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The ad hoc committee strips the ranking status of the remaining two proposed tournaments at Phagwara and Dehradun
Teen archer Kumkum, the womens hockey team, markswoman Neeru and wrestlers Aman and Sujeet stood out with their exploits; the biggest areas of concern would be the below-par performance of the shuttlers and shooters
She broke P.T. Ushas 42-year-old record to win bronze, while also anchoring India to gold in the womens 4400m relay and silver in the mixed 4400m relay. Vithyas coach, Nehpal Singh Rathore, explains why she needed to train for both the 400m hurdles and the flat.
Pranavai, who hails from Mysore, returned with a par 70 score in the fourth round and clinched the gold with a four-day aggregate score of 15-under 265
The Indian boxers return with a best ever haul of three gold and as many bronze to top the tally in the sport at the mega event
Jyothi Surekha and Ganesh Mani Ratnam clinch gold in compound archery; woman cricketer Sree Charani brings gold; Satwiksairaj and Srikanth are in mens badminton squad that wins bronze
The India Series is a structured platform for young riders between the age of 10 and 14 to develop their racing skills and progress towards international competition.
Mostly, Indian girls have got relay gold, and we have done it again. I am sure it will be an inspiration to the juniors to continue this and for us to keep getting better, Prachi Chaudhary said.
A naib subedar in the Indian Army, Neeru dedicated her medal to the Indian armed forces and Randhir Singh. It wasnt easy (winning gold) but I made it easy so that juniors training now and coming up will get the confidence and think if she can do it, anyone can do it, she said.
The Indian team won the top prize with a time of 3:29.69 minutes, giving the country its first gold medal in track and field events at the ongoing games
Rohit makes it a double podium for India in javelin; Vithya breaks the National record en route her third-place finish in 400m hurdles; Parul bags a bronze for the second successive day; Sable ends fourth in 3,000m steeplechase
The javelin is often overlooked by casual fans of track and field, but its a gold-medal specialty in South Asia specifically for India, Pakistan and now Sri Lanka
Ramraj bettered Usha's 55.42sec effort that came in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Usha is currently heading the Indian Olympic Association and is in attendance at the Games.
The 2026 iteration of the rally is also being held as a special tribute to Hari Singh, the Gypsy King and a five-time National Rally Championship winner
Dhiraj Bommadevara, currently ranked fourth in the world, produced a superb second half to move clear at the top; he shot 348 in his first 36 arrows and then dropped just 10 points in the final 36, adding 350 to finish on 698 out of a possible 720
The Indian women's kabaddi team will face off against Nepal, while the men's team will take on Thailand
Across the city, riding clubs are bringing together vintage-bike enthusiasts, new riders and women around a shared love of two-wheelers
Akash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet and Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve in the men's 10m air pistol individual qualification and team final
Im feeling so happy... so light.Bilkulweight hatgayahai[the weight has lifted completely], said Mirabai Chanu
A two-time defending champion, the 31-year-old hopes to complete his hat trick of gold medals and enter the history books as the first-ever Indian track and field athlete to stand on top of the podium three times in a row in a single event
The mens and womens skeet teams land a bronze each; Esha and Surichi have a forgettable outing in the qualifying while Manu ends fifth
Mens Kayak Four 500m: Harshwardhan Shaktawat, Varinder Singh, L Naocha Singh Oinam, and Arun Singh in Heat 1
Around 500 Indian athletes will participate in the 20th edition of Asian Games, competing in 35 sports
I am really happy for my team because they really deserve it; we are ready for tomorrow; I hope that we can continue at this pace, said Jorge Martin
The 46thedition of the biggest team event in chess starts in Samarkand on Wednesday, with 208 nations participating in the open section and 191 in the womens; the tournament, to be played over 11 rounds in the Swiss system, concludes on September 27
He became the second Indian archer to win the title in the prestigious event after Dola Banerjees feat in 2007

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