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World and Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has advised the Asian Games-bound Indian boxers to cut out all distractions, including mobile phones, and focus on winning medals. “I told them, don’t distract your mind with that phone or media or anything. Just focus. It’s a war. You should win the war. After that, do whatever you want to…
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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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Dhiraj sports a winning smile after landing the recurve title in the Archery World Cup Final in Saltillo, Mexico, on Sunday, September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: World Archery Dola Banerjee, the first Indian to land a gold in the prestigious Archery World Cup Final (WCF) in 2007, is delighted to welcome current WCF recurve…
Vishal will be one of the top attractions. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The focus will squarely be on the big names travelling for the Asian Games as the invitation-only, season-ending Indian Athletics Final Series at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday is set to be the most decorated domestic event of the…
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India’s Mirabai Chanu clinches her third successive weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg category at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, July 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI While World and Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is treading cautiously in search of an elusive Asian Games medal, Commonwealth Games silver…
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High Performance Director for National Rifle Association of Indian Pierre Beauchamp. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Ronak Pandit with Esha Singh. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Shooting is perhaps the one Indian sport that garners maximum spotlight at the Asian Games, and rightly so. At the previous edition in 2023, Indian shooters returned with an…
Suruchi will compete in 10m air pistol. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Suruchi Phogat first held a pistol in 2019, at the age of 13. She did so because there were no rifles at the Guru Dronacharya Shooting Academy in Bhiwani; and because her father was determined to make her a sportsperson. The 20-year-old will…
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Swastika Ghosh, Indian table tennis player, in action during the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi on Friday, July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Swastika Ghosh produced one of the biggest upsets of her international career before bowing out in the Round of…
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The Indian boxers have been attending a multi-nation camp at NIS Patiala in the run-up to the Asian Games. Apart from the Indians, the camp features 10 pugilists from the Dominican Republic — seven men and three women — and three from Iran. The Dominican team includes two Paris Olympics bronze medallists — Cristian Pinales…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Cricketers at this month’s Asian Games in Japan will have better accommodation than athletes from many other sports, the head of Japanese cricket said on Wednesday (September 2, 2026), after concerns were raised about a lack of five-star hotels for players. A Sri Lankan official said…
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