-Asian Games 2018 Live Updates Day 6: Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan Win Men's Doubles Tennis Gold
India started their Asian Games 2018 Day 6 campaign with a bang by winning a gold and two bronze medals in rowing. The day started with Dushyant winning bronze in men's Lightweight Single Sculls. Dushyant, who was declared the best rower in the 2013 National Championships, finished third on the podium with a timing of 7.18.76. The Indian, who began rowing in 2012 at an army training camp in Roorkee, had won a bronze in the last edition of the Games, too, in Incheon. This was followed by another bronze with Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh finishing third in men's Lightweight Double Sculls. Following that, the the Indian team of of Sawarn Singh/Dattu Bhokanal/Om Prakash/Sukhmeet Singh won gold in men's Quadruple Sculls to add to India's gold medal tally. (MEDAL TALLY)
Live updates of Asian Games 2018, Day 6 straight from Jakarta, Indonesia
11:55 IST: MEDAL ALERT | Heena Sidhu wins bronze in women's 10m Air Pistol event. This is India's 23rd medal at the Games.
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11:48 IST: Women's 10m Air Pistol final: Big, big upset as 16-year-old Manu Bhaker is eliminated. Heena Sidhu, on the other hand, drops to 4th place.
11:45 IST: MEDAL ALERT | The Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan beat their Kazakhstan opponent in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to win tennis men's double gold medal.
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11:43 IST: Tennis doubles final: Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan hold their serve to take 5-3 lead in the second game. They are one game away from the gold medal.
11:41 IST: Women's 10m Air Pistol final: After 10 shots, India's Manu Bhaker has moved up to 5th place while Heena Sidhu drops to 7th place.
11:38 IST: Tennis doubles final: Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan break Aleksandr Bublik/Denis Yevseyev to take 4-3 lead in the second set.
11:37 IST: Women's 10m Air Pistol final: After 5 shots, India's Heena Sidhu is in 5th place with Manu Bhaker in 6th.
11:34 IST: Women's 10m Air Pistol final involving India's Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu gets underway. Can the shooters add to India's gold medal tally?
11:27 IST: Tennis doubles final: India draw level at 2-2 against Kazakhstan in the second game.
11:18 IST: Tennis doubles final: Rohan Bopanna-Divij Sharan take the 1st set 6-3. The Indian pair are a set away from a gold medal.
11:08 IST: Tennis doubles final: Currently, the Indian pair is leading 4-1 in the first set against their Kazakhstan opponents. Strong start by the Indians.
11:00 IST: Tennis men's doubles final between India's Rohan Bopanna/Divij Sharan and Aleksandr Bublik/Denis Yevseyev is currently underway.
10:50 IST: What a thrilling finish to the game! India beat Pakistan 28-27 in men's Handball main round, group 3 match.
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10:45 IST: India's Anish and Shivam Shukla finish third and 11th respectively in shooting men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol qualification Stage 1
10:40 IST: In Handball, India lead Pakistan 24-23 in men's Handball Main Round - Group 3 match. 10 minutes of play left.
10:27 IST: In Golf men's individual event Round 2, Aadil Bedi is placed 3rd, Rayhan Thomas John is tied 4th, Naveed Kshitij Kaul is tied 7th, Mohan Hari Singh is tied 42nd. Indian men's team, on the other hand, are placed second.
10:20 IST: In Golf women's individual event Round 2, Diksha Dagar is tied 16th, Sifat Sagoo is tied 22nd and Ridhiman Dilawari is tied 28th.
10:08 IST: In Fencing, India lose 25-45 to China in women's Epee Team quarterfinals.
09:55 IST: In Pencak Silat, India's Boynao Singh Naorem loses 0-5 to Dines Dumaan of Philippines in Men's Class B : 50kg to 55kg Quarterfinal Match 1.
09:50 IST: In Archery, clinical India beat Iraq 155-147 in Compound Mixed Team event to advance to the quarterfinals.
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09:47 IST: In shooting, India's Harjinder Singh and Amit Kumar finish fourth and fifth respectively in 300 metre Standard Rifle Men final.
09:35 IST: In rowing, India finish fourth in men's lightweight eight final. Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong won gold, silver and bronze respectively.
09:20 IST: Reports coming in that rower Dushyant Singh was taken ill and had to be stretchered off during the prize distribution ceremony.
09:05 IST: MEDAL ALERT | Indian rowers Sawarn Singh/Dattu Bhokanal/Om Prakash/Sukhmeet Singh win gold in men's Quadruple Sculls. Indonesia and Thailand are placed second and third respectively.
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08:47 IST: In shooting, Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu finish in 3rd and 7th place respectively in qualification stage to reach the final of women's 10m Air Pistol Final. Can they add to India's gold medal tally?
08:44 IST: In men's 300 metre Standard Rifle final event, currently, Harjinder Singh and Amit Kumar are placed sixth and eighth respectively.
08:37 IST: In Archery recurve mixed team pre-quarterfinals, Mongolia beat India 5-4.
08:34 IST: MEDAL ALERT | Rohit Kumar/Bhagwan Singh win bronze in men's Lightweight Double Sculls. This is India's 20th medal at the Games.
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08:31 IST: In fencing, India women's Epee team beats Indonesia 45-24 to advance to the quarterfinals.
08:25 IST: In Archery recurve mixed team pre-quarterfinals, India lead Mongolia 4-2 after three sets.
08:20 IST: In golf women's individual event Round 2, currently, India's Diksha Dagar is tied 10th place, Sifat Sagoo is placed 22nd, and Ridhima Dilwari is tied 26th.
08:15 IST: In 300m standard Rifle men final, Harjinder Singh is currently placed fifth with a total score of 378 while Amit Kumar is placed 10th with a total score of 193
08:07 IST: In swimming, India's Sandeep Sejwal tops heat 1 with a timing of 27.95 to qualify for men's 50 metre breaststroke final.
08:00 IST: MEDAL ALERT | Great news for India early on day six! Rower Dushyant wins bronze in men's lightweight singles sculls with a timing of 7.18.76. Korea's Hyunsu Park and Hong Kong's Chun Gun Chiu have won gold and silver respectively.
07:54 IST: In rowing, Dushyant is currently second after 500 metres.
07:50 IST: In shooting, Manu Bhaker is currently in the seventh position with a total score of 124 and Heena Singhu is placed 18th with a total score of 131 points.
07:42 IST: In shooting, India's Shivam Shukla finishes fourth with a total score of 289 in qualification stage 1 in 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol men.
07:38 IST: In shooting, 300 metre standard rifle men final event featuring India's Amit Kumar and Harjinder Singh is underway
07:35 IST: In shooting, 10m Air Pistol women's qualification featuring India's Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu is underway.
07:30 IST: In rowing, men's lightweight single sculls final event featuring India's Dushyant is underway.
07:20 IST: In shooting, India's Amit Kumar and Harjinder Singh will be featuring in 300m Standard Rifle men final event.
07:16 IST: Golf's men's team event featuring India is underway.
07:14 IST: Golf's men's individual event featuring India's Aadil Bedi, Rayhan John Thomas, Naveed Kshitij Kaul, Mohan Hari Singh is underway.
07:12 IST: Golf's women's team event featuring India is underway.
07:10 IST: Golf's women's individual event featuring India's Dagar Diksha, Sifat Sagoo, Ridhima Dilwari is underway.
07:06 IST: In Equestrian team event, India are currently competing in dressage team event.
07:05 IST: In Equestrian individual event, India's Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik, Jitender Singh, Fouaad Mirza are currently competing in dressage event. Along with that, India
07:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of Day 6 of Asian Games straight from Jakarta, Indonesia.
On Day 6, gymnast Dipa Karmakar will be in action in the balance beam event at 2:38 pm IST. Karmakar hasn't been able to perform exceedingly well in the competition yet. Hopefully, she will shine in the balance beam event. The Indian hockey team will be up against Japan at 6:30 pm IST. They beat Indonesia 17-0 and Hong Kong 26-0 in their first two Pool A games. Kidambi Srikanth will take on Wong Wing Ki in the round of 32 match at 10:30 am IST.
