Palembang: India begin Day-2 with a shooting medal which is Silver in the 10m Air Rifle Final where Deepak Kumar fought back to clinch his first Asian Games medal. Under pressure from the start, Kumar finished with a final score of 247.7, behind China’s Yang Haoran who shot 249.1, a Games Record, to defend his…
Jakarta: The 18th Asian Games that will be jointly hosted by two cities for the first time ever, kicks off on Sunday, with the opening ceremony at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta. The opening ceremony will begin at 5.30 pm (IST), and will be telecast on Sony in India. In all, 10,000…
Roller-skating is a popular sport in Mysuru city and many roller-skaters have gone on to do well in the National and International level. Our city’s Varsha S. Puranik, a talented roller-skater is the only Mysurean to represent the country in 2018 Asian Games to be held at Palembang, Indonesia from Aug.18 to Sept.2. A National…
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has cleared a 804-member Indian contingent, including 572 athletes, for the Asian Games but said it will bear the expense of 755 members with 49 out of 232 officials allowed at no cost to government. The Ministry cleared all the athletes and officials recommended by the Indian Olympic Association with…
H.M. Bhandavya from Mandya and Priyanka Prabhakar from Bengaluru, have been picked in the Indian basketball squad for the Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from Aug.18 to Sept.2. Usha Rani of Karnataka State Police, Bengaluru, has also been selected to represent Indian Women’s Kabaddi team for the Asian Games.
New Delhi: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been handed the honour of being the Indian contingent’s flag bearer at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. The announcement was made by Dr. Narinder Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) at a send-off ceremony for the Indian contingent in New Delhi on Friday….
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry is open to the idea of considering outstanding performers of next month’s Asian Games for this year’s National Sports Awards, which will be held on Sept.25 instead of the conventional Aug.29 to ensure that athletes do not miss out due to their participation in the continental show-piece. Every year, the…
New Delhi: The iconic Leander Paes on June 4 made a comeback to the Asian Games-bound Indian squad while Yuki Bhambri was “exempted” as AITA threw its weight behind country’s top singles player in his quest for Grand Slam glory. Paes, who has won eight medals at the previous editions of Asian Games, has not…
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