Asian Games

Asian Games 2018: Sathish Sivalingam injured, Ajay Singh finishes fifth in weightlifting

Sathish suffered a thigh injury during a failed attempt of 178 kg in clean and jerk to eventually lift a total of 314kg. 

Aug 23, 2018, 16:34 PM IST

Asian Games 2018: 15-year-old Shardul Vihan bags Silver medal for India in Double Trap event

Vihan is the youngest athlete in the contingent. He lost to the North Korean shooter Shin Hyunwoo. 

Aug 23, 2018, 15:10 PM IST

Asian Games 2018: PV Sindhu struggles past Trang to pre-quarters

In an unexpected tough first round, Sindhu prevailed 21-10 12-21 23-21 over Trang in 58 minutes.

Aug 23, 2018, 13:59 PM IST

Asian Games 2018: Virdhawal Khade, Srihari Natraj advance to finals with new national records

Khade clocked 24.09sec to top Heat 2 in 50m butterfly and was placed fifth overall while Natraj moved to the final in 200m backstroke with a timing of 2:02.97 placing him seventh overall.

Aug 23, 2018, 11:36 AM IST

Asian Games 2018: Rahi Sarnobat wins Gold for India in 25m Pistol event

In a thrilling neck and neck final, India's Rahi Sarnobat won the Gold in the 25m Pistol event for women. The 27-year-old Indian defeated Thailand's Naphaswan Yangpaiboon in the final shootout.

Aug 22, 2018, 14:35 PM IST

Mahavir Phogat's response to Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' message for Vinesh Phogat is epic

Aamir Khan’s excitement on Vinesh’s performance at the Asian Games was reciprocated in a similar style by Mahavir Singh Phogat.

Aug 22, 2018, 10:58 AM IST

Saurabh Chaudhary, a farmer's son, is India's latest shooting sensation by winning Gold at Asian Games

Expectations were high from Chaudhary as he had broken the world record on way to winning a gold in the Junior World Cup in Germany a couple of months ago.
 

Aug 21, 2018, 17:31 PM IST

Asian Games 2018: Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput wins Silver in 50m Rifle event

With this medal, the total tally for India has gone up to eight. The Indian contingent has won three Gold, three Silver and two Bronze so far in the Asian games that began on August 18.

Aug 21, 2018, 12:55 PM IST

Asian Games: Indian shooter Abhishek Verma wins bronze in 10m Air Pistol event

Indian shooter Abhishek Verma has won the second bronze medal for India in the 18th edition of Asian Games, being held in Indonesia. The 29-year-old shooter won the medal in 10m Air Pistol Men event.

Aug 21, 2018, 10:50 AM IST

Aamir Khan lauds Vinesh Phogat for winning gold at Asian Games, proudly says 'Mhaari chhoriyan chhoron se kam hai ke!'

Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan impressed one and sundry with his power act in sports biopic 2016 film 'Dangal'.

Aug 21, 2018, 10:50 AM IST

Indian shooters shine at Asian Games, 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary bags Gold, Abhishek Verma wins Bronze

The 16-year-old defeated Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda in the Men's 10 metre Air Pistol final. 

Aug 21, 2018, 10:49 AM IST

Asian Games: B-Town commends ''Golden Girl'' Vinesh Phogat

Big B took to Twitter to congratulate Phogat and said she has made everyone proud.

 

Aug 21, 2018, 06:03 AM IST

Asian Games 2018: Shooter Lakshay wins silver medal in men's trap shooting

Lakshay lost to Taiwan's Kunpi Yang who scored 48 points.

Aug 20, 2018, 15:37 PM IST

Asian Games: Deepak Kumar bags silver medal in 10m Air Rifle event

Indian shooter Deepak Kumar has bagged silver medal in 10m Air Rifle event in the 18th edition of the Asian Games.

Aug 20, 2018, 09:43 AM IST

Asian Games 2018 Day 2: As it happened

The second day of sporting events at the 18th edition of the Asian Games 2018 kicks-off in Indonesia on August 20, Monday. 

Aug 20, 2018, 07:04 AM IST

Asian Games 2018: Bajrang Punia rises as new poster boy of Indian wrestling

Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar faded on a day when Bajrang Punia emerged as the new poster boy of Indian wrestling after claiming the country`s first gold at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Sunday.

Aug 19, 2018, 21:52 PM IST

Bajrang Punia wins gold for India, beats Japan's Daichi Takatani 11-8 in men's freestyle wrestling 65 kg

The Indian wrestler had booked his place in the semi-finals of the men's 65 kg freestyle event after defeating Fayziev Abdulqosim of Tajikistan.

Aug 19, 2018, 19:45 PM IST

Asian Games: India’s Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela bag bronze in 10m Air Rifle

India’s Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela bagged bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle Mixed event in the 18th edition of Asian Games on Sunday. The other contenders in the event were China, Mongolia, Taipei and Korea.

Aug 19, 2018, 12:01 PM IST

Asian Games 2018 Medals Tally

 India stands at the 8th spot in the tally with a total of 65 medals, which include 13 Gold, 23 Silver and 29 Bronze medals. 

Aug 19, 2018, 09:59 AM IST