Boxer Dinesh Kumar, an Arjuna award recipient who has represented India at national and international levels, is now seen wandering on streets of Haryana, selling kulfi (ice-cream) for his living. Recently, a video posted by a news agency went viral where former sportsman can be seen pushing a cart titled[Read More…]
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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
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…]
Asian Games: 12 toes, bandaged jaw, nothing could stop Swapna Barman win first gold in Heptathlon
Indian athlete Swapna Barman bagged glory to India by winning first Heptathlon gold in Asian Games. Indian athletes had been longing for long to win a gold medal in the sport. Pain is the best motivator. ?Glad to have won a historic gold medal in Women’s Heptathlon in the @asiangames2018[Read More…]
Asian Games: Pincky Balhara bags silver medal in Kurash Women’s 52 kg final
19-year-old Pincky Balhara won the silver medal in women’s 52 kg Kurash at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Balhara lost to Uzbekistan’s Gulnor Sulaymanova 0-10 in the championship bout — who is the reigning Asian Champion and she also took the top spot at the World Championships last year. Earlier[Read More…]
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…]
Asian Games 2018: Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win javelin throw gold
Jakarta: Reigning Asian champion Neeraj Chopra created a new national record on his way to the men’s javelin gold at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. Neeraj threw 88.06 metres in his third attempt to clinch gold. Neeraj’s gold is India’s second medal in the event in Asiad history. Gurtej Singh had[Read More…]
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…]
Asian Games 2018: Apurvi, Ravi win India its first medal in Shooting
India opens its medal tally at the 2018 Asian Games by winning a bronze medal in the finale of the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event. Shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar won India a bronze in shooting by scoring 429.9. Earlier these two shooters had won bronze for India[Read More…]