Asian Games: A watershed moment for Indian sports
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: A watershed moment for Indian sports

Hindustan Times  

The culmination of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou marks a watershed moment in Indian sports. It symbolises India's rapidly evolving sports landscape and its aspiration to be among global leaders in various disciplines. In totality, these memories from the Asian Games serve as a powerful reminder of India's sports potential. It's emblematic of a broader cultural shift wherein our youth, armed with self-belief, robust training infrastructure, and an ever-improving support system, now dare to dream big and challenge global standards.

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Asian Games 2023 the beginning of India’s rise as a sporting nation: Olympic Council of Asia chief, Randhir Singh
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 the beginning of India’s rise as a sporting nation: Olympic Council of Asia chief, Randhir Singh

The Hindu  

For Olympic Council of Asia acting president Raja Randhir Singh the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou was the “best-ever” sports event he had attended. “In my life, I have seen many Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and continental games but this one at Hangzhou stands out as unparalleled in terms of organisation and performance.” Lauding the efforts of the Indian …

Beauty of sports, culture and technology on display
1 year, 2 months ago

Beauty of sports, culture and technology on display

China Daily  

Some mascots of the Hangzhou Asian Games are displayed at a licensed retail store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Sept 27, 2023. Staged under the theme of "Enduring Memories of Hangzhou", the closing ceremony brought down the curtains on the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, on Sunday. With break-dancing and e-sports making their debut as official medal …

Glittering show: on India’s medal tally at the Asian Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Glittering show: on India’s medal tally at the Asian Games

The Hindu  

India’s returns of over a hundred medals from the Hangzhou Asian Games is a watershed moment in its sporting history. While a lion’s share of the gold medals came from the three disciplines of track and field, shooting and archery, India earning podium finishes across 22 different sports points to the nation’s increasing diversification of excellence. The rowers, squash players, …

Hangzhou high, Paris promise
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou high, Paris promise

Hindustan Times  

Traditionally in the Indian sports’ Olympics landscape, the Asian Games provides a pointer of things to expect at the grander Games. Numbers back that notion: A drop in medal count at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games was reflected in the two-medal 2016 Rio Olympics, and an Asian surge four years later led to seven medals at the Tokyo Olympics in …

Asia's global sporting influence highlighted
1 year, 2 months ago

Asia's global sporting influence highlighted

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The 19th Asian Games, which ended in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, on Sunday evening, attracted worldwide attention. Featuring Olympic and non-Olympic sports, the Asian Games are often described as the world's second-largest multisport event after the Olympic Games, but the number of athletes taking part in Hangzhou surpassed the 11,309 competitors for the Tokyo Olympics, which …

Asia's global sporting influence highlighted
1 year, 2 months ago

Asia's global sporting influence highlighted

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The 19th Asian Games, which ended in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, on Sunday evening, attracted worldwide attention. Featuring Olympic and non-Olympic sports, the Asian Games are often described as the world's second-largest multisport event after the Olympic Games, but the number of athletes taking part in Hangzhou surpassed the 11,309 competitors for the Tokyo Olympics, which …

Asia's global sporting influence highlighted
1 year, 2 months ago

Asia's global sporting influence highlighted

China Daily  

More medals The Hangzhou Games' 40 sports outnumbered those for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 by six, and 142 more gold medals were to be won in Hangzhou than in Tokyo three years ago. The rising number of medal events and the ever-growing scale of the Asian Games have even triggered controversy among noted sports figures. Wei Jizhong, OCA honorary …

Asian Games: The secret behind China's sporting success
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: The secret behind China's sporting success

Hindustan Times  

At the end of the 19th edition of the Asian Games, the medal tally, not surprisingly, has three familiar names on top -- China, Japan, and South Korea. You can't talk about sports without discussing the other two subjects," said Dreyer, an Englishman who has spent 15 years in China. "More than 120 million yuan were used for the Chinese …

Hangzhou Asian Games | Indian contingent finishes with record 107 medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games | Indian contingent finishes with record 107 medals

The Hindu  

India finished with a record haul of 107 medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, its best ever, on October 7, the penultimate day of the event. In the men’s individual compound event Ojas Deotale bagged the gold while Abhishek Verma clinched the silver. Later in the day, Indian men also clinched the gold by defeating defending champion Iran in the …

Asian Games 2023: India clinches gold on cricket debut as rain plays spoilsport in final at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India clinches gold on cricket debut as rain plays spoilsport in final at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

The local volunteers did their best to keep the crowd entertained through the light rains for over 20 minutes, but when it picked up in intensity, the supporters started to make their way inside to find cover. An hour later, the men’s cricket final here at the Pingfeng Cricket Campus on Saturday was called off, robbing the fans of a …

Asian Games: India wins historic 100th medal, PM Modi hails momentous achievement
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: India wins historic 100th medal, PM Modi hails momentous achievement

Deccan Chronicle  

Hangzhou: The Indian contingent claimed an unprecedented 100th medal at the Asian Games with a thrilling 26-25 victory over Chinese Taipei in the women's kabaddi final here on Saturday. PM Modi hails 'momentous achievement' of India India reaching the unprecedented milestone of 100 medals at the ongoing Asian Games is a momentous achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, …

Asian Games 2023: India's historic campaign ends with unprecedented 107 medals in 19th Asiad
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India's historic campaign ends with unprecedented 107 medals in 19th Asiad

India TV News  

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India's historic campaign ends with unprecedented 107 medals in 19th Asiad Asian Games 2023 Live: It has been a historic turn for India in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou with the tally reaching 100 for the first time ever in the continental games. The actual tally currently stands at 95 after nine medals were won …

The unexpected joy: The Indian stars who achieved success against the odds
1 year, 2 months ago

The unexpected joy: The Indian stars who achieved success against the odds

Hindustan Times  

The lead-up to any big event is all about the predictions. And for Sift Samra, Palak Gulia, Kishore Jena, the table tennis doubles team of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee, Parul Chaudhary and a few others, that starting point is the Asian Games. More medals followed in 2023 -- her first individual World Cup medal in Bhopal and a gold …

Hangzhou Asian Games | In its best-ever Asiad show, India to end up with record 100 plus medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games | In its best-ever Asiad show, India to end up with record 100 plus medals

The Hindu  

On October 6, India is closing in on the magical three figures on the medals tally. On the 13th day, India bagged medals in recurve archery women’s team event on the other hand men’s team won the silver. In the Asian Games hockey, Indian men thrashed the defending champion Japan to clinch historic gold and booked a ticket to the …

Asian Games: Is China advertently trying to rob India of medals in Hangzhou? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Is China advertently trying to rob India of medals in Hangzhou? | Explained

India TV News  

The 19th edition of the Asian Games has transpired into a historic occasion for India in terms of medal output as the country has already scripted its all-time best performance in the history of the continental event. From the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to India's emerging track and field athlete Jyothi Yarraji, several …

Asian Games Day 12, October 5 Highlights: India's Medal Tally Reaches 86, Satwik-Chirag Storm Into Semis
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games Day 12, October 5 Highlights: India's Medal Tally Reaches 86, Satwik-Chirag Storm Into Semis

News 18  

Asian Games Day 12 Live Updates: India have already claimed a couple of gold medal today thus far. Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Avinash Sable, Harmilan Bains, and Lovlina Borgohain all added to India’s medal tally on Wednesday and there is plenty more action expected on Day 12, October 5. After an impressive few days, the Indian archery unit will look …

Asian Games | India enter men's hockey final with 5-3 win over South Korea
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games | India enter men's hockey final with 5-3 win over South Korea

The Hindu  

India defeated South Korea 5-3 in a hard-fought semifinal to enter the title clash of the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. India looked a bit out of sorts at the start of the second quarter, and the Koreans took full advantage of that and started to put pressure on the 2014 Asian Games champions' defence. …

India create history, smash their highest-ever medal tally at Asian Games, can dream of century
1 year, 2 months ago

India create history, smash their highest-ever medal tally at Asian Games, can dream of century

Hindustan Times  

India's rise in the global sports arena got a fresh stamp of approval at the Asian Games 2023. It took India's overall medal tally to 71 - their best ever and it also matched their best-ever gold medal count at the Games. India have so far won 16 gold medals, 26 silver medals and 29 bronze medals in this Asian …

India create history, smash their highest-ever medal tally at Asian Games, can dream of century
1 year, 2 months ago

India create history, smash their highest-ever medal tally at Asian Games, can dream of century

Hindustan Times  

India's rise in the global sports arena got a fresh stamp of approval at the Asian Games 2023. It took India's overall medal tally to 71 - their best ever and it also matched their best-ever gold medal count at the Games. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} India have so far won 16 gold medals, 26 silver medals and 29 bronze …

Asian Games: How Indian athletes are pushing the bar higher with every win
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: How Indian athletes are pushing the bar higher with every win

Live Mint  

A gold won in equestrian; a gold lost in women’s golf. Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Chheda, Divyakirti Singh and Sudipti Hajela set the ball rolling as they clinched a gold in the team dressage event, India’s first-ever in the equestrian discipline. Since the event’s inception at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, South Korea and Japan were the only two countries to …

Asian Games 2023: Full list of India’s medals in athletics after October 2
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Full list of India’s medals in athletics after October 2

The Hindu  

India took its medal tally in athletics to 16 at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Monday. The day started with Parul Chaudhary and Priti Lamba grabbing silver and bronze medals, respectively in women’s 3000m steeplechase. Among the silver medallists on Sunday were Murali Sreeshankar in men’s long jump, Harmilan Bains in women’s 1500 metres and Ajay Kumar …

Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Ancy Sojan Wins Sliver, Two Medals For India in Women's 3000m Steeplechase
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Ancy Sojan Wins Sliver, Two Medals For India in Women's 3000m Steeplechase

News 18  

Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: India won 7 medals on Day 9 to make it 60. Parul Chaudhary and Priti Lamba clocked personal best timing to claim silver and bronze medal, respectively, for India in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the 19th Asian Games. For the first time in the history of Asian Games, India won 15 medals in …

AP PHOTOS: Asian Games wrap up their first week in Hangzhou, China
1 year, 2 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Asian Games wrap up their first week in Hangzhou, China

Associated Press  

HANGZHOU, China — The two-week Asian Games featuring 12,500 participants from 45 nations and territories have completed their first week in China. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Performers wait for the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook …

Asian Games 2023: Kartik, Gulveer reap rewards of high-intensity training with silver and bronze in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Kartik, Gulveer reap rewards of high-intensity training with silver and bronze in Hangzhou

The Hindu  

When Kartik Kumar bolted away from the rest of the pack at the start of the men’s 10,000 meter Asian Games race, his countryman Gulveer Singh was meant to be up with him and not back with the group behind him. India’s Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh compete in the men’s 10000m athletics event at the 19th Asian Games, in …

Asian Games 2023: From rookie to superstar, Neeraj Chopra returns to the stage where his sporting success began
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: From rookie to superstar, Neeraj Chopra returns to the stage where his sporting success began

The Hindu  

He was the most eagerly awaited Indian at the Athletes’ Village even before the Asian Games commenced. Having missed a large part of the year due to a persistent groin strain that also led to doubts about his Asian Games participation, Chopra insisted it was all about managing the body and mind and focussing on performance, not injuries. 19th Asian …

Asian Games 2023 schedule today, September 30: Indians in action, events, LIVE streaming details, IST timings
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 schedule today, September 30: Indians in action, events, LIVE streaming details, IST timings

The Hindu  

Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China will be taking place from September 23 to October 8 with Indian athletes competing across 39 sports. ASIAN GAMES-HIGHLIGHTS | UPDATES FROM SEPTEMBER 29 Here are all the events in which Indians will be participating on September 30 in Hangzhou : 3x3 BASKETBALL 10:55 AM: Men’s qualification to quarterfinals - India vs Iran 1:00 …

Hangzhou Asian Games | Participation not enough, young shooters are now only thinking of gold: Gagan Narang
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games | Participation not enough, young shooters are now only thinking of gold: Gagan Narang

The Hindu  

Gagan Narang wears several hats but the one he feels most passionately about is Indian shooting. Someone winning a medal at the age of 19 is fantastic — Esha, Ramita, Mehuli, Rudrankksh, Aishwary — so it definitely looks good. We have had some unexpected performances here, specially in team events, and I am looking forward to taking back more shooting …

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: Kiran Baliyan wins first athletics medal for India in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: Kiran Baliyan wins first athletics medal for India in Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: India began Day 6 with Vikash Singh, Priyanka coming 5th, 6th respectively in men's, women's 20km race walk, at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. Meanwhile, the Indian shooting team, consisting of Palak, Esha Singh and Divya Thadigol, bagged silver in the 10m air pistol women's team event. Follow here LIVE …

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: Kiran Baliyan wins first athletics medal for India in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: Kiran Baliyan wins first athletics medal for India in Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: India began Day 6 with Vikash Singh, Priyanka coming 5th, 6th respectively in men's, women's 20km race walk, at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. Meanwhile, the Indian shooting team, consisting of Palak, Esha Singh and Divya Thadigol, bagged silver in the 10m air pistol women's team event. Follow here LIVE …

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: Kiran Baliyan wins first athletics medal for India in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: Kiran Baliyan wins first athletics medal for India in Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: India began Day 6 with Vikash Singh, Priyanka coming 5th, 6th respectively in men's, women's 20km race walk, at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. Meanwhile, the Indian shooting team, consisting of Palak, Esha Singh and Divya Thadigol, bagged silver in the 10m air pistol women's team event. Follow here LIVE …

Asian Games 2023 | India medal tally and full list of winners
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 | India medal tally and full list of winners

The Hindu  

The 19th Asian Games officially began in Hangzhou on September 23, 2023, delayed by a year owing to COVID-19 restrictions in China. The haul of 70 medals was achieved at the last edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018, when India won 16 gold. Ahead of the final day of the 2023 Hangzhou Games, India has won 107 …

Asian Games 2023 India's Medal Tally: Complete list of medals won by India across sports
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 India's Medal Tally: Complete list of medals won by India across sports

India TV News  

After an impressive display at the 2018 Asian Games organised in Jakarta and Palembang, the Indian contingent once again looks gritty to showcase a stellar performance in the 19th edition of the event which is currently going on in Hangzhou, China. The country aggregated 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze - a total of 107 medals across various sporting …

Asian Games 2023 Day 4 Wrap: Shooters boost India's medal tally, mixed day in tennis
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 4 Wrap: Shooters boost India's medal tally, mixed day in tennis

India Today  

India won as many as 8 medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday, September 27 out of which 7 came from the shooting ranges in Hangzhou. It was a sensational day for India in the shooting ranges, led by world record-breaker Sift Kaur Samra who dominated the women's 50m rifle 3 positions. India's won Gold in 25m Pistol Women's team …

Shooting at Asian Games 2023: With seven medals in one day, Indian shooters relish in glory in Hangzhou 2022
1 year, 2 months ago

Shooting at Asian Games 2023: With seven medals in one day, Indian shooters relish in glory in Hangzhou 2022

The Hindu  

Two gold, three silver and two bronze medals – that’s what the ranges rewarded the Indian shooters with on Wednesday, the most productive so far in both quality and quantity as India’s Asian Games medal tally climbed to 22 on the seventh day of competition here. Silver medal winning team of Indian shooters Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur …

Asian Games: Indian athletes win big as shooters and rowers lead the way
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Indian athletes win big as shooters and rowers lead the way

Live Mint  

When the gold medallists for the men’s 10m air rifle team event were beckoned, rather than step on to the podium, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar walked around it and shook hands with their fellow medal winners. The trio shot a total of 1893.7 on Monday to bag India’s first gold medal of the 2022 …

Asian Games 2023 Day 4 India Full Schedule: What is India's schedule for September 27 in Asiad Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 4 India Full Schedule: What is India's schedule for September 27 in Asiad Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

If we look at India's performance on Day 3 of the 19th Asian Games it was a mixture of highs and lows. Rohit Yadav and Roshibina Devi Naorem will be competing in the respective men's and women's medal events. The Indian women's hockey team will open their campaign against Singapore while gymnast Pranati Nayak will compete in women's all-around final. …

Hangzhou Asian Games | Shoot-off heartbreak for Indian shooters
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games | Shoot-off heartbreak for Indian shooters

The Hindu  

Finishing fourth is cruel. Divyansh Singh Panwar experienced it on Tuesday as he and Ramita Jindal finished out of the podium after losing to South Korea in the 10m air rifle mixed team as the highs of the first two days of the Asian Games at the range were tempered by a quiet Tuesday. The Indian duo raced to an …

Hangzhou Asian Games | With five medals, the Indian rowers make a splash
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games | With five medals, the Indian rowers make a splash

The Hindu  

China may not be a favourite for Indian sports in general but for the rowers, it has been a happy hunting ground. With five medals in the 19th Asian Games here which equalled their previous best-ever performance, the Indians are now hoping for bigger success. India finished with two silvers and three bronze in rowing to equal its 2010 tally …

Asian Games 2023 Day 3 India Full Schedule: What is India's schedule for September 26 in Asiad Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Day 3 India Full Schedule: What is India's schedule for September 26 in Asiad Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games 2023 schedule: After securing five medals on the opening day of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, India continued their splendid show on Day 2 at the continental event. The men's hockey team, who rocked Uzbekistan 16-0 in their opening fixture will eye for another commanding show against Singapore in their second group encounter. Here is India’s …

DC Edit | Asian Games: India puts sport above politics
1 year, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Asian Games: India puts sport above politics

Deccan Chronicle  

There was every evidence that China is the superpower dominating the Asian continent as it unfurled its capabilities in hosting another spectacular sports event with dazzling lights, cutting-edge technology and breathtaking synchronisation. Remarkably, its President and supremo Xi Jinping did not add word power to the dazzling lights of the Asian Games Opening Ceremony, being content simply to formally declare …

Asian Games September 24 India schedule: Nikhat Zareen, India women in focus, know all athletes in action
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games September 24 India schedule: Nikhat Zareen, India women in focus, know all athletes in action

India TV News  

Asian Games September 24 India schedule: After the opening ceremony at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, the Asian Games 2023 are officially underway. The Indian women's cricket team face Bangladesh in the first semifinal of the women's event, while rowers will look to bag a few medals. Here is India's complete schedule for September 24. Rowing 6:30 AM …

Let the Games begin: Hangzhou Asian Games begin with mesmerising ceremony
1 year, 3 months ago

Let the Games begin: Hangzhou Asian Games begin with mesmerising ceremony

Hindustan Times  

On a night awash in dazzling lights and a spell-binding laser show, the world's AI capital flexed its technological muscle to put up a memorable spectacle as Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the 19th edition of the Asian Games open on a salubrious Saturday evening in Hangzhou. Athletes and team officials of India join the opening ceremony of the 19th …

Asian Games 2023: Showcasing the past, using the future in the present
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Showcasing the past, using the future in the present

The Hindu  

The pride of the past and the might of the future converging in the present in a spectacle grand enough to put any doubts on China’s ability to put on a show to rest – the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games here was as much about China showcasing itself in a post-Covid era as the much-delayed Games and …

习近平在杭州第十九届亚洲运动会开幕式欢迎宴会上的致辞（全文）
1 year, 3 months ago

习近平在杭州第十九届亚洲运动会开幕式欢迎宴会上的致辞（全文）

China Daily  

在杭州第十九届亚洲运动会开幕式欢迎宴会上的致辞 中华人民共和国主席 习近平 Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At the Welcoming Banquet of the Opening Ceremony Of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Hangzhou, September 23, 2023 尊敬的各位同事， 尊敬的辛格代理主席， 尊敬的巴赫主席， 女士们，先生们，朋友们： Distinguished Colleagues, Distinguished OCA Acting President Raja Randhir Singh, Distinguished IOC President Thomas Bach, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, 很高兴同各位新老朋友相聚美丽的西子湖畔，共同迎接第十九届亚洲运动会。首先，我谨代表中国政府和中国人民，并以我和我夫人的名义，对各位嘉宾的到来表示热烈欢迎！ I am delighted to …

Crowd roars as Xi opens Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in China
1 year, 3 months ago

Crowd roars as Xi opens Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in China

Al Jazeera  

The Games will be held over the next two weeks in 56 venues, of which 12 have been newly built. Chinese President Xi Jinping has opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games on Saturday in the Eastern city of Hangzhou during a shiny and at times, raucous opening ceremony. “I declare the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games open,” Xi said. “Finally, …

On your mark, get set, win: India hope to better the best
1 year, 3 months ago

On your mark, get set, win: India hope to better the best

Hindustan Times  

Athletes often speak of hope and pressure in a similar vein, and not without reason. And so, when 200 Indian athletes, led by men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and women's boxing world champion Lovlina Borgohain, march out in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Saturday in front of 80,000 people cheering from the stands -- among them Chinese President Xi …

Asian Games 2023: Challenges mount as Hangzhou battles rain, communication barriers
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Challenges mount as Hangzhou battles rain, communication barriers

The Hindu  

Dark, damp and drizzling, Hangzhou’s date with the Asian Games has been less than ideal. While Thursday and Friday saw the cricket matches abandoned with relentless rain, Saturday is forecast to witness heavier rain, with the organisers struggling to get things moving. While the volunteers – mainly college students – struggled to understand and explain even the basic queries on …

Gold hunt: The Hindu editorial on the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou and India’s prospects
1 year, 3 months ago

Gold hunt: The Hindu editorial on the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou and India’s prospects

The Hindu  

September 22, 2023 12:10 am | Updated 11:17 am IST Delayed by a year owing to COVID-19 restrictions in China, the 19th Asian Games officially begin in Hangzhou on Saturday. For the first time, India will go into an Asiad with an Olympic and World champion in javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, and his battle with Pakistan’s Worlds silver medallist Arshad …

Asian Games: Hoping for a field day on track
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Hoping for a field day on track

Hindustan Times  

By sheer volume, athletics stands a cut above the rest in terms of medals by sport for India at the Asian Games. Although with some changes in personnel, all of India's three 4x400m relay teams secured medals at the 2018 Asian Games and the 2023 Asian Championships, including the mixed team gold in both. The country’s other five gold medallists …

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