ASIAN GAMES – 2018

Sept. 2, 2018

India added two more gold medals – one In Boxing and the other in Bridge event – at the 18th Asian Games being held in Indonesia.

Amit Panghal:

  • He is an Indian boxer from the state of

  • In Asian Games 2018, he defeated Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the final of Men's Light Flyweight 49-kilogram category to win the gold.

  • Earlier, he won the silver medal at 2018 Commonwealth Games in the light flyweight category.

Bridge event:

  • In the bridge Men's Pair event, Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar finished top of the table with 384 points.

  • This is the first time that bridge has been included at the Asian Games.

  • Bridge is a card game using a standard 52-card deck. It is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table.