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...
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...