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The 2018 Asian Games officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018.

For the first time, the Asian Games are being co-hosted in two cities; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which is hosting the Games for the first time since 1962), and Palembang, the capital of the South Sumatra province.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the Games was being held at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta.

The games was officially opened by the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo q For the first time, eSports and canoe polo was contested as demonstration sports.

eSports is expected to be a medal event at the 2022 Asian Games q Hanoi, Vietnam was originally selected to host the games. They withdraw citing economic recession.

Asian Games 2014 was held in Incheon, South Korea q Asian Games 2022 will be held in Hangzhou, China Official songs On 13 July 2018, the Indonesian Asian Games Organizing Committee (INASGOC) released an official music album of the 2018

Asian Games titled Asian Games 2018:

Energy of Asia.

The album consists of 13 songs involves several cross-genre musical artists. The torch relay began at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, host of the 1st Asian Games, on 15 July 2018. On 18 July 2018, a ceremony took place in Brahma field by the 9th century Hindu temple of Prambanan near Yogyakarta, where the torch’s flame from India were fused together with an Indonesian natural eternal flame taken from Mrapen, Central Java. The relay travelled through 54 cities in 18 provinces in Indonesia, including host cities. The relay covered a total distance of 18,000 kilometres (11,000 mi). The relay finished on 17 August, the 73rd anniversary of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence in the National Monument, Jakarta before being carried into the opening ceremony at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium the next day. The organizers of the 2018 Asian Games have produced three unique mascots, who represent the Indonesian heritage. The mascots also represent the different Indonesian region.

Mascots :

1) Bhin-Bhin The first mascot of the 2018 Asian Games is a Bird-of-Paradise. The bird is usually found in the Eastern regions of Indonesia and is thus adorned with an Asmat Motif. The Bird Bhin-Bhin is from the Papuan region and symbolizes strategy and tactics.

2) Atung The Bawean Deer, as the name suggests, is from the Bawean region of Indonesia. Atung wears a batik parang sarong from Central Indonesian Region, which symbolizes speed and a ‘never give up’ spirit.

3) KaKa The third and final mascot of the 2018 Asian Games is the Javan Rhinoceros, Kaka. Originally named Ika, the rhinoceros wears a flower motif from Palembang’s

Songket Scraf.

The Javan Rhinoceros is an endangered species, and the organizers are hoping for spreading the message through the mascot. His hometown is Ujung Kulon and he represents power.

Nations participated :

45 • Athletes participating : 11,720

Events : 462 in 40 sports
Torch lighter : Susi Susanti (Lucia Francisca Susy Susanti is a retired Indonesian badminton player)

1) Pencak Silat – Pencak-silat is an Indonesian form of martial arts.

2) Jujutsu – Not to be confused with Judo, Jujutsu is a Japanese form of martial arts which will feature as a medal discipline in Jakarta and Palembang. It relies heavily on tactics and strategy.

3) Sambo – Also known as Samozashchita Bez Oruzhiya (or self-defence), this is yet another form of martial arts that found it’s origin in Russia

4) Paragliding 9) Kurash

5) Rock Climbing 10) Basketball (3×3)

6) Rollersports

7) Jet skiing

8) Contract Bridge Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony Competitors : 572 in 36 sports Flag bearer –

Closing:

Rani Rampal India Ranked 8Th in Medal Tally

Gold – 15 Silver – 24 Bronze – 30 Total – 69

Bajrang Punia Won – Wrestling ( Men’s freestyle 65 kg ) Born – Jhajjar, Haryana

Vinesh Phogat Won : Women’s Freestyle 50 kg Born : Bhiwani,

Haryana Became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Games.

Saurabh Chaudhary Won : Men’s 10 metre air pistol Born : Kalina village ,

Meerut , Uttar Pradesh India’s youngest ever (16 years) Asian Games gold medal winner

Rahi Sarnobat Won : Women’s 25m

Air Pistol State :

Kolhapur, Maharashtra Rahi Sarnobat became the first Indian woman shooter to win gold at the Asian Game Sawarn Singh,

Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh Won

: Rowing : Men’s quadruple sculls Rohan Bopanna and

Divij Sharan Won : Lawn Tennis : Men’s doubles

Rohan Bopanna :

Bengaluru Divij Sharan:

New Delhi Tajinderpal Singh Toor Won: Men’s shot put Born: Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab. He threw the iron ball to 20.75m to win the gold and set a national record as well. He bettered the six-year-old record of 20.69m in the name of Om Prakash Karhana Toor’s effort was also an Asian Games record Neeraj Chopra Won: Men’s javelin throw Born : Panipat,Haryana Chopra’s gold is India’s only second medal in javelin throw in Asian Games history after Gurtej Singh won a bronze in 1982 in New Delhi. Arpinder Singh Won: Athletics : Men’s triple jump Born : Amritsar, Punjab Arpinder Singh clinched India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years with a jump of 16.77m in the Asian Game Manjit Singh Won : Men’s 800 metres Born : Haryana India’s last gold in men’s 800m was won by Charles Borromeo in 1982 Asian Games Swapna Barman Won : Women’s heptathlon Born : Jalpaiguri, West Bengal She has six toes in both her feet Swapna’s triumph in the women’s heptathlon is the first-ever gold for India in the event at the Asiad. Swapna posted a score of 6026 points Jinson Johnson Won : Men’s 1500 metres Born : Kozhikode, Kerala Johnson earlier won a silver in the 800m event. Hima Das, MR Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and VK Vismaya Won : Women’s 4×400 relay Amit Panghal Won : Boxing : Light flyweight (49 kg) Born : Mayna village of Rohtak district, Haryana Amit Panghal defeated 2016 Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar Won : Bridge : Men’s pair The sport of bridge has been introduced for the first time in the Asian Games. Deepak Kumar Won : Shooting : Men’s 10 metre air rifle Born : Delhi Lakshay Sheoran Won : Shooting : Men’s trap event Born : Jind, Haryana Sanjeev Rajput Won : Shooting : Men’s 50 metre rifle three positions State : Haryana Shardul Vihan State : Meerut, Uttar Pradesh He won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Men’s Double Trap (shooting) just at the age of 15. India women’s national kabaddi team Won : Kabaddi Women’s kabaddi Iran won the gold. Won : Equestrian Individual eventing State : Bangalore, Karnataka Fouaad Mirza gives India individual equestrian silver in Asiad after 36 years The last individual medal in eventing came in 1982 when Raghubir Singh finished on the podium in the Indian capital Fouaad Mirza Fouaad Mirza, Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik, Jitender Singh Won : Equestrian Team eventing Won : Athletics : Women’s 400 metres Born : Dhing, Nagaon, Assam, Hima Das Won : Athletics : Men’s 400 metres Born : Nilamel, Kerala Hassan Abdalelah of Qatar, who won the gold medal. Muhammed Anas Dutee Chand Won : Athletics Women’s 100 metres Women’s 200 metres Born : Jajpur, Odisha Won : Men’s 400 metres hurdles Born : Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu It is India’s first medal in the event since Joseph Abraham won a gold in 2010. Dharun Ayyasamy Sudha Singh Won : Athletics : Women’s 3000 metres steeplechase Born : Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh The 32-year-old Sudha won a gold medal when women’s 3000m steeplechase was introduced in the Asian Games in 2010. Neena Varakil Won : Athletics : Women’s long jump Born : Meppayur, Calicut Won : Archery : Women’s team compound Muskan Kirar, Madhumita Kumari, Jyothi Surekha Vennam Won : Archery: Men’s team compound Abhishek Verma,Rajat Chauhan, Aman Saini Won : Badminton : Women’s singles State : Hyderabad, Telangana PV Sindhu created history by becoming the first Indian shuttler to reach the women’s singles final at the Asian Games P V Sindhu Won : Kurash : Women’s 52 kg Kurash, a sport being played for the first time in Asian Games She lost to Uzbekistan’s Gulnor Sulaymanova Pincky Balhara Won : Athletics : Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay This was the first time ever that the Mixed Relay 4X400 m event was being contested at the Asian Games. Rajiv Arokia,Muhammed Anas, Hima Das, M. R. Poovamma Won : Athletics : Men’s 4 x 400 m relay Dharun Ayyasamy, Kunhu Mohammed, Rajiv Arokia, Muhammed Anas Won : Sailing – 49er FX women Sweta Shervegar and Varsha Gautham Won : Field Hockey : Women’s tournament With the silver medal, India women’s hockey team’s wait for a gold medal at Asian Games continues with the last top prize coming in 1982 in New Delhi India women’s national field hockey team Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa,Tanvi Khanna, Sunayna Kuruvilla Won : Squash Women’s team Player Sports Ravi Kumar Apurvi Chandela Shooting 10 metre air rifle mixed team Abhishek Verma Shooting Men’s 10 metre air pistol Divya Kakran Wrestling Women’s freestyle 68 kg Roshibina Naorem Wushu Women’s sanda 60 kg Santhosh Kumar Wushu Men’s sanda 56 kg Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh Wushu Men’s sanda 60 kg Narender Grewal Wushu Men’s sanda 65 kg Won : Sepak takraw : Men’s team regu India secured a bronze medal in the men’s team regu event which since the debut of the sport in the was the country’s first medal in sepak takraw 1990 Asian Games Sepak takraw is a volleyball-style sport in which players use their feet, head, knees and chest to hit the ball across the net. They are not allowed to use their hands India men’s national sepak takraw team Won : Lawn tennis : Women’s singles State : Ahmedabad, Gujarat Raina became India’s second women’s singles medallist at the Games after Sania Mirza, who had won a silver in Doha (2006) and Guangzhou (2010). Ankita Raina Players Sports India men’s national kabaddi team Kabaddi Men’s kabaddi Rohit Kumar Bhagwan Singh Rowing Men’s lightweight double sculls Heena Sidhu Shooting Women’s 10 metre air pistol Seema Punia Athletics Women’s discus throw Harshita Tomar Sailing Open Laser 4.7 PU Chitra Athletics Women’s 1500 metres Varun Thakkar Ganapathy Chengappa Sailing 49er men Won : Rowing :Men’s lightweight single sculls State : Haryana Dushyant Chauhan won India its first medal in rowing at the ongoing 18th Asian Games Dushyant Chauhan Another medal from Kurash! Malaprabha Jadhav brings the second medal in Kurash by winning a BRONZE medal in the women’s Kurash 52 kg event. State : Karnataka Malaprabha Jadhav Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra continued their splendid form in 2018 by becoming the first Indian pair in history to medal in the table tennis mixed doubles event at the Asian Games in Jakarta Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra Saina Nehwal State: Hisar, Haryana This is the first time that an Indian woman shuttler has claimed a singles medal at the Asian Games and it was also the first singles medals in badminton after the 1982 Asiad when Syed Modi won the bronze. Players Sports Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Achanta Sharath Kamal Anthony Amalraj Harmeet Desai Manav Thakkar Table tennis Men’s team Saurav Ghosal Harinder Pal Sandhu Ramit Tandon Mahesh Mangaonkar Squash Men’s team Vikas Krishan Yadav Boxing Middleweight (75 kg) India men’s national field hockey team Field hockey Men’s tournament Dipika Pallikal Squash Women’s singles Joshna Chinappa Squash Women’s singles Saurav Ghosal Squash Men’s singles q The 18th Asian Games come to a close , with India achieving its best ever tally of 69 medals and equaling its best gold medal haul of 15 after 67 years. Last time India won 15 Gold Medals in first Asian Games in 1951.

India with total of 69 medals went beyond their previous best medal tally of 65, achieved in Guangzhou at 2010 Games. q In Asian Games 2014 : India won 11 Gold medals

New Delhi, the national capital of India, has hosted the Asian Games on two occasions: the inaugural 1951 Asian Games and the 1982 Asian Games q12-year-old Indonesian athlete becomes youngest Asian Games medal winner qIndonesia’s Bunga Nyimas Cinta became the youngest athlete to win a medal at the Asian Games.

The 12-year old secured the bronze medal in women’s skateboarding competition.