Asian Games 2018: India win two silver medals in Equestrian

Jakarta, August 26: India claimed two medals in the equestrian event with Fouaad Mirza securing the silver in individual jumping event besides guiding the country to a second-place finish in the team competition at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Sunday (August 26).

Mirza finished second with a score of 26.40 to hand the country its first individual medal in the sport at the Games since 1982. Meanwhile, Japan's Oiwa Yoshiaki clinched the gold with a score of 22.70 and China's Alex Tian Hua finished third with 27.10 points.

Mirza was en route to clinch the gold, but a knock down in the final routine meant the Indian had to settle for second place as Yoshiaki had completed his routine without any penalty points.

And its two silvers in #Equestrian for #India!

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In the team event, Indian team comprising Miraza, Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik and Jitender Singh finished second with a score of 121.30 behind Japan's score of 82.40. While, Thailand finished third with 126.70 points.

(With inputs from Agencies)