Indians win 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze at Asian Indoor Games
Following is the schedule of the Indian contingent on the 12th day of the Asian Games in Jakarta on Thursday.
Manjit Singh came from nowhere to snatch the men's 800m gold for the biggest medal of his life but finals continued to be a riddle for P V Sindhu
Following is the schedule of the Indian contingent on the 11th day of the Asian Games in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the 10th day of the Asian Games tomorrow.
Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra defended football's exclusion from the Asian Games contingent and justified the decision of including lesser known sports like pencak silat, saying they are potential medal winners and there is no place for "also rans" in the squad.
India is sending a 800-plus contingent, including 572 athletes, to the Asian Games, to be held from August 18 to September 2 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.
Sports Ministry has cleared a 804-member Indian contingent, including 572 athletes, for the Asian Games but said it will bear the expense of 755 members with 49 out of 232 officials allowed at no cost to government.
Heptathlete Swapna Barman added a dash of heroism to her historic gold medal
