The silver medal was won by China`s Wang Qin, while the bronze medal was bagged by South Korea`s Hyunmyeong Joo, with records of 4:06:48 and 4:10:21 respectively.
Park Chilsung of South Korea and Sandeep Kumar of India were disqualified from the race that took the route starting from and ending at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium.
Indonesia is hosting the Asian Games for the second time this year after Jakarta was selected as the venue for the Asian sporting event in 1962.
This year, Jakarta and Palembang are co-hosting the games from Aug 18 to Sept 2. By virtue of its hosting the 2018 games, the country aims to secure a place among the top 10 largest sporting events.
At this world`s second-biggest multi-sport event after the Olympics, some 15 thousand athletes from 45 countries are competing in 462 events across 40 sports, of which 32 are Olympic sports.
The Olympic sports are Aquatics, Athletics, Fencing, Weightlifting, Basketball, Handball, Badminton, Baseball/Softball, Cycling, Equestrian, Golf, Wrestling, Hockey, Judo, Karate, Canoeing and Kayaking, Sailing, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon, Archery, Sport Climbing, Rowing, Rugby, Gymnastics, Roller Skating, Football, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Boxing, Triathlon, and Volleyball.
The non-Olympic sports are Bowling; Bridge; Cricket; Kabaddi; Martial Arts, including Jujitsu, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Sambo, and Wushu; Mechanical Sports, such as Paragliding and Jet Skiing; Squash; and Sepak Takraw.
As of Wednesday at 10 p.m. local time, Indonesia had bagged 30 gold medals, 22 silver medals, and 36 bronze medals, thereby placing it on the top four in the temporary medal tally behind China (102-67-50), Japan (51-47-63), and South Korea (37-42-50).
Reporting by Imam Budilaksono
Editing by Rahmad Nasution
Reporter: Antara
Editor: Yosep Hariyadi
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