Asian Games 2018: Proud moment! Medal Winners of India in Asian Games 2018, Check List

Asian Games 2018: The 18th Asian Games 2018 that kicked off from Saturday, August 18 in Indonesia will be concluding on September 2. With recent medal winners like Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, India rose to the eighth spot in the Asian Games medal tally with 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. Check the list of the Indian players who are making the country proud.

Asian Games 2018: Vinesh, who beat Irie in the Asian Championships semi-final earlier this year, started cautiously before pinning the Japanese grappler down to take four quick points. The Indian displayed some great defence to hold on to her 4-0 lead at the end of the first three minutes. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Vinesh completely dominated the contest, taking a 4-0 lead initially before stretching it further to 6-2 to pocket the yellow metal. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold after she defeated Japan's Yuki Irie in the 50 kilogram women's Freestyle final. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: The 20-year-old Lakshay Sheoran, who had finished fourth in the qualification round, got 43 points to finish second behind Chinese Taipei's Kunpi Yang, who equalled the world record score of 48. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: India's shooter Lakshay Sheoran won the silver medal by finishing second, while compatriot Manavjit Singh Sandhu finished fifth in the men's trap final at the 2018 Asian Games. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: After a hard-fought final, Indian shooter Deepak Kumar bagged a silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games. Deepak shot a score of 247.7 to finish at the second position behind China's Haoran Yang. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Deepak finished second with a score of 247.7 while compatriot Ravi Kumar finished fourth scoring 205.2. It was also the 30-year-old's first medal at the Asiad. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Bajrang Punia bagged the first gold medal for India at the 18th Asian Games. Punia won his maiden Asian Games gold in the 65kg category by defeating Japan's Daichi Takatani in Jakarta. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: The 24-year-old played aggressively throughout the game and never allowed his opponent to take a lead. Earlier, Punia had defeated Batmagnai batchuluun of Mongolia by 10-0 in the semifinals finals and Tajikistan's Abdulqasim Fayziev in quarterfinals. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Delighted with the feat, Punia said, "It's a big achievement for me. Once you win at Asian Games, you qualify for Olympics. I am training for the Olympics now. When people start having expectations from you, then you automatically perform well." (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: The Indian duo scored 429.9 points to hand India their first medal of the prestigious quadrennial event. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: The Indian pair of Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar made the country proud as they bagged the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games. (PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Starting with the second position with 10 initial shots, Chandela and Kumar maintained their spot with a score of 308.5 points. (PTI)