Asian Games 2018 Witnesses India Match Its Earlier Best with 15 Gold! - GK Notes in PDF

India's performance in the Asian Games 2018 was remarkable as it matched its earlier best medal tally. The last time India won 15 gold medals was in the inaugural edition in New Delhi, 1951. India finished at 8th position at Asian Games 2018 with 15 Gold, 24 Silver and 30 Bronze Medals. Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal was India’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremony at the Asian Games 2018. India bagged most gold in Athletics. Jinson Johnson subsequently became the first Indian in 56 years to win Men's 1500m event at the Asian Games, following Mohinder Singh's gold at the 1962 Games. India's Arpinder Singh becomes the first Indian to win gold in men's triple jump in 48 years. It was Double delight for India as Manjit Singh and Jinson Jhonson won Gold and Silver respectively in Men's 800m race. India's Ace Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged Gold comfortably by breaking his own National record in Asian Games 2018. India shuttler PV Sindhu bagged Silver after going down in finals, while Saina Nehwal settled for Bronze. Sindhu also created history as she is the 1st Indian to reach Badminton Women's Finals in Asian Games. Rohan Bopanna and Sharan Divij clinched gold at Men's Doubles in Tennis. While Men's Rowing team claimed Gold in Quadruple Sculls event. Earlier, Rahi Sarnobat became the India's 1st women shooter to win Gold at Asian Games 2018. This year's Asian Games was hosted in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. It is held from 18th August 2018 to 2nd September 2018. Read this article to know all about the Asian Games 2018. You can also download this article in PDF and refer to it whenever you want. Also check Testbook daily to stay updated for India's performance in Asian Games 2018!!!

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India at Asian Games

Sports - 69 Gold - 15 Silver - 24 Bronze - 30 Deepak Kumar, Sanjeev Abhishek Verma, Saurabh Chaudhary, Shooting - 9 Rajput, Lakshay, Shardul Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Rahi Sarnobat Vihan Kumar Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Wrestling - 3 - Divya Kakran Phogat Sepaktakraw - - Men’s Team Regu - 1 Mixed Double Team - Ankita Tennis - 3 Rohan Bopanna & - Raina, Prajnesh Sharan Divij Prabhakaran Santosh Kumar, Surya Bhanu Pratap, Wushu -4 - - Narender Grewal, Roshibina Devi Kabaddi - 2 - Women's Team Men's Team Dushyant, Men's Men's Quadruple Rowing - 3 - Lightweight Double Sculls Team Sculls Team Muhammed Anas, Dharun Tajinderpal Singh, Ayyasamy, Dutee Chand in Neeraj Chopra, Manjit both 100m & 200m, Hima Singh, Arpinder Singh, Seema Punia, Chitra Athletics - 19 Das, Sudha Singh, Neena Jinson Jhonson, Unnikrishnan Varakil, Jinson Jhonson, Swapna Barman, Mixed 400m Relay, Men's Women's 400m Relay. 400m Relay Equestrian Fouaad Mirza, Men's - - - 2 Eventing Team Saurav Ghosal, Joshana Chinappa, Squash - 5 - Women's Team Dipika Pallikal, Men's Team Men's Team, Mixed Bridge - 3 Men's Pair - Team

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Badminton - - P V Sindhu Saina Nehwal 2 Men's Team and Women's Archery - 2 - Team Table Men's Team, Mixed - - Tennis- 2 Doubles Kurash - 2 - Pincky Balhara Malaprabha Yallappa Harshita Tomar, 49er Sailing - 3 - 49er FX Women's Team FX Men's Team Hockey - 2 - Women's Team Men's Team Boxing - 2 Amit Vikas Krishan

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Quick Facts about the Asian Games 2018

 The Asian Games is a multi-disciplinary sports event held every four years where athletes from all Asian countries can participate..  The Asian Games first began in 1951 in New Delhi, India.  While generally the Asian Games are held only in one city, the Asian Games 2018 will see events happening in Indonesian capital Jakarta and the country’s oldest city, Palembang.  The opening and closing ceremonies of the 18th Asian Games will be held at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta.  The 18th Asian Games will witness athletes from 45 countries competing in 465 events approx.  Jakarta will host most of the events but sports like shooting and tennis will be played in Palembang.  Indonesia is hosting the Asian Games for the 2nd time after the Jakarta Asian Games in 1962.  The Asian Games are organised every four years by the Olympic Council of Asia, the 2nd largest multi-sport event next to the Olympic Games in the world.

India and Asian Games

 The India's contingent at the Asian Games 2018 will have 572 athletes - 312 men and 260 women competing across 36 events.  Young javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra carried India’s flag and led the contingent at the Asian Games 2018.  India’s best performance at the Asia Games was in Guangzhou 2010, where India won 65 medals, including 14 golds.  There are many Indian athletes who are being considered strong medal contenders for the 18th Asian Games. Let us take a look at them:

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o Hockey - Defending champion India will look to once again bring home the gold in the men’s category while the women’s team will look to better their bronze-medal performance from Incheon to finish with the yellow metal.

o Wrestling - Bajrang Punia, Sushil Kumar and Vinesh Phogat are being considered strong medal contenders for India.

o Badminton - P V Sindhu, Sania Nehwal, and K Shrikant have shown commendable performances in the past few months and have a good chance of winning medals for the country.

o Shooting - No Indian shooter has shown more promise than the Haryana school-going 16-year-old, Manu Bhaker. She also shot down the gold at the CWG and will be a strong contender in the 10m air pistol event in the Asian Games 2018.

o Tennis - Rohan Bopanna will be a contender along with very impressive Divij Sharan in men’s doubles. In the absence of top singles player Yuki Bhambri, the Chennai-player, Ramkumar Ramanathan will carry India’s hopes.

o Boxing - Vikas Krishan will be India’s strongest contender for a medal in Jakarta. Shiva Thapa has a good record at the Asian Championships to draw confidence from, having claimed three successive medals. Sonia Lather will lead a three-member Indian women’s team in the absence of MC Mary Kom, who pulled out to focus on the World Championship. Sonia will compete in the 57kg.

o Kabaddi - India are the defending champions of the gold medal in men’s and women’s kabaddi event at the Asian Games and are expected to win Gold this year too.

o Gymnastics - Dipa Karmakar is tipped to be India’s best medal bet in Jakarta.

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o Table Tennis - The Delhi-player, Manika Batra is expected to give a strong fight to her rivals at the Asian Games 2018.

o Hima Das for athletics, Neeraj Chopra for javelin throw, Seema Punia for discus throw and Dutee Chand for sprints - all pose high chances of winning medals in their respective disciplines.

Apart from the above mentioned disciplines, in the Asian Games 2018 unusual events like bridge, pencak silat and kurash will also see Indian athletes compete. Let’s hope Indian athletes beat their own best performance in 2010 and secure India in Top Rank in Asian Games 2018.

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