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Asian Games 2018: Manjit Singh wins gold in men’s 800m, Jinson Johnson silver
Manjit Singh’s last burst won him the gold, while Jinson Johnson came second as India dominated the men’s 800-metre final event at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday. 28-year-old…
Asian Games 2018: Indian men, women settle for silver in compound archery event
The Indian men’s and women’s teams failed to go past South Korea in their respective finals of the compound archery event as they ended with silver medals on Monday. Both the men’s and…
Asian Games 2018: Sindhu settles for silver, becomes first Indian woman to do so
PV Sindhu’s demons of being unable to cross the final hurdle came back to haunt her as she lost the Asian Games final to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying. But the star Indian shuttler would…
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Asian Games 2018: India women’s hockey team thrash Thailand 5-0 to seal semi-final berth
The Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal scored a hat-trick as India thrashed Thailand 5-0 and qualified for the semi-finals of the 18th Asian Games on Monday. Although the…
400m silver-medallist Dharun Ayyasamy hopes Asian Games success can help him find a job
Asian Games silver-medallist Dharun Ayyasamy, who recorded a timing of 48.96 in the men’s 400-meter event hopes that the success can help him land a government job so that he can support his…
Asian Games 2018: Milkha Singh congratulates field athletes
Indian sprint King Milkha Singh congratulated all of the track and field medal winners on their outstanding performance at the 2018 Asian Games. “I would like to congratulate Neeraj and…
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Asian Games 2018: Men’s team ensure historic Table Tennis medal after reaching the semi-finals
The men’s Table Tennis assured India its first ever medal in the history of the sport at the 18th Asian Games by beating fancied Japan 3-1 in the quarter-finals in Jakarta on Monday.…
Asian Games 2018: Pullela Gopichand proud of wards Sindhu, Saina’s success
PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal's success quite unsurprisingly has made their coach Pullela Gopichand proud. Both these women shuttlers have had a good time throughout the competition and while…
Asian Games 2018: Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold; Neena Varakil silver
Star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won India’s eight gold at the 18th Asian Games with a gigantic 88.06-meter throw in Jakarta on Monday. The 20-year-old was confident right from the…
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Asian Games 2018: Sudha Singh, Dharun Ayyasamy wins silver in athletics
32-year-old Indian long-distance runner Sudha Singh clinched a silver in the women’s 3000m steeplechase event in Jakarta on Sunday. Sudha clocked 9 minutes and 40.43 seconds to finish…
Asian Games 2018: Sindhu reaches final, Saina bows out with a bronze
Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Monday became the first Indian woman to reach the finals of the Asian Games after she outclassed Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 22-17, 15-21 and 21-10 in a…
Asian Games 2018: Fouaad Mirza scripts history with first Equestrian individual medal in 36 years
Fouaad Mirza became the first Indian since 1982 to win an Asian Games individual medal at the equestrian event in Jakarta on Sunday. He was also part of the Indian side that finished…