India @ Asian games 2014

[Jai_Hind]

Hi all, The 17th Asian Games in Incheon , South Korea, started on 19th of September and will continue for two weeks till 4 October 2014. This thread is to discuss Indian acheivments in the games.

A total of 515 Indian athelets are participating in 28 sports this year.

Details- India at the 2014 Asian Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[joekrish]

Make us proud.

 

[Jai_Hind]

Shweta Chaudhry wins bronze in women's 10m air pistol

Incheon: Shooter Shweta Chaudhry gave India their first medal on the opening day action of the 17th Asian Games after the Faridabad girl clinched bronze in the Women 10m Air Pistol Finals, here on Saturday.

Shweta looked focused from the start as she sailed through even after her much fancied teammates Heena Sidhu and Malaika Goel failed to make the finals cut.

The World No.146 had a topsy turvy ride in the finals as she led the standings after 3 shots but soon slipped to sixth and then improved to third.

There was a shoot off between Chaudhry and China's Zhou for the bronze before the Indian came up trumps with a 10.7 hit.

China though stood first on the podium with Zhang Mengyuan bagging gold and Korea's Jung Jeehae getting the silver.

Meanwhile Chinese women also won gold in the 10m Air Pistol Team event.

On expected line, China lead the the medals tally with 3 gold medals while India stand fifth with a bronze to their credit.

Asian Games 2014: Shweta Chaudhry wins bronze in women's 10m air pistol - IBNLive

 

[Nova2]

Rai won GOLD in 50m shooting ,more to come

 

[Jai_Hind]

Jitu Rai shoots India's first gold

Shooters led India's medal hunt on the opening day of 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, where pistol-shooter Jitu Rai won India's first gold in the 50m event, shortly after Shweta Chaudhry opened India's account with a bronze in the 10m Women's Pistol event.

Jitu held his nerves to clinch the yellow metal off his last short in the final, edging out silver medal-winner Chinese Wei Pang. Vietnam's Hoang Phuong Nguyen settled for the bronze.

Jitu has won six medals in last six competitions since June 2014.

Lucknow boy Jitu is also the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics after bagging a quota place with an impressive silver medal-finish at the 51st Shooting World Championships in August. Jitu also won a gold medal in the 50m pistol event in Commonwealth Games at Glasgow.

But he is not finished yet at Incheon, with his favourite 10m Pistol event, where he is ranked world No.1, scheduled for Sunday.

Earlier, Shooter Shweta Chaudhry gave India their first medal of the 17th Asian Games after the Faridabad girl clinched bronze in the Women's 10m Air Pistol final.

Shweta looked focused from the start as she sailed through even after her much fancied teammates Heena Sidhu and Malaika Goel failed to make the finals cut.

The World No.146 had a topsy-turvy ride in the finals as she led the standings after 3 shots but soon slipped to sixth and then improved to third.

Asian Games 2014: Jitu Rai shoots India's first gold, bronze for Shweta - IBNLive

 

[Jai_Hind]

Asian Games 2014: Indian women settle for badminton team bronze

Incheon: Ending a 28-year-old medal drought in badminton at the Asian Games, India Sunday settled for the bronze in the women's team event going downtamely to hosts South Korea in the semi-finals at the Gyeyang Gymnasium here.

Though World No.7 Saina Nehwal gave India a good start by winning the first singles, her compatriots went on to lose the next three ties and go down 1-3 in the last-four clash.

This is India's eighth bronze at Asiad badminton after having claimed one in 1974 Tehran, five in 1982 New Delhi and one more in 1986 Seoul. This is also India's second ever medal in women's team event after clinching a bronze 32 years ago at home. India have never won an Asiad silver or gold from the discipline.

It was going fine for India when Saina continued her good run to overcame World No.4 Ji Hyun Sung 21-12, 10-21, 21-9 in 58 minutes. Though Saina had a 4-1 record before their encounter, the South Korean had won their immediately previous contest.

However, since the Asian Games are not recognised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the results won't be counted in the official records.

Hopes were high from double World Championship bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu when she took on World No.6 Yeon Ju Bae but the South Korean girl, with the vociferous support of the home crowd, delivered a brilliant performance to steal the match away from the Indian.

Though the tall and lanky Indian won the first game 21-14, Yeon came back strongly to clinch the marathon one hour and 19 minutes contest by taking the next two games 21-18, 21-13. Thereon, it was too much to ask from the doubles combine of N. Sikki Reddy and Pradnya Gadre and P.C. Thulasi in the third singles to defeat much higher- ranked opponents -- they went on to lose their respective matches, easing the way for the hosts to reach the final.

Sikki and Pradnya lost their 45-minute battle 16-21, 17-21 to Kim Soyeong and Chang Yena while Thulasicould not put up much of a fight and lost 12-21, 8-21 in 37 minutes to Kim Hyomin.

South Korea will try to dethrone nine-time and defending champions China when the two teams clash in the final Monday.

Asian Games 2014: Indian women settle for badminton team bronze - IBNLive

 

[Jai_Hind]

Jitu Rai leads India to team bronze in 10 metre air pistol

A day after winning the gold medal in the 50 metre event, Jitu Rai Sunday led India's 10 metre air pistol team to win a bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games and also hunting for his second individual medal at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range.

It was India's third medal from shooting and second bronze. Shweta Chaudhry has also won the bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event Saturday to open India's medal count.

The Indian men's team comprising Rai, Samresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa, won the bronze in the men's event. Both India and China were tied on 1,743 points but the latter clinched the silver on account of an extra x. The Chinese team had 65x while Indian has 64x. Rai, who won the 50m gold, shot 585, Jung had 580 and Nanjappa 578.

Rai qualified for the final round in the fourth place while his compatriot Jung narrowly missed out after he finished ninth. Nanjappa finished 14th.

The gold went to the South Korean team comprising Kim Cheongyong (585), Jin Jongoh (581) and Lee Daemyung (578) with a total score of 1,744. The Chinese team of Pang Wei (585), Pu Qifeng (583) and Wang Zhiwei (575) got the silver with a total score of 1,743.

Asian Games: Jitu Rai leads India to team bronze in 10 metre air pistol

The team of Jitu Rai, Samresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa won a bronze medal in Men's 10m Air Pistol Team event

 

[kobenhaven]

Asian Games 2014: Indian women settle for badminton team bronze

Incheon: Ending a 28-year-old medal drought in badminton at the Asian Games, India Sunday settled for the bronze in the women's team event going downtamely to hosts South Korea in the semi-finals at the Gyeyang Gymnasium here.

Though World No.7 Saina Nehwal gave India a good start by winning the first singles, her compatriots went on to lose the next three ties and go down 1-3 in the last-four clash.

This is India's eighth bronze at Asiad badminton after having claimed one in 1974 Tehran, five in 1982 New Delhi and one more in 1986 Seoul. This is also India's second ever medal in women's team event after clinching a bronze 32 years ago at home. India have never won an Asiad silver or gold from the discipline.

It was going fine for India when Saina continued her good run to overcame World No.4 Ji Hyun Sung 21-12, 10-21, 21-9 in 58 minutes. Though Saina had a 4-1 record before their encounter, the South Korean had won their immediately previous contest.

However, since the Asian Games are not recognised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the results won't be counted in the official records.

Hopes were high from double World Championship bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu when she took on World No.6 Yeon Ju Bae but the South Korean girl, with the vociferous support of the home crowd, delivered a brilliant performance to steal the match away from the Indian.

Though the tall and lanky Indian won the first game 21-14, Yeon came back strongly to clinch the marathon one hour and 19 minutes contest by taking the next two games 21-18, 21-13. Thereon, it was too much to ask from the doubles combine of N. Sikki Reddy and Pradnya Gadre and P.C. Thulasi in the third singles to defeat much higher- ranked opponents -- they went on to lose their respective matches, easing the way for the hosts to reach the final.

Sikki and Pradnya lost their 45-minute battle 16-21, 17-21 to Kim Soyeong and Chang Yena while Thulasicould not put up much of a fight and lost 12-21, 8-21 in 37 minutes to Kim Hyomin.

South Korea will try to dethrone nine-time and defending champions China when the two teams clash in the final Monday.

Asian Games 2014: Indian women settle for badminton team bronze - IBNLive

I have seen this girl playing in Danmark. What is her name ?

 

[mahesh.]

I have seen this girl playing in Danmark. What is her name ?

Saina Nehwal. Which event in Denmark

 

[ranjeet]

Jitu Rai leads India to team bronze in 10 metre air pistol

A day after winning the gold medal in the 50 metre event, Jitu Rai Sunday led India's 10 metre air pistol team to win a bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games and also hunting for his second individual medal at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range.

It was India's third medal from shooting and second bronze. Shweta Chaudhry has also won the bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event Saturday to open India's medal count.

The Indian men's team comprising Rai, Samresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa, won the bronze in the men's event. Both India and China were tied on 1,743 points but the latter clinched the silver on account of an extra x. The Chinese team had 65x while Indian has 64x. Rai, who won the 50m gold, shot 585, Jung had 580 and Nanjappa 578.

Rai qualified for the final round in the fourth place while his compatriot Jung narrowly missed out after he finished ninth. Nanjappa finished 14th.

The gold went to the South Korean team comprising Kim Cheongyong (585), Jin Jongoh (581) and Lee Daemyung (578) with a total score of 1,744. The Chinese team of Pang Wei (585), Pu Qifeng (583) and Wang Zhiwei (575) got the silver with a total score of 1,743.

Asian Games: Jitu Rai leads India to team bronze in 10 metre air pistol

The team of Jitu Rai, Samresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa won a bronze medal in Men's 10m Air Pistol Team event

There is a thread dedicated for Asian games in the sports section .. please post there so that we can keep track of all the developments.

 

[kobenhaven]

Saina Nehwal. Which event in Denmark

Last october in Danmark Open

 

[Jai_Hind]

I have seen this girl playing in Danmark. What is her name ?

She is Saina Nehwal... currently 7th in BWF

There is a thread dedicated for Asian games in the sports section .. please post there so that we can keep track of all the developments.

Is it...?? Thanks for the headsup... I will do it