After some fierce action on day 2 which saw India bag three medals on the day, the action now shifts to the third day of the games, where several Indian archers will be in action in pursuit for the top honours. Stay with us for all the latest happenings and live updates of Indian challenge on day 3 of the Asian Games 2018.
Also read: India’s schedule at 2018 Asian Games on Day 3 (21 August)
India at Day 3 of Asian Games Live Updates
17:01 pm: Divij Sharan / Karman Thandi bow out in pre-quarters of mixed tennis event after losing 4-6, 6-3, 5-10.
16:43 pm: India’s Virdhawal Khade finished fourth after clocking 22.47 seconds, he missed a bronze by just 0.01 second.
16:30: Indian pips Thailand 49-30 in men’s Kabaddi group A.
16:26 pm: Men’s recurve archery rankings
Atanu Das – 14 – 332 (score)
Viswash – 17 – 328
Jagdish Choudhary – 31 – 314
Sukhchain Singh – 46 – 306
India – 8th – 1956
India (mixed team) – 8th – 1309
15:15 pm: Now this is really surprising. India have lost their men’s regu semi-final match against Thailand, but they clinch bronze medal. This is India’s maiden medal in this sports at Asian Games.
15:00 pm: India’s Lakshay and Shreyasi Singh finished sixth in mixed trap event finals. They pile up a score of 16 in 25 shots.
13:40 pm: Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan outclass Kadchapanan N and Trongcharoenchaik of Thailand 6-3, 6-1 to enter the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles tennis.
13:20 pm: Shooter Sanjeev Rajput wins India’s eighth medal after bagging silver in men’s 50m rifle 3 position event. He missed out on a possible gold by a whisker.
13:05 pm: Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan ease past their Chinese Taipie opponents to book the place in men’s doubles quarter finals 7-6(5), 7-6(2)
11:55 am: India’s Shreyasi Singh and Lakshay have qualified for the mixed trap event shooting.
11:35 am: India women’s kabaddi team registers second win on the day with a 54-22 victory over hosts Indonesia.
11:00 am: TENNIS- Ankita Raina through to the quarter final of women’s singles. She eased past 6-1, 6-2 against Hozomi Eri
10:40 am: Gold and Bronze to India in 10m air pistol event.
16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in men’s 10m air pistol event. Bronze to India’s Abhishek Verma.#AsianGames2018 #AsianGames #Shooting @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/wqh1xQdlUn
— Digitalsporty.com (@digitalsporty) August 21, 2018
10:15 am: Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma in action at the 10m Air Pistol Finals.
Saurabh Choudhary and Abhishek Verma currently featuring in men’s 10m air pistol finals.
Follow live: https://t.co/SQUqs2YL4m#AsianGames #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/tGcx25bqmo— Digitalsporty.com (@digitalsporty) August 21, 2018
9:25 am: Indian women’s basketball team trailing two sets down against Vietnam.
9:16 am: Sanjeev Rajput qualifies for the final of men’s 50m rifle 3 positions.
Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma qualify for 10m Air Pistol Finals.
Virdhawal Khade’s National record time of 22.43 seconds in winning his heats helps him make it to the 50m freestyle swimming final. #AsianGames2018 He rewrote his record from 22.55 set nine years ago in the Asian Age Group Championships in Tokyo!
— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) August 21, 2018
8:08 am: Indian women’s kabaddi team register third consecutive win. They beat Sri Lanka 38-12.
The women’s will again be in action from 10.30 AM against the hosts Indonesia.
7:53 am: India’s Virdhawal Khade wins his heat in men’s 50m freestyle swimming with a time of 22.43
He qualifies for the finals.
7:50 am: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Asian Games from day 3. Stay Tuned with us for all the latest updates of Indian athletes. India is currently at eight position in medals tally with five medals (2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze)
