Asian Games 2018 – Day 8: Highlights & Medal Table
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 78 | 59 | 37 | 174 |
| 2 | Japan | 40 | 34 | 48 | 122 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 27 | 30 | 37 | 94 |
| 4 | IR Iran | 14 | 14 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 12 | 13 | 25 | 50 |
| 6 | DPR Korea | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Thailand | 9 | 9 | 31 | 49 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 8 | 11 | 14 | 33 |
| 9 | India | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
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Asian Games 2018 – Day 7: Highlights & Medal Table
Social Media – Highlights:
Sunday is definitely not a stay-in-bed day for athletes participating in the Women’s Marathon. Nineteen athletes began their day at GBK Main Stadium to test their endurance and speed. If you saw a cluster of women running past you this morning, pic.twitter.com/QkVniv6kq2
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
you are lucky to have been graced by the presence of superwomen zooming by. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/vCzMugS60G
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Do not mess with these ladies, as the can easily send you flying meters high to infinity. China’s Luo Na claims Gold for Womens’s Hammer Throw. She leads China’s 1-2 finish in this event. pic.twitter.com/c3g0NAzDm1
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
India created history winning Bronze medal in 10000 mt #asiangames Lakshmanan
Govindan ?? 29.44.91 #LakshmananGovindan ?? pic.twitter.com/SfqckdDIVW— Rajeev Sharma (@rksadhi) 26 August 2018
?22-year-old Dutee Chand Wins Silver?In Women’s 100 m.
?Missed Gold By Just 0.02 Seconds
?First Medal For India In Event In 20 Years
?Her 1st Asian Games Participation
?Recorded 11.32sCongrats! Indian Sprinters Are Slaying At #AsianGames2018 ???#DuteeChand #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/fwn3YiPss8
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) 26 August 2018
India is exceptionally proud of Dushyant, who wins his second medal in the Asian Games. Delighted that he has won a Bronze in the Men’s Lightweight Single Sculls event. #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/T9FVFUztZj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 24 August 2018
As for Silver and Bronze, honors go to Wang Zheng from China, and Katsuyama Hitomi from Japan. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/6AjxWR5p0R
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
A 10,000-meter run? Is that even possible? Obviously, it is, because these incredible women have their medals to prove it! pic.twitter.com/JJU25cpJBE
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Congratulations for Kyrgyzstan’s Daria Maslova on her Gold; Bahrain’s Eunice Chumba for Silver, and China’s Zhang Deshun for Bronze! #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia
? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/q8Q7clIZqi— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
If you think you’re an ace in throwing, wait till you see the strength of these marvelous men in Men’s Shot Put. Congratulations for India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor for his Gold! This is India’s ninth gold medal in this event, and the first since Bahadur Singh won in 2002. pic.twitter.com/5uRJy2jIkj
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
China’s Liu Yang claims Silver; and Kazakhstan’s Ivan Ivanov wins Bronze. Human canon? This is an understatement! #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/mWz2pDGRBX
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
It’s more than just a game’ if you’re wondering why the e-Sports featured at #AsianGames2018 as a demonstration sport. pic.twitter.com/L5mVk5zsuF
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
From today, six video games titles will be competing at Britama Arena, Jakarta. Are you watching it right now? #EnergyOfAsia pic.twitter.com/H5BdW09Qg6
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Got knocked down? Then get back up again and throw in a jab, a cross, or an uppercut! Boxing is an old battle sport; however, this sport has just competed in the second Asian Games in Manila 1954. pic.twitter.com/EXiZTwt9Iu
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Beach Volleyball is entering the semifinals! Get closer to the medals celebration and tune in to https://t.co/qVN2hgr1b3 to watch these upcoming semifinal matches. pic.twitter.com/py2DDBwdlY
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Indonesia’s Rifki Ardiansyah Arrosyiid takes a bite of his victory after defeating IR Iran’s Amir Mahdi Zadeh in the Men’s Karate 60 kg final contest. Congratulations on the Gold! #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/GUkZhBrd9e
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Pictured are shooters from China, Korea, and Kazakhstan in action during the second round qualification at #AsianGames2018. #EnergyOfAsia
? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/1b5VwSZbhG— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Bahrain’s athletes shine in the Women’s 400 m Hurdle Qualification, as both Aminat Jamal and Oluwakemi Adekoya finished first in Heat 1 and Heat 2. If you want to watch athletes giving it their all, watch them live by buying your tickets now! pic.twitter.com/fLwWGoZAT1
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Congratulations to Noguchi Akiyo of Japan for her Gold win! And salutations for Sa Sol and Kim Ja-in for collecting Silver and Bronze. #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/d3hgTalYer
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
On Saturday, the team claimed its first medal: Bronze in the Women’s 200m TBR. Silver and Bronze goes to China and Thailand. #AsianGames2018 #EnergyOfAsia ? INASGOC/ANTARA pic.twitter.com/z3EjckXdL8
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Men’s Decathlon happened earlier today, and these are scenes from the Pole Vault event. Pictured are Korea’s Choe Dong-hwi, China’s Gong Kewei, Japan’s Ushiro Keisuke, and Qatar’s Mohd Almannai. pic.twitter.com/827FpXccbS
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
IR Iran’s weightlifter, Sohrab Moradi, breaks the world record in Snatch 94kg by lifting 189kg at #AsianGames2018. The previous record was 188kg, held by Greece’s Akakios Kakiavilis since 1999. pic.twitter.com/bFz3XfvJDk
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
Keep your eye on the ball, because this is one fast-paced sport! Table Tennis was first competed in Tokyo Asian Games 1958, and is sometimes referred to as ping pong due to the sound the ball makes when it hits a surface. pic.twitter.com/QHnB5PMnfd
— Asian Games 2018 (@asiangames2018) 26 August 2018
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