India competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18th August to 2nd September. Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Rani Rampal was named as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
India has won 15 Gold, 24 Silver and 30 Bronze medals in the games.
Firsts in the Games
1. India secured a bronze medal in the men's team regu event which was the country's first medal in sepak takraw since the debut of the sport in the 1990 Asian Games.
2. India secured its first ever medal in table tennis in the Asian Games as the men's team won a Bronze medal by defeating Japan in the quarterfinal of the Table tennis at the 2018 Asian Games.
3. In the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event, Rahi Sarnobat became the first Indian woman to clinch the gold medal in a shooting event of Asian Games.
4. Vinesh Phogat, who won gold in the women's freestyle 50 kg category, became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Games.
5. Saina Nehwal won India's first ever medal in the women's singles event in badminton at the Asian Games when she won the bronze medal after losing the semi final.
6. P. V. Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of a singles badminton event at the Games and eventually won a silver.
7. Neeraj Chopra won the country's first javelin gold medal, setting a new national record.
8. Indian pair of Pranab Bardhan & Shibnath Sarkar won the gold medal in the inaugural edition of Contract bridge at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's pair
9. Vikas Krishan Yadav sets the record to become the first Indian boxer to clinch a medal in three successive Asian games.
Gold Medal Winners From India
|
Name
|
Sport
|
Event
|
|
Bajrang Punia
|
Wrestling
|
Men's
freestyle 65 kg
|
|
Vinesh Phogat
|
Wrestling
|
Women's
freestyle 50 kg
|
|
Saurabh Chaudhary
|
Shooting
|
Men's 10 metre
air pistol
|
|
Rahi Sarnobat
|
Shooting
|
Women's 25
metre pistol
|
|
Sawarn Singh
Dattu Baban Bhokanal Om Prakash Sukhmeet Singh |
Rowing
|
Men's
quadruple sculls
|
|
Rohan Bopanna
Divij Sharan |
Lawn tennis
|
Men's doubles
|
|
Tajinderpal Singh Toor
|
Athletics
|
Men's shot put
|
|
Neeraj Chopra
|
Athletics
|
Men's javelin
throw
|
|
Manjit Singh
|
Athletics
|
Men's 800
metres
|
|
Arpinder Singh
|
Athletics
|
Men's triple
jump
|
|
Swapna Barman
|
Athletics
|
Women's
heptathlon
|
|
Jinson Johnson
|
Athletics
|
Men's 1500
metres
|
|
M. R. Poovamma
Saritaben Gaikwad Hima Das Vismaya |
Athletics
|
Women's 4 x
400 m relay
|
|
Amit Panghal
|
Boxing
|
Light flyweight (49 kg)
|
|
Pranab Bardhan
Shibhnath Sarkar |
Bridge
|
Men's pair
|
Source: Wikipedia
