Youngster’s day: 15-year old Shardul Vihan clinches silver in Men’s Double Trap
At 15, Shardul Vihan is an Asian Games medallist. The Meerut-boy clinched the silver medal in the Men’s Double Trap at the 18th Asian Games at Palembang, Indonesia. Vihan shot 73 to claim the silver medal, while Korea’s 34-year-old Shin Hyunwoo clinched the gold with a score of 74. Qatar’s Al Marri Hamad Ali bagged the bronze after shooting...
Now medal in Tennis- Ankita Raina wins bronze at the Asian Games
Indian tennis player Ankita Raina won bronze at the Asian Games after losing to China's Zhang Shuai in the Women's Singles semifinal. 25-year old Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 (6) in a hard-fought contest that lasted a little over two hours. With this medal, Ankita became only the second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games' singles...
All bronze but four medals in Wushu- Naorem Devi, Santosh Kumar, Bhanu Pratap, Narender Grewal bring glory
The Indian Wushu team scripted history with a remarkable triumph in the non-traditional sport at the Asian Games 2018. Naorem Devi, Santosh Kumar, Bhanu Pratap and Narender Grewal won four bronze medal for India in Wushu. Naorem Devi is up against China's Yingying Cai in the 60kg category in the semi-final.She lost to her Chinese counterpart by 0-1 to settle...
Rahi Sarnobat creates history; becomes the first Indian woman shooter to win an Asian Games gold
27-year-old ace shooter from Maharashtra, Rahi Sarnobat, became the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. She clinched the yellow metal in the second decider shoot-off in the Women’s 25m Air Pistol finals. Sarnobat bagged the 4th gold medal for India by defeating Naphaswan Yangpaiboon of Thailand. "Bullseye! After battling a major elbow injury...
Another Wresting medal- Divya Kakran wins bronze in Women’s 68 kg category
Divya Kakran added a medal to India's tally at the Asian Games 2018 by winning bronze in 68kg category. Kakran beat Chinese Taipei's Chen Wenling in the third-place play-off bout by technical superiority with the final scoreline reading 10-0. This is the third Indian medal in Wrestling after Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat won gold in their respective events. Divya,...
India seal a medal in Sepak Takraw; a less-popular sport where Men’s Regu team won bronze
The Men's Regu team of India created history by winning the first medal in Sepak Takraw in the form of a bronze at the Asian Games 2018. India lost to Thailand 0-2 but picked up a bronze as both the losing semifinalists are awarded a medal. Sepak’ is the Malay word for ‘kick’ and ‘Takraw’ is the Thai word for...
Another feather in Shooting cap: Sanjeev Rajput presents India silver in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Sanjeev Rajput shoots a total of 452.7 in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Final to bag a silver medal. This is India's 6th medal in Shooting at the Asian Games in Jakarta and eight overall. Sanjeev Rajput finished behind Zicheng Hui from China who scored a total of 453.3. This morning Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma won gold and...
Sensational Shooting: Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold, Abhishek Verma bags bronze in Men’s 10m Air Pistol
Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma added to India's medals tally as they bagged gold and bronze medals in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the Asian Games 2018. 16-year old Chaudhary hit 10.4 in his final attempt to get gold against Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan who shot 10.3 in his final attempt. The Indian shot a total of 240.7,...
Gold in Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat wins it for India in Women’s 50 kg Freestyle category
Vinesh Phogat carried the legacy forward. 23-year old Vinesh won the final bout of Women’s 50 kg Freestyle Wrestling by 6-2 against Irie Yuki of Japan. This is the first-ever gold medal for India in Wrestling at the Asian Games. After her success in the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Vinesh repeated her good form and commanded over Irie to...
Shooting glory continues: 19-year old Lakshay wins silver in Men’s Trap event
Lakshay Sheoran won silver in Men’s Trap event. The young shooter scored 39 out of 45 shots to bag a podium finish for India. Lakshay was steady at the range remaining at the second position from the beginning. Yang Kunpi of Chinese Taipei won the gold with 48 shots with which he equaled the World Record. 19-year old Lakshay took up...