Asian Games 2018 – Day 6: Highlights & Medal Table
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 66 | 46 | 27 | 139 |
| 2 | Japan | 29 | 31 | 43 | 103 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 23 | 26 | 29 | 78 |
| 4 | IR Iran | 12 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| 6 | DPR Korea | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | India | 6 | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 9 | Thailand | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
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Asian Games 2018 – Day 5: Highlights & Medal Table
Social Media – Highlights:
It looks like athletes are bringing out their A game at #AsianGames2018. We’re not even half way through, but Japan’s Ikee Rikako is already making records. Ikee has already won her fifth Gold medal, becoming the eigth athlete to win at least 5 gold medals at a single Asian Games pic.twitter.com/d22Un56Uw1
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
She is also the seventh athlete to win a total of 7 medals at a single Asian Games, right behind DPR Korea Shooter So Gin Min’s 1982 medal tally by one medal. Will she break more records tonight?#EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/iAkA5TytOq
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
Indonesia’s Susanti Rahayu Aries climbed her way to Gold yesterday at Sport Climbing Women’s Speed Finals. Aries is the first woman to win a gold medal in sport climbing. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/QNFOTkmrFb
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
The members of Indonesia ‘s Paragliding Team saluted the hoisted national flag after they received the gold medals on last Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/0eDx8amRNU
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
On the other event, the medalists of Paragliding Women ‘s Individual Accuracy happily showed their medals after a hard landing. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia
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— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
Indonesia wins Gold for Rowing Men’s Lightweight Eight, claiming their ninth gold medal at the #AsianGames2018! Indonesia is two short of its NOC record of most gold medals at a single Asian Games, which was also set in Jakarta (1962). #EnergyOfAsia
? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/VPazgD9t47— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
As of Wednesday, 22 August, Korea’s Ricardo Preston Ratliffe still holds the top position on the Basketball Men scoring leaders with 70 total points, by average 23.3 per match. Will he keep the position until the final competition? #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia
? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/9VPZdVhY7Q— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
There are a lot of aspects to determines the winner, one of it is sportsmanship. Like the medalists of Taekwondo Men -68kg whose praises each other after the medal ceremony. This event becomes the last medal tally from Taekwondo. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia
? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/iaqMe1JTAZ— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
Reza Alipoer succeeds to earn his very first gold medal in sports climbing at Asian Games from Men’s Speed event. The last time he won from this event is at the Asian Championships 2017 and the 2017 World Games. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia
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— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
Japan’s Fencing Team Women hugged each other after ensuring the first place at Foil Team. Though it has already won 10 medals on this event beforehand, this is the very first time they got the gold medal. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia
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— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
India’s Rohan Manchanda Bopanna and Divij Sharan win a record-extending fifth Gold medal for India in the Tennis Men’s Doubles event, after defeating Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Bublik dan Denis Yevseyev. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/20Y2BWH6Xe
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
A big grind smile and the flag stretch out are mandatory poses for the gold medalist. Korea’s Rower, Hyunsu Park proved that when he reaches the first position on Lightweight Single Sculls competition at JSC – Lake, Palembang. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia
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— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
After 12 years, China wins its gold medal again on Rowing Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls from Pan Dandan and become the fifth medals for the country at this event.
? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/k5mcKlDRJ9— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
Jeong won his first Asian Games Gold today, adding to his four medals from previous Asian Games. He had previously claimed Silver in 2006, two Bronze in 2010 and one Bronze in 2014. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/KVkbvM8RuM
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
Japan wins the Women’s Softball Team Grand Final! This is their fifth consecutive Gold for Softball in #AsianGames2018. pic.twitter.com/VXutJE8zal
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
It’s a great day for IR Iran’s Kabaddi athletes as they collected Gold for both Men’s and Women’s team! This is the first Gold for the Men’s team, also the first women’s team to beat India in Kabaddi at the Asian Games! #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/7TyppQovXF
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) August 24, 2018
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