World Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu pulls out of the Asian Games

August 8, 2018 8:04 AM

World Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu pulls out of the Asian Games

World Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu pulled out of the Asian Games after failing to recover from a lower back injury.  Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary Sahdev Yadav said that the decision comes in the wake of national coach Vijay Sharma recommendation that the Commonwealth gold-medallist must pull out of Jakarta event from 18th of this month to be fit for the Olympic qualifiers, later this year.  The reigning CWG champion is struggling with an unidentified lower-back problem since ...

Indian women's compound archery team creates history ahead of Asian Games

July 27, 2018 5:16 PM

Indian women's compound archery team creates history ahead of Asian Games

Indian women's compound archery team created history by scaling to the top of the world rankings in the recently published chart which is bound to give a big boost ahead of next month's Asian Games in Indonesia.  With their twin silver medal-winning effort in the Antalya and Berlin World Cups, the Indian women's compound team lead the chart with 342.6 points, six points ahead of second-placed Chinese Taipei.  Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Muskan Kirar are two regulars in t...

Rupinder Pal Singh, Akashdeep Singh make comebacks in Asian Games squad

July 9, 2018 4:30 PM

Rupinder Pal Singh, Akashdeep Singh make comebacks in Asian Games squad

Ace dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh and striker Akashdeep Singh today returned to India's 18-member men's hockey squad for next month's Asian Games in Indonesia.  The team for the 18th Asian Games, to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from the 18th of next month to 2nd September was announced by Hockey India today.   There were just two changes from the Champions Trophy squad that won a second consecutive silver medal in Breda, Netherlands recently.  While Rupinder, who ...

Asian Games: Draws for Asiad football announced

July 5, 2018 5:15 PM

Asian Games: Draws for Asiad football announced

The official draws of football for the upcoming Asian Games were announced today.  According to the draws, 24 teams will be competing in the men's event while the women's category will have 11 nations.  India is not part of it as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chose not to clear Indian men's and women's football teams after they failed to meet the qualifying criteria.  Men's football will be contested from August 14 to September 1 in Jakarta and...