- Arpinder Singh and Swapna Barman have bagged India two gold medals in the men’s triple jump and women’s heptathlon events.
- Dutee Chand won a silver in the 200m event.
- Boxers Vikas Krishan and Amit Panghal entered the semi-finals and are now assured a medal each.
- Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal lost their semi-final and settled for bronze.
Women's Hockey: India Enter Final
Indian women’s hockey team beat China 1-0, enter the final for the first time in 20 years. Gurjit Kaur scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute.
The Indian women’s team played their last Asian Games final against South Korea in 1998. They lost 1-2. India won their only Asiad title in 1982 after beating South Korea in the final. It was the year when women’s hockey was inducted in the Asian Games for the first time.
The Indian women’s team finished third in the 2006 and 2014 Asian Games.
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Women's Hockey: Gurjit Kaur Scores for India
GOAL! Gurjit Kaur finds the first goal of the match. She converts the penalty corner by slotting the ball into the right top corner. India lead 1-0 with around 7 minutes to go.
Hockey: India 0-0 China
Half time of the women’s hockey semi-final and India are tied 0-0 with China.
Bronze medallists from the 2014 Asian Games, India have not reached the finals of the Asian Games in the last five editions. Remember, an Olympics berth is also on the line with gold medallist also bagging an automatic qualification spot.
Swapna Barman Wins Gold
For the first time in Asian Games history, India has won a gold medal in women’s heptathlon and it’s Swapna Barman who managed to pull off the big victory.
Competing with a bandaged chin due to a toothache which had been causing her pain, Swapna managed to finish on top of the podium with 6026 points.