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Antim is one of India’s leading medal contenders. | Photo Credit: United World Wrestling India’s women wrestlers, possessing a lot of experience, are expected to put up a better show in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. In the previous edition, three Indian women had bagged bronze medals. Of the three, two-time World championships medallist Antim Panghal…
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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar says this time the target is to give the best performance and win the gold medal, during a chat with The Hindu at the team’s preparatory camp in Bhopal on September 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY As a two-time Olympian, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will be among the senior…
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India can win 32 medals after observing Indian athletics for more than a year, says Troy Douglas, athletics head coach at Inspire Institute of Sport. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Troy Hamilton Douglas talks to coaches from Tamil Nadu as if he has known them for years. At a coaching clinic in Chennai, the 63-year-old…
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Mirabai Chanu at a training session in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, on March 05, 2026. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Olympic and World championships medallist Mirabai Chanu need not push herself to claim her third consecutive gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, said National chief coach Vijay Sharma. Mirabai totalled 205kg at the…
Ancy Sojan, having eclipsed Anju Bobby George’s 22-year-old National mark of 6.83m set at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has a clear target: the Asian Games gold in Aichi-Nagoya in September this year. “I want to bring the gold medal with a high class jump. I am aiming for the Asian Games record also so that…
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At World No. 135 Aditi Ashok is the highest-ranked Indian in the side. | Photo Credit: AFP The Indian Golf Union has finalised a six-member team for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with 2023 silver medallist Aditi Ashok leading the charge. Besides world No. 135 Aditi, who is also the highest-ranked Indian in the side,…
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