As per the revised policy, the coach will get an award equivalent to twenty percent of the reward of the Asian Games medal winners.
Earlier this year, the Odisha government had announced to sponsor the Indian hockey teams (men and women) for the next five years.
Odisha which is hosting the Men's Hockey World Cup scheduled to begin from November 28, launched the ‘My heart beats for hockey’ campaign on the occasion of National Sports Day on August 29.
This is the best ever medal haul by India in wushu at the Asian Games.
Three medals came from the men's competition as Santosh Kumar (56 kiloram), Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh (60kg) and Narender Grewal (65kg) lost in their respective semi-finals. Each losing semi-finalist is assured of a bronze medal.
Santosh lost 0-2 to Vietnam's Truong Giang Bui, while Singh lost by a similar margin to Erfan Ahangarian of Iran. Grewal also suffered a 0-2 loss, to Foroud Zafari of Iran.
Naorem Roshibina Devi took a bronze in the women's section after losing 0-1 to China's Cai YingYing in the 60kg semi-finals.
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: All eyes are now on the qualification for 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the Indian men's and women's hockey teams today left from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi for the Asian Games in Indonesia. Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas are two players from Odisha in the men's team while Sunita Lakra, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Deep Grace Ekka have been included in the women's squad for the prestigious games which is scheduled to begin from August 18.
While the 18-member Women’s team will begin its campaign against hosts Indonesia in the opening match of Pool B on August 19, the Indian Men will begin their title defence against Indonesia on August 20.
Speaking about improving their previous performance of Bronze Medal in 2014, Women’s Team Captain Rani Rampal said, “We are going into the Asian Games after a strong performance in the FIH Women’s World Cup 2018 which has given us a lot of confidence. Though we were disappointed that we did not make it to the Semi Finals, winning a Gold in the Asian Games will help fade the bitter memories of the World Cup. The team is upbeat, confident and we are eager to further improve our career best World Ranking of No.9 by winning the Asian Games.”
The Women’s team will face Korea, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Indonesia in Pool B and will have to finish in the top two in the Pool Stage to make it to the Semi Final of the Asian Games.
Meanwhile, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team, grouped with Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China will be aiming to defend their title and ensure good momentum as they approach the season Finale in November at the Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.
“We had good lead-up to the Asian Games with high intensity training camp in Bengaluru. We also did well in the practice matches against Bangladesh, Korea and New Zealand where we wanted to implement certain changes in goal-scoring positions within the striking circle because that was one of the areas we fell behind in the FIH Champions Trophy 2018. We have also worked a lot on our PC conversion, PC defending and shootouts. Now we just need to execute perfectly in every single match and return home with the Gold,” said Indian Men’s Team Captain PR Sreejesh.
In the 2014 Asian Games, India had beaten arch-rivals Pakistan in a Shootout to win the Gold and earned a qualification for the Rio Olympic Games.
On asked who would be India’s toughest opponent this time around, Sreejesh said, “No team can be taken lightly because every single team would come with the mindset of winning the tournament and get direct qualification for Tokyo Olympics. However, I feel that with the potential we have in the current team we will be fighting to better our own performance and ensure we play like a champion squad."
A trainee in Badminton legend Pullela Gopichand’s Academy in Hyderabad, Rutaparna who just graduated from the junior level is all excited to leave a mark in the Jakarta Games.
Speaking exclusively to odishatv.in, Rutaparna said, “I am really excited for the Asian Games but certainly not nervous to play in such a big competition. I will get a chance to play against shuttlers from countries like China & Malaysia which will be a great experience for me.”
Rutaparna is the eldest daughter of businessman Ramachandra Panda of Chauliaganj in Cuttack who runs a small auto spare parts shop in the city.
She took up playing badminton professionally after watching her father playing during the winters in Cuttack. She used to remain awake till late in the night to watch her father play and learnt the basics from her father and practised in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. She also credits the support of her mother and younger sister Swetaparna, who also is a junior national-level badminton player.
To perform at the highest level family support is really essential. My parents' support has always been there for me. My mother was reluctant when I started off and wanted me to concentrate on studies but now she is happy with my achievements.
--- Rutaparna Panda
“My sister and I have played as partners in many tournaments including junior nationals. We also became East Zone champions in under-19 girls’ doubles category and I hope she will also do well in future,” she added.
Rutaparna Panda is now residing in Hyderabad for professional coaching at the Gopichand Academy since last one year. She was picked at the National Championships in Patna after the coaches from the academy saw the talent in this young girl.
“I was really happy when I got a call from the academy. Gopi Sir is really humble and friendly and his guidance along with the training and support from other coaches, physios and members of the academy has been instrumental in shaping up my career, said Rutaparna.
Rutaparna Panda and partner Arathi Sara Sunil defeated Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker by 21-10, 21-12 in Women's doubles final at the All India Senior Ranking Tournament in Bengaluru earlier this month which was a selection event marked by Badminton Association of India (BAI) for Asian Games.
“Last few tournaments were very helpful for me especially the Senior Ranking Tournament that I and Arathi won in Bengaluru. I will take a lot of positives from these tournaments and hope it will reflect in my game,” said Rutaparna.
Being a specialist doubles player, Rutaparna focuses on coordination with her partner and during the Asian Games she wants to concentrate on that as well.
Rutaparna said that she has already played with many senior international players like PV SIndhu and Saina Nehwal in the academy during weekends but their presence in the team during the Asian Games will be something really different and positive for her.
Dutee clocked 23.20 seconds to finish behind Bahrain's Edidiong Odiong, who claimed the gold medal in 22.96 seconds. Wei Yongli won the bronze medal with a timing of 23.27 seconds.
This is the second medal for Dutee at the Asian Games this season as she had clinched silver medal in the women's 100 metre final here on Sunday.
Dutee had clocked 11.32 seconds to earn the silver. The gold medal went to Edidiong Odiong of Bahrain, who clocked the time of 11.30s while China's Yongli Wei took the bronze, clocking 11.33s.
The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Puan Maharani said the government will officially submit a proposal for hosting the world's largest sports event, reports Xinhua news agency.
"President Joko Widodo has officially announced that Indonesia will take part in bidding for the 2032 Olympics," she said.
The reason, Puan asserted, is that Indonesia successfully hosted the 2018 Asian Games which concluded last Sunday.
The two-week, 40-sport Asian Games has been a great athletic success, witnessing six world records highlighted by Chinese swimmer Liu Xiang's stunning performance in the women's 50m backstroke, reports Xinhua news agency.
A total of 18 Asian records have also been set up at the Games. China once again called the shots at the Games, leading with 132 gold, 92 silver and 65 bronze medals, although the Asian giant sent a relatively young delegation, with 631 out of their 845-athlete squad having participated in neither the Olympics nor the Asian Games.
Japan achieved better-than-expected results at the Asiad as they wrapped up the campaign with a total of 205 medals, including 75 golds, 56 silvers, and 74 bronzes, overtaking South Korea to finish second in the tally for the first time in a decade.
China, Japan and South Korea (49 golds) dominated, as always. But several other teams closed ground on the Big Three. The Big Three were followed in the gold-medal ranking order by: Indonesia (31), Uzbekistan (21), Iran (20) and Chinese Taipei (17). India and Kazakhstan each had 15 followed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) and Bahrain with 12.
In a latest move to thaw the relations on the troubled Korean peninsula, North Korea and South Korea formed a unified team to participate in three sports of the Games, a feat which Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah cited as an example as the strong role of sports in promoting world peace and global unity.
The unified team won four medals overall, including a historic gold in dragon boat racing, which was the first gold medal by a unified Korean team at a major multi-sport event.
Six months ago, a unified women's hockey Korean team played at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, but they failed to earn a medal.
In Jakarta, the two countries formed united teams in women's basketball, canoeing and rowing sports. The unified women's basketball team won a silver after losing to China.
The host Indonesia also made headlines this time. Fifty-six years after hosting the Asian Games for the first time, Indonesia welcomed guests from across Asia again.
In 1962, 1,545 athletes from 16 delegations competed in 88 events from 13 sports while this year the Asian Games have attracted more than 10,000 athletes from 45 delegations.
It's a huge undertaking by Indonesia, especially when Jakarta and co-host city Palembang were awarded the Games only four years ago after Vietnam withdrew in 2014 due to financial constraints. This allowed for only four years of preparation, instead of the usual six to seven years.
Although Jakarta had to organise the event in a short time, on a tight budget, the capital city has proved that it can host a multi-sports international event involving 45 teams that represent more than 4 billion people in a record time of just four years.
The organisers addressed a number of key concerns, including security issues, haze resulting from forest fires around Sumatra as well as motor vehicle and industrial emissions in Jakarta.
Jakarta used to be a notorious city of traffic congestion. To ease the problem, the government introduced an odd and even policy for vehicles in Jakarta.
In terms of athletic achievements, Indonesia also entertained the home fans by winning 31 gold, 24 silver and 43 bronze medals to sit fourth on the medal table, only after the Big Three.
Also in a surprise announcement on Saturday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Indonesia will bid to host the 2032 Olympics following the success of the Asian Games, highlighting the rising ambition of the giant but long underperforming Southeast Asian nation.
Akashdeep Singh (third minute) and Harmnanpreet Singh (50th) scored for 2014 edition champions India, while Muhammad Atiq (52nd minute) scored for Pakistan.
The 22-year-old earned a split decision to earn India's only boxing gold from this year's Games.
With Vikas Krishan settling for the silver medal in the men's middleweight (75kg) division, the Indian boxing contingent will return with two medals from this edition of the Asian Games.
There was very little to choose between the two boxers with the judges ruling 3-2 in Amit's favour.
Despite facing one of the best boxers in the world in his weight category, Amit matched his opponent blow for blow throughout the bout.
The opening bout got off to a slow start with both boxers trying to assess each other. Amit was the more aggressive boxer and tried to push the Uzbek on to the back foot with his attacking style.
The Indian's superior height and reach also allowed him to throw punches from a distance and keep out of his opponent's reach.
Although Dusmatov did use his excellent counter punching skills to land scoring punches, for most of the bout he struggled to get in range which would have allowed him to launch a proper assault.
The 2016 Rio Olympics champion used his excellent defence to keep the Indian's blows at bay while his footwork forced Amit to do most of the hard work.
Dusmatov tried to force the initiative mid way through the second round but Amit did well to hold his own. The Haryana boxer almost managed to knock his rival down but Dusmatov managed to stay on his feet.
With very little separating the two opponents after the first two rounds, both Amit and Dusmatov tried to up the ante in the third and final period. Amit maintained his attacking tempo and employed a lower guard in the third round as the Uzbek star struggled to match his pace.
Among others, middle-weight (75kg) boxer Vikas Krishan settled for a bronze medal after conceding a walkout in the semi-finals against Abilkhan Amankul of Kazakhstan due to an injury.
The disappointments of the day were Indian singles paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika, who lost their respective singles matches.
On 13th day, India is sitting at the eighth spot with a total of 65 medals (13 gold, 23 silver 29 bronze), equalling the highest tally of 2010 Guangzhou edition.
The hopes of a gold medal were pinned on India's last event of the day but a 2-1 win by Japan's women's hockey team condemned them to take silver.
Japan took the lead through Minami Shimizu in the 11th minute but India pulled the level through Neha Goyal in the 25th minute. Motomi Kawamura regained Japan's lead in the 44th minute. India couldn't find their equaliser and had to settle for the silver medal.
It was India's second silver medal in women's hockey in Asiad history. The last time they had finished second was in the 1998 edition in which they lost to South Korea with the same scoreline.
In the sailing competition, Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar bagged a silver medal in the 49er FX women category, while Harshita Tomar settled for bronze in the Open Laser 4.7 category.
In the 49er FX category, Varsha and Sweta scored a total of 44 points and 40 net points to finish second behind Singapore's Min Kimberly Lim and Rui Qi Cecilia Low, who got 44 total points and 14 net points.
In the Open Laser 4.7 category, Harshita scored a total of 62 points and 50 net points to finish third.
In squash, India's women's team of Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna entered the finals with a 2-0 victory over Malaysia. In the finals, India will take on Hong Kong, who defeated Japan 2-0.
Joshna Chinappa registered a 3-2 (10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 9-11) victory over legendary Nicol David, while Dipika crushed Low Wee Wern 3-0 (2-11, 9-11, 7-11) to give India an unassailable 2-0 lead.
In the men's category, the Indian team, comprising Saurav Ghoshal, Harinder Sandhu, Ramit Tondon and Mahesh Mangaonkar, lost 0-2 to Hong Kong and settled for bronze medal.
While Sourav lost 0-3 (6-11, 9-11, 11-13) to Max Lee, Harinder fell 1-3 (9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 3-11) to Leo Au as Hong Kong won 2-0 to set up a title clash against Malaysia.
In table tennis, it was the end of road for singles shuttlers as Manika Batra and Achanta Sharath Kamal lost their respective singles matches while men's and women's team shined.
Sharath lost 7-11, 11-9, 10-12, 16-14, 9-11 to Chuang Chihyuan of Taiwan in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals.
Manika lost 2-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 4-11 in a pre-quarterfinal contest against Wang Manyu of China.
In boxing, Amit advanced to the finals as he registered a 3-2 split decision victory over Carlo Paalam of the Philippines to enter the finals of the men's light flyweight (49 kg) category.
Amit was off to a slow start against Carlo as both boxers were a bit cautious during the opening round. Both boxers employed a lower guard and were equally matched.
The second round picked up a bit of tempo as the two boxers tried to up the ante. Amit managed to land a few scoring punches as the second round drew to a close.
That prompted Carlo to employ a higher guard in the third and final round. As a result, although the Indian dominated the round, he was unable to land too many scoring punches.
However, Amit's performance was enough to give him a victory by a split decision.
In the 49er FX category, Varsha and Sweta scored a total of 44 points and 40 net points to finish second.
The gold went to Singapore's Min Kimberly Lim and Rui Qi Cecilia Low with 44 total points and 14 net points while the bronze went to Thailand's Nichpa Waiwai and Kamonchanok Klahan.
The Thailand duo scored 46 total points and 42 net points.
In the Open Laser 4.7 category, Harshita scored a total 62 points and 50 net points to finish third.
Muhammad Fauzi Kaman Shah of Malaysia took gold and the bronze went to Jianxiong Wang of China.
Inspired by Gurjit Kaur's solitary goal in the 52nd minute, India ensured themselves of at least a silver when they face lower-ranked Japan in the final on Friday.
India had the opening chance of the match as Vandana Katariya and Navneet Kaur combined inside the striking circle but could not create a goal as China defended well.
In the 8th minute, Navneet won India their first Penalty Corner which was taken by Gurjit Kaur but her shot was deflected away by the first Chinese rusher.
India looked to have the upper hand in the first quarter and had another chance in the 13th minute as Monika's pass from the right flank was converted into a shot by Navjot Kaur, but the Chinese goalkeeper Jiao Ye managed to clear the ball away as the scores remained 0-0 after the first period.
The start of the second quarter saw China produce some slick passing in the Indian striking circle which won them their first PC in the 18th minute but the resulting drag-flick was hit wide of the post.
China tried to create chances in the next few minutes but the Indian defence made sure that they eliminated the threat. The Chinese team tried to keep more possession as they grew into the match, but World No.9 India made sure that they pressed their opponents to win back possession.
The second quarter was a period of few chances for both the teams which meant that the scores remained level at 0-0 as the hooter signaled for the half-time break.
India started the third quarter by winning their second PC in the 31st minute. The resulting drag-flick was taken by Gurjit which saw her strike a fierce low shot towards the right side of goal which was saved by a Chinese defender.
India tried to strive forward to create more opportunities in the next few minutes but found it difficult to get inside the Chinese striking circle. The 39th minute saw India win their third PC of the match which was struck by Gurjit through a variation but went wide of the goalpost to keep the scores goalless.
India won themselves another PC in the 41st minute, however, Gurjit's shot was stopped by the Chinese goalkeeper. India continued to dominate the contest and Reena Khokhar came close to scoring in the last minute of the quarter as she wriggled past three Chinese defenders to enter the striking circle and get a reverse shot away, which went just wide of the goalpost.
The Indians attacked the Chinese from the start of the fourth quarter as they looked for a goal. Captain Rani Rampal came close to scoring but her shot was deflected away by a Chinese stick.
With just nine minutes remaining on the clock, India had a chance again as Rani played a ball across the Chinese goal but could not open their account.
The 52nd minute finally saw India get the breakthrough as they won three consecutive PCs. China defended the first two executions well, but it was drag-flicker Gurjit who was successful on the third attempt as she struck the ball in the top right corner of the goal to give India a crucial lead.
The Indians kept possession of the ball in the final few minutes and made sure that they did not allow the Chinese any opportunities to equalise.
Sharath-Manika were outplayed 4-1 (9-11, 5-11, 13-11, 4-11, 8-11) in 39 minutes by China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the last-four clash.
Sharath and Manika, who defeated the North Korean pair of An Ji Song and Cha Hyo Sim 3-2 (4-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8) in 38 minutes in the quarter-finals, got India's first doubles medal at the Asiad in the sport.
It was also India's second TT medal in Asiad history. The first medal came in this edition with the men's team winning a bronze medal.
Earlier in the day, Sharath-Manika hammered Malaysia's Javen Choong and Karen Dick 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-8) in the Round-of-32 before going past the South Korean pair of Lee Sangsu and Jeon Jihee with a 3-2 (11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-4) victory in 38 minutes.
Another Indian pair, Anthony Amalraj and Madhurika Patkar, lost 1-3 (11-6, 7-11, 5-11, 4-11) to Hong Kong's Ho Kwan Kit and Lee Ho Ching in the pre-quarterfinals.
In the Round-of-32, Amalraj-Madhurika defeated Donny Aji and Lilis Indriani of Indonesia 3-1 (11-4, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9).
Pincky was outclassed 0-10 by world and Asian champion Gulnor Sulaymanova of Uzbekistan in the final.
Gulnor dominated the final, pulling off a halal, which ended the bout.
Gulnor had earlier thrashed Malaprabha 10-0 in the semi-finals.
Significantly, kurash, a traditional central Asian form of wrestling has been included in the Asian Games.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, India's Jatin progressed to the Round of 16 of the kurash competition with a 1-0 victory over South Korea's Hee Jun Choi in the men's 66 kg category.
He however, crashed after losing 0-3 to Taiwan's Haocheng Chan in the pre-quarters.
Meanwhile, Jacky Gahlot, suffered a 0-10 loss at the hands of Mongolia's Batsuuri Adiya in the same event.
Manjit finished first with a timing of one minute and 46.15 seconds. Jinson was 0.20 seconds behind his compatriot.
Third seed Sindhu was no match for World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan and was outclassed 21-13, 21-16 in just 34 minutes.
The defeat meant that Sindhu became the first Indian to win an individual silver medal in badminton at the Asiad. It was also the first Asiad individual medal for Sindhu, who has a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games and four World Championships medals.
Coming into the final, Tai was the firm favourite since Sindhu had not defeated the Taiwanese since her win in the pre-quarterfinals of the Rio Games. Sindhu had a poor 3-9 career head-to-head record against Tai, who had won five consecutive games against the 23-year-old Indian.
Tai, who got past Saina Nehwal in the semi-finals on Monday, started strongly against Sindhu, taking a 5-0 lead. But Sindhu didn't allow Tai to run away with the game, albeit briefly. Sindhu fought back to trail 4-6.
Tai, known for her deceptive game, however, continued to pile pressure on the Indian with her half smashes. Strong at the net, Tai forced Sindhu to go for power, and it resulted in Sindhu hitting several shots going over the line. A 17-10 lead meant the first game was out of Sindhu's control and she lost 13-21.
In the second game, Sindhu ensured that she kept the pace at the beginning with Tai. They were tied 4-4 but Tai grabbed quick points to take a 9-6 lead.
The 24-year-old Tai continued her ascendancy and took a 15-10 lead. Sindhu tried to fight hard to stay in the contest as they shared a point each when the score read 19-15 in favour of Tai, who then sealed the game 21-16.
It was Sindhu's third loss in the finals of major competitions in 2018, after defeats at the Commonwealth Games and the World Championships.
India won the first set 60-56, a solid four-point lead over Korea in the four-set final.
Korea came back strongly in the second set to win 58-54 and level the proceedings at 114-114.
It was a see-saw battle which saw India reclaim advantage in the third set, winning 58-56.
In the final set, the scores were level at 229-229 after it looked like India had won initially. But revised scores read a Korea win at 59-57 to take the match in shootout.
Both the teams had 29/30 in a nailbiting shootout round with Korea hitting the bull's eye in the first shot making the difference.
The Indians gave a tough fight to the overwhelming favourites before going down 228-231 in the final.
The Indian team of Muskan Kirar, Madhumita Kumari and Jyothi Vennam won the first set, but could not sustain the momentum, going down 59-57, 56-58, 58-58, 55-58.
Dutee won Heat 4 with a time of 23.37 seconds which earned her a direct spot in the semi-finals.
She was second in the overall standings at the end of the first round, behind Nigina Sharipova of Uzbekistan, who won Heat 3 with a personal best time of 23.31.
Hima clocked 23.47 to finish fourth in Heat 2, just 200th of a second short of a direct semis berth as Marie Knot of the Philippines took the third spot with 23.45.
But the sprinter from Assam earned a berth the semi-finals as one of the fastest losers in the heats as she was seventh in the overall standings.
After defeating World No.2 Akane Yagamuchi of Japan 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 in the semis, the 23-year-old became the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of badminton singles competition at the Asiad.
Sindhu will now face Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying on Tuesday. Tai had entered the final after defeating India's Saina Nehwal in straight games in the other semi-final on Monday.
Nehwal had to settle for bronze after suffering a 21-17, 21-14 defeat in the semis. The 28-year-old's bronze is the first individual badminton medal at the Asiad for India in 36 years.
The clash between Sindhu and Yagamuchi was a hard-fought, edge-of-the-seat affair. The scoreline read 6-6 in the first game before Sindhu started to attack Yagamuchi's forehand to take a 11-8 lead at the break.
The Indian further extended her lead to 17-12 but three consecutive points by Yamaguchi bought the Japanese back into the contest. Sindhu however, maintained her dominance and sealed the first game in 22 minutes.
The second game also saw a tight start as the score were levelled at 3-3 before Sindhu took a 7-4 lead. The Japanese then showed some brilliant skills to level it at 10-10 and took a narrow 11-10 lead at the break.
Yagamuchi continued to push the Indian on to the backfoot as she extended her lead to 16-12 before making it 18-14.
Later, Sindhu managed to clinch just a single point as her opponent raced away to seal the second game and get back on leve terms.
The third and final game saw Sindhu taking a 7-3 lead and further stretching it to 11-7 at the break. Continous errors by the Japanese helped the Indian take a six point lead as the score read 17-10 in Sindhu's favour.
Yagamuchi then failed to put up a fight in the closing stages as the Rio Olympic silver medalist wrapped up the affair 21-10 to enter the final.
Earlier on Monday, Saina faced a tough battle against the World No.1 from Taiwan.
In a close fought match, Saina trailed 0-3 in the first game before making a comeback to draw at 10-10. However, her opponent took five consecutive points to take a 15-10 lead.
Putting up a good fight yet again, Saina reduced the deficit to 15-16 but the Taiwan shuttler denied the Indian any further onslaught as she wrapped up the 19-minute affair 21-17.
In the second game, Tai once again raced to a 4-1 lead and some unforced errors from Saina helped her to increase her lead to 6-2.
Saina again fought back to level the scores at 6-6 and went into the break trailing 10-11. The issue went 15-14 in Tai's favour before the Taiwanese once again dominated the final few moments to seal the game 21-14 in her favour.
Toor hurled the iron ball a distance of 20.75 metres to smash the previous Games record.
The previous mark of 20.57m was set by Aboulmajeed Alhabashi of Saudi Arabia at the 2010 Asiad in Guangzhou, China.
China's Liu Yang was a distant second with his season's best throw of 19.52m. Ivan Ivanov of Kazakhstan took bronze with 19.40m.
This is the eighth gold medal for India in men's shot put in the history of the Asian Games.
Toor dominated the final right from the start but reserved his best for the very last attempt.
The tall, burly 23-year-old from Punjab had taken the lead with an effort of 19.96 metres in his first attempt. He threw 19.15 in his second attempt but fouled his third throw.
The fourth attempt saw the Indian clock yet another 19.96m before he simply blew away the competition with his last attempt.
Dipika lost 0-3 (7-11, 9-11, 6-11) to defending champion and former World No.1 Nicol David of Malaysia while Joshana went down 1-3 (5-11, 10-12, 11-5, 10-12) to another Malaysian Sivasangari Subramaniam.
Ghosal, meanwhile, wasted a two-set advantage to lose the men's singles semi-final 2-3 (12-10, 13-11, 6-11, 6-11, 6-11) to Chun Ming Au from Hong Kong in a cliffhanger.
Despite the reversals, this is India's best ever show in the Asian Games in squash singles.
In the 2014 Asian Games, India won two singles medals -- Ghosal had a silver and Dipika a bronze.
In the first game, Ghosal rallied remarkably to comeback from 4-9 down at one stage to take the lead.
The second game saw the Kolkata-based lad having a 4-0 lead but Chun Ming was not in a mood to throw in the towel and pushed his rival to the brink.
It was a very close contest at 8-8, 9-9 and 11-11 but Ghosal eventually had the last laugh with a winner to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
However, in the third set, from a lead of 6-5, Ghosal lost six points in a row to allow Chung Ming to make a comeback.
Dipika, on the other hand, led 5-2 and 4-1 in the first two games but three-time defending champion Nicol had enough experience to run away with a 11-7 11-9 11-6 win.
The 26-year-old had beaten Japanese Kobayashi Misaki 3-0 in the quarter-finals, while Joshana beat Hong Kong's Chan Ho Ling by a similar margin to advance to the last four stage.
At the Asiad, both losing semi-finalists bag a bronze and there is no bronze medal play-off.
David has won the Asian Games singles titles four times earlier.
This is only the second gold for India since they started participating in the rowing events at the Asiad. The first was won by Bajrang Lal Takhar in men's singles sculls at the 2010 Games.
The Indian team clocked a time of 6 minutes and 17.13 seconds while hosts Indonesia clocked 6:20.58 to take the silver. Thailand had to be content with the bronze at 6:22.41.
The other Indian rowers in the men's section also enjoyed a successful day with bronze medals coming in the lightweight single sculls and lightweight double sculls categories.
Dushyant started India's campaign on the sixth day of the Asian Games on a positive note by bagging the bronze medal in the men's lightweight single sculls final.
The 25-year-old, who had also clinched a bronze at the 2014 Asiad, clocked a time of 7 minutes and 18.76 seconds to finish the competition at the third place.
South Korea's Hyunsu Park (7 minutes and 12.86 seconds) secured the gold while Hin Chun Chiu (7 minutes 14.16 seconds) bagged silver.
India bagged another bronze when Bhagwan Singh and Rohit Kumar finished third in the men's lightweight double sculls final.
Clocking a time of 7 minutes 04.61 seconds, the Indian pair were at the third place in the finals.
The Japanese pair comprising Masayuki Miyaura and Masahiro Takeda secured gold, while Byumhoon Kim and Minhyuk Lee of South Korea clinched silver.
But the Indian women's four team turned out to be a disappointment as they finished sixth and last in the final. Continental powerhouse China won gold with 7:05.50 while Vietnam (7:14.52) and Indonesia (7:19.02) took silver and bronze respectively.
Bopanna and Sharan were made to work hard for an hour and 12 minutes by the Japanese duo of Kaito Uesugi and Sho Shimabukuro before grinding out a 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 win.
The Japanese lacked the power and big serve of the Indians, but made up with accurate placements and some good work at the net.
Playing against more experienced and higher ranked opponents, Kaito and Sho did well to win the first set.
The second set went with the serve till the Indians earned their first service break in the eighth game to take a 5-3 lead.
Serving for the set, Divij conceded a 0-40 deficit before fighting back to 40-40 and eventually holding serve to draw level.
The Indians then won the tie-breaker to enter the tennis final.
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In the women's singles semi-finals, India's Ankita Raina will have to be content with a bronze medal after a straight sets loss to top seed Zhang Shuai of China.
Despite not being at full fitness, Ankita gave a spirited fight against a much higher rated opponent who is placed more than 150 places above her in the WTA rankings.
Despite losing the first set, Ankita fought back and almost won the second set before going down 4-6, 6-7 in a tough, long drawn battle that lasted for two hours and 11 minutes.
The first set was hard fought with Ankita leading 4-3 at one stage before the Chinese player won three consecutive games to win the set.
Zhang broke Ankita's serve in the third game of the second set and held serve to take a 3-1 lead.
But the Indian hit back with a service break of her own to claw back to level terms at 3-3. She then held serve to take a 4-3 lead.
With the second set tied at 6-6 the issue went into the tie-breaker. Ankita was trailing in the tie-breaker but made a superb comeback to equalise at 6-6.
But Ankita then hit a return too long before another return into the net handed the match to Zheng.
The 15-year-old shot 73 to claim the silver medal, while Korea's 34-year-old Shin Hyunwoo clinched gold scoring 74.
Qatar's Al Marri Hamad Ali settled for bronze after shooting 53.
Vihan has emerged as one of the leading double trap shooters in India and had clinched four gold medals at the Shotgun Nationals Championship last year.
The Indian contingent enjoyed a superb start to the day as shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma bagged the gold and bronze medals respectively in the Men's 10 metre Air Pistol event.
The 16-year-old Saurabh had a memorable Asiad debut after producing an Asian Games record score of 240.7. It was India's third gold medal at the ongoing Games.
Abhishek, 29, stood third scoring 219.3 to take India's medal tally to seven. He had finished sixth during the qualification round.
Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan secured the silver with 239.7. He and Saurabh pulled away for the gold medal battle with points of 220.1 and 220.5 respectively as Abhishek was eliminated with 219.3 points after eight series.
Matsuda, 42, was leading the charge going into the ninth and final series having led after each of the series. But in the final series, he came up with first shot score of 8.9 to blow his chances as Saurabh overtook him with a 10.2 in his first shot of the series.
In the second shot of the series, Matsuda scored 10.3 but Saurabh did well with 10.4 to seal the title.
Veteran shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched a silver medal in the men's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions event. Sanjeev scored 452.7 in the final. The 37-year-old had earlier bagged bronze in the same category at the 2006 Doha Asian Games.
China's Hui Zicheng secured the gold medal after scoring 453.3, while Japan's Takayuki Matsumoto settled for bronze with a score of 441.4.
The 37-year old Rajput gave a good account of himself in the keeling and prone positions, although he struggled in the standing round which eventually stood in the way of his winning the gold.
India's mixed trap shooting team of Lakshay Sheoran and Shreyasi Singh finished sixth and last at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday. Lakshay-Shreyasi scored 16 points in the finals to be eliminated first with a disappointing performance.
It was a day to remember for Indian wushu athletes as Naorem Roshibina Devi, Santosh Kumar, Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh and Narender Grewal assured themselves of a medal each after advancing to the semi-finals of their respective categories.
This is the best ever performance by India in wushu at the Asiad.
Naorem defeated Mubashra of Pakistan 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the women's sanda 60 kilogram category. This was the first medal for India in wushu at this year's Asian Games.
Naorem will take on Cai Yingying of China in the semi-finals. The loser will have to be content with a bronze medal.
Cai had defeated Kurniati Mei Yulianengsih of Indonesia 2-0 in the quarter-finals.
Later, Santosh edged out Phitak Paokrathok of Thailand 2-1 in the last eight stage of the men's sanda 56kg division.
Santosh will take on Bui Truong Giang of China in the semi-finals.
The Indian had started his campaign with a 2-0 win over Vietnam's Linn Thu Rain. He went on to defeat Zaid Ali Wazea of Yemen by a similar scoreline in the pre-quarterfinals.
Surya defeated Jean Claude Saclag of Philippines 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the men's sanda 60kg category. He will fight Iran's Erfan Ahangarian for a place in the final.
Surya had earned a hard fought 2-1 win over Abdul Haris Sofyan of Indonesia in his first match.
In the men's sanda 65kg quarter-finals, Grewal beat Akmal Rakhimov of Uzbekistan 2-0. He will meet Foroud Zafari of Iran in the semi-finals.
But disappointment was in store for Indians in the men's sanda 70kg event as Pardeep Kumar lost 1-2 to Indonesia's Puja Riyaya.
Pardeep was leading 1-0 till the late stages of the second round when Puja earned a point to draw level. Puja went on to take the lead in the third round which ultimately proved to be decisive.
It was a historic day for the Indian sepaktakraw squad as well. The country earned its first-ever medal in the event after settling for a bronze medal by losing to Thailand in the semi-finals of the men's team regu event here.
India, who had finished second in Group B, lost 0-2 to sepaktakraw powerhouse Thailand in a semi-final to get a podium finish.
Meanwhile, the wrestling arena produced yet another medal for India as Divya Kakran took bronze in the women's 68 kilogram freestyle category.
Divya thrashed Chen Wenling of Chinese Taipei by technical superiority in the play-off for the bronze medal. A wrestler is declared winner by technical superiority when he takes a lead of 10 or more points.
The Indian hardly broke a sweat, taking just one minute and 29 seconds in the first period to open up a 10-0 lead which gave her the win.
But the men's Greco Roman wrestlers proved to be a disappointment as Gyanender (60kg) and Manish (67kg) lost in the quarter-finals of their respective categories.
The Indian rowers continued to do well as the men's lightweight four team and men's single sculls rower Dattu Bhokanal qualified for the finals of their respective events.
Dattu, 27, topped the Heat 1 of the repechage round with a timing of 7:45.71 minutes. Hius timing was third best in the round.
In the men's lightweight four, India's Bhopal Singh, Jagvir Singh, Tejas Hanamant Singh and Pranay Ganesh claimed the second spot in the Heat 1 of the repechage round.
Meanwhile, in the women's pair, Sanjukta Dung Dung and Harpreet Kaur made it to Final B after finishing third in Heat 1 of the repechage round with a timing of 8:54.67 minutes.
The men's and women's kabaddi teams continued to dominate the opposition.
After suffering a shock defeat to South Korea in their last match, the Indian men's kabaddi team bounced back in style as they defeated Thailand 49-30 in their fourth match.
Rahul Chaudhari was the standout raider in a match which saw Thailand giving a fight in patches.
Earlier, the Indian women's kabaddi team thrashed Indonesia 54-22 in their last group tie in yet another spectacular show.
After registering victories in all of their group games, the Indian team is now on top of Group A with eight points and has entered the semi-finals.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Indian women had outclassed Sri Lanka 38-12. India had earlier defeated Japan and Thailand in their previous outings.
The Indian women's hockey team registered their second consecutive victory at the Asian Games as they hammered Kazakhstan 21-0 in a Pool B match.
World No. 9 India showed their quality with their dominant performance against a lowly ranked Kazakh side, scoring 21 goals in the team's second biggest victory of the Asian Games.
In swimming, Virdhawal Khade missed out on a medal by a narrow margin as he finished fourth in the men's 50 metre freestyle final.
Khade registered a time of 22.47 seconds which was a mere .01 second slower than Japan's Shunichi Nakao who took the bronze.
Yu Hexin of China won the gold medal with a time of 22.11 seconds. The silver medal went to Japan as well with Katsumi Nakamura registering 22.20 seconds to come in second.
The Indian women's hockey team registered their second consecutive victory in the 18th Asian Games as they hammered Kazakhstan 21-0 in their Pool B match here on Tuesday.
The World No. 9 India showed their quality with their dominant performance against a lowly ranked Kazakh side, scoring 21 goals in the team's second biggest victory of the Asian Games.
But the Indian archers ahd a disappointing outing as they finished seventh in the ranking round of the women's recurve archery event.
The Indian team of Deepika Kumari, Laxmirani Majhi, Promila Daimary and Ankita Bhakat scored a cumulative total of 1908 with 55 10s and 16 Xs in the 15-team contest.
South Korea delivered a Games record score of 2038 with 112 10s and 35 Xs to top the round, while Chinese Taipei and China finished second and third with scores of 2010 and 1960 respectively.
In the individual ranking round, Deepika was 17th with a score of 649, with 22 10s and 10 Xs. The second best performer for India was Promila, who scored 642, which includes 19 10s and three Xs to be 21st.
Ankita was 36th with a total of 617, with 14 10s and three Xs. Laxmirani was 44th with a total of 608, with 16 10s and four Xs.
South Korean Chaeyoung Kang topped the round with a Games record score of 681, with 40 10s and seven Xs. Chaeyoung has three World Cup medals this year.
Her compatriots, Eungyeong Lee and Hyejin Chang were second and third with scores of 680 and 677 respectively.
Sanjeev scored 452.7 in the final. The 37-year-old had earlier bagged bronze in the same category at the 2006 Doha Asian Games.
China's Hui Zicheng secured the gold medal after scoring 453.3, while Japan's Takayuki Matsumoto settled for bronze with a score of 441.4.
The 37-year old Rajput gave a good account of himself in the keeling and prone positions, although he struggled in the standing round which eventually stood in the way of him winning the gold.
Rajput rallied to recover from 7.8 in the third series of the kneeling position to finish in the top position with a score of 151.2.
In prone, Rajput consistently shot 10s and was ahead of the pack from start to finish. He had a total score of 307.1 after 30 shots.
In the standing position, Rajput led after the first series with a score of 355.6. But as Zicheng fought to catch up with him, Rajput lost his spark and ended second best.
An official spokesman said Adityanath also declared that Chaudhary will be given the post of a gazetted officer in the state government.
Adityanath congratulated Chaudhary for the feat which has brought laurels to the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Chaudhary, 16, clinched the gold after producing an Asian Games record score of 240.7. It was India's third gold medal at the Games.
Saurabh clinched the gold after a score of 240.7 while Abhishek stood third scoring 219.3.
Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan secured the silver with 239.7.
Besides the grapplers, Indian shooters Deepak Kumar and Lakhsya Sheoran on Monday bagged silver medals in their respective categories while Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar bagged a bronze on the opening day of the competitions on Sunday.
According to a statement from Twitter, fans in India took to the social media site to celebrate the flurry of medals.
"Twitter was buzzing with chatter around the Asian Games courtesy golds for Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, silver for Deepak Kumar, and bronze for Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar. Conversation numbers soared past the 400k mark with regards to tweets related to Team India at the Asian Games 2018, showing once again that live sport happens on Twitter," the statement said.
The Indian contingent caught the eye of some notable figures from the country, including batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Youngsters Dilpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singhand Mandeep Singh scored a hat-trick each, while the other goals came from Rupinder Pal Singh, Akashdeep Singh, SV Sunil, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Harmanpreet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Amit Rohidas, even as Indonesia couldn't come up with a goal.
With the Indian forwards showcasing top form, puncturing Indonesian defence hooter-to-hooter, the match eventually turned out to be one-sided as PR Sreejesh-led squad demonstrated different variations to score goals.
The team recorded 43 per cent conversion rate as they scored 10 goals off the 28 field attempts while they converted 6 of the 11 penalty corners earned. One goal came off a penalty stroke.
"This was exactly the kind of start we were looking for. We were not chasing any record of winning by maximum goals but a 17-0 margin in the first match instills confidence especially for the youngsters. The idea was to use different scoring combinations which we had worked on during the National Camp and I am happy with the way the team executed," stated chief coach Harendra Singh after the win.
A lethal charge in their attack right from the start saw India win two penalty corners in the first three minutes of the match. India's first goal came within 46 seconds of the start with ace drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh, making a comeback into the team after the Commonwealth Games in April, scored off a penalty corner. He converted a penalty stroke in the third minute after a deliberate foul by Indonesian defender to obstruct Harmanpreet Singh's drag-flick.
India's third goal came off a calm and composed Dilpreet who picked up a rebound after Harmanpreet's drag-flick was padded away by the Indonesian goalkeeper.
One of the finest goals of the match came through a splendid combination work between experienced players Sardar Singh and S.V. Sunil in the 25th minute. A swift pass after fiercely charging into the top of the striking circle by ball carrier Sunil, saw Sardar infuse magic with his dribble past Indonesian defenders to pass it back to Sunil who simply deflected it into the goal.
The calmness and composure shown by young guns Simranjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh (both 2016 Junior World Cup winners) and Dilpreet Singh was heartening as they led the attack with brilliance.
Though in a few instances Indonesian defence looked to resist, it was barely enough to stop the Indians from scoring. As Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Amit Rohidas added to the scoreline, India's defence was rarely tested with goalkeeper Krishan Pathak holding fort in India's goalpost.
The 17-0 win is India's best record at the Asian Games with their previous best being 12-0 win against Bangladesh in 1982.
Vinesh completely dominated the contest, taking a 4-0 lead initially before stretching it further to 6-2 to pocket the yellow metal.
Earlier, Vinesh hardly broke a sweat in her semi-final encounter against Daulatbike Yakshimuratova of Uzbekistan, whom she trounced in mere 75 seconds by technical superiority (10-0).
The 20-year-old got 43 points to finish second behind Chinese Taipei's Kunpi Yang, who equalled the world record score of 48.
AHN Daemyeong of South Korea won the bronze medal with 30 points, four ahead of Indian veteran Manavjit who had topped the two-phased qualification.
Daemyeong went out of the competition after 40 shots, getting 30 points, while till then Lakshay and Kunpi headed into the final 10-pointer round with 34 and 38 respectively.
However, it was likely that Kunpi would go on to win the gold medal having a four-point gap over the Indian.
Kunpi, 20, didn't miss any shot as he charged his way to the title with a joint world record score, while Lakshay missed a shot in the 49th spot.
The Indian missed the first stroke. But he made a strong comeback to hit 17 strokes in a row. But he fumbled in the 19th, 21st and 22nd shots to blow his chances.
He then got back his momentum and was spot on for nine consecutive strikes before flunking the 32nd and 33rd which proved to be costly.
Kunpi, who was sixth to make it to the six-man final, produced a stunning final performance during which he missed only two shots -- 13th and 23rd.
Eum Jiwon of South Korea and Hagen Alexander Topacio finished fifth and sixth respectively in the six-man final.
Lakshay's medal was India's fourth medal at the Games. Of the other three, one has come from wrestling and two from shooting.
Led by raider Payel Chaudhari, the Indian eves rode on their attack to lead the first half 12-10.
They also dominated the second half as their raiders were successful in breaking the opponent's weak defence and the team finished the game 33-23.
India had earlier crushed Japan 43-12 in their campaign opener on Sunday.
Deepak finished second with a score of 247.7 while compatriot Ravi Kumar finished fourth scoring 205.2. It was also the 30-year-old's first medal at the Asiad.
China's Haoran Yang bagged gold with a record score of 249.1m.
Prior to this, Deepak had earned the fifth spot in the qualification round while Ravi was placed fourth.
It was Bajrang's second successive gold medal in the Asian Games after his triumph in Incheon 2014 in the 61kg category.
Soon after his win, he dedicated his medal to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Bajrang clinched the gold medal defeating Daichi Takatani of Japan 11-8 in the final to give India its first gold of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.
"I dedicate my Asian Games gold medal to late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee," Bajrang tweeted after his win.
It was Bajrang's second successive gold medal at the Asian Games after his triumph in Incheon 2014 in the 61 kg category.
The Indian pair scored 429.9 in the final round to finish on the podium.
Chinese Taipei won the gold with a score of 494.1 while China took silver with 492.5.
The event was part of nationwide observances to commemorate the 73rd national Independence Day and to welcome the 18th Asian Games slated to commence in the next two weeks in the nation's two host cities of Jakarta and Palembang, reports Xinhua news agency.
"Indonesia has put a historical event on the books," Indonesia Youths and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi said, referring to the mass exercise based on a traditional dance from eastern Indonesia.
Addressing the record-breaking event, President Joko Widodo wished the Asiad success.
"We want to see great success in the 2018 Asian Games. Our preparations were successful and we expect to see more success ahead both in events and for our athletes," Widodo said.
Coordinator of the record-breaking exercise Firdaus Ali noted that similar events were held in 48 cities across the nation and nine cities in foreign countries.
Indonesia has received commendation from the head of the OCA (Olympic Council of Asia) Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah.
The upcoming Asiad will be the second for Indonesia, which hosted the tournament in 1962. The 18th Asian Games, themed "Energy of Asia," are scheduled to be held from August 18 to September 2 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang, and will draw over 11,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries and regions.
The contingent will comprise of 277 men and 247 women athletes from a total of 36 sports disciplines.
Of the various sporting disciplines, athletics will have the highest number of representation with a total of 52 members participating.
Earlier, in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the Indian contingent featured a total of 541 athletes spread across 28 disciplines.
This time, eight new disciplines have been added to the contingent where the country has shown promise, namely: Karate, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Roller Skating, Sambo, Sepaktakraw, Triathlon and Soft Tennis.
The seasoned Jinson Johnson and the women's 4x400m relay team were the joint stars with their golden show on the final day of the track-and-field competition in which India signed off seven gold, 10 silver and two bronze medals, the country's best haul since 1951.
India surpassed its previous edition's overall tally of 57 by making it 59 with two more days of competition left. The country also took its gold tally to 13, two more than 2014.
Johnson, who surprisingly lost the gold to compatriot Manjit Singh in the 800m, more than made up for that blip with a brilliant rally today. Johnson clocked 3:44.72sec to claim the top honours ahead of Iran's Amir Moradi, who turned in a timing of 3:45.62sec, his season's best effort.
And then the 4x400m women's relay team notched up a fifth successive gold to continue their remarkable dominance of the event. The Indian quartet of Hima Das, M R Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Velluva Koroth clocked 3:28.72sec to claim the gold.
The men's team could not get the top position but pulled off a creditable silver with the quartet of Kunhu Muhammed, Dharunn Ayyasamy, Muhammed Anas and Arokia Rajiv timing 3:01.85sec to finish behind Qatar, which won gold in an Asian record of 3:00.56sec.
Adding a bronze was veteran discus thrower Seema Punia. The 35-year-old cleared a six-year-best of 62.26m for a third-place finish. Punia won a gold in the 2014 edition.
Asian champion P U Chitra also won a bronze, in the women's 1500m race.
Chitra entered the race as Asian leader this season but had to settle for a bronze with a timing of 4:12.56 sec.
But losing the men's hockey semifinal to Malaysia came as massive blow for the country, which was not just aiming for a gold but also direct Olympic qualification through a top finish here.
The Malaysians handed India a heartbreaking 6-7 loss in sudden death after an exhausting shoot-off.
India will play eight-time champions Pakistan in the bronze medal play-off. Pakistan lost 0-1 to Japan in the other semifinals.
Malaysia, who had beaten India in the last-four stage eight years ago at Guangzhou, made their wasteful opponents pay for their mistakes, both in regulation time and shoot-off. Both teams were tied at 2-2 after 60 minutes.
In the shoot-off, it was anyone's game and Malaysia handled the nerves better to make their second Asiad final.
India, who had scored a record 76 goals in the group stage, were left stunned after S V Sunil missed his attempt in the sudden death. Only Akashdeep and Harmanpreet scored in the first five shots of the shoot-off while Manpreet Singh, Dilpreet Singh and Sunil faltered.
"Malaysia are the deserving winners. We committed too many unforced errors and paid the price. We did not keep things simple. We tried to show our Indian skills and by doing that we lost the momentum. It is a big setback for Indian hockey. The road to Olympics is a lot bumpier now. We missed the easiest chance to qualify," conceded Indian coach Harendra Singh.
There was no end to the disappointments in sports like volleyball, sepaktakraw where Indians continued to falter and failed to find any wins.
In squash, the Indian women's team lost the all-important match against Hong Kong 1-2 to finish second in Group B, resulting in a tougher semifinal opponent in defending champions Malaysia.
Senior players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa lost their matches against Joey Chan and Annie Au, 1-3 and 0-3, respectively.
Sunayna Kuruvilla, who is Pallikal's cousin, kept India in the hunt with a fighting win over Tze Lok Ho in the second singles.
Kuruvilla, making her Games debut, was trailing 0-2 in the match and 7-10 in the fifth and deciding game but she never gave up despite some debatable calls by the referee. She fought till the last point for the biggest win of her career, prevailing 5-11, 13-15, 11-6, 11-9, 14-12.
In table tennis, Commonwealth Games gold medal winning paddlers A Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the singles events. The two had cinched a historic mixed doubles bronze yesterday.
Mirza won the silver medal with a score of 26.40, while Japan's Oiwa Yoshiaki clinched the gold with a score of 22.70. China's Hua Tian Alex finished in third position to win the bronze medal, with a score of 27.10.
The Indian team, comprising Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik and Jitender Singh apart from Mirza, also claimed the silver with a score of 121.30.
Japan finished on top with a score of 82.40, while Thailand bagged the bronze with a score of 126.70.
At an event organised at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneswar, Patnaik gave away prize money of Rs 1 crore each to the four women hockey players from the State- Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo, Sunita Lakra and Deep Grace Ekka-who were part of the national team that won silver medal in the Games.
Delighted to present ₹1 crore each to four Odia players of silver medal winning Indian Women's Hockey Team and ₹50 lakh each to two players of bronze medal winning Men's Hockey Team in #AsianGames2018. Wish them more success #HeartBeatsForHockey #HockeyWorldCup2018 pic.twitter.com/vV7agUA8PX
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 10, 2018
The CM also felicitated and gave away Rs 50 lakh each to Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas of the men’s national hockey team which won bronze medal at the mega event.
Besides, Patnaik also felicitated and gave away cash reward of Rs 7.5 lakh for two Odisha women athletes, Jauna Murmu and Purnima Hembram for their participation in the Asian Games.
Felicitated and announced award of ₹7.5 lakh each for #Odia women athletes, Jauna Murmu and Purnima Hembram for their participation and gritty performance in #AsianGames2018. Wish them all success in future #OdishaForIndia pic.twitter.com/uVruunQ67P
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) September 10, 2018
Patnaik wished the players on the occasion and assured all necessary support in future.
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“I would like to congratulate all the players for having done so very well at the Asian Games. All of us are very proud of you. If there is any help you require in the future, we will be able to support you in that,” said Naveen.
Hundreds of fans were eagerly waiting for the 22-year-old sprinter from Odisha with flowers and deep affection.
Speaking to OTV, Dutee said, "Asian Games is a big event which takes place every four years. I am extremely happy that I could bring home medals in 100 and 200m race after 20 long years."
It is pertinent to note that Dutee became only the second Indian woman after PT Usha (1986) to win a medal at both the events in the same Asiad.
Though she missed the Gold by a whisker, she had no regrets, whatsoever. She said, “There are no hard feelings as it's not easy to win a medal at the Asian Games, that too in a speed and technical event. I am not concerned about the loss because the difference was just a few milliseconds and it was because of my height. But as far as my training is concerned, I had put in a lot of effort.”
Dutee had been suspended by the International Association for Athletics Federation (1AAF) in 2014 under its hyperandrogenism policy, but she won the case at the Court of Arbitration for Sports.
On handling such a pressure situation, she said, "I would also like to thank the 10-member team of lawyers who helped me win the case. I was under a severe mental duress for which I was unable to practice whole-heartedly. After winning the case, I began my training with full concentration and that is what helped me achieve success.”
#WATCH: #Odia sprinter Dutee Chand shares her experience on winning 2 silver medals at the #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/xtxYLAl06Q
— OTV (@otvnews) August 31, 2018
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a total cash prize of Rs 3 crore for Dutee Chand for winning two silver medals at the Asian Games.
This apart, Patnaik has also announced that the state government would bear her expenses for her training in view of the Tokyo Olympics, 2020.
Patnaik had also declared a Rs 1.5 crore prize for Dutee after she bagged a silver in Women's 100m race on Sunday.
This apart, Patnaik also announced that the state government would bear the expenses for the 22-year-old athlete's preparation for the next Olympics, official sources said.
The state government would provide assistance for her Olympics training, the CM said.
It may be noted that two sports bodies of the State- Odisha Athletics Association (OAA) and Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) - have already announced Rs 50,000 each for Dutee Chand for her achievement.
OAA secretary Ashirbad Behera said that Dutee has created history in athletics of Odisha by winning two medals in a single Asian Games.