Asiad bound steeplechase runner Naveen Dagar fails dope test
Dagar is a bronze-medallist from the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and breached the qualifying mark of 8:41 seconds during the Guwahati meet.
Aug 02, 2018, 17:40 PM IST
Shooter Rahi Sarnobat eyes podium finish in Asian Games 2018 on comeback trail
On a comeback trail after a long hiatus due to an injury leading to poor form, two-time Commonwealth Games champion pistol shooter Rahi Sarnobat is targeting a podium finish at the Asian Games commencing later this month.
Aug 02, 2018, 17:09 PM IST
Pakistan avert Asian Games 2018 hockey boycott over allowance payments
The Pakistan men’s team are the most successful at the Asian Games with eight gold medals but players had threatened to skip the upcoming edition after not being paid their allowances for the last six months.
Aug 01, 2018, 17:50 PM IST
Iraq withdraw from Asian Games 2018 football tournament
The Iraq Olympic Committee have pulled the team from the event, according to a source in Baghdad, and the decision will leave officials needing to address an imbalance in the opening phase of the tournament.
Aug 01, 2018, 17:22 PM IST
Government asks IOA to reconsider selection of teams, athletes for Asian Games 2018
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) asking them to reconsider the selection of teams or athletes for the upcoming Asian Games 2018.
Jul 19, 2018, 14:09 PM IST
Asian Games will be tougher than CWG, says javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra
The Commonwealth Games gold has given him the confidence and star javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra is now aiming to grab another yellow metal at the coming Asian Games, which he admitted will be tougher than the Gold Coast CWG.
May 02, 2018, 13:18 PM IST
Indian boxers will improve medals tally at Asian Games: Vikas Krishan
Praising his fellow boxers for their performance at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, star pugilist and gold medal winner Vikas Krishan Yadav asserted that the Indian squad will improve their medal haul at the Asian Games later this year.
Apr 21, 2018, 13:10 PM IST
Sania Mirza confident of winning 2018 Asian Games medal despite injury
Sania, regarded as India's best ever women's tennis player, has achieved at least one medal at every Asiad meet since 2006 and hopes this year's games in Indonesia will be no different.
Feb 14, 2018, 20:24 PM IST
Six Indian boxers in final of Asian Games Test event
Meanwhile, four others settled for bronze medals to round off a reasonably good day for India in Jakarta.
Feb 14, 2018, 19:30 PM IST
Tennis: Asian Games winners to get direct entry to Tokyo Olympics
Each singles draw at Olympics comprise 64 players, with a maximum of four players per nation. There will be 56 direct acceptances as at previous Games, and eight ITF places, including the six Continental Qualification places.
Feb 14, 2018, 19:21 PM IST
India win 4 athletics gold on Day 3 of Asian Games test event
Indians clinched gold in all the four events contested on the third day of the Asian Games athletics test event even as Suriya Longanathan made a 'solo run' in women's 5000m here on Tuesday. She was the only one to turn up for the race at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium.
Feb 13, 2018, 22:15 PM IST
India win silver at Asian Games basketball test event
The Indian men's team bagged the silver medal at the Asian Games 5x5 basketball test event here.
Feb 13, 2018, 18:01 PM IST
Geeta will shine at Asian Games and Olympics, predicts Ritu Phogat
Upcoming wrestler Ritu Phogat on Monday came out in support of her elder sister Geeta Phogat and asserted that, despite failing to qualify for the Commonwealth Games, she will prove her mettle at the Asian Games and 2020 Olympics.
Jan 08, 2018, 19:29 PM IST
Women's boxing Nationals to double up as CWG selection trials
Next month's women's National Boxing Championships will double up as selection trials for camp probables for the Commonwealth and Asian Games, a move that is likely to ensure top pugilists' participation in the marquee domestic event.
Dec 30, 2017, 18:14 PM IST
