JAKARTA: The Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams secured emphatic wins against their respective opponents to qualify for the semifinals of the Asian Games on Tuesday.The men's team, a seven-time gold-medallist, bounced back from the shock 23-24 defeat against South Korea to beat Thailand 49-30 in its fourth and final Group A match. It had beaten Bangladesh 50-21 and Sri Lanka 44-28 before losing to South Korea.India is certain to finish among the top two teams in the group and qualify for the semifinals. But the group winner will be known later as South Korea is yet to complete its preliminary engagements.In the women's competition, India played two matches and emerged victorious in both to top Group A with an all-win record and qualify for the semifinals.In the first match of the day, the Indian women's team defeated Sri Lanka 38-12 before trouncing Indonesia 54-22 in its final group match.The Indians had beaten Japan 43-12 and Thailand 33-23 in their earlier group matches.India will play against the second-placed team in Group B in the semifinals.The semifinals will be held on August 23 while the final will be played the next day.<doc-sep>This is the first defeat for India in 28 years at the Asian Games. (Representational Image) This is the first defeat for India in 28 years at the Asian Games. (Representational Image) In a major upset, seven-time gold medallist India suffered their first ever loss in the Asian Games to South Korea in the men’s Kabaddi group A game at Jakarta on Monday. India lost 23-24 to South Korea, who won the bronze medal in the Incheon Games four years ago, in a match that went down to the wire. This is the first defeat for India in 28 years at the Asian Games. They will lock horns with Thailand in their final Group A game on Tuesday. The team had dished out clinical performances on Sunday beating Bangladesh 50-21 and Sri Lanka 44-28. In the women’s event, India continued their unbeaten streak cruising past Thailand 33-23 in their second group game. The two-times champions dominated the contest from start to end, recording a comfortable win. The team will take on Sri Lanka on Tuesday followed by Indonesia. They had made an impressive start to their campaign crushing Japan 43-12 in the opening game on Sunday. They will look to complete a hat-trick of titles in the multi-sport quadrennial extravaganza.<doc-sep>India rebounded from their loss to Korea, to beat Thailand 49-30 in their fourth Group A game at the 2018 Asian Games. The win was their third in the competition, their lone loss coming against the Koreans in their previous game. With the win, India sealed their semi-final spot. India were more methodical rather than explosive as they kept putting up points, opening up a comfortable lead early. They led by nine at the half and eventually won by 19 points, but the margin of victory doesn't quite encapsulate the story of the match. The Thais came back strong in the second half and posed some problems for the Indians who had to be alert to avert any unexpected setbacks. Rahul Chaudhari was the best raider on show for India and had a huge role to play in extending the lead in the second half. The defence was good in fits and spurts and provided enough openings for the Thai raiders to take advantage of. India are currently top of the group, but Korea have two more games to play while India have finished their quota. Here are the main talking points from the game: #1 Rishank comes in for Monu After Monday's loss to Korea, fans and analysts alike waited to see if India would make changes to their starting line-up. Indeed, there was one. Rishank Devadiga came in for Monu Goyat after the latter had struggled to really get going in India's first few games. Rishank provided the Indians with a good start along with Pardeep Narwal. He picked up a point in each of his first three raids, grabbing a Bonus Point and two subsequent touch points. He was taken down for the first time in his fourth raid attempt, but by then India had already inflicted an All Out and were up 15-4 on the scoreboard. Monu Goyat didn't feature in this match until just three minutes to go for the final whistle. After being used extensively in the first few games, it looked like the coaching setup was willing to try out alternatives and with Rishank's good showing today, competition for that starting raiding role should ensue as it is very much up for grabs. 1 / 5 NEXT<doc-sep>PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi headlines the Day 2 action for India in the team event of women's badminton, while the men's kabaddi and hockey teams have contrasting matchups lined up. Shooting will serve up four medal events on Monday. The Indian men coasted to a 3-0 win against Maldives in badminton on Sunday, but the women get to face difficult opposition straight away in the team event. India face Japan in the quarterfinals, which means the likes of Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara will renew acquaintance with PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal. Considering how close the contests involving these players have been, the most crucial rubber for India could be the doubles, featuring Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy. Badminton women's team quarterfinals: India vs. Japan, 8 AM IST onwards Medals galore on offer in shooting Shreyasi Singh during the trap final at the Commonwealth Games. Phil Walter/Getty Images Manavjit Sandhu is top of the men's trap qualification, while Shreyasi Singh is placed second in the women's trap event after the first day of action. Both will get a chance to push for medals, as the second day of qualification coincides with the finals on Monday. Monday will also see the finals of the marquee events in rifle shooting -- the 10m air rifle for both men and women. Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela have already tasted success by bringing home India's first medal of these Games, and a medal in the respective individual events would only add to their repertoire of exploits. 10m air rifle men's final and 10m air rifle women's final: 8:45 AM IST onwards Men's trap final: 1 PM IST onwards Women's trap final: 3 PM IST onwards Potential men's kabaddi classic India after winning the 2018 Kabaddi Masters. Kabaddi Masters Indian men and women both got off to comfortable starts in kabaddi. They resume their campaign on Monday, with the women facing Thailand. The men take on South Korea -- the only team India lost to en route to winning the 2016 World Cup. With a bulk of their players part of the Pro Kabaddi League as well, expect the Koreans to give it their all in an attempt to prove that the Ahmedabad victory was not a one-off. India vs. Thailand, women's preliminary: 8:40 AM IST onwards India vs. South Korea, men's preliminary: 3 PM IST onwards Swimmers look to build on a good start Sajan Prakash during the Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships. Lukasz Laskowski / Press Focus Indian swimmers don't have a great record at the Asian Games, but the opening-day feats of Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj -- who both qualified for the finals -- should spur them on. Monday will see Indian participation in the 4x200m freestyle medley, 200m individual medley and 50m backstroke, with Prakash featuring in the first and Nataraj in the last of those events. Swimming: 50m backstroke heats, 8:22am onwards Goal buffet in prospect for men's hockey Coach Harendra Singh talks to the Indian men's hockey team. Hockey India India begin their men's hockey gold defence against hosts Indonesia, a team that, just like their women counterparts, don't have enough competitive points to warrant a world ranking. Expect goals to flow freely, and for head coach Harendra Singh to experiment by giving his younger players more exposure in this game. Men's preliminary, India v Indonesia: 7 PM IST onwards<doc-sep>
What's the story? Asian Games gold medal winner and defending World Cup winner, Indian men's kabaddi team got shell-shocked when South Korea defeated them by a margin of just 1 point at the ongoing Asian Games 2018. South Korea defeated India 24-23. In case you didn't know... India is currently playing in the Asian Games and is grouped with South Korea in Pool A along with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Thailand. India had already won the two group stage matches against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. India was playing the third match against South Korea on Monday. The heart of the matter India had opened with a well-balanced squad against the Korean team, but they were not able to make a good start as Korea took an early lead in the match with strong defense. India once again got the scores level, but Korean raiders gave them back the lead. The Indian defense was not too good in this match and hence Korea had taken 3-point lead over India at half-time. After the half-time, the Indian raiders tried to gain advantage but the Korean defense, along with their raider, was extraordinary. They did not allow Indian players to play freely and prevented them from taking the lead. India had the opportunity to win or at least draw the game in the last raid of the match. Captain Ajay Thakur took the responsibility of the raid, but the Korean defender dashed him out after he took the bonus point. Hence, both teams got 1 point each and Korea, therefore, was able to pull off the shocker. Jan Kun Lee was the star of the win. What's next? After losing to Korea now, it is most likely that India will not get the 1st position in the group stage. This may lead to the probable match against Iran in the semi-finals due to this. India will now take on Thailand in the last game of the group stage, while South Korea will take on Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Will this result have any effect on the Indian team's morale? Do share your thoughts in the comments section below.