Create
  • Sports News
  • Athletics
  • Asian Games 2018
  • Asian Games 2018: Athletics Day 12 Live Score - Jinson Johnson takes 1500m GOLD; India win Women's 4x400m Gold, take Men's 4x400m Silver

Asian Games 2018: Athletics Day 12 Live Score - Jinson Johnson takes 1500m GOLD; India win Women's 4x400m Gold, take Men's 4x400m Silver

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedAug 30, 2018 19:30 IST

Women's discus throw LIVE in action!

topic-thumbnail

19:30 (IST)30 AUG 2018

India were in contention for a medal in seven events in athletics on day 12. After starting with a Bronze medal in both Discus Throw and Women's 1500m, Jinson Johnson took GOLD in the Men's 1500m, which was followed by the Indian women claiming GOLD in the 4x400m relay and the men ended the day with SILVER in the 4x400m.

What a day for India in Athletics once again. Join us again tomorrow for all the latest updates.

19:24 (IST)30 AUG 2018

India end their night with a Silver in Athletics. What an end for India, who extend their impressive run so far in Athletics.

19:24 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Here are the final standings.

Final standings from the Men's 4x400m relay

19:22 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Qatar set a new Asian Record but an excellent run from India gives them SILVER.

19:22 (IST)30 AUG 2018

And it is all over, QATAR take GOLD. India walk away with SILVER and Japan take Bronze.

19:21 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Qatar are running away with the GOLD but India are in contention for at least silver going into the final leg.

19:20 (IST)30 AUG 2018

So far so good for Qatar and they have already built a massive lead. And at the end of the second changeover, India are second.

19:20 (IST)30 AUG 2018

At the end of the first lap, Qatar's Samba leads the way, Sri Lanka are second, India and Japan are tussling for third spot.

19:19 (IST)30 AUG 2018

And we are off.

19:18 (IST)30 AUG 2018

And we are about to go get underway in the Men's 4x400m relay. Samba goes first for Qatar, Puthanpurakkal will go first for India and Julian Walsh will be first for Japan and Bahrain's Musa Isah will go first for them. Those four are the contenders for the three medals.

19:14 (IST)30 AUG 2018

19:09 (IST)30 AUG 2018


This will be the Indian quartet in the Men's 4x400m relay

19:09 (IST)30 AUG 2018

All the athletes are just getting ready for the final event of the day. The grand finale is about to get underway.

19:05 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Next up is the men's 4x400m relay. Can they follow up what the women did? Or at least pick up another medal?

19:02 (IST)30 AUG 2018

The move to start with Hima Das paid off for India as the lead that was given her was what helped India towards the end. And with that India win their seventh GOLD in Athletics of the Asian Games 2018.

18:59 (IST)30 AUG 2018

ANOTHER GOLD FOR INDIA IN ATHLETICS. This has been simply sensational so far.

18:59 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Final Standings in the Women's 4x400m Relay

18:57 (IST)30 AUG 2018

India hang on. INDIA TAKE GOLD in the WOMEN'S 4x400m relay.

18:55 (IST)30 AUG 2018

India still in the lead after two laps. Can they hang on?

18:54 (IST)30 AUG 2018

And we are off, unsurprisingly India take the lead after the first 400m. She successfully passes the baton.

18:53 (IST)30 AUG 2018

And we are underway in the 4x400m relay and it will be Hima Das, India's best runner who will start.

18:50 (IST)30 AUG 2018

No medal for India in the 5000m but they will be looking to add to their tally in the Women's 4x400m relay, which is the penultimate event of the day on the track.

18:50 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Here are the final standings.

Final standings in the Men's 5000m

18:46 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Iran take fourth spot and after a late burst to the finish Yaser Bagharab of Qatar finishes fifth while India's L Govindan takes sixth.

18:45 (IST)30 AUG 2018

It is one two for Bahrain. Birhanu Balew, who has been the fastest man in the world, takes GOLD, Albert Rop takes SILVER and Saudi Arabia's Tariq Ahmed Alamri takes BRONZE.

18:44 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Almost instantly the Bahrain duo have lost the Saudi Arabian. Now it is Bahrain for GOLD and SILVER. But who will get gold?

18:43 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Saudi Arabia's Alamry is still keeping pace with the top two.

18:43 (IST)30 AUG 2018

The two Bahrain runners continue to pull away at the top and they leave another one behind. Now the lead pack is just three.

18:41 (IST)30 AUG 2018

The leading pack of four have upped the ante and are pulling away from the pack.

18:41 (IST)30 AUG 2018

With four laps left in this race, India are looking unlikely to get a medal as Govindan slips to sixth.

18:40 (IST)30 AUG 2018

The field is spread wide open and L Govindan has fallen away from the leading pack of six, which now becomes four with five laps to go.

18:39 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Now we are into the second half of the race. Six laps to go now and the two runners from Bahrain are still leading the way.

18:38 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Govindan is a part of the leading pack of six athletes, which is led by the two Bahraini runners.

18:37 (IST)30 AUG 2018

With nine laps left to go, Bahrain are in first and second. India's L Govindan is in fifth place right now.

18:36 (IST)30 AUG 2018

First up is the Men's 5000m, which has just got underway.

18:35 (IST)30 AUG 2018

It has already been a great day so far for India in Athletics. There are three more events left.

18:18 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Don't go anywhere as live action is COMING UP SOON!

Men's 5000m is up next, where India's L Govindan will be in action.

Stay tuned!

18:17 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Overall, this was Gold No. 12 for India!

What a show this has been!

We may have suffered heartbreaks in kabaddi and badminton, but athletics has definitely helped to heal those wounds!!

18:16 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Did you know this was Gold No. 6 delivered by the Indian athletics contingent?

18:15 (IST)30 AUG 2018

18:24 (IST)30 AUG 2018

18:24 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Next up is the Men's 5000m.

18:12 (IST)30 AUG 2018

The plaudits are rightly pouring in for the Indian medal winners. What efforts in athletics from the contingent!

18:07 (IST)30 AUG 2018


Final standings in men's 1500m

18:05 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Final standings coming up!

18:05 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Manjit had to settle for the fourth place unfortunately with 3:46.57

18:05 (IST)30 AUG 2018

While Johnson took the gold with 3:44.72, the 800m champion Manjit Singh LOSES OUT ON A MEDAL!

18:15 (IST)30 AUG 2018

It was an excellent finish from Johnson. What a push in the home stretch! What determination!

After finishing second in 800m, he was eyeing the gold and he has got it!!!!

18:13 (IST)30 AUG 2018

Johnson wasn't to be denied this time!



chat-icon Live Chat online