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Medal rush for rowers at Asian Games

Being in the reserve is not easy and they - Arvind and Arjun - experienced it first-hand in Indonesia.

published : 25 Sep 2023
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India seal series after sublime hundreds from Gill, Iyer script 99-run win

Gill (104 off 97 balls) and Iyer (105 off 90 balls) shared a stroke-filled 200-run standoff 164 balls before Suryakumar Yadav (72 not out off 37 balls) unleashed carnage to fire India to 399 for five.

published : 24 Sep 2023
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ESports makes debut as Asian Games medal event but women left behind

Women make up 37 per cent of gamers in Asia, according to video game market research firm Niko Partners, with the proportion as high as 48 per cent in China.

published : 24 Sep 2023
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Nikhat begins Asian Games campaign with dominant win; Preeti cruises to Quarter Finals

Two-time world champion Zareen defeated the two-time Asian Champion Nguyen by unanimous decision.

published : 24 Sep 2023
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Asian Games: Ganapathy-Varun finish 2nd in men's skiff event

The sailing events will conclude on September 27 with medal/knockout races. 

published : 24 Sep 2023
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Ominous China make golden start on first day of Asian Games

China claimed the first gold when Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping dominated the women's lightweight double sculls rowing to kick off a medal rush for the home nation.

published : 24 Sep 2023
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Mission Olympics for Lovlina & Co in China

Indian boxers have had encouraging results in recent times and enter the Asiad with high spirits.

published : 24 Sep 2023
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Played in China

With the country staging yet another big event, Swaroop Swaminathan finds out why they keep bidding and successfully hosting large-scale competitions

published : 24 Sep 2023
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Hangzhou Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Games open as more than 12,000 athletes from 45 countries gear up to fight for top honours till October 8.

published : 23 Sep 2023
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Indian men's volleyball team enters quarterfinals of Asian Games

India will face either Japan or Kazakhstan on Sunday.

published : 22 Sep 2023
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Paris Olympics berths up for grabs at Asian Games boxing

Shiva Thapa, a winner at the 2013 Asian Championships, will lead the Indian squad in Amit Panghal's absence.

published : 22 Sep 2023
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Liverpool, West Ham pull off comeback wins in Europa League, Brighton loses in European debut

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp made 11 changes in his starting lineup from the 3-1 comeback victory over Wolverhampton on Saturday in the English Premier League.

published : 22 Sep 2023
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Antim wins Worlds bronze, 2024 Olympics quota

Incidentally, Denise is the same wrestler, whom Vinesh defeated in the last edition of the Worlds to win her second bronze at the competition.

published : 22 Sep 2023
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Asian Games: Indian volleyball men's team beat South Korea

Spikers put aside problems plaguing the sport back home to record an upset five-set win over medal contenders, advance to the next round.

published : 21 Sep 2023
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Simone Biles set for her sixth world gymnastics championships

The 26-year-old withdrew from most of her competitions in Tokyo two years ago after battling the "twisties," a dangerous phenomenon in which gymnasts lose their sense of where they are in the air.

published : 20 Sep 2023