Dutee Chand is Asia’s second fastest woman; wins silver in 100m against all odds of hyperandrogenism
When Dutee Chand was suspended by Athletic Federation of India in compliance with International Olympic Committee on the basis of female hyperandrogenism, there was one man who supported her firmly. That man changed the face of Indian Badminton and he has changed Dutee's life too. Pulella Gopichand opened his academy doors to Dutee and also provided an immense mental...
Fouaad Mirza wins Individual Equestrian silver; India also win silver in team event
India's Fouaad Mirza scripted history as he became the first Indian to win an individual medal in the equestrian event since 1982 at the Asian Games. Fouaad topped the dressage and cross-country qualifiers with a score of 22.40. He was a favourite in the jumping finals. There he scored 26.40 to seal the silver medal position in the three-day...
Tajinder pal Singh brings gold at the end of Day 7; wins Men’s Shot Put at the Asian Games
A gold at the end of Day 7. Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins gold in Men's Shot Put creating a Games Record. Tejinder shot 19.96m in his first attempt, 19.15m in his second one, 19.96m in his third but finally finishing with 20.75 in his fifth attempt. Yang Liu from China won the silver and Ivan Ivanov from Kazakhstan won the...
India Squash squad add 3 medals; Saurav Ghosal, Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa win bronze
Indian Squash players Saurav Ghosal, Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa lost their respective semifinal matches and all settled for bronze medals at the Asian Games 2018. Dipika Pallikal lost her match by 0-3 against Nicol Ann David of Malaysia. Joshna Chinappa settles for bronze after losing 1-3 in the women's singles semifinals against Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia. The last hope...
Prajnesh Gunneswaran joins Ankita Raina; wins bronze in Men’s Singles Tennis at the Asian Games
Prajnesh Gunneswaran settled for bronze in Men's Singles Tennis at Asian Games 2018 after he lost the semifinal match to Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin. With this, Gunneswaran joined his female counterpart Ankita Raina who also won a bronze in this edition of the Asian Games. Prajnesh became only the 6th India to win a men's singles medal at the Asian...
India once again struck by Iran; lose Asian Games Women’s Kabaddi final for the first time
It was a repeat telecast of yesterday's semifinal match between India and Iran at the Asian Games Men's Kabaddi. The Indian Women's team lost their final match against Iran to settle for a silver for the first time in the Asian Games. The two-time defending champions were shocked by 24-27. After their male counterparts' end of dominance, the Indian women...
A bronze for Heena Sidhu in 10m Air Pistol at the Asian Games
Indian star shooter, veteran of many wins, Heena Sidhu struck the bronze medal in 10m Air Pistol at the Asian Games 2018. She finished with a total of 219.2 and sealed the 9th medal in Shooting for India. Sidhu had a bad start when she scored just 96.7 in the first stage and finished in the 7th position. She came...
Rohan Bopanna/Divij Sharan gift India the Men’s Doubles Tennis gold at the Asian Games
Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan claimed India's second gold of the day by winning the Men's Doubles Tennis final at the Asian Games 2018. Bopanna and Sharan defeated Aleksander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-4 in 52 minutes. The Indians were 4-1 ahead within 20 minutes of the match. They broke Bublik and Yevseyev at the very...
Its really emerging India: a gold and two bronze in Rowing-Sculls
India started their Asian Games 2018 Day 6 campaign with a bang by winning a gold and two bronze medals in Rowing. The rowing team comprising of Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh clinched the gold medal in the Men's Quadruple Sculls. They crossed the finish line with a time of 6:17.13 to finish at the...
India drop gold in Kabaddi; settle for a bronze after surrendering their dominance to Iran
In the greatest upset in Asian Games 2018, India Men's Kabaddi team, for the first time since the game's inception, failed to reach the tournament final. They lost to Iran in the semi-final by 27-18. Seven-time champions India were totally battered by the Iranian defence and was left shell-shocked after the defeat. Iran will face Korea in the final who...