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India bag record 111 medals at Para Asian Games
Rediff.com28 Oct 2023With 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze in their kitty, the Indian para athletes won four medals more than the record tally of 107 won by the able-bodied athletes in the Hangzhou Asian Games, held from September 23 to October 8.
Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou
Rediff.com8 Oct 2023The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the celebration of the athletes' stupendous feats and China's cultural heritage at a colourful and technologically mesmerising closing ceremony in Hangzhou on Sunday.
Asian Games: India women's archers win bronze
Rediff.com6 Oct 2023The women's team of Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur defeated Vietnam to win a bronze at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.
Asian Games: India set up semifinal clash with Pakistan in men's kabaddi
Rediff.com5 Oct 2023India on Thursday set up a semifinal clash with Pakistan in the men's kabaddi competition
Asian Games: Wrestler Sunil bags Greco Roman bronze
Rediff.com4 Oct 2023Sunil Kumar won India's first Greco Roman medal in 13 years at the Asian Games, bagging a bronze in the 87kg category.
Archer Dhiraj's blunder leaves India stunned at Asian Games
Rediff.com3 Oct 2023Dhiraj Bommadevara blamed himself for the 'technical fault'
Asiad: Gold for men's trap team; Kynan bags individual bronze
Rediff.com1 Oct 2023Meanwhile, the Indian women's team totalled 337 to take home the silver medal behind China's Qingnian Li, Cuicui Wu and Xinqiu Zhang, who combined to shoot a world and games record score of 357 to finish on top of the podium.
Asiad: India's equestrian lows, roller skating highs!
Rediff.com1 Oct 2023The Indian team finished last in a five-team field to crash out of equestrian cross country after rider Ashish Limaye was eliminated in Hangzhou at the Asian Games.
Aditi Ashok slips on final day, bags silver in women's golf
Rediff.com1 Oct 2023It was India's fourth individual medal in golf with Lakshman Singh and Shiv Kapur winning the gold in the 1982 and 2002 editions and Rajiv Mohta claiming a silver in New Delhi.
Asian Games Tennis: Bopanna-Bhosale win mixed doubles gold
Rediff.com30 Sep 2023Rutuja Bhosale and Rohan Bopanna staged a great comeback after losing the first set to beat Chinese Taipei's combo of Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang in the final.
I didn't think I would last this long: Virdhawal Khade
Rediff.com28 Sep 2023'A medal would have been great but I was very proud of myself that I could make it happen. 2018 was the fastest year of my life, I got my best time in 50m freestyle and butterfly. I was pretty fast in the 100m freestyle as well. But not having a medal made me a better and tougher person.'
Asian Games cricket gold fuels Olympic ambitions
Rediff.com26 Sep 2023Unlike Asia's other populous giant China, India have never made much of a splash at the Olympics, their seven-medal haul at the Tokyo Games a record for the nation. Adding cricket to the Olympic programme -- as is expected for the 2028 Los Angeles Games -- could help boost the tally.
Asian Games: Arjun, Vidit secure wins; Humpy plays tie
Rediff.com25 Sep 2023Harika lost 1-0 to China's Hou Yifan
Can Indian tennis continue its medal-winning spree at Asiad?
Rediff.com23 Sep 2023'To win a medal, the players will have to play a couple of tough rounds. The draws are fine, and balanced and give us the opportunity to go deep.'
Asian Games: Chopra-led India set to showcase its sporting prowess
Rediff.com22 Sep 2023Led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, India will seek to showcase its ascendency as a sporting power at the Asian Games, which opens formally on Saturday after an unprecedented one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shine & glitz to welcome all as China opens Asian Games in post-Covid era
Rediff.com21 Sep 2023After a year's delay due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games officially opens in Hangzhou on Saturday with hosts China eager to lift a country mired in economic gloom.
New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games
Rediff.com21 Sep 2023Following is a look at some new and the more unusual events in the schedule of the 19th edition of the Asian Games:
Das guiding recurve archers in hope to shake off Asian Games 'jinx'
Rediff.com19 Sep 2023'Yes, of course, there is little expectation on the results, but I am more focussed on my performance rather than the outcome because, in sports, anything can happen.'
Asian Games cricket: Indonesia's Andriani helps skittle Mongolia out for 15
Rediff.com19 Sep 2023Indonesia are at the top of group A while Mongolia are at the bottom. In Group B, Malaysia are on top of the table.
Indian Super Moms aiming for Asian Games glory
Rediff.com17 Sep 2023Here are the Indian Super Moms' at the Hangzhou Asian Games beginning on September 23.
Asian Games' ultimate makeover: Esports to breakdancing
Rediff.com15 Sep 2023Esports to breakdancing, Hangzhou will set the trend for future of sport
Chhetri to lead under-strength squad at Asian Games
Rediff.com13 Sep 2023The national federation, which was able to stitch together the team just three days before its departure for China, still thanked the Indian Super League clubs and the FSDL "for coordinating with it for the release of players".
Humpy, Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian Games
Rediff.com9 Jul 2023The men's team comprises Grandmasters D Gukesh, Gujrathi, Erigaisi, P Harikrishna and R Praggnanandhaa.
French Open PIX: Gauff, Jabeur race into quarters
Rediff.com6 Jun 2023Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
China braces for new Covid wave, may see 65 million cases weekly
Rediff.com26 May 2023The new outbreak may be the greatest wave of illnesses ever recorded since China's stringent zero-Covid programme was abandoned last winter, which resulted in up to 85 per cent of the population being sick at the time.
'Not enough encouragement for girls to take up chess in India'
Rediff.com6 Apr 2023India's woman Grandmaster Koneru Humpy said there wasn't enough encouragement for women to take up chess in the country.
Covid-hit China welcomes international passengers after 3 years
Rediff.com8 Jan 2023Officials said 387 passengers were aboard two flights from Toronto and Singapore on the day the country ended its strict COVID-19 restrictions for travellers.
Step down Xi Jinping, Communist Party, demand Chinese
Rediff.com23 Dec 2022People across the nation have been carrying out protests demanding the resignation of Xi Jinping over his strict COVID-19 measures.
Beijing reports first Covid deaths after lifting pandemic curbs
Rediff.com16 Dec 2022Chinese President Xi Jinping's strict adherence to a 'zero COVID' policy had led to widespread civilian protests across the country.
China buckles under global pressure, hints at relaxing Covid curbs
Rediff.com29 Nov 2022Seeking to address international concerns, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China has been adjusting the zero-COVID policy based on the changing circumstances.
China's new Covid cases at record high; Beijing resorts to community lockdown
Rediff.com24 Nov 2022Doggedly persisting with its much-criticised zero-Covid policy, China has slipped deeper into the coronavirus quagmire as it reported a record 31,444 infections on Thursday with many of its cities, including Beijing, resorting to community lockdowns to stem the virus amid worsening wintery weather.
Kidambi latest shuttler to pull out of Australian Open
Rediff.com14 Nov 2022Placed at number 10 in the Race to Guanzhou rankings, Srikanth needed to win the tournament to have any hopes of qualifying for the season-ending World Tour Final in December.
Sindhu pulls out of BWF World Tour Finals
Rediff.com13 Nov 2022"She will need to be at her best for next year which will have Asian Games and also the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification, playing about 22 tournaments will be tough, so she is taking extra care,"
Sindhu, Prannoy gain a spot in latest BWF rankings
Rediff.com25 Oct 2022A former world no. 2, Sindhu has regained her place in the top 5 after three years. The former world champion from Hyderabad resumed her training on Monday after recovering from the injury.
Sindhu eyes comeback at World Tour Finals in December
Rediff.com10 Oct 2022Former India skipper Virat Kohli, four-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka of Japan and decorated gymnast Simon Biles of the USA, are some of the star athletes who have been candid about their struggles with mental health.
IAF scrambles Sukhoi jets as Iranian plane gets bomb scare on Indian airspace
Rediff.com3 Oct 2022Indian Air Force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a foreign aircraft with its origin in Iran that was moving towards New Delhi's airspace.
BWF Rankings: Prannoy moves into top 20, Sindhu up a rung
Rediff.com13 Sep 2022Fellow Indian Kidambi Srikanth also jumped two places to sit at the 12th spot, while Lakshya Sen continued to be the best-placed Indian male shuttler at world number 9.
Relief for professionals, students as China lifts Covid visa ban on Indians
Rediff.com14 Jun 2022Separately, China is also processing requests of thousands of Indian students studying in Chinese universities who have conveyed their interest to re-join their colleges and universities.
US ready to send troops if China invades Taiwan
Rediff.com23 May 2022Biden met with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on Monday to advance cooperation on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues.
US-promoted Indo-Pacific strategy bound to fail: China ahead of Quad summit
Rediff.com22 May 2022The US "Indo-Pacific Strategy" is bound to be a failed strategy, Wang said in the comments posted by the Chinese foreign ministry on its website.