Asian Games 2014: Day 10 Results, Updated Medal Table and Incheon Schedule
The medals table at a major event like the Asian Games is often so finely poised that one good day can see a nation make a real impact on proceedings.
At the 2014 edition in Incheon, China are romping away atop of the standings, but the battle to get as close to the pinnacle as possible is heating up. And even at this stage of the Games, a few gold medals can see a country rocket up into the upper reaches of the table.
On Day 10, one of the nations competing for those minor positions had a wonderful day, while a country that has endured a difficult start to the Games seemed to find their feet at last. Let's take a look at the latest medal table standings and see who won what on Day 10 of these engrossing Asian Games.
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| 1 | China | 112 | 72 | 54 | 238 |
| 2 | Korea | 44 | 50 | 52 | 146 |
| 3 | Japan | 35 | 47 | 50 | 132 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 15 | 16 | 22 | 53 |
| 5 | Iran | 10 | 11 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | DPR Korea | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 7 | Qatar | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | India | 6 | 7 | 29 | 42 |
| 10 | Thailand | 6 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 |
| 13 | Mongolia | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 17 | Myanmar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Vietnam | 1 | 9 | 20 | 30 |
| 19 | Singapore | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 20 | Kuwait | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Aquatics - Diving | |||
| Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final | China | Malaysia | DPR Korea |
| Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final | China | Malaysia | DPR Korea |
| Athletics | |||
| Men's High Jump Final | BARSHAM Mutaz Aissa M (QAT) | ZHANG Guowei (CHN) | BARSHAM Muamer Aissa M (QAT) |
| Women's Long Jump Final | LONDA Maria Natalia (INA) | BUI Thi Thu Thao (VIE) | JIANG Yanfei (CHN) |
| Women's 1500m Final | JAMAL Maryam Yusuf Isa (BRN) | GEBREGEIORGES Mimi Belete (BRN) | ORCHATTERI PUTHIYA VEETIL Jaisha (IND) |
| Men's 1500m Final | AL GARNI Mohamad (QAT) | RAMZI Rasheed Abdulqader Mohamed (BRN) | ALMNTFAGE Adnan Taes Agar (IRQ) |
| Women's Discus Throw Final | PUNIA Seema (IND) | LU Xiaoxin (CHN) | TAN Jian (CHN) |
| Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final | KAMAL Abubaker Ali (QAT) | TAHER Tareq Mubarak Salem (BRN) | KUMAR Naveen (IND) |
| Badminton | |||
| Men's Singles Gold Medal Match | LIN Dan (CHN) | CHEN Long (CHN) | |
| Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match | China | Indonesia | |
| Canoe Sprint | |||
| Kayak Single (K1) 1000m Men - Final A | MOCHALOV Alexey (UZB) | TALEBIAN Ahmadreza (IRI) | BEREZINTSEV Yuriy (KAZ) |
| Canoe Single (C1) 1000m Men - Final A | MENKOV Vadim (UZB) | YEMELYANOV Sergey (KAZ) | WANG Longkui (CHN) |
| Kayak Single (K1) 500m Women - Final A | ZHOU Yu (CHN) | SERGEYEVA Natalya (KAZ) | LEE Sunja (KOR) |
| Kayak Double (K2) 1000m Men - Final A | Kazhakstan | Iran | China |
| Canoe Double (C2) 1000m Men - Final A | Kazhakstan | China | Uzbekistan |
| Kayak Four (K4) 500m Women - Final A | China | Korea | Kazhakstan |
| Kayak Four (K4) 1000m Men - Final A | Kazhakstan | China | Uzbekistan |
| Kayak Single (K1) 200m Women - Final A | KLINOVA Inna (KAZ) | ZHOU Yu (CHN) | HAKIMIMOGHADDAM Arezou (IRI) |
| Kayak Single (K1) 200m Men - Final A | CHO Gwanghee (KOR) | IRNAZAROV Ernest (UZB) | KOMATSU Seiji (KOR) |
| Canoe Single (C1) 200m Men - Final A | LI Qiang (CHN) | SAKAMOTO Naoya (JAP) | MOJALLALIMOGHADAM Adel (IRI) |
| Kayak Double (K2) 200m Men - Final A | Japan | Kazhakstan | China |
| Kayak Double (K2) 500m Women - Final A | Kazhakstan | China | Japan |
| Cycling - Road | |||
| Women's Road Race | MANEEPHAN Jutatip (THA) | NGUYEN Thi That (VIE) | HSIAO Mei Yu (TPE) |
| Tennis | |||
| Men's Doubles Gold Medal Match | Korea | India | |
| Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match | Thailand | Chinese Taipei | |
| Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match | India | Chinese Taipei | |
| Volleyball - Beach Volleyball | |||
| Men's Gold Medal Match | Kazhakstan | China | |
| Wrestling | |||
| Men's Freestyle 61 kg Gold Medal | ESMAEILPOORJOUYBARI Masoud (IRI) | Bajrang (IND) | |
| Men's Freestyle 74 kg Gold Medal | KURBANOV Rashid (UZB) | AKBARIZARINKOLAEI Ezzatollah (IRI) | |
| Men's Freestyle 86 kg Gold Medal | MOSTAFAJOUKAR Meisam (IRI) | NURZHUMBAYEV Yesbolat (KAZ) | |
| Men's Freestyle 125 kg Gold Medal | HADI BASMANJ Parviz (IRI) | SHABANBAY Daulet (KAZ) |
Kazakhstan Gold Rush
The finals of the sprint canoe events were run on Day 10, and it was Kazakhstan that dominated. The nation picked up gold in five of the 12 disciplines on show, pushing them up to fourth position in the medals table—five gold medals clear of Iran with a haul 15.
Encouragingly for Kazakhstan, they surpassed both Uzbekistan and China—typically the most prosperous nations in the sprint canoe events—with consummate ease. Some of the races were close finishes, but all in all, the Kazakh athletes were able to facilitate comfortable victories.
For the Chinese, Zhou Yu and Li Qiang defended their titles in the women's kayak single 500-metre and men's canoe single 200-metre, respectively. Zhou also picked up a silver in the single 200-metre discipline.
Qiang was delighted with his gold medal and is already looking ahead to the next challenge, per Xinhua News Agency (via GlobalPost.com):
"Asian canoe sprinters are competitive in the event.
Judging from the results of the heats, athletes from three teams could reach the top six at this year's World Championships. Therefore, I'm glad that I was the fastest today.
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But the day belonged to Kazakhstan, who have enjoyed an excellent championships overall, and the nation later went on to pick up their sixth gold medal of Day 10. Once again, they got the better of China with an unexpected victory—this time in the gold-medal match of men's beach volleyball.
After showcasing their depth of quality athletes here in Incheon, they can look forward to bigger and better things. The next step for them is replicating this kind of sensational form on the world stage.
Two Much-Needed Golds for India
The most encapsulating moment of the day at the athletics stadium came in the final of the women's discus, as an emotional Seema Punia struck gold for India. She threw a best distance of 61.03 metres to take the title ahead of the Chinese pair of Xiaoxin Lu and Jian Tan.
Punia was especially emotional on the podium after picking up her gold medal, as we can see here courtesy of the Pitch Invasion Twitter account:
It was a special moment for the 32-year-old and her first major championship win since triumphing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. And you suspect a couple of other Indian athletes may have been inspired by her victory, as the nation picked up its second gold of the day not long after.
In the final of the tennis mixed doubles, Saketh Myneni and Sania Mirza came out on top to give India their sixth win of the 2014 Asiad so far. They beat the well-fancied Chinese Taipei pairing of Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching in straight sets by a scoreline of 6-4, 6-3. After taking the first set, the pairing looked confident and comfortable throughout.
Those two gold medals helped move India up to ninth position in the medals table, and slowly but surely, they're recovering from a poor start to the Games. The nation still has a chance in myriad events before the Games come to a close, and performances by the likes of Punia, Myneni and Mirza will only serve to inspire the rest of this team for challenges to come.
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