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Avinash Sable Shatters Asian Games Record To Win Historic Gold Medal. Watch

October 1, 2023 admin

A record-breaking Avinash Sable on Sunday became the first Indian man to win a gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games. The 29-year-old national record holder thus earned India its first gold medal in athletics at the ongoing Games, completing the race in 8:19.50 seconds. Sable rewrote the previous Asian Games record of 8:22.79…

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Asian Games: India Dominant In Mixed Doubles Squash, Mahesh Mangaonkar Wins Round Of 32 Match

October 1, 2023 admin

A day after the Indian men’s squash team pipped Pakistan to clinch the gold medal, the mixed doubles teams won their respective pool matches while Mahesh Mangaonkar won his round of 32 match in Hangzhou at the Asian Games on Sunday. In Pool A, the pair of Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeated…

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Asian Games, Shooting: Gold For Men’s Trap Team; Kynan Chenai Shoots Down Individual Bronze

October 1, 2023 admin

Indian trap exponents made it a memorable final day of shooting competitions in Hangzhou with the men’s team clinching a gold and Kynan Chenai taking the individual bronze after the women had won the team silver at the Asian Games. With three medals in trap on the last day of competition, Indian shooters will return…

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Asian Games: Soniya Devi Reaches Final Of Women’s Kayak Single 500, Megha Pradeep Crashes Out

October 1, 2023 admin

Soniya Devi Phairembam enters final© Twitter India’s Soniya Devi Phairembam qualified for the final of women’s kayak single 500m with a second-place finish but Megha Pradeep was eliminated in the final of women’s canoe single 200m at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Soniya Devi had finished fourth in women’s kayak single 500m (sprint) heat…

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World Cup 2023: Virender Sehwag Picks India’s Middle Order. No Place For…

October 1, 2023 admin

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in a chat© AFP Former Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag believes that Shreyas Iyer has cemented his spot in the playing XI for the Cricket World Cup 2023 after a sensational century against Australia in the recently-concluded ODI series. Iyer looked in good touch and with the…

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World Cup 2023: India, A solid Team But Middle-Order Confusion Persists

October 1, 2023 admin

An emphatic performance in the Asia Cup followed by a dominant show with the willow against Australia placed the Indian team in good headspace going into the World Cup but problems remain when it comes to zeroing in on the ideal playing XI. India begin their campaign against Australia on October 8 in Chennai. Here’s…

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Cricket World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka’s Rising Stars Dream Of Emulating Class Of 1996

October 1, 2023 admin

When Sri Lanka clinched a shock 1996 World Cup triumph, Dunith Wellalage and Matheesha Pathirana were not even born, but the rising stars head to India determined to repeat the victory. Both aged 20, fast bowler Pathirana and all-rounder Wellalage are undeterred by facing childhood heroes at the tournament that opens on October 5. “We…

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Asian Games 2023, October 1: Sport-Wise List Of Medals India Won In Hangzhou

October 1, 2023 admin

With the aim of crossing the 100-medal mark in the 2023 Asian Games, the Indian contingent fired on all cylinders, right from day 1. Shooters and rowers helped the nation open its medal account in the Hangzhou Games while the Indian women’s cricket team delivered a historic gold medal by defeating Sri Lanka in the…

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“I Am Used To…”: Yuzvendra Chahal’s Brutally Honest Take On World Cup Snub

October 1, 2023 admin

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal continues to be sidelined from India’s World Cup plans. Though Chahal has been one of India’s finest performers in white-ball cricket over the last few years. In fact, since his debut in 2016, Chahal has the third-most wickets in ODI cricket for India. In terms of spinners, he is only behind…

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Asian Games: Amlan Borgohain Reaches Semi-final In 200m; Jyothi Yarraji Fails To Qualify

October 1, 2023 admin

The top three players in each heat and the next four fastest players make it to the semis.© X (Twitter) Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the final of the women’s 200m event after she finished third in her heat with timings of 23.78 seconds at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. The…

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