India competed at the 2018 Asian
Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18th August to 2nd September.
Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Rani Rampal
was named as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
India has won 15 Gold, 24 Silver and
30 Bronze medals in the games.
Firsts in the Games
1. India
secured a bronze medal in the men's team regu event which was the country's
first medal in sepak takraw since the debut of the sport in the 1990 Asian
Games.
2. India
secured its first ever medal in table tennis in the Asian Games as the men's
team won a Bronze medal by defeating Japan in the quarterfinal of the Table
tennis at the 2018 Asian Games.
3. In the 25
meter rapid fire pistol event, Rahi Sarnobat became the first Indian woman to
clinch the gold medal in a shooting event of Asian Games.
4. Vinesh
Phogat, who won gold in the women's freestyle 50 kg category, became the first
Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Games.
5. Saina
Nehwal won India's first ever medal in the women's singles event in badminton
at the Asian Games when she won the bronze medal after losing the semi final.
6. P. V.
Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of a singles
badminton event at the Games and eventually won a silver.
7. Neeraj
Chopra won the country's first javelin gold medal, setting a new national
record.
8. Indian pair
of Pranab Bardhan & Shibnath Sarkar won the gold medal in the inaugural
edition of Contract bridge at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's pair
9. Vikas
Krishan Yadav sets the record to become the first Indian boxer to clinch a
medal in three successive Asian games.
Gold Medal Winners From India
Name
|
Sport
|
Event
|
Bajrang Punia
|
Wrestling
|
Men's freestyle 65
kg
|
Vinesh Phogat
|
Wrestling
|
Women's freestyle
50 kg
|
Saurabh Chaudhary
|
Shooting
|
Men's 10 metre air
pistol
|
Rahi Sarnobat
|
Shooting
|
Women's 25 metre
pistol
|
Sawarn Singh
Dattu Baban Bhokanal Om Prakash Sukhmeet Singh |
Rowing
|
Men's quadruple
sculls
|
Rohan Bopanna
Divij Sharan |
Lawn tennis
|
Men's doubles
|
Tajinderpal Singh
Toor
|
Athletics
|
Men's shot put
|
Neeraj Chopra
|
Athletics
|
Men's javelin
throw
|
Manjit Singh
|
Athletics
|
Men's 800 metres
|
Arpinder Singh
|
Athletics
|
Men's triple jump
|
Swapna Barman
|
Athletics
|
Women's heptathlon
|
Jinson Johnson
|
Athletics
|
Men's 1500 metres
|
M. R. Poovamma
Saritaben Gaikwad Hima Das Vismaya |
Athletics
|
Women's 4 x 400 m
relay
|
Amit Panghal
|
Boxing
|
Light flyweight
(49 kg)
|
Pranab Bardhan
Shibhnath Sarkar |
Bridge
|
Men's pair
|