India competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 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 bettered its previous best medal haul achieved 8 years earlier at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors representing India in each sport at the Games:
Medalists
Medals by sport
Medals by day
Medals by gender
Medalists
Notable events
Aquatics â Diving
Men
The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) announced the Diving team for the Games as follows:
Aquatics â Swimming
Men
The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) selected a 10-member swimming squad as follows for the Asian Games:
Archery
Recurve
Individual
Team Event
Compound
Ranking Round
Elimination Round
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events â Heptathlon
Mixed
Badminton
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced a 20-member squad for the Asian Games.
Singles
Doubles
Team
Basketball
Summary
5x5 basketball
India women's team drawn in group X at the Games.
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the India roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Group X
Boxing
- India's boxing campaign was pretty disappointing, as they failed to win a single medal in Women's boxing for the first time.
- But in men's category they bettered the previous game's tally.
Indian boxer Amit Panghal defeated reigning Olympic champion & World Championship silver medalist Hasanboy Dusmatov to clinch the gold medal in Boxing at the 2018 Asian Games â Men's 49 kg
Boxer Vikas Krishnan become the first Indian boxer to win medals in three successive editions of the Boxing at the Asian Games
Men
Women
Bowling
Men
Bridge
The Bridge Federation of India picked a 24-member squad along with six reserves for the Asian Games.
Pairs
Team
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Traditional boat race
Cycling
Track
Sprint
Pursuit
Keirin
Omnium
Equestrian
Men
Eventing
Show jumping
Reserve horse:<br/>Tethys De Beauval
Fencing
Women
Field hockey
India put up a men's and a women's team of a total of 32 athletes (16 men and 16 women).
Summary
Men's tournament
Squad
Pool A
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
Squad
Pool B
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Golf
The Indian Golf Union announced a team of seven members for the Jakarta Games.
Men
Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Team Qualification & All-around Finals
Women
Team Qualification & All-around Finals
Team & Individual Finals
Handball
India men's and women's team participate at the Games. The men's team entered in group D, and the women's team joined in group A.
Summary
<small>Key:</small>
- <small>ET â After extra time</small>
- <small>P â Match decided by penalty-shootout.</small>
Men's tournament
Roster
- Atul Kumar
- Deepak Ahlawat
- Adithya Nagaraj
- Harjinder Singh
- Naveen Punia
- Greenidge Dcunha
- Navdeep
- Karamjeet Singh
- Avin Khatkar
- Ramesh Chand
- Sachin Kumar Bhardwaj
- Kamaljeet Singh
- Rahul Dubey
- Harender Singh
- Davinder Singh
- Bajrang Thakur
Group D
Classification round â Group III
Women's tournament
Roster
- Nina Shil
- Nidhi Sharma
- Maninder Kaur
- Sanjeeta
- Jyoti Shukla
- Banita Sharma
- Deepa
- Ritu
- Indu Gupta
- Rimpi
- Khila Devi
- Diksha Kumari
- Priyanka Thakur
- KM Manjula Pathak
Group A
Ninth place game
Judo
Kabaddi
India put up a 24-member squad (12 men +12 women) for Kabaddi.
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group A
Semifinal
Women's tournament
Roster
- Sakshi Kumari
- Kavita Thakur
- Shalini Pathak
- Randeep Kaur Khehra
- Payel Chowdhury
- Sonali Vishnu Shingate
- Priyanka Negi
- Ritu Negi
- Sayali Sanjay Keripale
- Usha Rani Narasimhaiah
- Manpreet Kaur
- Madhu Malviya
Group A
Semifinal
Final
Karate
The Indian Karate team for the Asian Games 2018 is as follows:
Men
Martial arts â Kurash
Men
Women
Martial arts â Pencak silat
Men
Women
Martial arts â Wushu
Sanda
Taolu
Roller sports â Speed skating
Rowing
The Rowing Federation of India named the squad for the Asian Games to be held in AugustâÂÂSeptember as follows:
Men
Women
Sailing
Sepak takraw
Men
Women
Shooting
The Indian squad for the Asian Games announced by the National Rifle Association of India is as follows:
Men
Women
Mixed
Sport climbing
Speed
Combined
Squash
The Squash Racquet Federation of India announced a team of the following 8 members for the games:
Men
Team
Table tennis
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) announced the list of the following players for the Asian Games to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia:
Singles & Mixed Doubles
Team
Taekwondo
Tennis â Lawn tennis
The All India Tennis Federation announced a 12-member team as follows:
Singles
Doubles
Tennis â Soft tennis
Singles
Team
Volleyball
Indoor volleyball
Men's competition
Roster
The following is the India roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2019 Asian Games.
Head coach: Bir Yadav
Pool F
Playoff
7thâÂÂ12th quarterfinal
11th place game
Women's competition
Roster
The following is the India roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: G.E. Sridharan
Pool B
11th place game
9th place game
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Wrestling Federation of India announced the list of the following wrestlers for the Jakarta Games:
Men
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Women
Freestyle
See also
Notes
References