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Haryana sportspersons won 25 per cent of medals for country in Asian Games

Haryana sportspersons won 25 per cent of medals for country in Asian Games

Keeping Haryana’s flag flying high in the medals tally for the country in the Jakarta AsianGames, sportspersons from Haryana have bagged nearly 25 per cent of the total medals. Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij said on Thursday that sportspersons from the state won 17 medals in these games. Of the total 69 medals won by India, 15 are gold medals, 24[Read More…]

Asian Games 2018: India's Amit Panghal Wins Gold in Boxing

Asian Games 2018: India’s Amit Panghal Wins Gold in Boxing

Indian boxer Amit Panghal edged out reigning Olympic and continental champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in a bitterly fought final to win gold in the men’s light flyweight (49 kilogram) category at the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday. The 22-year-old earned a split decision to earn India’s only boxing gold from[Read More…]

India take first ever Asiad medal in table tennis

India take first ever Asiad medal in table tennis

The Indian men’s table tennis team had to be content with the bronze medal following a 3-0 loss to South Korea in the semi-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday. This is the first ever table tennis medal for India in Asian Games. G. Sathiyan, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Anthony[Read More…]

Couple names newborn daughter ‘Asian Games’

Couple names newborn daughter ‘Asian Games’

A sports-mad Indonesian couple named their new born daughter ‘Asian Games’ to mark her arrival as the country kicked off the world’s second-biggest multi-sport event. The little girl – full name Abidah Asian Games – was born about a month early in co-host city Palembang, just hours before Saturday’s opening[Read More…]





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