Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur could well miss first two games in the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games on charges of equipment abuse and public criticism of match officials.
Nikhat notched up an easy 5-0 win over South Korea's Chorong Bak in the second round of the women's event.
Vishnu Sarvanan wins bronze; sailors end campaign with one silver, two bronze medals
India scored another thumping victory in the men's hockey tournament at the Asian Games, thrashing Singapore 16-1.
India's Asian Games cricket team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played the first two ODIs, has been released from the squad and will link up with the Hangzhou-bound outfit. Also released is pacer Mukesh Kumar, who came in as cover for Bumrah.
As many as 500 athletes from the two countries could compete under a neutral flag, but will not be permitted to win medals.
'Everyone at home wanted me to play for India and when I got selected everyone danced.'
India swept all the three medals in men's high jump T63 and men's club throw F51 events
All India Football Federation (AIFF) appealed to the Sports Ministry, leading to this favorable decision.
India's other gold medals came in 1966 and 1998, both times in Bangkok.
Compound archery does not feature in Olympics and Asian Games is the only multisport extravaganza they get to compete in and Aditi was "excited" to fight for a bronze in her maiden appearances.
Sarabjot Singh and Divya T S settled for a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, losing in the final to China's Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin.
Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Risako Kawai came out in support of the protesting Indian wrestlers.
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Sift Kaur Samra smashed the world record to win the gold medal in the women's individual 50m rifle 3 position shooting event.
Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma and Prabhsimran Singh are the others who have been picked at the back of a stellar IPL.
Indian wrestlers return with six medals
The Indian men's table tennis team of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Harmeet Desai started their Asian Games campaign on a resounding note, as they demolished Yemen 3-0.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday asserted that the Indian contingent will win a record number of medals in the upcoming Asian Games in Huangzhou, China.
Jyothi Vennam and Ojas Deotale emerged champions in a thrilling archery showdown, securing a remarkable second archery gold medal for India at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Friday, October 7.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a blazing hundred but a gritty Nepal stretched Indian bowling unit to its limit before losing in the quarter-finals of the men's cricket event by 23 runs.
Harmilan's father, Amandeep Bains, is also a South Asian Games medallist and a former men's 1500m national champion.
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'Thankfully, now nationals will be held. All that the wrestlers need is competition. We are not from any party. We just want the betterment of our sport.'
Praggnanandhaa, who received a grand welcome in Chennai on Wednesday, said he is delighted that chess is getting attention in the country.
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.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday, September 29.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30.
Bhavani Devi's impressive run at the Asian Games came to an end in the quarter-finals, suffering a 7-15 loss to local favourite Yaqi Shao.
The Indian squash contingent began its Asian Games campaign with comfortable victories over Singapore and Pakistan.
India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Tuesday, September 26.
Two-time world champion Zareen defeated the two-time Asian Champion Nguyen by unanimous decision.
Antim Panghal along with several other wrestlers were out on the streets to protest against IOA ad-hoc panel's "unfair" decision to exempt Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat from the Asian Games trials.
Bach presented the IOC's position as an attempt to safeguard athletes' rights.
Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist IAS officer Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj bettered his bronze from the last edition by winning gold in the SL4 final. Sukant Kadam took home the bronze in the same event.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
Ghosal, Dipika-Harinder and Abhay-Anahat pairs reach semis to stay in medal hunt
While several international sporting events were cancelled in China because of the pandemic, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics were held behind closed doors under strict COVID-19 guidelines.
Ruturaj Gaikwad is stoked about captaining India at the Asian Games and said the aim would be to win the gold medal and ensure India's national anthem is played at the podium.
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