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India's star with the golden arm, Neeraj Chopra will be back in 2023 Asian Games to defend his crown in the javelin throw event on 4th October in Hangzhou. Neeraj Chopra who is also the reigning Olympic and World Champion will be the favourite when he plays on Wednesday. But the World No. 1 will face fierce competition from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who had finished runner-up to Chopra in both the...

R Sai Kishore, who made his India debut in the Asian Games 2023 earlier today, was spotted getting all emotional before the quarterfinal game against Nepal. Sai Kishore, who was playing his first T20I game of his career couldn't hold back his tears during the Indian national anthem prior to the match. Emotions aplenty as Sai Kishore swelled up during the national anthem of 🇮🇳, making his T20I debu...

Experienced striker Vandana Katariya, vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka and Deepika slammed a hat-trick each as India stormed into the semifinals of the women's hockey competition at the Asian Games with a 13-0 drubbing of Hong Kong in their final pool match here on Tuesday. Vandana (2nd, 16th, 48th minutes) scored three field goals, while Deep Grace (11th, 34th, 42nd) converted three penalty corners f...

A Gold and silver assured in archery for India. India’s Abhishek Verma and Ojas Deotale both progressed to the final of the men’s individual compound archery event, ensuring an all Indian grand finale in Hangzhou. The Indians got the better of both their South Korean counterparts in their respective semifinals. While Abhishek Verma defeated Korea’s Jaehoon Joo 147-145, Ojas Deotale shot the perfec...

The Indian men’s cricket team qualified for the semifinals of the Asian Games after being Nepal by 23 runs. While India were playing a second-string side, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, they were still too strong for Nepal in Hangzhou. Riding on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden T20I hundred and an explosive finish from Rinku Singh, India has posted 202 on the board batting first. In reply, Nepal were always beh...

The talented Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal came down heavily on Nepal as he smashed his maiden century in the shortest format of the game in the quarterfinals of Asian Games 2023.The UP-born cricketer who became the youngest Indian to score a century at 21 years and 279 days notched up his ton in 47 balls, hitting 8 fours and 7 sixes. He is also the first centurion in the history of the quadrenni...

India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam will fight for Gold in the individual event of Women's Compound Archery. Jyothi, the top seed at the event, defeated World Champion and compatriot Aditi Swami, the 17-year-old, in an all-Indian semifinal to assure India of at least a silver medal at the Asian Games. While Jyothi was trailing Aditi by a point before the final series, Aditi shot a 7 during the final 3 a...

India’s first medal on day 10 of the Asian Games came in Canoe Sprint. The Indian pair of Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam clinched bronze in the Men’s Canoe Double 1000m event. It was also India’s first medal in the sport since 1994. The duo finished with a time of 3:53.329, 9.5 seconds behind Uzbekistan, who clinched Gold, while Kazakhstan finished with silver. Also read: India's Yashasvi Jaisw...

Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad refused to play a match in Iran on Monday because of the presence of a statue of a slain Iranian general placed on the sideline, according to Saudi state media. Al Ittihad and their star striker Karim Benzema were scheduled to play Iran's Sepahan in the AFC Champions League, one of several matches made possible by a recent diplomatic rapprochement between the longtime Mid...

On the ninth day of the Asian Games 2023, India won 7 medals taking the tally to a total of 60 medals in the 19th edition of the quadrennial event. India though got no gold today, the Indian sportspersons won 3 silver medals and 4 bronze medals - with 5 of them coming from Athletics. Ancy Sojan won a silver medal in the long jump, and Parul Chaudhary and Priti got a double podium finish in the 300...

The first warm-up game against was hampered due to rain and it seems it will be difficult for Team India to play the 2nd game as well! The weather in Thiruvananthapuram which will host India's 2nd warm-up game against the Netherlands does not look good. Accuweather states that the city will have a cloudy day with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm is also predicted. As per the weather portal,...

India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session here due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands here on Tuesday. Kohli had left for Mumbai from Guwahati for some emergency personal reasons on September 30 and wasn't available for the afternoon training session at the local college ground...

It's raining medals for India in Hangzhou! This time, the Indian 4x400m mixed relay team bagged the silver medal at the Asian Games. Even though the team of Muhammed Variyathodi, Rajesh Ramesh, Vithya Ramraj and Subha Venkatesan finished third behind Bahrain and Sri Lanka in first and second respectively, India's medal was upgraded to silver after Sri Lanka were disqualified for lane infringement....

A silver for India in the women’s long jump event! India’s Ancy Sojan produced her personal best in Hangzhou to finish an impressive second in long jump. The 22-year-old’s jump of 6.63 metres saw her take the silver on her Asian Games debut, with China’s Shiqi Xiong taking the Gold with a jump of 6.73 metres. While Ancy Sojan had a remarkable outing, her compatriot Shaili Singh, the 19-year-old wh...

India had a good day 9 at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where they won medals in athletics and roller skating on October 2. Even the archers in the fray had a terrific outing with many of them qualifying for the quarterfinals in their respective categories. Even in badminton and squash, a number of Indian athletes made it to the next round. With a number of medal events lined up on October 3, India...

The medal rush continued for India in athletics on Monday, with Parul Chaudhary and Priti winning silver and bronze in the women's 3000m Steeplechase event. The Indian duo, along with the runners from Bahrain, were clearly way ahead of the competition in the event. While Bahrain's Winfred Yavi, the reigning World Champion, set a new Games record to take the Gold, Parul finished 9 seconds behind he...

Indian archers showed tenacity and authority in equal measure to storm into the quarterfinals in all six team events of the Asian Games here on Monday. The Indians played five team elimination rounds and dropped just one set on the way to their respective quarterfinal matches. India have got a bye into the quarters by virtue of topping the qualifications in the women's compound team event. First,...

The Mukherjee sisters’ dream run finally comes to an end at the Asian Games 2023. Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee displayed a fierce fight but lost a closely contested women's doubles semifinal in table tennis. The Indian pair had to settle for bronze after losing 3-4 to the North Korean pair of Cha Suyong and Pak Sugyong: 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 2-11. The bronze is only India’s third me...

Heptathlon athlete Swapna Barman, who narrowly missed the podium by finishing fourth in her event at the Asian Games 2023, has launched a scathing attack on compatriot Nandini Agasara, who won bronze ahead of her. Barman expressed her concerns on Twitter, alleging that her medal was lost to a transgender woman, urging for support and highlighting a potential violation of athletics rules. She wrote...

It turned out to be a big day for India at the Asian Games 2023 as India completed their biggest single-day haul in the history of the quadrennial event. India won 15 medals across sports on the day to take the total tally to 53. They surpassed the 11-medal mark of Day 14 of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. The nation scored its maximum medals of the day from athletics - 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 b...

Indian roller skaters showcased their prowess at the Asian Games 2023, securing two bronze medals in the highly competitive men's and women's 3000m team relay events in speed skating. This achievement equals India's best performance in roller skating at the prestigious event. On the ninth day of intense competitions, the Indian women's team—comprising Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heera...

Jyothi Yarraji was first disqualified, then allowed to run and eventually finished third, all these happened in a span of few minutes during a farcical women's 100m hurdles race at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Drama unfolded in the last event of the day at the 'Big Lotus' stadium when the women's 100m hurdles was stopped after the gun was fired. Replays clearly showed that Chinese runner...

Avinash Sable looked like a man on a mission on Sunday. After being left in tears following an unsuccessful World Athletics Championships 2023, where he finished 7th in his men’s 3000m steeplechase heat and failed to make it to the final, Sable battled his demons to finish at the top of the podium. It was an absolute one-sided race, with no one even in the frame when Avinash crossed the finish lin...

Flamboyant Harmilan Bains won a silver medal with a time of 4 minutes 12.74 seconds in the women's 1500m race. Harmilan joined her mother Madhuri Singh who won a silver medal in the 800m in the 2002 edition of the Asian Games. In men's long jump, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar picked up a silver with a jump of 8.19m in Hangzhou. This is India's first medal in the Long J...

India had medals raining in athletics as it turned out to be a double bonanza in the men's 1500m event. While Ajay Kumar Saroj won the silver, Jinsn Johnson won bronze. It was for the first time since 1962 that India won 2 medals in the category. Veteran discus thrower Seema Punia won a bronze for her third medal in as many editions of the Asian Games with a throw of 58.62m. "This is my last Asian...