Dutee Chand does it again;now a silver in 200m at the Asian Games
After her 100m silver-winning performance, Dutee Chand clinched silver in the 200m race at the Asian Games 2018. Dutee, placed in No 3 lane, gave a tough fight to all the competitors but could not beat Edidiong Odiong of Bahrain. While Odiong finished the race in 22.96 seconds, Dutee clocked 23.20 seconds. Dutee has emerged as the star of this...
With ‘Sports For All’ vision, JN Open Pickleball promises to give back to the society through its proceedings to an NGO
Come 2nd September and the indoor court of Jamnabai Narsee School will lit up with the unique ‘…tuck…’ sound of paddles of Pickleball. The players will be on their toes; adrenalin rush and high-rising spirits, pats and high-fives; all will be there on the court. Definitely, it will be an occasion to cheer, the occasion of the 1st JN...
Another first for India: Medal in Table Tennis as the Men’s team clinched bronze
Indian Men's Table Tennis team settled for historic bronze at the Asian Games 2018 as this is the first-ever Asian Games medal in Table Tennis. The team of G Sathiyan, Achanta Sharath Kamal and A Amalraj lost against South Korea 3-0 in the semifinal. India had reached the semifinal after defeating Japan 3-1 in the quarterfinals. But in the semifinal,...
India win silver in the first-ever 4x400m Mixed Relay in Asian Games; AFI lodge complain against Bahrain
India continue its good form on rack and field by winning the silver in the first-ever 4x400m Mixed Relay at the Asian Games. The Indian team comprising of Poovamma Machettira, Hima Das, Muhammed Anas Yahiya and Rajiv Arokia clocked 3:15.71 seconds to finish second behind Bahrain, who won gold by clocking 3:11.89 seconds. Kazakhstan took home the bronze medal...
Memorable Asian Games debut of Kurash for Indians: Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa win silver and bronze
India today bagged two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, that made its debut at the Asian Games. Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav won silver and bronze respectively in the Women's 52kg category at this edition of the Asian Games. 19-year old Pincky Balhara lost 0-10 to favourite Gulnor Sulaymanova of Uzbekistan in the...
Manjit Singh surprises by taking gold in Men’s 800m; Jinson Johnson grabs silver
Indians are dominating the track and field at Jakarta. Manjit Singh ran some of his finest last seconds to win the gold in 800 metres defeating compatriot and favourite Jinson Johnson. Manjit clocked 1:46.15 while Johnson clocked 1:46.35 to make it a memorable double for India. This is the third time at the Asian Games that India have won two...
PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal bring the historic Asian Games silver and bronze
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu is now the Asian Games silver medallist too. Sindhu grabbed the historic individual medal at the Asian Games after losing the women's singles title clash to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying in the Asian games Women's Badminton Singles finals. Tai Tzu showed complete dominance as she took only 34 minutes to win the match in...
Indian Men’s and Women’s Compound Archery team win silver at the Asian Games
The Indian Men and Women’s Archery team won silver medals in the compound event, narrowly losing out to South Korea in both finals. The Indian Women's team comprising Muskan Kirar, Madhumita Kumari and Jyothi Surekha Vennam, lost 228-231 to Korea. India were leading 59-57 after the first set but Korea won the second set 58-56. In the third set...
Athletic medals all day: Silver won by Neena Varakil, Sudha Singh & Dharun Ayyasamy
India's medal tally swelled up as the Indian athletes continue to shine in the Track and Field events. Dharun Ayyasamy won silver medal in Men’s 400m Hurdles. Ayyasamy broke the 10-year old 400m Hurdles national record with a time of 48.96 seconds which was previously held by Joseph Abraham. 32-year-old Sudha Singh bagged a silver in the 3000 metres Steeplechase....
Neeraj Chopra is Asia’s best; throws 88.06 metres to win Javelin gold
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian Javelin thrower to win an Asian Games gold medal and only the second athlete to win a Javelin medal in Asian Games after Gurtej Singh won a bronze in 1982. 20-year-old Neeraj threw 83.46 metres in his first attempt. He fouled the second attempt. But in his third attempt he broke his own national record...