Asian Games Day 7: Japan gets 5th straight softball gold; Ikee wins 6th gold

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

11:20 IKEE STORMS TO RECORD SIXTH GOLD

Japan's Rikako Ikee became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single Asian Games with victory in the women's 50 metres freestyle final.

11:15 IRAN CLINCH KABADDI DOUBLE

Iran won kabaddi gold medals in the men's and women's finals to end India's dominant run in the event.

The men's team put away defending champions India in the semi-finals before recording a convincing 26-16 victory over South Korea in the final.

The women's team edged India 27-24 to avenge their 2014 Asiad final defeat by the twice champions.

10:20 JAPAN WOMEN CLAIM FIFTH STRAIGHT SOFTBALL GOLD

Japan won their fifth consecutive Asian Games softball gold medal with a 7-0 mercy-rule win over Taiwan.

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0938 JEONG WINS SHOOTING GOLD

South Korean shooter Jeong You-jin won gold in the men's 10m running target event. The veteran beat Pak Myong-won of North Korea 6-4 in the final.

0837 GOLDEN DOUBLE FOR LUTSENKO, NA

Kazakhstan cyclist Alexey Lutsenko won the men's individual time trial gold medal to add to his road race win on Thursday.

Earlier South Korea's Na Ah-reum matched Lutsenko's feat by winning the women's individual time trial. Na won the women's road race on Wednesday.

0650 WANG ON TARGET FOR CHINA

China's Wang Qian won gold in the women's 10m air pistol with a score of 240.3 to set a Games record. South Korea's Kim Min-jung won silver while India's Heena Sidhu took bronze.

0515 ONE-TWO FOR CHINA IN WOMEN'S SINGLES TENNIS

Chinese tennis player Wang Qiang defended her singles gold medal, overcoming compatriot Zhang Shuai 6-3 6-2 in the final.

In the men's doubles, India's Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan beat Kazakhstan's Aleksandr Bublik and Denis Yevseyev to give India a record-extending fifth Asiad Games gold.

0431 INDONESIA ON COURSE TO MEET GOLD MEDAL TARGET

Hosts Indonesia won their ninth gold medal of the Games to stay on track to reach their target of 16.

The men's lightweight eight rowing team took gold ahead of Uzbekistan and Hong Kong.

0244 SOUTH KOREA MAKE STRONG START

South Korea began the day with gold medals in rowing, cycling and shooting.

Park Hyun-su won the men's lightweight single sculls rowing competition, while cyclist Na Ah-reum won her second straight Asian Games gold in the women's individual time trial.

Choi Young-jeon won the men's 300m standard rifle event.

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