The Indian men’s kabaddi team had to settle for bronze after they were outplayed 27-18 by Iran on Day 5 of the Asian Games 2018. Earlier, Shardul Vihan held his nerve and bagged a silver in the double trap shooting event. It was a sensational performance by the 15-year-old as he displayed tremendous composure and ended one point behind Shin Hyunwoo. In tennis, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan held their nerve to enter men’s doubles finals while Ankita Raina tried her best but had to settle for a bronze medal in women’s singles. In men’s singles,Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated Kwon Soon-woo in the quarterfinals to assure India of a medal. (ASIAN GAMES FULL COVERAGE)

19:44 hrs IST Not a bad day for India. Not a bad day for India at the Asian Games 2018. Shardul Vihan won silver in double trap shooting event while Ankita Raina and Prajnesh Gunneswaran assured India of medals in tennis. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan also reached the finals of mixed doubles and now, they are poised to clinch atleast two more medals.





19:28 hrs IST Bopanna-Raina eliminated India’s Rohan Bopanna, Ankita Raina crash out of mixed doubles tennis after losing to Rungkat CB, Sutjiado A of Indonesia in quarterfinals





19:19 hrs IST Bopanna-Raina fight back What a comeback! India’s Rohan Bopanna, Ankita Raina win the second set 6-1 against Rungkat CB and Sutjiado A of Indonesia.





19:09 hrs IST Anup Kumar worried for Indian kabaddi India’s shocking ouster from the gold medal contention in the 18th Asian Games kabaddi will have “far-reaching implications”, feels two-time Asian Games gold medallist Anup Kumar. Owing to their defeat to Iran in the semifinals, this is the first time that India will not be playing an Asian Games final since the inception of the sport at the Beijing edition in 1990.





19:00 hrs IST Bopanna-Raina trailing Rohan Bopanna/Ankita Raina are one set down against Indonesia’s CB Rungkat and A Sutjiadi in mixed doubles tennis quarterfinals.





18:55 hrs IST Sad day for Indian kabaddi Iran scripted history in the annals of world kabaddi by stunning India 27-18 in the semi-finals.This is the first time since the traditional sport was included in the Asian Games in 1990 that the Indian men’s team will not take home the gold.





18:52 hrs IST Indian boxers get byes Six Indian boxers, including two-time medallist Vikas Krishan and Sarjubala Devi, got byes into the pre-quarterfinals, while one got a direct entry into the last-eight stage after draws for the Asian Games





18:47 hrs IST India lose in women’s basketball India go down fighting against Indonesia in women’s basketball as they lose 66-69! Indonesia are through to the quarterfinals thanks to this victory.





18:44 hrs IST Medal at 43 Seven-time Olympic gymnast Oksana Chusovitina has taken the silver medal in the vault at the Asian Games. The 43-year-old from Uzbekistan missed the gold medal by one-tenth of a point. She has already said she expects to compete in Tokyo in her eighth Olympics at 45.





18:38 hrs IST Bopanna-Raina in action The Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Ankita Raina are trailing 1-3 in the mixed doubles’ tennis quarterfinal against Indonesia’s CB Rungkat and A Sutjiadi.





18:31 hrs IST Dipika Palikal wins Dipika Pallikal beats Rohmah Yeni Siti 3-0 in women’s singles Round of 16. Good start for India in squash!





18:28 hrs IST Dipika Pallikal in action Deepika Pallikal will be taking on Yeni Siti Rohmah of Indonesia in the Women’s Singles squash Round of 16.





18:19 hrs IST Women’s squash Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Palikal will represent India in the women’s singles squash and their Round of 16 matches will begin shortly.





18:06 hrs IST India lose in women’s volleyball The Indian women’s volleyball team suffered its third defeat on the trot with a 0-3 loss against Kazakhstan. The Indians lost 8-25, 19-25, 23-25 in the one hour and eight minute Pool B match. India remained at the bottom of the five-team pool without opening their account so far.





18:03 hrs IST India’s kabaddi woes India will not take part in Asian Games men’s kabaddi final for the first time since 1990 after losing to Iran in semifinals.





17:59 hrs IST Medal Tally Position India is currently in the tenth spot when it comes to the overall medal’s tally. They have 18 medals in total - 4 gold, 4 silver and 10 bronze. Shardul Vihan won the silver in Men’s Double Trap.





17:53 hrs IST One medal assured India are guaranteed to get one medal in men’s squash as Saurav Ghosal are Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu will face each other in the quarterfinal stage.





17:47 hrs IST Good news in squash Saurav Ghosal are Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu are through to Quarter-Finals in Men’s Singles. One more win and medal would be assured for both of them!





17:40 hrs IST Still no medal in swimming Srihari Nataraj finishes sixth in 200m backstroke swimming final with 2:02:83.





17:36 hrs IST Altercation in Indonesia A South Korean swimmer was assaulted by a Chinese athlete following an altercation at the Asian Games, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. The incident happened after Kim Hye-jin accidentally struck the Chinese swimmer’s face while training at Jakarta’s Aquatic Center, Yonhap said, citing the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC).





17:27 hrs IST Shocker in Kabaddi India are defeated in men’s kabaddi and the final score is 27-18. Since its inception at the Asian Games in 1990, India have never missed out on the gold medal. But, they are completely outplayed by Iran and they will take on Korea in the final.





17:21 hrs IST Major upset on cards Iran lead 25-14 against India and this is huge! India have won the gold every time since 1990 but it is all going wrong for them today!





17:11 hrs IST Update: Kabaddi This is looking quite grim for India. 7 minutes into the second half and they are currently trailing 12-14 against Iran.





17:07 hrs IST Update: Kabaddi The first two points in the second half is scored by India as they lead 11-10 against Iran.





17:00 hrs IST Update: Badminton End of Indian contention in Mixed Doubles as Pranaav Jerry Chopra/ Sikki Reddy go down to World no. 9 Thai pair 15-21, 21-23. A bad day for Indian shuttlers.





16:57 hrs IST Update: Kabaddi End of the first half. India and Iran are tied at 9-9. It has been a tough passage of play for the defending champions and a late super tackle brought them back into the encounter.





16:52 hrs IST Update: Kabaddi Two super tackles from Iran and they level the scores at 8-8 against India. This is brilliant stuff by Iran and it is going to be a tough challenge for India to continue their dominant run.





16:47 hrs IST Update: Badminton India’s poor run in badminton continues as Ashwini Ponnappa/ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lose in 1st round of mixed doubles.





16:43 hrs IST Update: Kabaddi India lead 6-1 against Iran and it has been a great start by the defending champions. A win here will put them in the final where they will face either Pakistan or Korea.





16:35 hrs IST Update: Swimming Virdhawal Khade misses out on a medal in Men’s 50m butterfly as he finished last in the final. India still has a medal hopeful in Srihari Nataraj who will take part in the Men’s 200m backstroke.





16:30 hrs IST Update: Men’s Tennis Prajnesh Gunneswaran survives a marathon battle against Kwon Soon-woo to win the match 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 and thanks to this victory, he is now assured of a medal in men’s singles.





16:24 hrs IST Recap: Weightlifting Ajay Singh finished a creditable fifth with a personal best effort while his senior compatriot Sathish Sivalingam got injured during the men’s 77kg category weightlifting competition to end at 10th in the Asian Games.





16:11 hrs IST Badminton mixed doubles update The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponappa have lost the first game of their round of 32 match to Thailand’s Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Dechapol Puavaranukroh.





15:50 hrs IST Gymnastics final update India’s Aruna Reddy Budda finishes 7th, Pranati Nayak 8th in Women’s Vault final. No medals there then.





15:35 hrs IST Tennis update Rain resuces Prajnesh with the score tied at 6-6 in the tie-breaker of the deciding set.





15:20 hrs IST Shardul gets praise from India’s best So much to learn from Shardul Vihan’s pre shot routine. Well done and all the very very best for your career ahead. — Abhinav Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 23, 2018 WHAT A STAR!



At 15 YEARS, Shardul Vihan, one of our youngest in #AsianGames2018, has made us immensely proud with a silver in Double Trap Shooting.



His prowess convinces me that the future of Indian sports is in VERY safe hands! #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames @asiangames2018 pic.twitter.com/nSh6K8mXto — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 23, 2018





15:15 hrs IST Gymnastic update Indian gymnasts Aruna Budda Reddy and Pranati Nayak will be seen in action in the women’s vault final now.





15:06 hrs IST Kabaddi medal assured Indian women’s kabaddi team cruises into the final after beating Chinese Taipei 27-14 in the semi-finals.





14:42 hrs IST Update: Archery - Atanu Das ousted Atanu Das loses 3-7 in QF India finish without a medal in Recurve Individual event





14:40 hrs IST Update: 15-year-old Shardul Vihan bagged a silver He ended up one point behind Shin Hyunwoo, who gets the gold!





14:00 hrs IST Shooting- double trap men’s final about to begin 15-year old Shardul Vihan qualified in the top position





13:55 hrs IST Weightlifting The clean and jerk section has started, where India’s Sathish Sivalingam and Ajay Singh have both successfully lifted 170 kg in their first attempts.





13:50 hrs IST Update: BADMINTON Saina Nehwal wins opening game 21-7 against Iran’s Soraya Aghaeihajiagha in women’s singles Round of 32 match. She leads 11-2 at mid-break in second game. And, she has shunted her 21-7, 21-9 in Round 32.





13:31 hrs IST Major embarrassment for Indian kit provider Indian tennis players are forced to use their own shorts. Read the story here.





13:26 hrs IST Update: Badminton - Sindhu enters round 16 After a humdinger of a contest, PV Sindhu edged through to Round 16. That was some game.





13:18 hrs IST Update: Shooting - Women’s double trap India’s Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman come sixth and seventh in the final, thereby missing out on a medal.





13:11 hrs IST Update: Weightlifting Sathish Kumar Sivalingam fails his second snatch attempt, of 144 kg. He gets it in the third attempt. Ajay Singh, meanwhile, lifts a clean second attempt of 145 kg.





13:00 hrs IST Update: Weightlifting Sathish Kumar Sivalingam and Ajay Singh have made impressive starts as they have both lifted 140 kg in their first snatch attempts in the men’s 77 kg.





12:52 hrs IST Update: Men’s double trap final Shardul Vihar has qualified for the final after shooting 28, 28, 29, 27, and 29 in five rounds for a total of 141. And, he is just 15.





12:43 hrs IST Update: Badminton PV Sindhu wins opening game 21-10 against Vietnam’s Trang Thi Vu in her women’s singles Round of 32 match. She trails 5-6 in the second game.





12:21 hrs IST Update: Badminton Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won their match against Hong Kong’s Chung/Tam. Enter round of 16.





12:17 hrs IST Update: Ankita Raina clinches Bronze It was a tough match for the Indian and she fought all the way through, but then went down in straight sets. She now gets the bronze.





12:07 hrs IST Stunning comeback from Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan They were a set down, they fought back, then held their nerves in the tie breaker and are now in the finals.





11:55 hrs IST Update: Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan fight back The match is locked 1-1 and we enter the final set to decide the winner





11:48 hrs IST Update: Weightlifting Men’s Weightlifting 77kg event at the Asian Games featuring India’s Sathish Sivalingam and Ajay Singh is underway. Sathish is a serious medal hope.





11:42 hrs IST Update: Sports Climbing Chingkheinganba Maibam qualifies for the final by securing the 16th spot in the men’s speed category, with a score of 7.53. China’s Zhong Qixin tops the chart with 5.82.





11:27 hrs IST Update: Archery Atanu Das marches on to the quarter-finals, winning 7-3 against Denis Gankin. However, Deepika Kumari has lost 3-7 against Taipei’s Lei Chien Ying. And then Vishwas also loses 1-7 to Abdullin Ilfat.





11:14 hrs IST Update: Badminton - Ashwini-Sikki advance Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy beat Hong Kong’s NT Yeung and WY NG 21-16, 21-15 to enter Women’s Doubles Round of 16.





11:09 hrs IST This can be a huge day for Swimming in India. Congratulations!National Records for @virdhawalkhade & #TOPSAthlete @srihari3529!

With a timing of 24.09s #VirdhawalKhade set a NR in heats of Men’s 50m Butterfly while #SrihariNataraj set a NR in heats of Men’s 200m backstroke with a timing of 2:02:97.Good luck for finals today! pic.twitter.com/6Fuq4chqyF — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 23, 2018





11:05 hrs IST Update: Canoe Champa Mourya finishes seventh in Canoe Single Women Final. She scored 161.63 points. China’s Shi Chen bags gold with a score of 110.32.





11:00 hrs IST Update: Badminton Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy win the first game of their first-round match against Hong Kong’s Ng/Yeung 21-16.





10:55 hrs IST Update: Tennis Ankita Raina drops first set 4-6.





10:40 hrs IST Update: Archery Good positive start by the Indians. Vishwas progresses to the round of 16 with a 6-2 win over Mongolia’s Purevsuren in men’s recurve. Atanu Das was put under pressure by Pak Yong Won but then wins his round after 5 rounds. Men’s double trap qualification is also underway. Both Shardul Vihan and Ankur Mittal are in the top six after first two rounds.





10:32 hrs IST Update: Shooting - Double Trap Women The final has begun. Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman in action.





10:24 hrs IST Update: Archery India’s Viswash beats Mongolia’s Purevsuren Bataa 6-2 to enter Recurve Men’s Individual Pre-quarters





10:14 hrs IST Update: Archery India’s Deepika Kumari is through to Pre-quarters of Recurve Women’s Individual event





10:10 hrs IST Update: Volleyball The Indian women’s team has lost to Kazakhstan in straight sets – 8-25, 19-25, 23-25. India have lost all three of their group matches so far.





10:08 hrs IST Update: Tennis - Ankita Raina in action She is assured of a medal, however, qualification for the finals will be on her mind





10:02 hrs IST Update: Rowing India’s men’s lightweight four team (Bhopal Singh, Jagvir Singh, Tejas Shinde and Pranay Naukarkar) miss out on a medal as they finish fourth in the A-final.





9:50 hrs IST Update: Squash Harinder Sandhu has won his round of 32 match against South Korea’s Ko Youngjo in straight games.





9:44 hrs IST Update: Squash India’s Harinder Pal Singh beats Korea’s Youngjo Ko 3-0 in Men’s Singles Round of 32 match.





9:29 hrs IST Update: Heartbreak in Rowing for India Jeez, that was so close. Malkeet Singh and Gurinder Singh come fourth in the men’s pair A-final after finishing 0.33 seconds behind the bronze medallists.





9:14 hrs IST Update: Rowing India’s Pooja and Sayali Shelke finish sixth and last in the A-final of the women’s doubles sculls with a timing of 8:21.76.





9:01 hrs IST Update: Squash Saurav Ghosal has won his men’s singles round of 32 match and will advance to the next round. The 32-year old registered an easy win over his Sri Lankan opponent.





8:56 hrs IST Update: Swimming - Srihari Nataraj enters finals of 200m backstroke Srihari Nataraj manages to edge into the men’s 200m backstroke final after recording the seventh fastest time across three heats. His timing of 2:02.97 in the 200m backstroke is his new personal best and also a new national record.





8:52 hrs IST Update: Rowing Sanjukta Dung Dung and Harpreet Kaur finish on top in the B-final of the women’s pair event, but then they are not eligible for any medal.





8:43 hrs IST Update: Swimming Srihari Nataraj finishes third in his heat of the men’s 200m backstroke with a timing of 2:02.97 and this might not be good enough for him to make the final.





8:37 hrs IST Update: Canoeing Champa Mourya finishes seventh out of 10 semi-finalists. All 10 semi-finalists have made it to the final.





8:23 hrs IST Update: Rowing Not good news for India as Dattu Bhonakal has finished last among six rowers in the men’s single sculls A-final with a timing of 8:28.56.





8:03 hrs IST Update: Swimming Aaron Dsouza tops his heat in the 100m freestyle with a timing of 51.50 seconds. Well, this timing might not be enough for him to progress into the final.





7:50 hrs IST Update: Virdhawal Khade qualifies for the finals He has the fifth-best timing across six heats, which means he has made the cut for the final of the 50m butterfly.





7:40 hrs IST Update: Swimming Virdhawal Khade has topped his heat with a timing of 24.09 seconds. He now awaits the results of more heats to find out his fate. Anshul Kothari tops the unseeded heat, which had three swimmers, with a timing of 25.45 seconds. Well, this timing might not be enough for him to progress.





7:33 hrs IST Update: Swimming India’s Anshul Kothari and Virdhawal Khade in the mix in the men’s 50m butterfly heats





7:28 hrs IST Update: Golf Steady start by India’s Diksha Dagar who is through with eight holes in the women’s individual round 1 and is currently leading with a -2. The other golfers have not yet started, so we need to wait and watch.





7:16 hrs IST Marquee names in action on Day 5 Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will look to book their place in the final of the men’s doubles tennis event when they play the semi-finals on Thursday. Ankita Raina will be in action in the women’s singles semis while Prajnesh will compete in the men’s singles quarter-finals. Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman will be competing in the women’s double trap final. Gymnasts Aruna Budda Reddy and Pranati Nayak will be eyeing a medal finish the women’s vault final in artistic gymnastics.



