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Asian Games 2018: Arpinder Singh makes father proud with gold

Triple jumper Arpinder Singh lives up to father's desire of making him a sportsman, while heptathlete Swapna Barman conquers extreme toothache to win gold

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Swapna Barman celebrates with the tri-colour after winning the heptathlon gold in Jakarta yesterday

Swapna Barman celebrates with the tri-colour after winning the heptathlon gold in Jakarta yesterday

Triple jumper Arpinder Singh and women's heptathlete Swapna Barman won India's 10th and 11th gold medals respectively at the GBK Stadium last night to equal its 2014 Asian Games tally of 11 gold medals.

Both Arpinder and
Swapna didn't seem to struggle en route their top spots. While Arpinder's 16.77m distance, covered in his third jump, was enough to give him gold despite three failed attempts, Swapna, who was the overnight leader in the seven-event competition held over two days, collected an aggregate 6026 points to clinch top honours.

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