Debutant boxer Amit Panghal won gold for India in the men's 49-kg category on Saturday. He continued his sensational run to win the final with a hard-fought win. Amit Panghal defeated reigning Olympic champion and world championships silver-medallist Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the summit clash.
India also won a gold medal in the bridge competition with Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar clinching the top honours in the men's pair event. The 60-year-old Pranab and 56-year-old Shibhnath finished at the top after scoring 384 points in the finals.
Boxer Amit was the lone Indian boxer to make the final in the ongoing edition, beating Philippines' Carlo Paalam in a 3-2 verdict.
The 22-year-old armyman had won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year.
India has won 15 gold medals in the Jakarta Asian Games, taking its total medal tally to 67 (15 gold medals, 23 silver and 29 bronze), which is its best-ever performance at the Asian Games.