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Vinesh Phogat looks forward to Olympics participation
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who won the gold medal in 50kg freestyle wrestling at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday.Reflecting on her gold medal-winning performance, which saw her become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, Phogat said her next focus was on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics."The next major competition is Olympics, but I will also go for all the competitions that take place in between and give my best there," she told reporters here.The 23-year-old thrashed her Japanese opponent Yuki Irie 6-2 to give India their second gold of the tournament.India currently stands at the eight spot in the medal table with a total tally of 29 - comprising seven gold, five silver, and 17 bronze medals.
Indian Army gives warm welcome to rowing contingent
The Indian Army gathered at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to welcome the Indian rowing contingent which won three medals, including a historic gold in quadruple sculls, at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang.The rowers clinched a gold and two bronze medals on the sixth day of the competition and were garlanded amid 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' cheers.The Indian men's team comprising Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh bagged the gold medal in the men's quadruple sculls event. The rowers clocked 6:17:13 to win the medal. Indonesia and Thailand settled for silver and bronze medals, respectively.In lightweight double sculls rowing event, the Indian team of Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Das won bronze after clocking 7:04.61. Japan's Miyaura Masayuki and Takeda Masahiro bagged the gold with a timing of 7:01:70, while the South Korean team of Kim Byunghoon and Lee Minhyuk settled for silver with a timing of 7:03.22.Indian rower .
Jayant Yadav ruled out of Quadrangular A series
Haryana all-rounder Jayant Yadav has been ruled out of the ongoing Quadrangular A Series with a right side strain injury."The all-rounder is suffering from a right side strain injury and will be undergoing rehab at NCA, Bengaluru," said an official statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).Yadav, who played in the opening game for India B team against South Africa A, will be replaced by Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Jalaj Saxena.The Quadrangular series comprises four teams - India A, India B, South Africa A and Australia A.While India A will next face South Africa A on August 27, India B will clash with Australia A later the same day in Bengaluru.
India U-16 colts stun Besiktas
The Indian U-16 football team, currently on an exposure tour to Turkey, stunned heavyweights Besiktas 5-1 on Saturday.
Jalaj replaces injured Jayant Yadav for Quadrangular A series
All-rounder Jalaj Saxena was on Saturday named as replacement for injured Jayant Yadav for the ongoing Quadrangular A series, involving India A, India B, Australia A and South Africa A.
Asiad 2018: Toor enjoys memorable day as squash, bridge players shine (Roundup)
Tajinderpal Singh Toor became the toast of the nation by winning the men's shot put title with a new meet record while the squash stars and the bridge teams bagged bronze medals at the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday.
Asiad 2018: Tajinder clinches gold in men's shot put
India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor set a new meet record to clinch the gold medal in the men's shot put event at the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday.
Asian Games: Tajinderpal helps India get its seventh gold
Indian shot putter, Tajinderpal Singh Toor on Saturday set a record in the men's shot put event with his throw of 20.75 meters to clinch India's seventh gold medal at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games.Liu Yang of China and Ivan Ivanov of Kazakhstan rounded off the remaining podium places with their respective 19.52 meter and 19.40 meter throws.Indian sprinter Muhammed Anas Yahiya entered the finals of the men's 400 m event as he topped the qualification rounds with a 45.63 seconds finish, with his compatriot, Arokia Rajiv, also qualifying for the same.Hima Das, the 18-year-old sprinter who in July became the first ever Indian woman to win a gold medal at the IAAF Under-20 World Championships, clocked 51 seconds in the qualification rounds of the women's 400 m event to enter the finals.In squash, Saurav Ghoshal bowed out of the Asian Games with a bronze medal after being handed a 2-3 defeat by Hong Kong's Chung Ming Au in the semi-finals of the men's singles event.Having established a 2-0 ..
Results of the Indian contingent on Day 7 at the Asian Games.
Results of the Indian contingent on Day 7 at the Asian Games. Athletics Men Shot Put: Tejinder Pal Singh Toor (Gold medal) Games Record: 20.75m 400m: Mohammed Anas, Arokiya Rajiv (qualified for final) High Jump: B Chetan (2.15m) qualified for final Long Jump: Sreeshankar (7.83m) qualified for final Women 400m: Hima Das (NR), Nirmala Sheoran (Qualfied for finals) 100m: Dutee Chand (qualified for semi-finals) 10000m: Suriya Loganathan 6th, Sanjivani Baburao 8th Hammer Throw: Sarita Romit Singh (5th) Badminton Women Singles Pre Quarter-finals PV Sindhu bt Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-12 21-15 Saina Nehwal bt Fitriani 21-6 21-14 Doubles Quarters N Sikki Reddy/Ashwini Ponappa lost to Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan 11-21 22-24 Men's Doubles Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty lost to Korea's Choi Solgyu/Min Hyuk Kang 17-21 21-19 17-21. Manu Attri/B Sumith Reddy lost to Li JUnhui/Liu Yuchen 21-13 17-21 23-25. Boxing Women 60kg: Pavitra beat Rukhsana Perveen Canoeing TBR200m Event Men: Failed to ...
Indian U-16 football team beat Turkish side Besiktas 5-1
The Indian U-16 national football team today defeated local side Besiktas 5-1 in a training match during an exposure tour of Turkey. The Indian colts rode on Vikram Pratap Singh's hattrick (3rd, 40th, 52nd minutes) and strikes from Rohit Danu (81st) and Bhuvensh (87th) to register an easy win over their Turkish opponents. The flood gates opened as early as the third minute when Vikram found the back of the net from close range to propel India into the lead. In the 13th minute, Ricky's rasping shot was saved by the opposition custodian but Vikram once against burst into the scene in the 40th minute and scored to double India's lead going into half-time. The Indians wasted little time in the second half and extended their lead in the 52nd minute when Vikram completed his hattrick, finishing with acumen from inside the box. Rohit and Bhuvnesh added more gloss to the scoreline in the 81st and 87th minute respectively, after the Turkish opponents found the net in the 85th minute to reduce .
Hamilton grabs Belgian GP pole position in wet conditions
Formula One defending champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes nabbed pole position on Saturday for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Asiad 2018: India women's hockey team in semis
India women's hockey team scored thrice in the final quarter to register an emphatic 4-1 victory over South Korea in their third Pool B match to enter the semi-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday.
Anand splits point with So, Caruana leads Sinquefield Cup
Victory again eluded five-time World Champion Viswanthan Anand as he played out his sixth draw after splitting points with American Wesley So at the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here. While it wasn't quite a repeat, the opening that Anand faced was similar to the previous round where the Indian ace had uncorked a beautiful game changing Novelty. So went for a similar set up with some changes in the early phase of the game but yet again Anand had his resources intact and the fourth draw with black pieces was something that the Indian ace didn't mind in the tournament. Meanwhile, Fabiano Caruana of the United States shot into sole lead with a crushing victory over Sergey Karjakin of Russia to set up a mouth-watering seventh round clash against World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Caruana was the lone winner of the day that witnessed four draws with Carlsen coming back to salvage half point from the jaws of defeat against Alexander Grischuk of Russia. Hikaru Nakamura of the ...
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the eighth day of the Asian Games ...
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the eighth day of the Asian Games tomorrow. ATHLETICS: Women's 400m Hurdles - Juana Murmu: 9:00 AM IST Men's 400m Hurdles - Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Dharun Ayyasamy: 9:30 AM IST Women's 100m Semifinal - Dutee Chand: 5:00 PM IST Men's Long Jump Final - Sreeshankar: 5:10 PM IST Women's 400m Final - Hima Das, Nirmala Sheoran: 5:30 PM IST Men's 10,000m Final - Lakshmanan Govindan: 5:50 PM IST ARCHERY: Compound Men's Team 1/8 Eliminations - India vs Qatar: 9:20 AM IST Compound Women's Team Quarterfinals - India vs TBD: 12:10 PM IST BADMINTON: (Starting 11.30 AM IST onwards) Women's Singles (Quarterfinal) - Saina Nehwal vs Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) Women's Singles (Quarterfinal) - PV Sindhu vs Jindapol Nitchaon (Thailand) BOXING Round of 16: Men's Light (60kg) - Shiva Thapa vs Jun Shan (China) 5:45 PM IST Men's Welterweight (69kg) - Manoj Kumar vs Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov (Kyrgyzstan): 2:15 PM IST Women's Fly (51kg) - Sarjubala ...
Tejinder sets Games record, several national records tumble on Day 1
Tejinder Pal Singh Toor set aside the disappointment of not being able to attend his cancer-ridden father, shattering the Asian Games record to open India's gold medal account even as several national records tumbled on the opening day of the athletics competition. He threw the iron ball to 20.75m, obliterating a six-year old national mark, set by Om Parkash Karhana (20.69). The previous Games record was 20.57, set by Sultan-Al Hebshi from Saudi Arabia at the 2010 Guangzhou Games. Toor was front-runner for the gold in men's shot put as he had entered the event as best athlete on display this season with a throw of 20.24m, achieved at the Federation Cup in Patiala. The winning throw came in the fifth attempt though he was leading the field with his first throw of 19.96m. China's Liu Yang won silver with season best effort of 19.52, ahead of Kazakshtan's Ivan Ivanov (19.40m). Tejinder, who left behind an ailing father, who is battling cancer, said all the sacrifices have paid ...
Shorey misses ton, India Red seizes advantage in Duleep Trophy
India Red secured the all-important first innings lead against India Blue on the third day of the Duleep Trophy match at the NPR College ground here today thanks to a four-wicket haul by Parvez Rasool. Talented Delhi batsman Dhruv Shorey missed out on a well-deserved ton, falling on 97 to Rasool as India Blue let slip the initiative after resuming at the overnight score of 183 for 5, losing three wickets in the space of 20 runs. Shorey's innings consisted of nine fours and a six. A 61-run stand for the eighth wicket between Jaydev Unadkat (39, 3X4, 1X6) and Dhawal Kulkarni (39, 4X4, 1X6) raised hopes of a lead for India Blue. However, Karnataka pacer Abhimanyu Mithun sent back Unadkat and Akshay Wakhare (0) in the space of three balls to peg back the Faiz Fazal-led team. Kulkarni and B Ayyappa (11 not out) added 33 runs before Baba Aparajith ended the former's resistance and ensured India Red got a handy lead. Rasool was the best bowler for India Red, picking up 4 for ...
Indian mixed and men's bridge teams enter semis at Asiad
Indias mixed team and mens bridge teams on Saturday qualified for the semi-finals at the 18th Asian Games, assuring the country at least two bronze medals.
Jamshedpur FC beat Torrelodones CF in pre-season football friendly
Jamshedpur FC scripted their first win of the pre-season football friendly with a 1-0 victory over Spanish outfit Torrelodones CF on Saturday.
Asiad: Gurjit's late twin strike ensures semifinal spot for India in women's hockey
Gurjit Kaur struck twice as the Indian women's hockey team beat title holders South Korea 4-1 to register its third consecutive win and also book a place in the semi-finals of the Asian Games here today. India scored three goals in as many minutes in the fourth quarter to emerge winners in the Pool B encounter after both the sides were locked at 1-1 till the 53rd minute. Navneet Kaur gave India the lead with a field strike in the 16th minute which was neutralised by Korea's Yurim Lee (20th) by converting a penalty stroke. With both the sides desperately searching for the winner, Gurjit (54th, 55th) converted two penalty corners for India before Vandana Katariya (56th) scored a field goal to take the game away from the Koreans. World no. 9 India were by far the better side on display as they controlled the proceedings for most part of the game. The Koreans, ranked 10, on the other hand, played well in patches and relied more on counter attacks to stun the Indians. But Korea failed to ..
Sonowal inaugurates Inter-School Basketball Championship
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today inaugurated the 1st All Assam Inter-school Basketball Championship 2018 here this evening Sonowal said sports is the tool through which health and mind can be developed and which will also lead to physical and mental fitness. Interacting with the players the chief minister said that sports teaches players to live a disciplined life that goes a long way in helping the students to reach their destinations. Sonowal said his working was working to make Guwahati the sports capital of the country. The championship is being organised by the All Assam Basketball Association.