Asian Wrestling Championship: Deepak Punia wins silver; India sign off with 17 medals
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Wrestling Championship: Deepak Punia wins silver; India sign off with 17 medals

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Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan’s Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze on the concluding day on Sunday. Ulaanbaatar : Deepak Punia could do nothing against the solid defence of Kazakhstan’s Azmat Dauletbekov and settled for a silver medal while Viky Chahar grabbed a bronze in the 92kg competition on the concluding day of the Asian Championship, here on Sunday. Eyeing his maiden gold medal at the continental event, Deepak reached the final without conceding a single point as he first blanked Iran’s Mohsen Miryousef Mostafavi Alanjagh and then humbled Korea’s Gwanuk Kim. India signed off with 17 medals from the Continental event but Ravi Dahiya was the lone gold medal winner in the men’s freestyle 57kg category.

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Ludhiana: Judoka Sahil wins gold Punjab at National School Games

Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Indian Prodigy Chirag Chikkara Makes History at U23 World Championships

India Today  

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India Secures Sixth Medal at Under-23 Wrestling World Championships 2024

The Hindu  

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India’s medal haul hits 22 at Paris Paralympics

The Hindu  

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India's Deepthi Jeevanji wins bronze in women's 400m T20 category in Paris Paralympics
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Deepthi Jeevanji wins bronze in women's 400m T20 category in Paris Paralympics

New Indian Express  

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Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle
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Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle

The Hindu  

Indian women wrestlers Aditi Kumari, Neha, Pulkit, and Mansi on Thursday became the Under-17 World champions in their respective categories, stamping their class in the prestigious Cadets event, here. Frolova made a desperate attempt to get the winning move but Pulkit defended well in the final 20 seconds to claim the title. Mansi Lather clinched the top podium spot after …

Aman Sehrawat’s quest for Paris Olympics glory: How the wrestler lost 5kg before bronze medal bout weigh-in
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Aman Sehrawat’s quest for Paris Olympics glory: How the wrestler lost 5kg before bronze medal bout weigh-in

The Hindu  

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Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze for India in 57kg wrestling
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze for India in 57kg wrestling

The Hindu  

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Dahiya loses 7-point lead after injury, drops women’s wrestling quarterfinal to North Korean

Associated Press  

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Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 10
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 10

Hindustan Times  

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

India at Olympics Day 8 wrap: Manu Bhaker misses medal, heartbreak for Nishant

India Today  

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s fourth place finishes at Olympics

Hindustan Times  

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India perform at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

The Hindu  

India’s campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will always be remembered for its historic medal haul, a record seven, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Mirabai Chanu poses with the Silver medal for the Weightlifting - Women’s 49kg Group A on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on July 24, 2021 …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Aman secures India’s first Paris 2024 Olympic quota in men’s wrestling, Deepak Punia eliminated
7 months, 1 week ago

Aman secures India’s first Paris 2024 Olympic quota in men’s wrestling, Deepak Punia eliminated

The Hindu  

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Nisha Dahiya clinches India's fifth Olympic quota in wrestling during Istanbul qualifiers
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nisha Dahiya clinches India's fifth Olympic quota in wrestling during Istanbul qualifiers

Firstpost  

Dahiya became the fifth Indian wrestler — all of them female so far — to secure quota for the Paris Games by defeating Romania’s Alexandra Anghel in the 68kg semi-finals at the World Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul. Nisha Dahiya became the fifth Indian female wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Romania’s Alexandra Anghel in the 68kg …

Asian under-20 athletics championships: Harshit strikes gold in hammer, silver for Laxita and mixed relay team
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Asian under-20 athletics championships: Harshit strikes gold in hammer, silver for Laxita and mixed relay team

The Hindu  

Harshit Kumar won the men’s hammer throw gold while Laxita Vinod Sandilea and the 4x400m mixed relay team picked silver medals on the third day of the 21st Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Friday. The Indian team, comprising P. Abiram, Kanista Teena, Navpreet Singh and Sandramol Sabu, clocked 3:24.86 for the mixed relay silver, behind China, in 3:24.86s …

Under-20 Asians | Harshit clinches gold; Laxita and mixed relay team finish with silver
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Under-20 Asians | Harshit clinches gold; Laxita and mixed relay team finish with silver

The Hindu  

Harshit Kumar won the men’s hammer throw gold while Laxita Vinod Sandilea and the 4x400m mixed relay team claimed silver medals at the 21st Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Friday. The Indian team, comprising P. Abiram, Kanista Teena, Navpreet Singh and Sandramol Sabu, clocked 3:24.86 for the mixed relay silver in the 4x400m race. Meanwhile, Karnataka’s Shreeya Rajesh …

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag
7 months, 4 weeks ago

ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Gold for Ranvir, Ekta and Anurag

The Hindu  

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Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers: All 6 of India’s Greco-Roman Wrestlers Draw Blank
8 months ago

Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers: All 6 of India’s Greco-Roman Wrestlers Draw Blank

The Quint  

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Asian Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers: Aman Sehrawat loses in semis, fails to win Paris 2024 quota spot
8 months ago

Asian Olympic Wrestling Qualifiers: Aman Sehrawat loses in semis, fails to win Paris 2024 quota spot

The Hindu  

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Tokyo Medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Out Of Paris Olympics Qualification Race
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tokyo Medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya Out Of Paris Olympics Qualification Race

ABP News  

Sonepat: Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya -- the Tokyo Games medallists -- were on Sunday eliminated from the race for the Paris Olympics qualification after losing their respective bouts in the selection trials for the national team. Punia, who was a prominent face of protest against former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, suffered a crushing 1-9 defeat in the …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men go Down to Japan in Quarters, Women Advance to Semis
10 months, 1 week ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Men go Down to Japan in Quarters, Women Advance to Semis

News 18  

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Saravanan qualifies for second successive Olympics
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Saravanan qualifies for second successive Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games bronze medallist Vishnu Saravanan has become the first Indian sailor to qualify for successive Olympics by making the cut for Paris Games. Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan with team manager Col Utpal More and foreign coach Milan Vujasinovic after qualifying for Paris Olympics A Subedar from the Mumbai-based Army Yachting Node, Saravanan had finished 20th overall among 35 competitors …

Junior World Boxing Championships: Amisha, Prachi and Hardik win silver
1 year ago

Junior World Boxing Championships: Amisha, Prachi and Hardik win silver

The Hindu  

Indian boxers Hardik Panwar, Amisha Keretta and Prachi Tokas signed off with silver medals after suffering defeats in their respective finals at the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia. Asian junior champion Hardik conceded a narrow 2-3 loss to Ashurov Bairamkhan of Russia in a closely-fought contest on Sunday. Meanwhile, Amisha and Prachi suffered identical 0-5 losses in …

National Boxing: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa win titles
1 year ago

National Boxing: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa win titles

Hindustan Times  

Continuing his impressive run, Tokyo Olympian Amit Panghal defeated Anshul Punia to win the national title in Shillong on Friday. It will be fresh start for Panghal -- the 2019 World Championships medallist — who was not picked for the Asian Games team. Amit Panghal Deepak Bhoria, the current World Championships medallist, was preferred over Panghal on the basis of …

Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal
1 year, 1 month ago

Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal

The Hindu  

Sarita Devi clinched bronze medal after beating Jyoti Baliyan 139-135 in an all-Indian playoff in the women’s compound open section in the Para Asian Archery Championship in Bangkok on Monday. India has also assured at least two silver medals with Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi entering the finals of the compound open in both men and women category. Fresh from …

Asian Archery C’Ships: Parneet defeats Jyothi to clinch title; India’s compound mixed, women’s team win gold
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Archery C’Ships: Parneet defeats Jyothi to clinch title; India’s compound mixed, women’s team win gold

The Hindu  

The Indian compound women’s and mixed team won gold medals at the Asian archery championships in Bangkok on Thursday. The women’s team comprising of Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur & Jyothi Surekha Vennam edged past Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi Hsuan, Huang I-Jou and Wang Lu-Yun 234-233 to ensure India’s gold in the event for the second time. READ | Asian Para …

37th National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh Bags Fourth Gold, Maharashtra Still Top Table, MR Poovamma Returns
1 year, 1 month ago

37th National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh Bags Fourth Gold, Maharashtra Still Top Table, MR Poovamma Returns

News 18  

Karnataka swimmer Nina Venkatesh won the women’s 50m butterfly event for her fourth gold medal while Virdhawal Khade did the double, adding the men’s 50m butterfly yellow metal to his kitty, at the 37th National Games on Thursday. Nina stopped the clock at 27.70 seconds to win the gold with a Games record time ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka …

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India sweeps podium in men’s discus throw F54/55/56; India fourth in medal tally

The Hindu  

India’s Neeraj Yadav, Yogesh Kathuniya and Muthuraja swept the men’s discus throw-F54/55/56 podium in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Deepthi then won a gold in women’s T20 category 400m race with the Games and Asian record timing of 56.69 seconds. Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa won gold in the Men’s 5000m-T13 category READ | Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally …

Asian Para Games: India opens medal tally with silver win canoeing
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games: India opens medal tally with silver win canoeing

Live Mint  

Athlete Prachi Yadav won a silver in canoeing in the Women's VL2 category, opening India's medal tally at the 4th Asian Para Games. Uzbekistan's Shakhzoda Mamadalieva claimed the gold medal by clocking 58.775s, and China's Yongyuan walked away with a silver medal with a timing of 59.724s. On the other hand, in the women's VL3 final India missed out on …

Taming the dragon: Events where India bettered the Chinese at the Asian Games 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Taming the dragon: Events where India bettered the Chinese at the Asian Games 2023

The Hindu  

India had its best Asian Games campaign ever in Hangzhou with 107 medals, including a record 28 gold. On target: The 22-year-old Sift Kaur Samra scored 7.3 more than China’s Zhang Qiongyue, going on to register a world record score of 469.6 in the final of the 50m rifle 3 positions. | Photo Credit: PTI The 22-year-old Sift scored 7.3 …

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023 review: Silver medal for Deepak Punia, the silver lining for India at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Wrestling at Asian Games 2023 review: Silver medal for Deepak Punia, the silver lining for India at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

About two-and-a-half minutes into the second round of the men’s 86kg freestyle wrestling final at the Asian Games, Deepak Punia was taken down for what would be the final time by Hassan Yazdani of Iran. READ: Asian Games 2023: Deepak Punia bags silver to salvage some of India’s reputation in wrestling at Hangzhou Not being able to compete in overseas …

Asian Games 2023: Indians who won quotas for Paris Olympics
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indians who won quotas for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

The 19th edition of the Asian Games, held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, not only offered medals but the chance to win quotas for next year’s Paris Olympics in some of the events. Nikhat Zareen Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen won bronze medal in the women’s 50kg category at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Parveen Hooda Indian boxer …

Asian Games 2023: In which sports did India top medals tally at Hangzhou 2022?
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: In which sports did India top medals tally at Hangzhou 2022?

The Hindu  

India finished fourth in the overall medals tally at the Asian Games 2023. Medal winners in archery Gold- Ojas Deotale- Compound Men’s Individual Gold- Compound Men’s Team Gold- Jyothi Surekha Vennam- Compound Women’s Individual Gold- Compound Women’s Team Gold- Compound Mixed Team Silver- Abhishek Verma- Compound Men’s Individual Silver- Recurve Men’s Team Bronze- Aditi Swami- Compound Women’s Individual Bronze- Recurve …

India’s Asian Games medal count impressive but can’t be extrapolated to World level
1 year, 2 months ago

India’s Asian Games medal count impressive but can’t be extrapolated to World level

The Hindu  

It’s not always that a promotional campaign turns out to be on the money, but credit where it’s due. Some gold medals have come in team events in shooting, which, although not part of the Olympic programme, are testament to India’s bench strength. The Indian wrestling team won two medals at the Tokyo Olympics, three years after winning two gold …

Hangzhou Asian Games | Deepak Punia settles for silver, Indian wrestlers return with six medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games | Deepak Punia settles for silver, Indian wrestlers return with six medals

The Hindu  

It was never going to be easy for Deepak Punia to get the elusive gold – he was up against the legend and presence of Hassan Yazdani in the final and given the Iranian’s form, there was little hope of an upset. Punia went down 0-10 to three-time world champion and the reigning champion here Yazdani in the men’s 86kg …

Asian Games 2023: Deepak Punia bags silver to salvage some of India’s reputation in wrestling at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Deepak Punia bags silver to salvage some of India’s reputation in wrestling at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

It was never going to be easy for Deepak Punia to get the elusive gold – he was up against the legend and presence of Hassan Yazdani in the final and, given the Iranian’s form, there was little hope of an upset. And he duly delivered as Punia won India’s first and only wrestling silver here to salvage some pride …

Asian Games 2023: Ojas Deotale wins his 3rd Gold in archery in a double podium finish, Abhishek gets Silver
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Ojas Deotale wins his 3rd Gold in archery in a double podium finish, Abhishek gets Silver

India TV News  

It was raining medals for India in Archery on Saturday, October 7 as after a double podium finish in the women's individual compound event, it was another double podium finish in the men's individual event but this time it was Gold and Silver. Ojas Pravin Deotale, who won a Gold in the mixed team and men's team events won his …

Asian Games 2023: Archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins her 3rd Gold in Hangzhou, wins 149-145 in final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam wins her 3rd Gold in Hangzhou, wins 149-145 in final

India TV News  

Jyothi Surekha Vennam won her third Gold in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou as archers began the final day of games events on Saturday, October 7 on a high. Jyothi, who won a gold in the mixed team and women's team events, beat Korea's Chaewon So in the final 149-145. This was India's fourth Gold in Archery in …

Asian Games 2023 Day 13 Roundup: Gold in hockey, cricket team enters final, 100 medals confirmed
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 13 Roundup: Gold in hockey, cricket team enters final, 100 medals confirmed

India TV News  

In an unprecedented achievement, the Indian contingent confirmed a historic 100 medals in the Asian Games 2023 on Friday, October 6. The men's hockey team secured their fourth Gold at Asiad as India claimed as many as nine medals on Day 13 to take the overall tally to 95. Indian women's team claimed bronze in Sepaktakraw to open India's account …

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 6, all winners list
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India medals tally on October 6, all winners list

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s team defeated Japan 5-1 in the final to bag gold at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. FOLLOW | ASIAN-GAMES-2023 OCTOBER 6 LIVE ACTION Earlier, India won its first medal of the day after defeating Vietnam in the Bronze medal match of the Recurve Archery Women’s team event. India also achieved a historic first-ever …

Asian Games 2023: India’s medal tally LIVE; 28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India’s medal tally LIVE; 28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze

Live Mint  

Asian Games 2023: On Day 14, Indian compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam achieved an impressive feat by securing three gold medals, while Aditi Swami earned a bronze, contributing to India's archery team's historic achievement of nine medals at the Asian Games. Earlier on Thursday, the Indian women's compound archery team staged an impressive comeback to narrowly defeat their rivals from …

Asian Games 2023: 100 medals? India on track to strike ambitious target
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: 100 medals? India on track to strike ambitious target

Hindustan Times  

India’s compound archers carried their gilt-edged form into the team events, sweeping two golds at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre as five medals won across disciplines on Thursday pushed India’s overall tally to 86 — within striking distance of achieving a magical century and fulfilling the contingent’s ambitious target when it set off for the 19th Asian Games. India's Ojas, …

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal went into the Asian Games as one of India’s biggest medal hopefuls, and she fulfilled the hype, winning bronze in the 53kg for only India’s second medal in wrestling here on Thursday. That win stretched Akari’s winning streak to an incredible 128 matches – which remains unbeaten as she went on to win 10-0 against 2020 Olympic silver …

Asian Games: Indian men’s relay team sizzles on final night of athletics
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Indian men’s relay team sizzles on final night of athletics

Hindustan Times  

Relay races are as much about harmony and kinship as they are about running efficiency. Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Amoj Jacob and Muhammed Anas Yahiya wave the national flag after securing gold medal in the Men's 4X400m Relay Final at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou Those who watched the quartet run a stunning 2 minutes, 59.05 seconds and …

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