Asian Games 2018: 5 sports in which India won medals unexpectedly 

#5 Equestrian

The Indian men’s team of Ashish Malik, Jitender Singh, Mirza and Rakesh Kumar came home with silver after scoring 121.30 in the finals

Fouaad Mirza became the first Indian since 1982 to grab an individual medal in the Asia Games when he finished second in the equestrian event. His score of 26.40 was second best to Japan’s Oiwa Yoshiaki who registered a score of 22.70.

Though India had won 10 medals in the sport, including three gold before, not much was expected from them after infighting within the Equestrian Federation of India meant that the players could reach Jakarta just a few days before the events were to begin.

With the selections being deemed as null and void, the athletes had to face a nightmare before they finally landed in Jakarta.

Other than Mirza’s silver, the Indian men’s team of Ashish Malik, Jitender Singh, Mirza and Rakesh Kumar too came home with silver after scoring 121.30 in the finals.