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Medal hat-trick: Vithya Ramraj with her three medals from the 2026 Asian Games at Aichi- Nagoya, Japan on September 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV As Vithya Ramraj entered the final stretch of the 400m hurdles in Aichi-Nagoya, the race for gold was still open for India at the 2026 Asian Games. Vithya and…
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Jyothi Surekha Vennam in action during the Asian Games-Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Okazaki of Japan. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Athletes from Andhra Pradesh have bagged three gold medals and a bronze at the Asian Games in Japan so far, with archery, cricket and badminton all contributing to the tally. Nine athletes from the State are competing,…
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Jyothi Surekha Vennam in action during the Asian Games-Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Okazaki of Japan. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Athletes from Andhra Pradesh have bagged three gold medals and a bronze at the Asian Games in Japan so far, with archery, cricket and badminton all contributing to the tally. Nine athletes from the State are competing,…
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By now, the two gold medals she has snapped up at the 2026 Asian Games have catapulted the extremely shy compound archer Chikitha Taniparthi into the national headlines. The 221-year-old – who comes from a modest farming family in Peddapalli, Telangana – is a stranger to stardom and the sprinkling of opulence that sporting achievements…
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India’s Harmanpreet Singh. File | Photo Credit: AP Having scored 49 goals so far and annihilating all opposition so far in the competition, the Indian men’s hockey team will be up against its first big challenge when it takes on Pakistan in the semifinal of the Asian Games in Gifu on Thursday (October 1, 2026)…
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The golden girls (L-R) Kiran Pahal, Prachi Singh, M R Povamma and Vithya Ramraj who won the Gold Medal in the women’s 4x400m relay at Aichi- Nagoya, Japan. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Indian quartet of Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi, and Vithya Ramraj produced an exceptional performance to claim the gold medal in…
Abhay Singh who won the silver medal in men’s Squash at the Asian Games in Japan on Sunday, September 27, 2026. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian men’s squash team made a flying start to its Asian Games campaign, beating China 3-0 in Pool A, while the women’s side recovered from an early…
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The Indian team which won silver medal in the 4×400 Relay race during the Asian Games in Japan. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Thirty minutes of persistence on the track followed by three of absolute drama saw day one of track and field competition end with a bronze and silver for India as the country…
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The Indian hockey teams’ experiment with a change in jersey colour has been partially rolled back and the players will now don the traditional blue at the upcoming Asian Games. The saffron kit, which led to allegations of politicisation and internal tussle within Hockey India, will be the second option. “The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…
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