Asian Games 2018 Day 2: As it happened

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The second day of sporting events at the 18th edition of the Asian Games 2018 kicks-off in Indonesia on August 20, Monday. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat won Gold in Women's Freestyle 50 kg Wrestling. She bagged India's second gold medal at the Games, beating Japan's Yuki Irie 6-2.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia, 2014 defending champion,  bagged India’s first gold medal in the 65 kg Men’s Freestyle event on Day 1 (Sunday).  He beat Japan’s Daichi Takatani 11-8 in the final round. Earlier, shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar opened the account for India by clinching the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed team event. They had scored 429.9 to finish third in the final. 

In the 2014 Asian Games, India had concluded the previous edition at the eight rank with a tally of 57 medals (11 Gold, 9 Silver, 37 Bronze). China had topped the medals table with a staggering tally of 345 medals (151 gold, 109 silver, 85 Bronze), followed by South Korea with 228 medals (79 gold, 70 silver, 79 bronze) and Japan at third with 200 medals (47 gold, 77 silver, 76 bronze). 

The month-long multi-sport event is being co-hosted by Indonesian cities Jakarta and Palembang. 

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20 August 2018

19:21 IST

India beat Indonesia 17-0 in Men's Hockey, to take on Hong Kong next on Wednesday.

19:19 IST

In an embarrassment to India, wrestler Sakshi Malik loses the Bronze Medal to North Korea's Jong Sim Rim 2-12 in Women's Wrestling (62 kg).