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...
Shooting medal for India; Deepak Kumar wins Asian Games silver in Men’s 10m Air Rifle
Indian shooters are expected to accumulate the largest number of Asian Games medals in this year’s edition at Jakarta. And they are on their task. After yesterday’s bronze medal performance of Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar in 10m Air Rifle Mixed event, India’s Deepak Kumar upgraded the medal colour to silver by winning it in 10m Air Rifle Individual...
The golden moment: Bajrang Punia wins gold in Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling, India get the first gold in Asiad 2018
Bajrang Punia lived up to the expectation by winning gold in the Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling at Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta. Playing in reds, Bajrang lifted the spirits of all Indians by defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan by 10-8. The Haryana boy wrestled Takatani uut of gold medal contention amidst of all the cheers in the JCC Assembly Hall....
Apurvi Chandela/Ravi Kumar give India the first Asiad 2018 medal; win bronze in 10m Air Rifle Mixed event
The first Asian Games 2018 medal is here for India; credit to Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar who won bronze in 10m Air Rifle Mixed event. This is the first time the Mixed event in Air Rifle is introduced in the Asian Games. Apurvi and Ravi Kumar put their calmness together to enter the last stage of the final. But...
Unified Koreans march at Jakarta as the 18th Asian Games commenced with Neeraj Chopa leading India flag
The capital city of Indonesia presented a dazzling opening show pronouncing the 18th Asian Games, with red as the predominant colour in the extravaganza of song and dance. The Indian contingent was led by the Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who is regarded as the brightest gold medal prospect among the 804 athletes representing the nation. The loudest cheers were reserved...