Tennis ace Rohan Bopanna, hockey great P R Sreejesh and table tennis legend Sharath Kamal, are gearing up for one last hurrah at the Asian Games, starting in Hangzhou, from September 23.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Check out India's schedule on Day 1 of Commonwealth Games.
Pallikal is aiming to create more history at the two multi-sporting events.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Senior players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa lost their matches against Joey Chan and Annie Au, 1-3 and 0-3, respectively. Sunayna Kuruvilla, who is Pallikal's cousin, kept India in the hunt with a fighting win over Tze Lok Ho in the second singles.
Dipika Pallikal said the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) needs to have a structure in place for Indians to become a formidable force at the world level.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the fifth day of the Asian Games.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal settled for silver medal in the mixed doubles squash event of the Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast, on Saturday, becoming the first Indian pair to achieve the feat in the sporting extravaganza.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Rediff.com's Norma Godinho and Laxmi Negi glance at the athletes and disciplines likely to win medals for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The eight players picked for the Asian Games have been training without a full-time coach and most of them don't train regularly with Kumari and Poncha, who has been a longtime national coach.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:
Chasing a third successive Asian Games medal, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) made a strong start, out-punching Pakistan's Tanveer Ahmed in his pre-quarterfinal bout in Jakarta, on Monday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Here's a look at Indian athletes' performance on Monday, Day 4 of the Games.
The Indian squash players wrapped up a historic performance in the Asian Games, clinching an unprecedented men's team gold after the women's side settled for its first ever silver in Incheon on Saturday.
Check out India's schedule on Day 9 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Friday.
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Wednesday, Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Jeremy stamps class on CWG debut, India climb to sixth in medal table
For some, the delayed Asian Games means more time to rest and prepare, for others the postponement has "messed up" their planning.
In the medal standings, India were placed eighth with a compilation of seven gold, five silver and 17 bronze.
Amit Panghal displayed soldier's grit to stun the reigning Olympic champion for India's only boxing gold while two 50-plus bridge players proved that age is just a number with top finishes as the country achieved its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Saturday. India equalled its best gold medal haul by touching 15, something that last happened back in 1951, as the overall tally surpassed the 65 in Guangzhou by three this time.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Commonwealth Games on Day 3.
On the last day of the competition, Yash Vardhan and Shreya Agrawal bagged three gold medals each.
India bagged two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, with Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav winning silver and bronze respectively
Check out India's schedule on Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
India badminton team have been accorded the top seed this time and are clubbed with Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Scotland in Group A.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
A golden dream unfulfilled for over 30 years remained just that in women's hockey but India equalled its best ever medal haul as sailors joined the assorted contributors to the country's tally at the 18th Asian Games, on Friday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
India's gold haul from track-and-field continued at the Asian Games on Thursday, culminating in its best showing at the continental showpiece in close to seven decades. However, there was heartbreak in the hockey arena as its men's team was beaten by Malaysia in the semi-finals.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
The overall tally of six gold, five silver and 14 bronze medals at the end of day six put the country in 8th spot in the table with China leading the pack by quite a distance, having already crossed the 100-mark.
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