Asian Games: India bag two silvers in Equestrian event

<p>Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26 (ANI): India on Sunday won two silver medals in the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games after they finished second on the podium in Equestrian individual and team events.</p><p>Indian Equestrian player Fouaad Mirza finished second after scoring a total of 26.40 points while in the team event, the Indian side finished with 121.30 points to give the country two additional silver medal.</p><p>While Yoshiaki Oiwa of Japan clinched gold with a total of 22.70 points, Alex Tian Hua of China settled for a bronze medal after finishing with a score of 27.10 points.</p><p>In Equestrian team events, it was the Japanese side which claimed the top spot with a score of 82.40 points, while Thailand finished third after a score of 126.70 points.</p><p>In Archery, India entered the semi-final round after a 229-224 win over host nation Indonesia in Compound Women\'s Team quarterfinals.</p><p>India\'s total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 31 with seven gold, seven silver and seventeen bronze medals. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

from sports https://ift.tt/2PCHoFp