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Couldn't have asked for a better Indian chess team for Asian Games: Anand

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday said he could not have asked for a stronger Indian chess lineup in the upcoming Asian Games

We will return with best medal count from Asian Games: Anurag Thakur

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday asserted that the Indian contingent will win a record number of medals in the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China

Indian shuttlers seek China Open success in build-up to Asian Games 2023

There will be no Indian in the women's singles as star shuttler PV Sindhu has pulled out in a last-minute decision to focus on the Asian Games.

NRAI names India's shooting teams for Asian Games, Asian Championship

A 33-member Indian shooting team will take part in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, beginning September 23, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) said on Saturday

Pro Kabaddi League: Player auction postponed to keep focus on Asian Games

This decision has been taken at the request of the Administrator of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the officially recognized body for Kabaddi in India

Asian Games 2023: Akashdeep, Karthi big miss outs in India's hockey squad

Veteran striker Akashdeep Singh and young Karthi Selvam have been dropped but experienced Lalit Upadhyay made a comeback to the 18-member Indian men's hockey squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games

India will do exceptionally well in Asian Games 2023: Anurag Thakur

India will be represented by 634 athletes, the largest-ever contingent from the country, in the history of the Asian Games.

Nutrition focus, training for specific opponents key to Prannoy's success

A battle with injuries and health issues made HS Prannoy realise that understanding his body and crafting a tailor-made training programme for specific opponents are non-negotiables

Asian Games: VVS Laxman to lead India men's, Kanitkar women's cricket team

Laxman did not accompany the men's team to Ireland because of prior commitments at the National Cricket Academy while Kanitkar was interim coach of the India women's team at the Women's T20 World Cup

Indian contingent for Asian Games: Full list of 634 Hangzhou-bound athletes

Athletics has the highest representation among Indian athletes chosen for the continental event, with 65 participants for the Asian Games Hangzhou 2023

Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat gets World C'ship berth, Deepak Punia skips trials

Aman Sehrawat asserted his supremacy in the men's 57kg freestyle category as he clinched a World Championship berth while seasoned Olympian Deepak Punia skipped the national trials

Asian Games: Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh to join Indian chess men's team camp

The Asian Games-bound Indian men's chess team, which includes World Cup silver medallist GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa along with three other quarter-finalists, will undergo a four-day tactical camp

My family sacrificed for me to chase my dreams: Hockey player Karthi Selvam

Karthi Selvam, one of star performers for the Indian men's hockey team in the Asian Champions Trophy, feels that he has been able to live up to the expectations of his parents, who sacrificed a lot

Asiad 2023: Whatever command khap gives, I am ready to obey that - Bajrang

All those khap panchayats, all those Chaudhury organisation members who joined in the protest at Jantar Mantar, gather them together, whatever command they give, I am ready to obey that, says Bajrang

WFI suspension: It will hugely impact Asian Games medal prospects - Kartar

Terming the developments as 'sad', Yogeshwar hoped a quick solution could be found to the crisis

WFI suspended! Here's why global wrestling body revoked India's membership

This means Indian grapplers will not compete at the World Championships in Belgrade under the Indian flag.

Sports ministry okays wrestlers Bajrang and Deepak's foreign training

The Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has cleared wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia's proposals to miss the World Championships trials and train abroad till the Asian Games

Asian Games: Ruturaj Gaikwad to lean on lessons from captain cool MS Dhoni

Ruturaj Gaikwad feels leading a side is a complicated affair but he will try to make it simple like his Chennai Super Kings skipper M S Dhoni when he captains India at the Asian Games next month

Sprinter, Asian Games medallist Dutee Chand faces four-year ban for doping

Dutee Chand was tested for selective androgen receptor modulators in December last year. Her ban period will be effective from January 3, 2023. This means she will be out of action till Jan 3, 2027

Difficult to focus on wrestling when sports' future is at stake: Bajrang

After calling off the protest, we wanted to give 100 per cent to training, but how is that possible when we got to know Brijbhushan's people could run the federation again, says Bajrang Punia