Asian Games 2018 Day 2: Kabaddi, Indian Men's Team in action, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

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Updated: 20 August 2018 15:20 IST - Published: 20 August 2018 09:03 IST

That's all from the Indian Kabaddi action for today as we have seen a mixed fortune of results - Indian women defeated Thailand in the morning whereas the Indian men fell just short of a win against the Korean Republic losing for the first time in Asian Games history.

Full Time:

India 23-24 Korea

THe Korean team have become the first team ever to defeat an Indian side in the Asian Games as they have won courtesy a stellar all-round showing on the mat against the star-studded Indian side.

Ajay Thakur goes in for the final raid of the match and somehow manages to get the raid point but is dashed out of bounds as the refs award one point each to the teams and India have lost!!!

Korea have done the unthinkable here in Indonesia. Koreans have defeated the Indian team in an Asian Games encounter.

India get the Super Tackle as Girish Ernak, Ajay Thakur and Deepak Hooda combine to reduce the deficit to just one point. A crucial juncture in the match as we enter the final minute of the match.

India 22-23 Korea

Pardeep Narwal is caught on the left corner of the Korean defence as he failed to escape with a jump attempt after being caught in the ankle hold.

Monu Goyat is ruled out of bounds as he enters the lobby during his hand touch attempt on the right corner of the Korean defence.

India 20-22 Korea

Just a tad more than three minutes left to play as India trail by a single point.

Pardeep Narwal scores another raid point as he escapes the diving hold attempt at the centre of the defence as Narwal rolls into the Indian half.

India 20-21 Korea

Dong Geon Lee comes in for the raid and escapes the ankle hold attempt by Sandeep Narwal from the right corner who dived in hastily as the raider was ready to turn.

India 19-21 Korea

Pardeep Narwal gets a touch point in the next raid as he takes Young Ko out with a hand touch.

Jang Kun Lee scores a great touch point on Mohit Chillar with a reverse kick on the right corner. Korea take a 2-pt lead now.

India 18 Korea 20

Rohit Kumar goes in to raid but gets caught on the left corner after a touch as the defenders rushed in to swarm the raider.

Hyunil Park comes in for a do-or-die raid but gets caught in motion by Mohit Chillar who came in from the right corner.

Taedok Eom rushes in to dash Monu Goyat out of the bounds on the right lobby after rushing in from the left corner. Korea regain the lead in the match.

Hyunil Park manages to wrest away from the ankle hold by Girish Ernak on the left corner and rushes to the half.

Monu Goyat goes in deep into the Korean half and manages to score a hand touch point. India take the lead after quite a while in the match.

Dong Geon Lee is caught on the right corner with an ankle hold by Mohit Chillar as the defenders rush in to secure the tackle point. All square now.

Monu Goyat goes in for the do-or-die raid and manages to score a quick toe touch point at the centre of the Korean defence. The margin is now just one point.

India 15 - Korea 16

Jang Kun Lee goes in against three Indian defenders but gets caught on the corner by a diving ankle hold by Mohit Chillar.

Score - India 14 - 16 Korea

Rohit Kumar is caught at the centre of the mat with a calf hold by Young Chang Ko.

Pardeep Narwal tries to use the dubki on the right corner but the Korean defenders swarm him and take the tackle point and maintain the 3-pt lead.

Dong Geon Lee is dashed out of the bonds by the marauding Sandeep Narwal coming in from the left corner.

The second half is underway here in Jakarta.

Half Time:
India 11 - 14 Korea

The Korean team have played their heart out in all departments as they have taken a 3-point lead over favorites India. Can India make a comeback in the second half? Stay tuned right here for all the live updates.

Pardeep Narwal does well to score a touch point on the left cover defender with a quick leg movement. Four men on the mat for India as we approach halftime.

Dong Geon Lee does superbly to jump towards the midline after the dash by Girish Ernak and gets the point.

Monu Goyat tries to get a reverse kick on the corner defender but the Korean defenders swarm him and take him out of the lobby.

Rohit Kumar, who has been subbed in, goes in to raid but has not scored in his raid attempt.

Jang Kun Lee gets another point for the Koreans as he escapes from the dash attempt by Girish Ernak who was ruled out of bounds by the refs.

Pardeep Narwal gets a hand touch on the right corner defender and takes his time to get back to the Indian side of the court.

Indian skipper Ajay Thakur is caught in the middle of the defence with an ankle hold as the defence swarms him to keep him out of reach of the midline.

India 8 Korea 11

Hyunil Park scores a raid point with an escape move to keep the pressure on the Indian team.

Monu Goyat scores a hand touch point to keep India on the heels of the Korean side.

Dong Ju Hong takes out the Indian defenders with a smooth turn on the left corner and scores to keep Korea in the lead in the match.

Score- India 6 - Korea 8

Jang Kun Lee executes a great raid to evade the dash by Girish Maruti Ernak and turns away to reach the midline.

Ajay Thakur goes in next and manages to get the touch point at the centre of the defence escaping from the thigh hold.

Dong Geon Lee scores a touch point on Monu Goyat on the right corner who was surprised with the movement of the Korean raider.

Pardeep Narwal has scored a quick raid point with a swift movement across the mat reducing the deficit to one point now.

Score: India 5-6 Korea

Korean raiders are in for the fight tonight as they have not allowed India to settle. Jang Kun Lee and Dong Geon Lee have kept Korea going with a lead of 6-3 for the Koreans now.

Indian raiders Ajay Thakur and Pardeep Narwal have managed to pull back the lead and made it 3-3 in the match as we are in for an exciting showdown.

Korea have taken an early lead in the match with strong defense keeping the Indian raiders at bay.

Score: India 1-3 Korea

Hello and welcome to the Kabaddi action from Asian Games 2018 as India take on Korea in their third match of the Group Stage.

Full Time:
India 33-23 Thailand

Indian women bounce back from a lackluster first half to assert dominance over Thailand as they win their second match in a row in the Asian Games.

Randeep Khehra is caught with a Super Tackle by Khamthat deep into the half as they score the fifth Super Tackle of the match.

Manpreet Kaur scores a tackle point to reduce Thailand team to two women on the mat.

Randeep Khehra shows great strength as she gets two women out foiling the dash attempt by the Thai defenders.

Score: India 31-21 Thailand

Indian captain Payal Chowdhury is caught now at the left corner as Thailand score two consecutive Super Tackles in the match.

Thailand's Kangkeere is tackled by the Indian defenders at the centre of the mat.

Sakshi Kumari goes in against three Thai defenders and is tackled on the left corner with an ankle hold as Thailand get the Super Tackle.