Fall from grace: After loss of dominance, Indian Kabaddi faces unnatural ‘raid’
Nothing is well in Indian Kabaddi. The Ameteur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) is facing a tough time as the Delhi High Court has appointed an Administrator to oversee the selection of players in the Men’s and Women’s team for the Asian Games. The Delhi apex court has decided to have a face-off between the national teams and the players...
Devoid of official fund, far away from attention; para power lifter Manpreet Kaur wins bronze in Asia-Oceania Championships
Indian para-powerlifter, Manpreet Kaur won a bronze at the 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships. Manpreet lifted a weight of 73kg in 41kg class to become the bronze medallist from her country. But who is this Manpreet Kaur and what is this Para-Powerlifting all about? INTRODUCTION OF PARA-POWERLIFTING IN INDIA Let’s go back to the 1990s, when Vijay Balchandra Munishwar- a...
After Asian Games success, Arpinder Singh becomes the first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup
Arpinder Singh has broken a new ground. He became the first Indian to have a podium finish for team Asia-Pacific at the IAAF Continental Cup. Arpinder won a bronze at Ostrava in Czech Republic to achieve this historic feat. In the recently concluded Asian Games, this 25-year old athlete won the gold medal by covering a distance of 16.77m. Arpinder...
India win bronze in Men’s hockey by defeating Pakistan in the third-place play off
India won the bronze medal in Men’s Hockey at the Asian Games 2018 after registering a 2-1 win over Pakistan. Akashdeep Singh scored a brilliant field goal in the 3rd minute while Harmanpreet Singh scored from the penalty corner in the 50th minute. A goal from Muhammad Aziz brought Pakistan back into the match but it was not enough to...
Indian Women’s Squash team wins silver; the Men’s team get bronze in the Asian Games
The Indian Women's Squash team bagged its second successive silver medal at Asian Games, after losing the final against Hong Kong in this edition of the Games. The Indian Women's team represented by Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna suffered a 0-2 defeat in the final. In the first clash, Sunayna Kuruvilla was defeated by Hong Kong's...
Amit Panghal wins gold in 49kg by beating Olympic Champion; Vikas Krishan settled for bronze
Amit Panghal defeated Olympic Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov from Uzbekistan to win gold in Men’s 49kg Boxing. Amit won his bout via split decision 3-2. With this win Amit became only the eighth Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. The young Armyman played tactically to outwit Dusmtov who is known for his quick speed. After the...
Gold medal in Bridge- Pranab Bardhan and Shibnath Sarkar seal the yellow metal in the debut sport
India won gold medal in the Bridge competition at the Asian Games with Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar clinching the top honours in the Men’s Pair event. 60-year-old Pranab and 56-year-old Shibhnath finished at the top after scoring 384 points in the finals. The Chinese pair of Lixin Yang and Gang Chen won the silver with a score of 378...
Indian Women’s Hockey team take home silver; lose 1-2 to Japan in the final
The Indian Women Hockey team lost 1-2 to Japan in the Asian Games final and thus could not fulfill the dream of reclaiming the gold after 36 years. It was yet another heartbreak for Indian hockey as the Men's team has already lost their semifinal clash against Malaysia and will now fight for bronze against Pakistan. The Indians started as...
Harshita Tomar wins bronze in Open Laser 4.7 Sailing; Women’s and Men’s team get silver and bronze respectively
India clinched three medals, one silver and two bronze, in the Sailing events at the Asian Games 2018. 16-year-old Harshita Tomar won the bronze medal for her country in the Open laser 4.7 Sailing event with a score of 74 points. While Muhammad Fauzi of Malaysia claimed the top-podium finish with a total of 25 points, Chinese sailor Jianxiong...
India Women 4x400m Relay team clinched gold for fifth consecutive time; the Men’s team win silver
The Indian women quartet of Hima Das, M R Poovamma, Saritaben Gayakwad and Vismaya Velluva Koroth teamed up to clinch the gold in 4x400m Relay for the fifth consecutive time in the Asian Games. The Women's team clocked 3:28.72 seconds to continue their dominance in this event. Bahrain in 3:30.61 seconds and Vietnam in 3:33.23 seconds took the silver and...