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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, Athletics: Kartik Kumar Wins Silver, Gulveer Singh Claims Bronze For India In 10000m

September 30, 2023 admin

Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh in action© Twitter Indian long-distance runners Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh bagged a silver and bronze medal respectively in the men’s 10000m race with personal best times at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. Kartik won the silver with a timing of 28:15.38s while Gulveer clocked 28:17.21s to claim…

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Asian Games: Shot Putter Kiran Baliyan Wins India’s First Athletics Medal With Bronze

September 29, 2023 admin

Kiran Baliyan became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in shot put event in 72 years as she picked up a bronze on the opening day of competitions in Hangzhou on Friday. The 24-year-old Baliyan hurled the iron ball to a distance of 17.36m in her third attempt for her best…

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Asian Games Athletes’ Committee Poll: Saina Nehwal Set To Win Uncontested

September 16, 2023 admin

File photo of Saina Nehwal.© BAI Hangzhou (China): Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal is set to win uncontested from the South Asia Zone in the first-ever Athletes Committee poll of the upcoming Asian Games. For the first time in history, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is conducting a poll among athletes to…

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Javelin Sensation Kishore Jena Wins Indian Grand Prix 5 With Throw Of 82.53m

September 10, 2023 admin

File photo of Kishore Jena.© AFP Kishore Jena and Amoj Jacob, who excelled in the Budapest World Championships last month, kept up their good form to earn gold medals at the Indian Grand Prix 5 2023 athletics on Sunday in Chandigarh. Javelin sensation Jena’s best attempt, a throw of 82.53m, came on his first try….

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Murali Sreeshankar Pulls Out Of Diamond League Final In USA To Focus On Asian Games

September 7, 2023 admin

File photo of Murali Sreeshankar.© AFP Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has pulled out of the prestigious Diamond League Final in USA later this month to focus on the Hangzhou Asian Games beginning on September 23. Sreeshankar made the decision after taking into account that he would need a lot of travel if he…

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I Was Competing With Myself, Not With Neeraj Chopra: Arshad Nadeem

September 1, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s World Championships silver medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem does not consider Indian gold winner Neeraj Chopra as his main rival, saying he competes with himself. Nadeem on Sunday became the first athlete from Pakistan to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, while Olympic champion Chopra won the gold. Asked…

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World Athletics Championships 2023 Was A “Big Challenge”: Neeraj Chopra Tells NDTV

September 1, 2023 admin

File photo of Neeraj Chopra© AFP “World Championships was tough for me because I was recovering from an injury. While competing in Tokyo (Olympcs) I was fit and I was competing well there, but in Budapest, I was always concerned about my injury. Keeping the injury fear in mind and then winning the gold at…

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Zurich Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second With 85.71m Throw

August 31, 2023 admin

Zurich Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finished second© AFP Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar, Zurich Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finished in second spot with a 85.71m throw at the Diamond League meet in Zurich. He began with 80.79m throw in his first attempt followed by two foul throws. He got a 85.22 throw…

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“Even In The Past…”: Neeraj Chopra’s Father On Athlete’s Bond With Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem

August 29, 2023 admin

(From leftt) Arshad Nadeem, Neeraj Chopra and Jakub Vadlejch after claiming top 3 spots at Worlds.© AFP A World Athletics Championships gold medal is no more a dream for India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. The star athlete fouled in his first attempt in the final at Budapest, Hungary on Sunday night, but made a solid…

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