Johnson, who surprisingly lost the gold to compatriot Manjit Singh in the 800m, more than made up for that blip with a brilliant rally today.
The Haryana athlete said she was suffering from a bone spur in her left foot and will undergo surgery after coming back from Kerala.
The Indians clocked a time of 3:28.72 beating the silver medallists Bahrain by a margin of 2 seconds.
Jinson Johnson clinched the gold in the men's 1500 metres event at the 2018 Asian Games.
Another Indian in the fray, Kumari Sandeep finished fifth with a best throw of 54.61m.
The Indian women last made it to the summit clash of the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998 and ended runners-up after losing to Korea.
Swapna is yet another story in Indian Olympic sports that has seen her battle poverty and physical difficulty to run with ill-fitting shoes that always pinch the six toes on each of her feet.
Expectedly, due concerns were raised when it was decided that Palembang will be partially hosting the Asian Games alongside Jakarta.
Swapna Barman's historic feat at the Asian Games 2018 came on the back of never-ending hardships she had to endure to reach the summit.
As a result of these path-breaking performances, the country remained on course to better its previous edition's haul and tallied 54 medals -- 11 gold, 20 silver, and 23 bronze.
Swapna Barman on created history by becoming the first Indian heptathlete to win an Asian Games gold, a feat he achieved despite competing with pain due to a toothache.
Arpinder Singh covered a distance of 16.77 to seal his gold medal. This is the first medal in 48 years for India in the sport of Triple Jump at the Asian Games.
Dutee Chand won a silver medal after she clocked 23.20 to finish second in Women's 200m Final event on the 11th day of the Asian Games 2018.
Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra settled for a bronze medal after they lost the Mixed Doubles Table Tennis semi-final 4-1 to China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.
The 20-year-old Indian lost 0-3 to Indonesia's Shifa Khasani Najmu in a lop-sided contest.
India dished out a dominating performance as both the men's and women's teams won their respective matches by an identical 3-0 margin.
Vikas, a gold medallist in 2010 and bronze winner in 2014, prevailed on a split 3-2 verdict against China's Tuoheta Erbieke Tanglatihan in the quarterfinals.
It has been learnt that Bajrang has already filed his nomination through the Wrestling Federation of India, while Vinesh is likely to be considered by the Sports Ministry.
Manjit Singh, who won the gold medal in 800m event in Asian Games 2018, is yet to meet his five-month-old son.
Armyman Amit is also a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist defeated South Korea's Kim Jang Ryong 5-0.
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