Asian Games 2018, Day 7: Tejinderpal Singh wins shot put gold with Games record

Medal winners of the day

Tejinderpal Singh - Gold - Men's shot put

Dipika Pallikal Karthik - Bronze - Women's singles squash

Joshna Chinappa - Bronze - Women's singles squash

Saurav Ghosal - Bronze - Men's singes squash

India have beaten South Korea 4-1 to retain their Pool B top spot. With a goal difference of 32, they're certain for a place in the semi-final. 

Tejinderpal Singh Toor's gold medal and three bronze medals from squash stars help India take tally to 29 medals. 

Tejinderpal Singh was the star of the day with a gold in men's shot put. He smashed the Asian Games record as well.

Meanwhile, 18-year-old Hima Das broke the national record to qualify for the women's 400m final along with Nirmala Sheoran. 

Muhammed Anas Yahiya topped his semi-final heat and qualified for the final of men's 400m. Arokia Rajiv made the final as well. 

Dutee Chand qualified for women's 100m final as the third-best runner in the qualification stages. She clocked a timing of 11.38s.

19-year-old Sreeshankar qualified for men's long jump final after just one attempt in the qualifying round. 

Well, this performance from Tejinderpal Singh will remain in our minds for a long time. What confidence and what execution of his skills. 

From finishing eighth in the Commonwealth Games in April to winning the gold here, it has been a solid progress from the 23-year-old. 

Tejinder opened the final with a throw of 19.96 and bettered his own mark in the fifth attempt with 20.75m, an Asian Games record. There was literally no one to challenge his first mark, let alone his best. 

Muhammed Anas Yahiya qualifies for men's 400m final after topping Heat 2 with an impressive timing of 45.30s. 

Meanwhile, Arokia Rajiv qualified for the final after finishing second in semi-final Heat 1 with a timing of 46.08s. 

What a day this has been for India on the track and field. 

World championships 2017 silver medalist Naser Salwa and U20 IAAF World Championships gold medalist Hima Das were a cut above the rest of the pack in the women's 400m heats.

Salwa set a Games record with a timing of 50.86s. India's Das, the 18-year-old, set a new national record of 51.00s. 

Meanwhile, Nirmala Sheoran of India qualified for the final as well finishing fouth overall in the heats with a timing of 54.09s. 

What a performance this is from Tejinderpal Singh. He really had no one to challenge his first throw of 19.96m. 

However, Tejinderpal himself bettered his mark with a Games Record throw of 20.75m in his fifth attempt. A stunning effort from the man who had finished 8th at the Commonwealth Games. 

What a throw from Tejinderpal Singh. The left-hander has left the rest of the pack well behind. 

In his fifth attempt, he sets an Asian Games record of 20.75m. He is pumped up!

Tejinderpal Singh equals his best throw of 19.96m in the fifth attempt. He has one more throw left. 

Liu Yang of China is still in the silver medal position with a throw of 19.52m. 

India's Loganathan Surya finishes sixth in the 10,000m final with a timing of 32:42.08s while Sanjivani Jadhav finishes ninth with a timing of 33:10.06s. 

Both the runners were with the pace-setting pack initially but fell off as the race progressed. 

Kyrgyzstan's Daria Maslova finishes with a gold after clocking 32:07.23s while Eunice Chumba of Bahrain and Deshun Zhang of China clinch silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Tajinderpal Singh's best remains 19.96m after three throws. His last throw as illegal. The 23-year-old Asian Athletics Championships silver medalist is looking set to win the gold medal. 

China's Liu Yang is in silver medal position with 19.52m best throw. 

What a start this from Tajingerpal Singh Toor. WIth a throw of 19.96m in his first attempt, he leads the 11-man field. 

Update: Yuki Hori of Japan is setting the pace early on here. Sanjivani and Surya are 2-3. Good pace from the runners early on. 

Sanjivani Baburao Jadhav and L Surya are two Indians in the 11-woman final. The two will face a stiff ask as they eye podium finishes at the Games. 

Strong start to Asian Games campaign by Dutee Chand. 

The Odisha athlete wins Heat 2 in 11.38s to reach the semi-final of women's 100m. 

Sarita Romit Singh finishes the women's hammer throw final with a best throw of 62.03m, a mark below her personal best. 

The 28-year-old fouled her last two throws and walked off with disappointment as she was one among the five finalists who managed to cross the 62m-mark. 

Sarita is likely to finish fifth in the final. 

Luo Na of China gets the gold with 71.42m. She had made four 70-plus throws in the final. Wang Zheng of China took the silver with a throw of 70.86m.

Hitomi Katsuyama won the bronze with a throw of 62.95m.

What a jump from Sreeshankar. With a jump of 7.83m in his first attempt, the 19-year-old has qualified for the final of the men's long jump. 

Here's the schedule of the evening session of athletics. 

Women's Hammer Throw Final - Underway

Sarita Singh

Women's 100m heats - 6 pm IST

Dutee Chand

Men's shot put final - 6:30 pm IST

Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Women's 10,000m final: 6:30 pm IST

Sanjivani Jadhav, Surya L

Women's 400m heats: 7:05 pm

Hima Das, Nirmala Sheoran

Men's 400m semi-final: 7:15 pm 

Muhammed Anas, Arokia Rajiv

Big upset in men's singles squash semi-final!

World number 12 and top seed Saurav Ghosal has lost to lower-ranked Au Chun Ming of Hong Kong 3-2.

The 32-year-old, a silver medalist from 2014 edition, was expected to reach the final but he has lost here despite leading 2-0. 

India's second-ranked men's doubles pairing of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy came up with a spirited performance against Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen of China.

The world number two Chinese pair had to save to match points at 20-18 to win the match 13-21, 21-17, 23-25. 

Joshna Chinappa loses women's singles semi-final to 19-year-old Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia 3-1.

The 31-year-old wins her maiden individual bronze medal at Asian Games but squandered an opportunity to become the first Indian to reach the squash finals at the continental meet. 

The second medal of the day from squash confirmed for India. Earlier in the day, Dipika Pallikal Karthik lost to Nicol David in the women's singles semi-final to settle for bronze. 

India's Pavitra qualified for the quarter-final of women's 60kg category after thrashing Pakistan's Perveen Rukshana in the R16.

The referee had to stop the contest as early as in the first round as the Indian pugilist was dominating the bout. 

Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy fought hard against the third-ranked pairing of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China but were beaten in straight games — 11-21, 22-24. 

After a pretty ordinary showing in the first game, the Indian duo made it tough for Qingchen and Yifan and in fact had the lead for the most part of the second game.

Nonetheless, they weren't able to force a decider as the Chinese duo fought back and displayed nerves of steel to close out a tight second game. 

Only PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have managed to reach the quarter-final round so far. 

Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will face second-ranked Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in a men's doubles Round of 16 tie later today. 

Unlike Thursday where she was pushed to the limits in her first-round outing, PV Sindhu eases past 2017 world junior champion Gregoria Mariska in straight games — 21-12, 21-15 into the quarter-final.

Pullela Gopichand should be relieved as both the top women's singles shuttlers — Sindhu and Saina Nehwal — from the country have reached the quarter-final rounds. 

Notably, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were knocked out in the R16 earlier today, which came a day after Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy were ousted from the men's singles event. 

A medal for India on Day 7 at last. However, it's a bronze as Dipika had to settle for a third-place finish in women's singles squash after losing semi-final 3-0 to Nicol David of Malaysia. 

Dipika Pallikal Karthik is trailing senior Malaysian player Nicole David in the women's singles semi-final 2-0.

The 26-year-old Indian has already assured herself a bronze but she needs to step up if she is to reach the final here. 

India's Vikas Thakur out of medal contention after failing to better his first clean and jerk lift of 190kg. 

The 24-year-old didn't have a good snatch round as well as he managed to lift 145kg in his third attempt. 

With a total of 335, Vikas is not going to add to India's medal tally, which has remained unaffected since yesterday evening. 

PV Sindhu has a slender three-point lead at the break in the first game over 2017 world junior champion Gregoria Mariska of Indonesia. 

Can the 23-year-old join her senior compatriot Saina Nehwal in the quarter-final round? 

It's all over for the India trio of Atanu Das, Viswash and Jagdish as they lose 5-1 to top seeds South Koreans in the quarter-final of Men's Recurve team event. 

After stealing a point from the mighty Koreans in the first set, India failed to make build on it as there were a couple of shockers in the second and third set. 

Vishwash's 6 in the third set helped Korea win even as both the teams came with some ordinary performances. 

Earlier in the day, the Indian women's team lost to Chinese Taipei in the Recurve team quarter-final tie. 

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have lost to lower-ranked Choi Solgyu and Kang Minhyu of South Korea in three games — 17-21, 21-19, 17-21.

The Commonwealth Games silver medalists have thus failed to qualify for the quarter-final. 

Another big upset following Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy's exits from the men's singles events yesterday. 

India's Vikas Thakur manages to lift 145kg in his final snatch attempt in the men's 94kg weightlifting event.

The Indian weightlifter needs to considerably improve in the clean and jerk round as he had lifted 20kg less than Sarat Sumpradit of Thailand who finished the snatch round on top.

Update: Satwik and Chirag have started the decider on the right note. They have stepped up the intensity and are leading 8-4.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been tested by the lower-ranked South Korean pair of Choi and Kang. They just about managed to clinch the second game 21-19 and force a decider in the men's doubles Round of 16 match. 

Indian Recurve women's team, consisting Deepika Kumari, Promila Daimari and Ankita Bhakat, bow out of the team event after losing 6-2 to Chinese Taipei.

India had recovered from a 4-0 deficit by winning the third set 54-52 but managed a paltry 47 in the fourth set to concede the match. 

India's top-ranked men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are up against lower-ranked Minhyuk Kang and Choi Solgyu of South Korea in the Round of 16 match.

Saina Nehwal clinches a comfortable win over local hope Fitriani — 21-6, 21-14. The Commonwealth Games champion was struggling with the drift for a brief period in the second game but she closed the match out without facing any further trouble. 

Good win for the Indian shuttler, especially after the shock defeats of Srikanth Kidambi and Prannoy HS yesterday. 

Saina Nehwal was in a spot of bother in the second game against young Fitriani. The home crowd was backing the local favourite when she was leading 5-1 but the Indian shuttler fought back to go into the break with a two-point lead. 

Saina had comfortably won the first game 21-6. 

Saina Nehwal is up against local hope Fitriani in the women's singles Round of 16 match. There is pressure on her, given the way big names have been getting knocked out. 

Fitriani has the advantage of a good crowd support as well. 

Shi Yuqi, Kidambi Srikanth, and HS Prannoy are some of the seeded stars who have faced early exits in Jakarta. 

The 15-year-old Commonwealth Games champion has failed to qualify for the final. He was at the third spot after Day 1 of qualification but slipped to ninth spot at the end of second day's qualification. 

He had shot a brilliant 293 in stage 1 but managed only 283 in stage 2 today. Meanwhile, Shivam Shulka of India finished 11th with a total of 561 points. 

India's Tajinderpal Singh is in action in the men's shot put final. He is yet to make his first throw as the 11-men final has begun at the GBK - Main Stadium. 

India women's recurve team that beat Mongolia earlier this morning will face Chinese Taipei in the quarter-final.
Meanwhile, the men's team, consisting Atanu Das, Viswash and Jagdish Choudhary, will face South Korea in their last-eight clash later today. They had earlier beaten Vietnam 5-3.

Recurve Women's Team quarter-final: 11:40 am IST

Recurve Men's Team quarter-final: 12:55 pm IST

Following Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Arokia Rajiv enters the men's 400m semi-final. The 27-year-old clocked 46.82s to finish second in Heat 4. 

Yayhiya had topped Heat A with a timing of 45.63s. 

India's Chethan Balasubramanya qualifies for men's high jump final with a best jump of 2.15m. He had failed to clear the 2.15m-mark with his first attempt but successfully achieved it with his second. 

Balasubramanya had finished fifth in Group B to qualify for the 12-man final. 

4.Top effort from Muhammed Anas Yahiya. The 23-year-old, Asian Athletics Championships winner from 2017, wins Heat 1 with a timing of 45.63s to qualify for the semi-final, which will be held later today. 

Arokia Rajiv is in action in Heat 4. 

Better start from Indian archery contingent after Friday's disappointing results.

India Recurve women's team, consisting of Deepika Kumar, Promila Daimary and Ankita Bhakat, beat Mongolia 5-3 to progress to the quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, men's team consisting Atanu Das, Viswash and Jagdish Choudhary are taking on Vietnam in the Recure men's team 1/8 Elimination round.

Here's a look at the key events with Indian participation on Saturday

Athletics 

Men's high jump heats - 9 am IST

Chethan Balasubramanya

Men's 400m heats - 9:35 am IST

Muhammed Anas, Arokia Rajiv

(Semi-final at 7:15 pm IST)

Women's hammer throw final - 5:10 pm IST

Sarita Singh

Men's long jump heats - 5:15 pm IST

Sreeshankar

Women's 100m heats - 6 pm IST

Dutee Chand

Men's shot put final - 6:30 pm IST

Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Women's 10,000m final: 6:30 pm IST

Sanjivani Jadhav, Surya L

Women's 400m heats: 7:05 pm

Hima Das, Nirmala Sheoran

Shooting

Men's 25m Rapid fire pistol final: 1:30 pm IST

Squash

Women's singles semi-final: From 1:30 pm IST

Dipika Pallikal Karthik vs Nicole David

Johsna Chinappa vs Sivasangari Subramaniam

Men's singles semi-final: 3:30 pm IST

Saruav Ghosal vs Au Chun Ming

Badminton

Women's singles Round of 16: After 11:30 am IST

PV Sindhu vs Gregoria Tunjung

Saina Nehwal vs Fitriani

Men's doubles Round of 16

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty

Mannu Atrri/Sumeeth Reddy

Women's doubles Round of 16

Ashwini Ponnappa/Sikki Reddy

13 of the 57 medals India had won in 2014 came from the athletics contingent. The expectations have only increased since as quite a few superstars have emerged from the track and field for India in the recent past.

Chethan Balasubramanya will kickstart India's athletics campaign in the men's high jump heats. Muhammed Anas Yahiya and Arokia Rajiv will be taking part in the men's 400m heats.

The biggest attractions of the day will be Dutee Chand (100m) and Hima Das (400m).

The former will be making her Asian Games debut after her 2014 she was forced out of the 2014 Games over hyperandrogenism row. Having successfully won legal battles, the 22-year-old will be hoping to prove a point on the field.

She had set a new national recordof 11.29s earlier this June but she needs to considerably imporve if she is to finish on the podium.

18-year-old Das, meanwhile, will be hoping to take Asian Games by storm. She is heading into the multi-sport spectacle on the back of becoming the first woman to win an IAAF gold (World u20 Championships in Tampere).

India have begun the day with some shooting action. 

Commonweath Games gold medalist Anish Bhanwala will be part of 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification Stage 2 action today.

The 15-year-old shooting sensation had finished the Stage 1 at the third spot on Friday.

Shivam Shukla has completed Stage 2 and has a total of 569 points. He is currently placed 12th and may not qualify for the final. 

Skeet shooting

Rashmi Rathore and Sekhon Ganemat are in action in women's skeet shooting qualification Day 1 action.

Sheikh Sheeraz and Angad Singh Bajwa are part of men's skeet shooting qualification Day 1 action.