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ARCHERY | Kumkum — staying grounded as she targets the LA Games gold

October 9, 2026 admin

India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod in action during the Asian Games 2026 recurve event in Aichi-Nagoya, | Photo Credit: Reuters Admiring Virat Kohli and B. Dhiraj for their work ethics, 17-year-old women’s recurve Asian Games champion Kumkum Mohod understands the importance of staying grounded in order to win an Olympic gold. After returning to a grand…

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Coach Bentinidis’s suggestion of attack first helped, says wrestler Sujeet Kalkal

October 7, 2026 admin

India’s Sujeet Kalkal after winning the men’s freestyle 65kg wrestling final in the Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Wrestler Sujeet Kalkal thanks foreign coach Shako Bentinidis for encouraging him to adopt an attacking approach and employing the ‘dhobi pachhad’ (arm throw) technique, which made key contributions…

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Back to the future: lessons from the Asian Games for the Olympics

October 6, 2026 admin

India were in a familiar situation at the Asian Games. Victory was taken for granted, defeat would have counted as a disgrace. This is the fate of top-ranked teams: damned if you do and doubly damned if you don’t. The repercussions would have been greater had India lost to Japan following the infamous ‘wide ball’…

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Asian Games 2026: Karnataka athletes return with a haul of four gold, three silver and two bronze medals

October 5, 2026 admin

Shreyanka Patil took two wickets against Sri Lanka during the final cricket match at the Asian Games in Japan. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Athletes from Karnataka returned with a creditable haul of four gold medals, three silvers and two bronzes from the 2026 Asian Games, which concluded in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday. Pranavi Urs….

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Asian Games | Aman finds the hunger for glory again

October 4, 2026 admin

Aman Sehrawat. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The signs of Aman Sehrawat’s Saturday battle were etched across his face. His lip was coated with dried blood, bruises darkened beneath both eyes, and crimson scratches marked his neck. The 23-year-old hadn’t noticed any of it. “Pata bhi nahi kab hua yeh (I don’t know when these even happened),” he laughed, his teeth stained red. He…

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Sanju Samson says constant meetings and activities keeping India ‘switched on’

September 30, 2026 admin

India’s Axar Patel, Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh arrive ahead of the men’s cricket Quarterfinal 2 between India and Afghanistan at the 20th Asian Games, at Korogi Athletic Park in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Incessant rains have deprived India of crucial training and competition time in Japan,…

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Asian Games 2026: Yashvir, Gulveer, and Sreeshankar capture silver

September 28, 2026 admin

Yashvir won the second spot in javelin. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy A National record was broken and some personal marks were bested at the Paloma Mizuho Athletics Stadium as the Indians added more medals to their kitty on Monday (September 28, 2026), of both hues except the golden one the country desperately craved. Three…

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Asian Games 2026: Ankita-Rutuja pair bow out; rain pushes Nagal’s match to September 29

September 28, 2026 admin

Sumit Nagal returns the ball to South Korea’s Kwon Soonwoo during a Davis Cup second-round qualifier. File | Photo Credit: AP India’s women’s doubles campaign in tennis at the Asian Games came to an early end after Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale suffered a hard-fought first-round defeat against Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva and Anna Danilina on…

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Asian Games 2026: Indian cricket team advance to semis after Afghanistan QF abandoned

September 28, 2026 admin

Team India arrives at Korogi Athletic Park in Nagoya ahead of their abandoned clash against Afghanistan due to inclement weather on September 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian men’s cricket team entered the Asian Games semi-final without even taking the field after its quarter-final against Afghanistan was abandoned due to inclement weather on…

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From cleaning rest rooms to winning two Asian Games golds — the rise of Aslam Inamdar

September 27, 2026 admin

There was a moment in the second half of the Asian Games kabaddi gold-medal match against Iran when Aslam Inamdar made a daring raid deep into the opposition half. His teammate Pawan Sehrawat groaned inwardly as he did so. India’s lead was narrow. Iran was still in the contest. It was a risk that could…

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