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India at Asiad: No gold but lot of silver linings in track-and-field
Hima Das shone the brightest with a brand new record to her name, Muhammed Anas did enough to hold on to his status of a regional force and Dutee Chand won another battle of relevance on a jinx-breaking day for India at the Asian Games. It was a day when India counted the silvers, a total of five, even though there was no gold in the tally. The country took the ninth spot in the overall standings with 36 to its credit, including seven gold, 10 silver and 19 bronze medals. The 18-year-old Hima shattered the 400m national record for a second time in two days for her silver while Anas grabbed the second place in the same event for men today. Dutee, for long haunted by the gender dispute case that she eventually won, dug her heels for a silver in the women's 100m in a remarkable photo-finish. The silver medals from Hima and Anas were on expected lines as the gold winners in their respective events were outright pre-race favourites. Hima clocked 50.59 seconds to win the silver, while Asian
Sprinter Dutee chand clinches silver in 100m
India's sprinter Dutee Chand clinched the silver medal in the women's 100 metre final at the Asian Games here on Sunday.
Dutee clinches silver in 100m dash
Star Indian sprinter Dutee Chand clinched a silver in women's 100m dash in the 18th Asian Games to win the country's first medal in 20 years in this event here today. Running in lane number 7, Dutte clocked 11.32 seconds, a tad below her national record of 11.29 seconds. Odiong Edidiong of Bahrain won the gold in 11.30 while Wei Yongli of China took the bronze in 11.33 in a close finish. The 22-year-old from Odisha was taking part in his first Asian Games. She was suspended by the IAAF in 2014 under its hyperandrogenism policy but she filed an appealed before the Court of Arbitration for Sports and won it. Recently, under a revised rule of the IAAF, Dutee was left outside the purview of the hyperandrogenism policy which gave her liberty to pursue her career. India's last medal in this event was the bronze won by Rachita Mistry in 1998 Asian Games.
Asian Games: Lakshmanan Govindan wins bronze in men's 10,000m final
Indian sprinter Lakshmanan Govindan on Sunday bagged a bronze medal in Men's 10,000m Athletics event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games. The 28-year-old finished third on the podium with a timing of 29The top two positions in the event were claimed by Bahraini athletes Hassan Chani (Gold) and Abraham Cheroben (Silver) with a clock timing of 28:35:54 and 29:00:29, respectively.Earlier, Hima Das and Muhammed Anas clinched silver medal in their respective categories of 400m racing event.In hockey, Indian men's team defeated Korea 5-3 in the group A match to advance further in the event.In long jump, India's Sreeshankar finished sixth in Men's event with a mark of 7.95.India's total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 34 with seven gold, nine silver and eighteen bronze.
Hima shatters national record for 2nd time to win silver in 400m, Anas also second in men's event
Hima Das shattered the 400m national record for a second time in two days for a silver while Muhammed Anas grabbed the second place in the same event for men on another good day for India's track and field athletes in the Asian Games here today. The silver medal each from Hima and Anas was on expected lines as the gold winners in their respective events were outright pre-race favourites. Long distance Govindan Lakshmanan crossed the finishing line at third in men's 10,000m race but was later disqualified under IAAF 163.3b (lane infringement). He was initially shown to have clocked 29:44.91. India's new track sensation, Hima clocked 50.59 seconds to win the silver, behind Bahrain's Salwa Naser who won the gold in a new Games record time of 50.09 seconds. Hima, the reigning Under-20 world champion, had qualified for the final with a national record time of 51.00 seconds yesterday, bettering the 14-year-old mark set by Manjeet Kaur (51.05) in Chennai in 2004, and she today bettered it ...
Anas, Hima take silver medals in 400m races
India's Muhammed Anas and Hima Das claimed the silver medals in the men's and women's 400 metres races respectively at the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday.
India golfers draw a blank in Asiad, men's team finish 7th
Indian golfers frittered away a good start with a poor third round and then followed it up with a modest show today to finish seventh at the men's team event of the 18th Asian Games here. India, who were second and in contention for a medal at the halfway stage of the tournament, came a cropper on third day when none of the four players could register a sub-par round. The same happened on the final day today and it was curtains for them. India's best ranked player Rayhan Thomas (73) and Aadil Bedi (73), second on the Indian circuit, ended in tied 13th place with totals of two-under 286, while Kshitij Naveed Kaul (72) was one-over 289 and ended tied 23rd. Harimohan Singh, one of the longest hitters on the amateur circuit, just could not get going on the greens and finished the final round at 82 with a total of 21-over in tied 53rd spot. In the women's section, Ridhima Dilawari, who has taken a year off from college in Columbia, US, was the Indian best Indian shoot on show, finishing at
Holders India beat Korea 5-3 to enter semifinals of Asiad men's hockey
Defending champions India continued their unbeaten run and beat South Korea 5-3 in a pool match to storm into the semi-finals of the men's hockey competition at the 18th Asian Games here today. India scored through Rupinder Pal Singh (1st minute), Chinglensana Singh (4th), Lalit Upadhyay (15th), Manpreet Singh (49th) and Akashdeep Singh (55th), while Korea's goals came from the sticks of Manjae Jung (33rd, 35th) and Jonghyun Jang (59th). By virtue of this result, India are leading in Pool A with 12 points from four victories. The title holders will play lowly Sri Lanka in their last pool engagement. Even though it was India's fourth consecutive win in the pool, it was a far from impressive display from Harendra Singh's men against the Koreans. In their previous three games, the Indians had thrashed Indonesia 17-0 before registering a record 26-0 win over Hong Kong China and 8-0 victory over Japan. Going by international ranking, the gulf between world no.5 India and their no.14 ...
Asian Games: Hima Das, Muhammed Anas get silver in 400m race
Indian sprinters Hima Das and Muhammed Anas bagged silver medals in their respective categories of 400m race at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games on Sunday.While Das finished second on the podium with a clock timing of 50.59 in women's 400m event, Anas clinched the silver as he clocked 45.69 in the same event in men's category.In women's event, it was the Bahraini sprinter, Salwa Naser who clinched the gold medal with a timing of 50.9 while Elina Mikhina of Kazakhstan settled for the third spot as she clocked 52.63.In men's 400m event, Abdalelah Hassan of Qatar bagged the gold medal with a timing of 44.89 and Bahrain's Ali Khamis won bronze as he clocked 45.70.Indian sprinter Dutee Chand qualified for finals after finishing third with a timing of 11.43 in the semifinal of women's 100m racing event.India's total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 33 with seven gold, nine silver and seventeen bronze.
Debarun, Shahan shine at National Karting Championship
Debarun Banerjee, Shahan Ali Mohsin and Ishaan Madesh took the top honours in the opening round of the National Karting Championship 2018 being held at the Chicane Circuit here.
Two Indians in medal rounds of world youth boxing
Reigning champion Nitu (48kg) and Asian bronze-medallist Bhavesh Kattimani (52kg) advanced to the semifinals, assuring India of at least two medals in the world youth boxing championships here today. Bhavesh notched up a close 3-2 win over Badr Berhili of Morocco, while Nitu dominated her bout with such ferocity that the referee awarded it to her in the first round itself against Germany's Maxi Klotzer. Earlier, two other Indian women boxers advanced to the quarterfinals with comprehensive wins here. Sakshi (57kg) and Jony (60kg) entered the last-eight stage after fetching unanimous victories. Sakshi defeated Hungary's Viktoria Matesz, while Jony got the the better of New Zealand's Pelea Fruean. However, Lalita went out of the tournament after being out-punched by Germany's Alina Popp. There was disappointment in the men's draw as well with S Barun Singh losing to Thailand's Thitisan Panmod.
Sarjubala through to quarters; Manoj, Shiva bow out of Asian Games boxing
Former world silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi advanced to the quarterfinals but Manoj Kumar and Shiva Thapa were ousted after pre-quarterfinal losses in the Asian Games boxing competition here today. Sarjubala, competing in the flyweight 51kg category, defeated Tajikistan's Madina Ghaforova 5-0 in a bout which was more gruelling than what the score-line might suggest. Manoj went out after being bested by Kyrgyzstan's Abdurakhman Abdurakhamanov in the welterweight 69kg category, while Shiva spent less than a minute in the ring before referee stopped the contest in favour of China's Jun Shan in the lightweight 60kg category. Sarjubala, the reigning national champion, was up against a sprightly opponent and took a while to find her bearings in the bout. The diminutive Manipuri, after being rattled a bit in the opening three minutes, came back strongly in the next two, hitting straight and hitting hard to get the judges' unanimous nod. Earlier, two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Manoj ..
Asian Games: Indian canoers flop again
The Indian canoeing contingent had another forgettable day at the Asian Games with the participants in the TBR 500m race failing to make an impact. Both men and women failed to qualify for the medal race. In the tail race, they finished fourth and first respectively. The men's race was won by Chinese Taipei and women by the united Korean outfit. The women topped the tail race but they were still three seconds slower than their Singapore counterparts, who finished sixth and last in the main race.
Three matches in a day: Indian TT players slam Games scheduling
The Indian table tennis contingent today slammed the scheduling of the team competition at the Asian Games with the women having to play as many as three matches on the opening day. Indian women beat Qatar 3-0 in the morning before going down to the mighty Chinese 0-3 in the afternoon session. They are scheduled to play Iran in the evening session. The Sharath Kamal-led men's team are scheduled to play two matches. They have beaten UAE 3-0 and play Chinese Taipei later to potentially decide the group winner. "They have really messed it up with the scheduling here. Two matches in a day are still fine but three is a bit too much. I have not seen such scheduling in the earlier games," Sharath told PTI. The Indian men's team is expected to reach the quarterfinals. The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarterfinals. "If we lose to Taipei, we will have to play Vietnam at 4pm tomorrow to decide the second and third position. If we win, then we play the quarterfinals at 8 pm. It is
A small mistake cost me gold: Fouaad Mirza
Fouaad Mirza, who bagged a silver medal for India in the Equestrian Eventing Individual category at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games, said that a small mistake during the final cost him the top position on the podium.The 26-year-old further stated that he would surely learn from his mistakes and would come up on top, next time.Speaking to ANI, Mirza said, "It's a lot of work that goes into it. For sure we worked hard. I was leading right up on to the last day. It is a big championship event and in the end, the mistake that I made cost me the gold medal.""In every match, you either win or you learn. I will learn from this and hopefully I will come up on top next time," he added.Reflecting on his future plans, the horse rider said that he is aiming for the Tokyo Olympics as he has got all the support needed to compete in the event."I would love to try and get to the Olympics in 2020. Definitely, I have the right horse and I think I have the right backing, the right support to
Indian men's compound archery team enters final
India's men's compound archery team overcame Taiwan in a semi-final match to be one win away from successfully defending the title at the 2018 Asian Games here on Sunday.
Skeet shooters falter but India makes big gains to finish 3rd in medals tally
India's shooting campaign at the Asian Games ended on a disappointing note after four skeet participants failed to qualify for the finals here today. Sheeraz Sheikh and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa finished 13th and 14th respectively on day two of the qualification, failing to make the finals with scores of 120 and 119. Mansour Alrashidi of Kuwait clinched the gold, edging out Di Jin of China 4-3 in a shoot-off after they both shot 52 in the finals to set a new Games Record. The bronze went to Saif Almansoori, also from Kuwait. In women's skeet, Ganemat Shekhon and Rashmi Rathore finished 10th and 12th respectively. They shot 112 and 111, which was not good enough for a top-6 spot in the finals. The gold went to Thaliand's Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit, Meng Wei of China took the silver and Kim Minji of South Korea bronze. India had won two silver medals in other shotgun events, trap and double trap, through teenagers Lakshay Sheoran and Shardul Vihan. "The shotgun team's performance has been quite .
Saina, Sindhu assure India of two Asiad medals
Continuing their brilliant performance, ace Indian singles shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu entered the semi-finals to assure two historic medals of the Asian Games here on Sunday.
Mohammad Irfan sets world record in T20
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has set a new world record of being the most economical bowler in the T20 cricket while playing for Barbados Tridents in the ongoing 2018 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).The 36-year-old conceded just one run in his four overs spell against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and scalped two important wickets of Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis in the match.The record was, earlier, registered to the names of South African bowler Chris Morris and Sri Lanka's Chanaka Welegedara with an economy rate of 0.5 and 0.25, respectively.Irfan has played a total of T20 internationals for Pakistan where he has taken 15 wickets with an economy rate of 7.25.The Caribbean Premier League, which started on August 8, will continue till September 16.
Asian Games: PV Sindhu enters semis
Assuring a medal for India, ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday cemented her spot in the semi-final of the Badminton Women's Singles event as she edged past Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol in the quarterfinal match at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian games.The 23-year-old had to toil hard to claim a 21-11, 16-21, 21-14 victory over Jindapol in a thrilling quarters clash that lasted for one hour one minute.After clinching the first game without breaking much sweat, the Indian shuttler faced a tough competition as the world number twelve handed over a dominating 16-21 defeat to Sindhu in the second game.Making a strong comeback, Sindhu displayed some dominating skills on the court and registered the decisive game 21-14 to her name.Earlier, former world number one Saina Nehwal had also booked her place in the semi-final of the Women's Individual event after registering a thumping 21-18, 21-16 victory over Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand.In Boxing, India's Manoj Kumar lost 0-5 to Abdurakhman