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Pincky Balhara recently bagged the silver medal at the Asian Games 2018 for Kurash, a martial arts sport. The 19-year old girl had surpassed a serious tragedy at home and still managed to perform exceptionally at the games. The Delhi girl lost three of her family members, including her father, three months before the final event. But these did not become a hurdle in Balhara's way to victory.

Dipika Pallikal is an Indian professional squash player who won the bronze medal in the squash women's singles event at the Asian Games recently. The 26-year-old hails from Chennai and gained prominence in the year 2011.

Neena Varakil bagged a silver medal in the women's long jump category. The 27-year old's final winning jump was 6.1 metres, a little lesser than her personal best (6.6 metres).

Sudha Singh, national 3000m steeplechase champion, won the silver medal in the same event. The 32-year old won the gold medal when the event was first introduced in the Asian Games.

Hima Das, an Assamese sprinter, grabbed the silver medal in women's 400 metre. The 18-year old broke her own national record by clocking 50.79 seconds.

After Saina Nehwal brought home a bronze medal in the Asian Games, PV Sindhu grabbed the silver medal thereafter. The 23-year old is the first Indian to bring home a silver in women's single badminton event.

Rahi Sarnobat became the first female Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.

The 27-year-old was up emerged as the winner after two shoot-off rounds.

This is her first major medal since the Commonwealth Games gold in 2014. An elbow injury which she picked up even before Glasgow had set her back for the next two years.

Freestyle wrestler Divya Kakran brought home the bronze medal in the 68kg category. In just 90 seconds, the 20-year old defeated Taipei's Chen Wenling during the third-place play-off bout.