventh fastest with a time of 2:02.97, but more importantly, it is a national record.   

Meanwhile, Srihari Natraj has made it to the final of the men’s 200m backstroke swimming event. He was the seventh fastest with a time of 2:02.97, but more importantly, it is a national record.   

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India finish fourth by a whisker. So tough for Sawarn Singh, he’s had a terrific comeback from an injury that could have ended his career but has fought back. 

Both are gutted, heads in hands as they head back to the jetty. Second prospective medal gone.

Om Prakash and Sawarn  have just gotten into the jetty, and leaving with hands on each other’s shoulders. They are spent, physically and emotionally

India as expected, not competitive in the women’s double sculls. The coach had said before the Asian Games that their goal was to get to the final, and they did that.

ROWING

​Dattu has been suffering from fever for the last couple of days, and that seems to have affected his performance

ROWING:

​Dattu had started the men’s single sculls, and after 500 m is in second place. 

Word is that Dattu’s boat capsized just as he pushed off from the jetty at the start. That shouldn’t affect it physically, but I wonder what a mental difference it makes. 

The Chinese with a big lead and Dattu has dropped to last! 

Dattu knows it’s over, he isn’t even trying to finish fast. Looks completely spent. 

This is tough, the contingent had high hopes of a medal from Dattu. He’s the only sculler to go over eight minutes

Virdhawal Khade has qualified for the final of the men’s 50m butterfly event with a timing of 24.09 in his heat. Anshul Kothari, meanwhile, will not progress as his timing of 25.45 places him 28th.

Hello and welcome to Live coverage of Day 5 of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang. Badminton, Squash and Archery singles events start on Day 5. Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal will play in the final of the Men’s Singles Sculls, while India’s Kabaddi teams will be in semi-final action.

So stick around for all the LIVE updates from Jakarta