Kosanov memorial athletics meet: Salahuddin, Sreeshankar and Sahil strike gold
5 years, 6 months ago

Kosanov memorial athletics meet: Salahuddin, Sreeshankar and Sahil strike gold

The Hindu  

Mohammed Salahuddin took the triple jump gold with a personal best 16.64m while M. Sreeshankar won the long jump with a 7.78m effort in the G. Kosanov memorial international athletics meet here on Sunday evening. With Mohammed Zuber taking the silver with 16.21m, India had a one-two in the men’s triple jump and also in the javelin throw where Sahil Silwal and Rohit Yadav won the gold and silver. Read: Sreeshankar’s coach Murali left out of trip to Almaty And in the long jump Sreeshankar’s series included two 7.82m jumps. GOLD FOR SARITABEN IN POLAND Meanwhile, Saritaben Gayakwad won the women’s 400m gold in the Kutno international meet in Poland clocking a season-best 52.77s.

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Ludhiana: Judoka Sahil wins gold Punjab at National School Games
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ludhiana: Judoka Sahil wins gold Punjab at National School Games

Hindustan Times  

The second day of the 68th National School Games in Ludhiana brought thrilling action and impressive performances across various sports. In the under-19 boys’ 55 kg category, Sahil of Punjab took first place, followed by Chandigarh’s Vivek in second and Haryana’s Mohit and Telangana’s T. Jampa in third. In the above 70 kg category, Punjab’s Kanwalpreet claimed first place, Haryana’s …

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
1 month, 1 week ago

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’

The Hindu  

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis won the men’s field category after an unbeaten 2024, winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 6.26 metres. Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh …

World University Shooting Championship: Gold for India in 10-metre air rifle; Moradiya bags silver in individual event
1 month, 4 weeks ago

World University Shooting Championship: Gold for India in 10-metre air rifle; Moradiya bags silver in individual event

The Hindu  

Smit Moradiya almost pulled off a coup, but was pipped by 0.1 points for gold by the seasoned Jiri Privratsky of the Czech Republic in the 10-metre air rifle event of the World University shooting championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Monday. It was the second individual gold for Jiri Privratsky, the 25-year-old who has 19 World …

Kagiyama and Sakamoto lead Japanese sweep of men’s and women’s short programs at NHK Trophy
2 months ago

Kagiyama and Sakamoto lead Japanese sweep of men’s and women’s short programs at NHK Trophy

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Defending champion Yuma Kagiyama performed a near-flawless routine on Friday to lead a Japanese sweep of the men’s figure skating short program at the NHK Trophy. “Today’s performance, from beginning to end, went just as planned.” Kagiyama’s compatriot Kao Miura was second with a personal-best 102.96 points while Tatsuya Tsuboi completed a sweep of the top three places …

Indian Sports Wrap: India Bags 14 Medals in Asia Pickleball Games
2 months ago

Indian Sports Wrap: India Bags 14 Medals in Asia Pickleball Games

The Hindu  

Indian athletes shone brightly at the Asia Pickleball Games, securing 14 medals, including five gold. Nitten Kirttane emerged as the champion in the 50+ open men's singles, while Vishal Jadhav secured silver in the 35+ open men's singles. Khushi Sachdeva and Shraddha Damani won silver in the 19+ and 35+ women's singles, respectively. In doubles, Kirttane and Tawde secured the …

Indian Open under-23
3 months, 1 week ago

Indian Open under-23

The Hindu  

Poorva Sawant clinched the women’s triple jump gold with a new meet record even as the men’s pole vault final was postponed for the day as the pit reached the venue late, on the first day of the Indian Open under-23 athletics meet at the Patliputra Sports Complex here on Saturday. When the competition resumed after a spell of heavy …

South Asian junior athletics meet: Unnathi bags the gold in 100m hurdles with a new meet mark
3 months, 3 weeks ago

South Asian junior athletics meet: Unnathi bags the gold in 100m hurdles with a new meet mark

The Hindu  

Unnathi Aiyappa won the women’s 100m hurdles quite comfortably in a record time of 13.93s in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Thursday, though her time here was way below her personal best of 13.66 set in Dubai this year and she wasn’t happy with it. It was a memorable experience for two other Indians, who created new …

South Asian Junior meet | Siddharth, Pooja and Abinaya break meet records
3 months, 4 weeks ago

South Asian Junior meet | Siddharth, Pooja and Abinaya break meet records

The Hindu  

India’s Siddharth Choudhary and Pooja created new meet records in the men’s shot put and women’s high jump events respectively in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Wednesday. In the last event of the day, Abinaya Rajarajan of India clinched the gold in the women’s 100m in a record time of 11.77s. She tried to improve on her …

Dharambir shatters Asian record for gold, Soorma wins silver in club throw
4 months ago

Dharambir shatters Asian record for gold, Soorma wins silver in club throw

Deccan Chronicle  

Dharambir smashed the Asian record to claim the gold medal while his compatriot Pranav Soorma clinched the silver as Indian club throwers dominated the men's F51 event at the Paralympics here on Wednesday.After four fouled attempts, the 35-year-old world championships bronze medallist from Sonepat, Dharambir hurled the club to a distance of 34.92m in his fifth attempt to claim the …

Dharambir breaks Asian record to win Paralympic gold, silver for Pranav as Indians lock out top 2 in club throw F51
4 months ago

Dharambir breaks Asian record to win Paralympic gold, silver for Pranav as Indians lock out top 2 in club throw F51

Hindustan Times  

It was an Indian one-two in men's club throw F51 event at the Paris Paralympics as Dharambir and Pranav Soorma won gold and silver respectively. Dharambir faced a life-altering accident when a misjudged dive into a canal left him paralyzed from the waist down India has risen to 13th on the Paris Paralympics standings, with these two medals taking the …

Dharambir shatters Asian record for gold, Soorma secures silver in club throw
4 months ago

Dharambir shatters Asian record for gold, Soorma secures silver in club throw

The Hindu  

Dharambir smashed the Asian record to claim the gold medal while his compatriot Pranav Soorma clinched the silver as Indian club throwers dominated the men's F51 event at the Paralympics here on Wednesday. After four fouled attempts, the 35-year-old world championships bronze medallist from Sonepat, Dharambir hurled the club to a distance of 34.92m in his fifth attempt to claim …

Silver lining for shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari; India's medal haul hits 21 at Paralympics
4 months ago

Silver lining for shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari; India's medal haul hits 21 at Paralympics

Hindustan Times  

World champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari smashed the Asian record en route a silver on Wednesday as India's track-and-field athletes continued to surpass expectations in what is turning out to be the country's best ever performance at the Paralympics here. Sachin Sarjerao Khilari's silver on Wednesday was medal number 21 for the nation, which is currently placed 19th in the …

India’s medal haul hits 22 at Paris Paralympics
4 months ago

India’s medal haul hits 22 at Paris Paralympics

The Hindu  

Harvinder Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to clinch a gold at the Paralympics, after World champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari’s record-shattering silver-winning effort, as the country’s athletes continued to surpass expectations in its best ever performance at the Games here. Their performance took India’s medal haul to 22 and the nation is currently placed 15th in …

Ajeet Singh Wins Silver, Sundar Gurjar Grabs Bronze In Javelin To Ensure India Double-Podium Finish At Paralympics
4 months ago

Ajeet Singh Wins Silver, Sundar Gurjar Grabs Bronze In Javelin To Ensure India Double-Podium Finish At Paralympics

ABP News  

India’s para javelin throwers Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar ensured that India celebrated a double podium finish at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on September 3. Ajeet and Sundar delivered stellar performances and won a silver and a bronze medal respectively in the Men's Javelin Throw F46 final event. Ajeet Singh, showing resilience and skill, improved his performance with each …

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two
4 months, 1 week ago

National Open Athletics Championships 2024: National record holder Annu Rani wins women’s javelin gold on day two

The Hindu  

National record holder Annu Rani won the women’s javelin gold with a heave of 58.97m in the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. National record holders Manikanta Hoblidhar and Tejas Shirse were beaten for gold in the 100m sprint and 110m hurdles respectively as young sprinters from Odisha and Delhi ruled the roost …

National Open Championships
4 months, 1 week ago

National Open Championships

The Hindu  

National record holder Annu Rani won the women’s javelin gold with a heave of 58.97m in the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday. On the day, Lalu Prasad Bhoi of Odisha won the men’s 100m title in 10.46s. National record holder Manikanta Hoblidhar of Services finished second while B. Siva of Railways came …

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: India finishes fifth in 4x400m mixed relay; Amanat Kamboj qualifies for discus final
4 months, 1 week ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: India finishes fifth in 4x400m mixed relay; Amanat Kamboj qualifies for discus final

The Hindu  

The Indian quartet of Jay Kumar, Neeru Pathak, Rihan Chaudhary, and Sandramol Sabu finished fifth in the 4x400m mixed relay final after qualifying overall third among 20 competing teams at the World Athletics U-20 Championships on Tuesday. Australia’s Jordan Gilbert, Bella Pasquali, Jack Deguara and Sophia Gregorevic finished first with a time of 3:19.27, followed by Poland and China in …

Arshad Nadeem wins gold; Neeraj Chopra gets silver in Paris. Watch Video
5 months ago

Arshad Nadeem wins gold; Neeraj Chopra gets silver in Paris. Watch Video

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem emerged victorious at the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics, beating India’s reigning Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra. The second of 91.79m in his final attempt put the final exclamation mark on a near-flawless performance. This is Pakistan’s first-ever gold medal in track and field. Anderson Peters of Grenada took the bronze with a …

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine’s 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics
5 months ago

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine’s 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — It was a night for war-torn Ukraine to rejoice. Thousands of Ukrainians watched on YouTube as high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold for the country she was forced to flee, then celebrated with two teammates who also medaled at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Mahuchikh, who left her home due to the war with Russia, earned Ukraine’s …

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics
5 months ago

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold of the Paris Olympics

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh, …

Paris 2024: Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Paavo Nurmi Games as he prepares to defend Olympic title
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Paavo Nurmi Games as he prepares to defend Olympic title

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra clinched gold medal in men’s javelin throw at Paavo Nurmi Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour event, with 85.97m in Turku, Finland on Tuesday. Locked in 🔐 Olympic and world champ @Neeraj_chopra1 secures his win in Turku with a throw at 85.97 💪#ContinentalTourGoldpic.twitter.com/liBsllvyhL — World Athletics June 18, 2024 Finland’s Toni Keränen took silver with a new personal …

Indian Grand Prix: Ancy Sojan wins gold in women’s long jump
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Grand Prix: Ancy Sojan wins gold in women’s long jump

The Hindu  

Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan marked her competitive return after a seven-month injury lay-off by clinching the women’s long jump gold with a leap of 6.52m, at the third Indian Grand Prix held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday. Though Ancy’s winning effort was 11cms off her personal best and a whopping 34cms off the Paris threshold, the …

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
7 months ago

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold

The Hindu  

Despite rain being an issue, former Asian bronze medallist Nayana James came up with a 6.43m effort as she shocked Japan’s Asian champion Sumire Hata and won the long jump gold at the Taiwan Athletics Open, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Taipei on Sunday. 68 Nayana, the Federation Cup champion, is way below the young Shaili Singh …

World Para-Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma wins gold, India bag three medals on last day
7 months, 2 weeks ago

World Para-Athletics Championships: Simran Sharma wins gold, India bag three medals on last day

Firstpost  

Simran Sharma, Navdeep and Preethi Pal added to India’s record tally at the World Para-Athletics Championships Simran Sharma won gold on the last day of the World Para-Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. Image: X/Paralympic India Simran Sharma won gold medal in women’s 200m T12 event with a personal best of 24.95 seconds to earn India a sixth yellow metal on …

World Para Athletics C’ships 2024: India awarded silver, bronze in F46 javelin after winning protest
7 months, 2 weeks ago

World Para Athletics C’ships 2024: India awarded silver, bronze in F46 javelin after winning protest

The Hindu  

India were awarded the silver and bronze in men’s javelin throw F46 event after winning protest against second-place finisher Dinesh Priyantha Herath of Sri Lanka at World Para Athletics Championships here. Rinku Hooda and Ajeet Singh on Friday finished third and fourth respectively in the men’s F46 javelin throw final but the result was put on hold after India lodged …

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final
7 months, 3 weeks ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final

The Hindu  

Preethi Pal and Praveen Kumar were the best-performing Indians on the second day of the Para Athletics World Championships, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe, Japan, on Saturday. Preethi, a double gold medallist at the Indian Open Para Athletics Championships, clocked her personal best of 30.30 seconds, qualifying for the finals of the Women’s 200m T35 while Praveen, …

Chance for shot putter Tajinderpal to make it to Paris Olympics
8 months, 1 week ago

Chance for shot putter Tajinderpal to make it to Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor will strive to make a mark in the Indian Grand Prix track and field competition at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on April 30. The tournament also marks the return of sprinter Hima Das, who was provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency for three whereabouts failures last year. Eldhose Paul, who recorded a wind-assisted …

Asian under-20 athletics championships: Harshit strikes gold in hammer, silver for Laxita and mixed relay team
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

Ranvir Kumar Singh and junior National record-holder Ekta Pradeep Dey won the men’s and women’s 3000m steeple chase gold at the Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Thursday. Nikita Kumari, the junior Federation Cup women’s discus throw champion with 50.17m in Lucknow last month, was fourth with 46.84m. There were two bronze medals too, from Aman Chaudhary in the …

India Open Jumps | Nayana bags long jump gold with personal best mark
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India Open Jumps | Nayana bags long jump gold with personal best mark

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Nayana James recorded a personal best mark, leaping 6.67m to secure the women’s long jump gold at the 3rd Indian Open Jumps Competition held at the Anju Bobby George Foundation here on Wednesday. On a day when no athlete threatened the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification mark, the 28-year-old’s effort stood out, coming nearly seven years after her previous best …

India Add More Gold and Silver at Asian Track Cycling Championship
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India Add More Gold and Silver at Asian Track Cycling Championship

News 18  

The Indian cyclists continued their dominant show to add four more medals, including two gold, in the Asian Track Cycling Championship here on Saturday. Harshita Jakhar displayed remarkable skill and determination to emerge as the standout performer, winning the silver medal in the individual pursuit event in the women’s junior category. His incredible performance was complemented by Aryavardhan Cheelampalli, who …

Indian sports news wrap, January 31
11 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports news wrap, January 31

The Hindu  

GOLF Amandeep drops late triple as Khushi takes lead in 3rd leg of Hero WPGT Khushi Khanijau, playing in the opening group, birdied her final hole to grab the sole lead after first round of the third leg of 2024 Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Tollygunge Club here on Wednesday. -Stan Rayan TENNIS ITF women’s tennis: Rina Saigo …

6th Khelo India Youth Games: More meet records as TN dominate
11 months, 2 weeks ago

6th Khelo India Youth Games: More meet records as TN dominate

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Haryana’s thrower Deepika and middle distance runner Paras Singhal set two new meets records in girls’ javelin throw and boys’ 2000m steeplechase on a day the race for the top three spots in the medal tally heated up in the 6th Khelo India Youth Games 2023. With just six days competition left in the Khelo India Youth Games 2023, …

India’s gold rush continues in Jakarta as Yogesh wins double
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s gold rush continues in Jakarta as Yogesh wins double

The Hindu  

Indian shooters’ gold rush continued in the Asia Olympic Qualifiers with Yogesh Singh winning the top prize in individual as well as team event of the men’s 25m centre fire pistol competition here on Monday. The Indian trio of Shreyasi, Manisha Keer and Bhavya Tripathi, however, won the silver medal in the women’s trap team event with a total of …

Khelo India Para Games | Pranav Soorma betters own mark to win gold in the men’s F51 category club throw
1 year ago

Khelo India Para Games | Pranav Soorma betters own mark to win gold in the men’s F51 category club throw

The Hindu  

Asian Games gold medallist Pranav Soorma bettered his own mark to win gold in the men’s F51 category club throw as athletics events concluded on day four of the inaugural Khelo India Para Games on Wednesday. Medal rounds also began in shooting, with Vijay Singh Kuntal winning gold in the 10m air rifle SH2 category with a score of 618.3. …

ATHLETICS | Gaurav and Sonam shatter the under-20 steeple chase marks
1 year, 2 months ago

ATHLETICS | Gaurav and Sonam shatter the under-20 steeple chase marks

The Hindu  

Gaurav Yadav, Sonam, Kaila Syam Sundhar and Minakshi found their way into the record books on the penultimate day of the 38th National junior athletics championship at the Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. Earlier, Sundhar clocked 10.55s for the record in the boys’ under-16 80m hurdles, while Minakshi threw the spear to a new distance of 44.05m for the girls’ …

37th National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh Bags Fourth Gold, Maharashtra Still Top Table, MR Poovamma Returns
1 year, 2 months 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 …

India records highest ever gold tally in Asian Para Games
1 year, 2 months ago

India records highest ever gold tally in Asian Para Games

The Hindu  

India recorded its highest ever gold medal tally at the Para Asian Games after earning the 16th gold in Hangzhou, China on Thursday. Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the record-breaking gold for India from the men’s F-46 shot put, where he registered a games record. India’s previous best performance in the Para Asian Games came in 2018, when it won 15 …

Asian Para Games 2023: Sumit Antil wins gold in men’s javelin F64 event with new world record
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: Sumit Antil wins gold in men’s javelin F64 event with new world record

The Hindu  

Reigning Paralympic and world champion Sumit Antil successfully defended his gold medal while also improving his own world record in the men’s javelin F64 event at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday. His second throw was measured at 70.48m, just short of the 70.83m world record mark he had achieved at the World Para Athletics Championships in …

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: Soorma shines on controversy-ridden day
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games: Soorma shines on controversy-ridden day

Hindustan Times  

The first day of competition at the Asian Para Games was marred in controversy for India as the trio of Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, and Anantram was barred from competing in the F53 men's discus throw final after they allegedly turned up late in the call room. We tried to reason it out with the officials but to no avail," said …

Asian Para Games 2023: India win four gold to begin campaign in style
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023: India win four gold to begin campaign in style

Hindustan Times  

India swept all the three medals in men's club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold before star shooter Avani Lekhara triumphed in her competition with a games record at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Monday. Later in day, Avani made history as she clinched gold in the women's R2 10m air rifle standing SH1 category with …

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 23 - India fourth with six golds; China leads
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Para Games 2023 medals tally Highlights: October 23 - India fourth with six golds; China leads

The Hindu  

India swept all the three medals in men’s club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold on the opening day of athletics competition at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Monday. The 29-year-old Soorma broke the Asian Para Games record with an effort of 30.01m to clinch the gold while Dharambir and Amit Kumar were second and third …

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 …

Asian Games 2023: Tamil Nadu Athletic Association felicitates its athletes at Chennai airport
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Tamil Nadu Athletic Association felicitates its athletes at Chennai airport

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Athletic Association felicitated its athletes who took part in the Hangzhou Asian Games at the Chennai Airport on Wednesday, with one sovereign gold coin each. Four Tamil Nadu athletes -- Praveen Chithravel, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh, Subha Venkatesan -- won a total of eight medals at Hangzhou. C. Latha, TNAA secretary, said athletes did well because of good …

'Athletes can get mentally down': Neeraj Chopra addresses umpiring howler in men's javelin final at Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

'Athletes can get mentally down': Neeraj Chopra addresses umpiring howler in men's javelin final at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra continued his supreme show and won a gold medal in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday. Another Indian Kishore Kumar Jena won the silver medal in the same event as he registered 87.54m, also his fourth attempt. Neeraj Chopra during men's javelin throw final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China …

Asian Games 2023: Neeraj defends gold medal, Sable, Harmilan grab silver, men’s relay-team on top
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Neeraj defends gold medal, Sable, Harmilan grab silver, men’s relay-team on top

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chopra defended his Asian Games title with a season’s best throw of 88.88m, and Kishore Kumar Jena managed a personal best of 87.54m as India completed a one-two in javelin but not before both got the short end of dodgy officiating as India finished the track & field assignments here with a best-ever haul of 29 medals including six …

Asian Games 2023: Men's relay team featuring Muhammed Anas, Jacob, Ajmal and Rajesh wins 4x400m Gold
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Men's relay team featuring Muhammed Anas, Jacob, Ajmal and Rajesh wins 4x400m Gold

India TV News  

Athletics continued to contribute medals for India in huge numbers as seven more medals were won in the sport across various disciplines on Wednesday, October 4. While double podium finish in javelin throw including a Gold by Neeraj Chopra will headline the track and field athletes' performance on Wednesday, soon after the men's relay team featuring Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, …

Men's 4x400m relay team wins gold as Indian athletes continue medal run at Asian Games in Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Men's 4x400m relay team wins gold as Indian athletes continue medal run at Asian Games in Hangzhou

Hindustan Times  

Indian javelin throwers -- Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena produced a commanding performance to walk away with a gold and silver as Indian athletes continued their sensational run, claiming seven medals in the athletics competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Members of India's team react after winning the Men's 4X400 relay final In a dramatic day, Olympic gold medallist …

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