Indian hockey team get gold in Asian games
Incheon: The Indian men’s hockey team regained the gold medal after a gap of 16 years while the women’s 4x400m relay team also picked up a yellow metal as India added five medals to jump to the ninth position in the overall standings in the 17th Asian Games on Thursday. Boxers Satish Kumar (+91kg) and Vikas Krishan (75kg) contributed to the medal collection as they settled for bronze medals on a relatively good day for the Indians.
Athletics also added to India’s tally as Inderjeet Singh won bronze in men’s shot put.
With the addition of five medals, India, overnight at 11th position, jumped to the ninth spot with a total haul of 55 — 9 gold, 9 silver and 37 bronze. Powerhouse China maintained their supremacy with a tally of 321 medals followed by South Korea (211) and Japan (184).
India also kept themselves on course for the gold medals in men’s and women’s kabaddi after making it to the finals.
A spirited Indian team prevailed over arch-rivals and defending champions Pakistan 4-2 in a nerve-wracking shoot-out to end its 16-year gold medal draught. The last time India had won a gold medal in Asian Games was in Bangkok in 1998.
