Asian Games 2018 Day 14 highlights: India post biggest ever medal tally

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Amit stuns Olympic champion as India post biggest ever tally

Upcoming boxer Amit Panghal stunned the reigning Olympic champion to add the extra glitz to a day on which the Indian contingent recorded their best ever tally even as the bridge team won gold while the women's squash and men's hockey teams added silver and bronze respectively at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday. On the penultimate day of the Games, India are sitting at the eighth spot with 15 gold, 24 silver 30 bronze for a total of 69 medals. India have thus surpassed their previous highest tally of 65 medals which they registered at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. Amit's title winning effort also enabled the Indian contingent to equal the best ever gold medal count which came at the inaugural edition way back in 1951. Read full article here

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'Building Bridges': When Asiad gold medallist Bardhan fought perceptions of gambling

The incident happened some years back and it's still vivid in the memory of Asian Games gold medallist bridge player Pranab Bardhan. The 60-year-old Bardhan was then getting ready to represent India in an international competition in Montreal but he needed to renew his passport. But the officer at the passport office, scrutinising his application form made an allegedly offensive remark. "He (passport officer) asked me, aap jua khelne Canada jaa rahein hain (you are going to Canada to take part in gambling). I told him you have not read my file properly. He was an educated man but still did not know, it's a sport and not gambling. Sensible people would not think like that," Bardhan, who today became India's oldest gold medal winner at the Asiad, spoke about how perceptions rule our society. Read Full story here

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Asiad success will popularise bridge among youth, says India coach

Bridge as a game will gain popularity among the youth of the country after the Bengal duo of Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath De Sarkar bagged gold in the men's bridge pair competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, the teams non-playing captain and coach Debasish Ray said on Saturday. "Dreams come true. I just cannot express the joy in words. We were waiting for the moment for many years. Their performance will motivate youngsters to involve with the game which is probably the most scientific mind game," Ray said. Read full story here

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Japan win Hockey Final, qualify for Tokyo 2020

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MAS 1 - 3 JPN MURATA Kazuma (JPN) successfully converts the penalty

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TAJUDDIN Tengku Ahmad (MAS) missed the penalty saved by the goalkeeper

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OCHIAI Hiromasa (JPN) missed the penalty saved by the goalkeeper

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HASAN Meor Muhamad Azuan (MAS) missed the penalty

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TANAKA Seren (JPN) missed the penalty

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Malaysia's Faizal misses, Japan lead 2-1, advantage Japan

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Japan's Tanaka scores, Japan 2-1

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Malaysia's Muhammad Firhan scores, score 1-1

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Japan's Yamasaki scores

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Penalty shoot-out to decide who will directly qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020

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And Japan scores and it is 6-6 at Full time

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Japan gets penalty corner with 20 seconds to go

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and Malaysia scores, its a thriller. In last 2 minutes 2 goal scored. First Japan equalises then Malaysia convert penalty corner to take 6-5 lead

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Malaysia get penalty corner

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Japan equalises in the fourt quarter, score 5-5

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Hockey Gold Medal match: Malaysia lead 5-4 against Japan in in 4th quarter

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Gold Medal match: Malaysia lead 4-2 against Japan in Hockey Final at half time

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Rani Rampal to be India's flag-bearer in Asiad closing ceremony

Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal was on Saturday selected as India's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the 18th Asian Games. "Rani will be the flag-bearer for tomorrow's ceremony," Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra told PTI.  Batra is also heading world hockey body, FIH Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. Chopra went on to win the gold medal comfortably. Read full article

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