A dominant India defeated Malaysia 6-0 to register their second consecutive win in the women's hockey competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.
The Indian defenders had another good day in office as they didn't put a foot wrong to deny Italy any open chance.
The silver and two bronze at the 2019 World Championships took India's overall count to eight medals in the premier biennial competition.
Sangita hits hat-trick as India blank Singapore 13-0 in Asian Games women's hockey
Atanu Das failed to make the most of opportunities that came his way in his men's individual recurve pre-quarter-final and bowed out of contention, as Indian archers drew a blank at the Rio Olympics, on Friday.
Check out India's report card on the sixth day of the 2016 Olympics.
If only the shooters had found their targets, the story would have been so different! sighs Raj Kishore Mishra.
Former India football captain Baichung Bhutia was given the Lifetime Achievement award, while hockey legend and three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Sr was honoured with the Icon of the Century award.
India clinched a bronze medal in the compound men's team event to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 being held in Medellin, Colombia.
Indian archers would look to make amends for the flop-show in London when they take aim in the 31st Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday -- archery and football kick-start before the official opening ceremony of the Games.
Iconic boxer MC Mary Kom and ace archer Deepika Kumari were told they need not say sorry after returning without medals while hockey player P R Sreejesh was asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he has learnt Punjabi when he hosted the Tokyo-returned Olympians at his residence.
Suspension, internal mudslinging and factionalism overshadowed some stellar performances by Indian archers as the sport went from bad to worse with just a few months left for Tokyo Olympics in an eventful 2019. The biggest blow to Indian archery came in August when World Archery suspended the national federation after two warring groups conducted parallel elections in Delhi and Chandigarh in a clear defiance of the international body's guidelines.
India beat Japan 4-0 to win women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey title
'Jaan hai to jahaan hai' 'It's a good decision because everyone is disturbed. Athletes' health is paramount'
A look at the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 30.
Having lost the men's and women's team events in the morning session, Verma and Dahal were India's only hope to sign off with a medal and the duo did not disappoint.
Besides two goalkeepers, the Asian Games-bound team will have six defenders, five midfielders and as many forwards.
Women archers were on target in the individual events, while Manoj Kumar scripted a triumph of the underdog in the boxing ring on the fifth day of the Rio Games.
The Indian women's hockey team will open their campaign against Singapore on September 27.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday.
Athletes and officials from eight disciplines of archery, badminton, table tennis, hockey, judo, gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting landed in Tokyo
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
PM Modi had also taken a review meeting to take stock of how the preparations of India's athletes are going
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Check out the complete schedule of Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the fifth day of the Asian Games.
Indian freestyle wrestlers claim Asian team title in U-17 category
Delhi lad Abhishek Verma has bagged India's first ever 'Archery World Cup Final' medal in the compound section when he won a silver after being pipped by Turkey's Demir Elmaagcli in the summit clash in Mexico City.
The list of the prestigious Padma Awards 2016 awardees is out and superstar Rajnikanth is set to be honoured with the nation's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.
Indian archers bowed out of the team events after failing to get past the mighty Koreans for a second time in the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
Long-serving archery coach Purnima Mahato and women's hockey coach Narendra Singh Saini were among five sporting personalities who were recommended for the prestigious Dronacharya award this year.
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India's schedule on the ninth day of the competitions at the Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday.
A look at how India's athletes fared at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
India finally came good, assuring themselves at least a silver medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 being held in Medellin, Colombia.
For some, the delayed Asian Games means more time to rest and prepare, for others the postponement has "messed up" their planning.
Ace Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda got a morale booster ahead of the upcoming Asian Games as he finished overall fourth in the prestigious IAAF Diamond League Series to pocket $ 3,000 prize money.
Indian boxer Pavitra (60kg) advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian Games after out-classing Pakistan's Rukhsana Perveen in a bout that did not go beyond the opening round, in Jakarta, on Saturday.
India has just 28 Olympic medals to its credit since making a debut back in 1900.
Archery was one discipline which generated a lot of hype in the run-up to the Olympics and the let-down was one of the big blows to India's hit-and-miss overall campaign of one silver and one bronze medal show in Rio 2016.
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