Highlights of day 15 of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang on Saturday

Highlights of day 15 of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang on Saturday (times GMT):

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Highlights of day 15 of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang on Saturday (times GMT):

1044 WANG SEALS TABLE TENNIS GOLD

Wang Manyu extended China's Asian Games dominance in table tennis, edging compatriot Chen Meng 4-3 in the title clash to win the women's singles gold.

1009 SOUTH KOREA'S JUN WINS MODERN PENTATHLON

South Korea's Jun Woong-tae won the gold medal in the men's modern pentathlon, beating compatriot Lee Ji-hun. Jun scored a total of 1,472 points, 13 points ahead of Lee.

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0833 SOUTH KOREA DEFEND SOFT TENNIS GOLD

South Korea repeated their gold medal from four years ago in the men's soft tennis team event, beating Japan 2-0 in the final at the Jakabaring Sport City Tennis Court in Palembang.

0736 INDIA ENJOY BEST-EVER MEDAL TALLY

India took to take their overall medal tally to 67 on Saturday, surpassing their previous best of 65 set in 2010.

Boxer Amit Panghal won gold in the men's 49kg category, beating Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the final. India's bridge team then won the men's pair event.

0701 THAILAND CONTINUE SEPAKTAKRAW DOMINANCE

Thailand beat Vietnam 2-0 to win the women's quadrant event in sepaktakraw. The country has now won 12 of the 16 women's events in sepaktakraw at the Games. Indonesia won the men's quadrant competition beating Japan 2-1 in the final.

0430 CHINA'S ZHOU WINS WOMEN'S KAYAK DOUBLE 500M GOLD

Zhou Yu won her third Asian Games gold medal by triumphing in the women's canoe/kayak 500m sprint double with Li Yue. She had also won the women's kayak single 500m title in 2010 and 2014. It was China's seventh overall gold medal in the event.

0400 FURUYA GIVES JAPAN 70TH GOLD AT 18TH GAMES

Jumpei Furuya won the men's triathlon to give Japan their 70th gold medal at the 18th Asian Games. It was Japan's third successive victory in the event.

0400 KAZAKH KLINOVA DEFENDS WOMEN'S KAYAK SINGLE 200M GOLD

Inna Klinova from Kazakhstan won the women's 200m kayak single gold for the second time, defending the title she won in Incheon four years ago.

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