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Question- In the context of the recently concluded Asian Games, consider the following facts:
(a) India received a total of 69 medals including 15 gold.
(b) India won the most 7 gold medals in athletics.
(c) Bajrang Poonia gave India the first gold medal in Asian Games, 2018.
(d) India has won 2 gold medals in boxing.
  Which of the above statement is/are false?
Answer- (d)
Related facts

  • The 18th Asian Games was held from August 18 to September 2, 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang cities of Indonesia.
  • Jakarta also hosted Asian Games in the year
  • This is the first time that Asian Games were organized in two cities.
  • The theme of Asian games 2018 was ‘Feel the Energy of Asia’.
  • India got 15 Gold, 24 Silver and 30 Bronze medals with a total of 69 medals and grabbed 8th place in the medal standing.
  • This was India’s best performance ever in Asian Games.
  • In the first Asian Games (1951, New Delhi), India won 15 gold, 16 silver and 20 bronze medals, including a total of 51 medals and secured second position in the medal standing.
  • China received a total of 289 medals including 132 Gold, 92 Silver and 65 Bronze medals and topped in Medal standing consecutive 10th times.
  • In addition to China, Japan is the only country that has topped the medal standing of Asian Games.
  • In 2018 Asian games, India won the most medals in athletics, including 7 Gold, 10 Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
  • In the Asian Games, in 2018 the shooter Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela got the first medal (Bronze) for India.
  • The duo won 429.9 points in the 10-meter mixed team air rifle event.
  • Indian wrestler Bajrang Poonia got first gold medal for India was won by defeatingTakatani Daichi of Japan under 65 kg weight categories by 11-8.
  • Indian women wrestler Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold medal in Asian Games.
  • Vinesh won Gold medal by defeating Japanese wrestler Irei Yuki by 6-2 under 50kg category.
  • Meerut’s 15-year-old shooter, Shardul Vihan, won silver medal (240.7 points) in double trap competition and became the youngest player to win a medal for India in Asian Games.
  • Rahi Sarnobat won gold medal in women’s 25 meter pistol event
  • With this, Rahi became the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the Asian Games.
  • The bronze medal won by Indian men’s table tennis was the first medal in the history of Asian games in table tennis.
  • In the semi-finals of the table tennis event, India defeated by S Korea.
  • Tennis player Ankit Raina became India’s second female tennis player to win medal in women’s singles event in Asian Games.
  • Earlier, Sania Mirza won silver medal in Doha in 2006 and won the bronze medal in Guangzhou in 2010.
  • Indian boxer Amit Panghal won the only gold medal for India in boxing.
  • In the final of the 49 kg weight category, Amit defeated 2016 Rio Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov by 3-2.
  • India got the 15th and final gold medal from Pranav Vardhan and Shivnath Sarkar duo in the bridge competition.
  • In the final, Pranav and Shivnath scored 384 points.
  • 60-year-old Pranav has become the oldest player to win a medal for Indian team.
  • India won its 69th and final medal in men’s hockey competition.
  • After losing 7-6 in the penalty shootout from Malaysia in the semi-finals, the Indian team defeated Pakistan by 2-1 and secured Bronze Medal.
  • 18 year old young swimmer Rikako Ikki of Japan was selected as the most valuable player of the 18th Asian Games (MVP).
  • Rikako received 8 gold medals and 2 silver medals.
  • Indian flag bearer in the inaugural ceremony, Neeraj Chopra gave India the first gold medal of the Asian Games in a javelin throw event.
  • Neeraj won the gold medal by javelin throw at 88.06 meters.
  • 21-year-old Swapna Burman became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Heptathlon Games.
  • Swapna collected a total of 6026 points in this seven game event.
  • Rani Rampal, the captain of the women’s hockey team, was the Indian flag keeper in the finale.
  • India sent a total of 804 members including 572 athletes to participate in 36 sports in the 18th Asian Games.
  • Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, President of Indian Wrestling Association was the head of the Chef de Mission.
  • After the announcement of the closing of the Games, the Asian Games torch was handed over to the chairman of the Olympic Council of China.
  • 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China.
  • Indian gold medalist in 18th Asian Games
  • Bajrang Poonia (Wrestling), Men Freestyle (65kg Weight Category)
  • Vinesh Phogat (wrestling), women’s freestyle (50kg weight category)
  • Saurabh Chaudhary (shooting), male 10 meter air pistol
  • Rahi Sarnobat (shooting), female 25 meter pistol
  • Swarn Singh, Dattu Baban Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukamit Singh (Rowing), Male Quadruple Sculls
  • Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan (lawn tennis), men’s doubles
  • Tejinder Pal Singh (Athletics), (Shot Put)
  • Neeraj Chopra (athletics), javelin throw
  • Manjit Singh (athletics), male 800 meter race
  • Arpinder Singh (athletics), men’s trilogy
  • Swapna Burman (athletics), women’s heptathlon
  • Jinson Johnson (athletics), men’s 1500 meter race
  • MR Poovamma, Saritaben Gaikwad, Hima Das and Vishmaiah (athletics), Women’s 4x400m Relay Race
  • Amit Panghal (boxing)

References-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Asian_Games
https://en.asiangames2018.id/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_at_the_2018_Asian_Games