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Full List Of Indian Athletes Who Have Sealed Paris Olympics Berth

admin — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:27:42 +0000

The highly anticipated Olympics 2024 are all set to kick-start from July 26 and will conclude on August 11. The Olympics will be hosted in Paris and a total of 206 countries will be participating from all over the world. The 2024 Paris Olympics will feature 45 different sports, including 41 that are considered mainstay Olympic sports. Four new sports like breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing have also been included in this edition’ roster. India will be sending close to 120 athletes to Paris for the upcoming Olympic games in French capital.

India will look to outdo its tally of seven medals from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which included a gold, two silver, and four bronze medals.

Ahead of the marquee event, here’s a list of all the Indian athletes who have secured a spot in Olympics 2024.

Archery:

Dhiraj Bommadevara: Men’s team

Tarundeep Rai: Men’s team

Pravin Jadhav: Men’s team

Bhajan Kaur: Women’s team

Deepika Kumari: Women’s team

Ankita Bhakat: Women’s team

Athletics:

Akshdeep Singh: Men’s 20km race walk

Vikash Singh: Men’s 20km race walk

Paramjeet Singh Bisht: Men’s 20km race walk

Priyanka Goswami: Women’s 20km race walk

Avinash Sable: Men’s 3000m steeplechase

Parul Chaudhary: Women’s 3000m steeplechase, women’s 5000m steeplechase

Jyothi Yarraji: Women’s 100m hurdles

Kiran Pahal: Women’s 400m

Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Men’s shot put

Abha Khatua: Women’s shot put

Neeraj Chopra: Men’s javelin throw

Kishore Jena: Men’s javelin throw

Annu Rani: Women’s javelin throw

Sarvesh Kushare: Men’s high jump

Praveen Chithravel: Men’s triple jump

Abdulla Aboobacker: Men’s triple jump

Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, Santhosh Tamilarasan, and Rajesh Ramesh: Men’s 4x400m relay

Mijo Chaco Kurian: 4x400m relay and 4x400m mixed relay

Vidhya Ramaraj, Jyothika Sri Dandi, MR Poovamma, Subha Venkatesan, and Prachi: Women’s 4x400m relay

Prachi: 4x400m mixed relay

Priyanka Goswami/Suraj Panwar: Race walk mixed marathon

Badminton:

H.S Prannoy: Men’s singles

Lakshya Sen: Men’s singles

P.V Sindhu: Women’s singles

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty: Men’s doubles

Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto: Women’s doubles

Boxing:

Nikhat Zareen: Women’s 50kg

Amit Phangal: Men’s 51kg

Nishant Dev: Men’s 71kg

Preeti Pawar: Women’s 54kg

Lovlina Borgohain: Women’s 75kg

Jaismine Lamboria: Women’s 57kg

Equestrian:

Anush Agarwalla: Dressage

Golf:

Subhankar Sharma: Men’s golf

Gaganjeet Bhullar: Men’s golf

Aditi Ashok: Women’s golf

Diksha Dagar: Women’s golf

Hockey:

P.R Sreejesh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rogidas, Harmanpreet Singh(c), Sumit, Sanjay, Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh: Men’s hockey team

Judo:

Tulika Mann: Women’s 78kg

Rowing:

Balraj Panwar: M1x

Sailing:

Vishnu Saravanan: Men’s one person dinghy

Nethra Kumanan: Women’s one person dinghy

Shooting:

Prithviraj Tondaiman: Men’s trap

Rajeshwari Kumari: Women’s trap

Shreyasi Singh: Women’s trap

Anantjeet Singh Naruka: Men’s skeet

Raiza Dhillon: Women’s skeet

Maheshwari Chauhan: Women’s skeet

Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Maheshwari Chauhan: Skeet mixed team

Sandeep Singh: Men’s 10m air rifle

Arjun Babuta: Men’s 10m air rifle

Elavenil Valarivan: Women’s 10m air rifle

Ramita Jindal: Women’s 10m air rifle

Swapnil Kusale: Men’s 50m rifle 3 position

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar: Men’s 50m rifle 3 position

Sift Kaur Samra: Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions

Anjum Moudgil: Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions

Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan: 10m air rifle mixed team

Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal: 10m air rifle mixed team

Arjun Cheema: Men’s 10m air pistol

Sarabjot Singh: Men’s 10m air pistol

Manu Bhaker: Women’s 10m air pistol

Rhythm Sangwam: Women’s 10m air pistol

Vijayveer Sidhu: Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol

Anish Bhanwala: Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol

Manu Bhaker: Women’s 25m pistol

Esha Singh: Women’s 25m pistol

Sarabjot Singh/Manu Bhaker: 10m air pistol mixed team

Arjun Cheema/Rhythm Sangwam: 10m air pistol mixed team

Swimming:

Dhinidhi Desinghu: Women’s 200m freestyle

Srihari Nataraj: Men’s 100m backstroke

Table Tennis:

Sharath Kamal: Men’s singles and men’s team

Harmeet Desai: Men’s singles and men’s team

Manav Thakkar: Men’s team

Manika Batra: Women’s singles and women’s team

Sreeja Akula: Women’s singles and women’s team

Archana Kamath: Women’s team

Tennis:

Sumit Nagal: Men’s singles

Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji: Men’s doubles

Weightlifting:

Mirabai Chanu: Women’s 49kg

Wrestling:

Aman Sehrawat: Men’s freestyle 57kg

Vinesh Phogat: Women’s 50kg

Anshu Malik: Women’s 57kg

Nisha Dahiya: Women’s 68kg

Reetika Hooda: Women’s 76kg

Antim Phangal: Women’s 53kg

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Have Hit Energy-Saving Mode: Nikhat Zareen On Preparations For Olympic Debut

admin — Wed, 08 May 2024 15:35:41 +0000

A long-cherished Olympic debut just about three months away, two-time world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen has hit “energy-saving mode” ahead of her date with destiny. So, she is off social media, is embracing solitude, devouring sweets on her cheat days, and binge-watching Netflix magnum opus ‘Heeramandi’. Zareen, who is a medal favourite in the 50kg category, believes activities that might sound like leisure to many, are actually legitimate ways to ensure that she has a calm frame of mind ahead of the Games beginning in Paris on July 26.

“Honestly, the feeling that I am going to be an Olympian soon hasn’t sunk in yet. As days are passing, the nervousness is increasing. But I always train my brain to focus on a good performance,” she told PTI in an interview from Patiala.

The 27-year-old from Hyderabad is a former junior world champion. She won consecutive senior world titles in 2022 and 2023.

Her 2022 season was nothing short of sensational as she remained undefeated and she would be hoping to hit similar peak in Paris.

“Every competition brings with it a degree of nervousness. You have expectations from yourself and the people around you also have expectations. It all adds up to the overall weight you feel on your mind.

“You cope with it by working hard, keeping your focus and having a calm mind, basically not allow yourself to be distracted. So, I am off social media, and I also try to keep my distance from people in general,” she revealed.

“Basically, I have hit energy saving mode, indulge my sweet tooth on cheat days, do grocery shopping, listen to music, it helps me stay calm. Also, I watch movies or Netflix shows. I am watching ‘Heeramandi’ right now, it’s quite interesting,” she said.

A believer in destiny, Zareen said she could have been an Olympian in Tokyo itself. She had lost a bitter selection trial to six-time world champion M C Mary Kom, who went on to qualify for the Games.

“Everyone knowns how badly I wanted to go to Tokyo. But it wasn’t destined. The setback made me resolute. The day I qualified for Paris, I was so happy that it is difficult for me to describe. It was like one major dream coming true,” she said.

“But then it hit me that it’s just half the job done.” Olympic preparations are not always about merely training, as nutrition, and psychological readiness play a role too. The mental part of it becomes all the more significant in her sport, which is often described as lonely.

“But you have to fight your battles, you can sometime share your thoughts with with your support staff or team but end of the day, it’s you who has to fight inside the ring, you are alone there,” she said.

“You have to condition your mind to believe that ‘acche din aayenge’ (good days will come). That this is my journey and I have to endure,” she explained.

What helps is the fact that women’s boxing is fetching material incentives now, something which wasn’t the case when she started.

“Once Mary didi won that Olympic medal in 2012 (a bronze), people took women’s boxing seriously. I was among those who felt inspired. Boxing is not a sport that you can play for too long. Injury can happen anytime.

“But the fact that you are being rewarded so much for international performances, it’s making people push themselves to succeed. It’s good for the future,” she said.

Talking of future, the sport’s Olympic status continues to hang in balance due to the International Olympic Committee’s refusal to recognise the International Boxing Association over governance issues and alleged corruption.

Zareen said she is hopeful of a solution.

“These things are not in our hands. Obviously it feels bad but I hope things will improve and IOC and IBA will find a solution. I believe boxing will stay in the Olympics,” she asserted.

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Sharath Kamal To Be India’s Flag Bearer, Mary Kom Appointed Chef De Mission For Paris Olympics

admin — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:51:32 +0000

Veteran table tennis player and reigning CWG champion Sharath Kamal will be India’s flag bearer at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games while legendary boxer MC Mary Kom was on Thursday appointed the chef de mission of the country’s contingent. Sharath Kamal symbolises “the unity and spirit of our contingent as they compete on the Olympic stage”, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said in a statement while making the announcement. The IOA has not yet named a female flag bearer but sources said that the sports body will not “compromise” on gender equality and will select a woman athlete later since many quotas for the Games, starting July 26, are yet to be filled.

“There is no change in policy. We will wait for official confirmation of qualifications for women athletes before announcing the name. There won’t be any compromise on that,” said the IOA source.

The IOC, in 2020, had changed its protocol to allow one female and and one male athlete of each NOC to bear the flag jointly during the opening ceremony of the Summer Games.

Mary Kom and former hockey skipper Manpreet Singh were India’s flag bearers at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Hockey player Harmanpreet Singh and boxer Lovlina Borgohain were India’s flag bearers at the Hangzhou Asian Games, last year.

Meanwhile, Sharath Kamal expressed his elation at getting selected for the honour.

“It has been an unbelievable three weeks. From not even sure of Olympic berth to playing the way I did in Singapore last week, jumping 54 spots in the rankings to being named India’s flag bearer,” Kamal told PTI.

“It is the biggest honour and fairytale stuff considering it is going to be my fifth and last Olympics. Also, not many TT players have got that honour, globally. I just got a call from IOA and I could not believe it.” Kamal was India’s flag bearer at the closing ceremony of 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where he won three gold medals.

Recently, the Indian men’s and women’s team had qualified for the team events of Olympics for the first time by the virtue of their rankings.

Six-time World Champion Mary Kom, bronze medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, will be assisted by luger Shiva Keshavan, who has been appointed the deputy chef de mission.

“Mary Kom’s unparalleled dedication to sports and inspiring journey makes her a natural choice to guide and mentor our athletes at the Olympics,” IOA said.

“Keshavan, a former Olympian in luge, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to support the team’s management and coordination efforts.” Olympic bronze medallist in rifle shooting Gagan Narang will oversee India’s operations at the shooting range, which is very far from the main venues.

India will be sending its largest-ever shooting contingent to Paris with 19 quotas already in pocket.

“His (Narang’s) meticulous approach and understanding of athletes’ needs will ensure a conducive environment for our shooters,” the statement added.

“These appointments represent a blend of experience, expertise, and leadership that will contribute significantly to the success of our athletes on the global stage, the statement added.

Commenting on the appointments, IOA president PT Usha, said, “We are delighted to have such a distinguished and capable team of officials leading our contingent for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Their expertise, dedication and passion for sports will undoubtedly inspire our athletes to achieve their best and make the nation proud.”

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Deepak Bhoria Goes Down Fighting On Opening Day Of 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 16:00:38 +0000

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India’s campaign at the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifier was off to a disappointing start as World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) went down fighting to Azerbaijan’s Huseynov Nijat on the opening day in Busto Arsizio on Sunday. Bhoria, who pipped 2019 World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal to make the Indian squad, lost via 2-3 split verdict. The first two rounds saw a tight contest as both the boxers went into attacking mode from the word go. The young pugilist from Azerbaijan took full advantage of his pace and swift movements to make life difficult for Bhoria in the ring. Bhoria lost both the first and second rounds with an identical 2-3 scoreline.

The Indian pugilist came all guns blazing in the final three minutes and delivered some quality blows to take the round 4-1 but it wasn’t enough.

Asian Games bronze medallist Narender ( 92kg) and Commonwealth Games 2022 bronze medallist Jaismine (60kg) will be in action later on Sunday against Germany’s Nelvie Tiafack and Japa”s Ayaka Taguchi respectively.

There are a total of 49 quotas on offer, including 28 for men and 21 for women.

The Indian boxers have clinched four quotas for the Paris Olympics till now.

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Asian Games 2023: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Settles For Silver, Parveen Hooda Signs Off With Bronze

admin — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:32:47 +0000

Tokyo Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain put up a lacklustre display to settle for a silver as Indian boxers signed off with a haul of five medals at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Parveen Hooda couldn’t overcome the height disadvantage against two-time world champion Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in the women’s 57kg semifinal to sign off with a bronze. Borgohain’s defensive performance cost her the gold as she was out-punched in the lop-sided final. The reigning world champion was thrashed by home favourite and two-time Olympic medallist Li Qian in the 75kg final. With Borgohain’s loss, India’s campaign came to an end. The country’s boxers thus signed off with five medals, including one silver and four bronze. In the last edition, India had won a gold and a bronze.

“I gave my best but could not bring the gold. I am happy with my performance. I will try to change the colour of the medal in the Olympics,” Borgohain said after the bout. (Asian Games Medals Tally)

“I committed some mistakes like I was playing closer to the opponent and got a point cut. I will work on the mistakes I committed,” she added.

Fighting for gold, both Borgohain and Qian looked tentative, trying to size each other up.

Borgohain, the reigning Asian champion, was unwilling to attack until the referee asked her to start fighting following which she landed right punch.

The two boxers did throw punches at each other but without much accuracy with none of them making much of an impression in the first round, which involved a lot of clinching. Borgohain was warned twice for holding and Qian narrowly took the round 3-2.

The second round followed a similar script with both boxers clinching each other. Borgohain was once again passive and after her third warning, she was hit with a point deduction for excessive holding.

Trailing after the first two rounds, Borgohain needed to be proactive but the Indian seemed content with a silver.

“Also there were lots of positive which I can take. Qualifying for Olympics from this tournament was more important to me and I achieved it,” she added.

Parveen struggles to overcome height disadvantage

Parveen, who won the 63kg bronze at the 2022 World Championships, went down to Lin via a 5-0.

Standing at five feet and seven inches, Parveen was at a disadvantage against Lin because of her height, which made it difficult for her to land scoring punches.

Lin, on the other hand, capitalised on her two-inch advantage. The 2018 bronze medallist pounded Parveen with a range of punches while fighting from afar.

Trailing on all five cards, Parveen tried a more aggressive approach in the second round but the 27-year-old Lin used her experience to ward off the Indian’s blows by using her nimble feet.

Parveen did find success sporadically but that was not enough to convince the judges as Lin kept on landing punches consistently.

Lin, who has three World Championships medals to her name, had also grabbed a bronze in the 2023 edition earlier this year, but was disqualified after she failed an eligibility test.

The 23-year-old Indian has already secured an Olympic quota for next year’s Paris Games along with two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), and Borgohain.

None of the male pugilists could earn Olympic quotes with only Narender Berwal ( 92kg) winning a medal.

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Asian Games, Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain Books Paris Olympics Ticket; Narender, Preeti Sign Off With Bronze

admin — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:06:26 +0000

World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving into the final while Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Narender Berwal ( 92kg) signed off with bronze medals at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand to win by an unanimous 5-0 decision and remain in the hunt for a gold medal in the continental showpiece. Preeti, whose father is an assistant sub-inspector in Haryana Police, put up a good show but lost 0-5 to reigning flyweight champion China’s Chang Yuan. She has already secured an Olympic quota.

(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)

Narender went down 0-5 to Olympic and world championship medallist Kamshybek Kunkabayev of Kazakhstan in the semifinal to miss out on an Olympic quota.

In a bizarre incident, Sachin Siwach lost his 57kg quarterfinal 1-4 bout to Lyu Ping in three minutes and 7 seconds after the Chinese sustained a cut on his forehead following a clash of the head between the two boxers.

Ping had won the first round 4-1 and when it was clear he couldn’t continue boxing due to the bleeding, the judges decided to rule the bout in favour of the Chinese.

In the first bout of the day, both southpaw boxers showcased their high skill and ring IQs in the opening three minutes. While Preeti looked to poke and peck with a right hook, the Chinese kept landing right hooks.

At one point, the 19-year-old Indian landed a double jab, followed by two right hooks and two body shots to score crucial points. But Chang replied aggressively with a right cross and a flurry of jabs.

The Chinese boxer was cleaner with her punches and the four of the five judges ruled in her favour in the opening round.

In the second round, Preeti dialled up the intensity, trying to break Chang’s defence. But the Chinese, who enjoyed the crowd support, defended well, moving around the ring.

Chang was warned a couple of times for hitting behind the head of Preeti. Having done enough, the Chinese boxer continued to defend in the final three minutes to take the win.

In the 75kg semifinal, Borgohain controlled the bout by using her long reach and kept landing straight punches.

Trailing after the opening round, Manikon went all out in the next three minutes only to lose steam in the final round. Borgohain was the fresher of the two in the final round and just evaded whatever little punches Manikon threw at her.

After landing a few blows early on, Narender went into his shell. The Kazakh boxer asserted his authority taking the round 5-0.

In the next six minutes Kunkabayev showed more urgency, landing punches at will as Narender looked clueless. Trailing on all cards, the Indian was probably trying to go for a knockout but that punch never came.

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Asian Games: Boxer Preeti Pawar Signs Off With Bronze After Loss In 54kg Women’s Semifinal

admin — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:43:18 +0000

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Indian boxer Preeti Pawar signed off with a bronze medal after losing the 54kg semifinal bout to reigning flyweight champion China’s Chang Yuan at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Preeti, who has already secured an Olympic quota, put up a good show but went down 0-5 to Chang. Both Southpaw boxers showcased their high skill and ring IQs in the opening three minutes. While Preeti looked to poke and peck with a right hook, the Chinese kept landing right hooks. At one point, the 19-year-old Indian landed a double jab, followed by two right hooks and two body shots to score crucial points. But Chang replied aggressively with a right cross and a flurry of jabs. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)

The Chinese boxer was cleaner with her punches and the four of the five judges ruled in her favour in the opening round.

In the second round, Preeti dialled up the intensity, trying to break Chang defence. But the Chinese, who enjoyed the crowd support, defended well, moving around the ring. Chang was warned a couple of times for hitting behind the head of Priti.

Having done enough, Chang continued to defend in the final three minutes to take the win.

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Asian Games 2023 September 30 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing

admin — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:48:37 +0000

India’s stars like weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action on September 30 at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. It won’t be a medal match but an India vs Pakistan contest is always among the big games, the two teams will be facing each other in a Pool A match in men’s hockey on Saturday. Meanwhile, athletes like huddler Jyothi Yarraji, long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin will also be in action during the qualifying events.

(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)

Asian Games 2023 September 30 (Saturday) Full Schedule:

3×3 basketball

Men’s qualification to quarter-finals: India vs Iran – 10:55 AM
Women’s qualification to quarter-finals: India vs Malaysia – 1:00 PM
Men’s quarter-finals (if qualified) – 3:30 PM onwards
Women’s quarter-finals (if qualified) – 3:30 PM onwards

Athletics

Women’s heptathlon events (Swapna Barman, Nandini Agasara) – 6:30 AM onwards
Men’s long jump qualifying Groups A and B (Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin) – 6:35 AM
Women’s 100m hurdles heats (Jyothi Yarraji, Nithya Ramraj) – 6:30 AM
Men’s 1500m round 1 heats (Ajay Kumar Saroj, Jinson Johnson) – 7:05 AM
Women’s 400m final (Aishwarya Kailash Mishra) – 5:30 PM
Men’s 400m final (Muhammed Ajmal) – 5:40 PM
Men’s 10,000m final (Karthik Kumar, Gulveer Singh) – 5:50 PM

Badminton

Men’s team semi-finals (HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Mithun Manjunath, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila/MR Arjun): India vs the Republic of Korea – 2:30 PM onwards

Boxing

Women’s 54kg quarter-finals: Preeti (IND) vs Zhaina Shekerbekova (KAZ) – 11:30 AM
Women’s 75kg quarter-finals: Lovlina Borgohain (IND) vs Suyeon Seong (KOR) – 12:15 PM
Men’s 57kg round of 16: Sachin Siwach (IND) vs Abuquthailah Turki (KUW) – 1:00 PM
Men’s +92kg quarter-final: Narender (IND) vs Ramezanpourdelavar Iman (IRI) – 2:15 PM
Men’s 71kg quarter-finals: Nishant Dev (IND) vs Okazawa Sewonrets Quincy Mensah (JAP) – 6:30 PM

Bridge

Men’s, women’s and mixed team round robin 2 (Indian teams) – 6:30 AM onwards

Canoeing

Multiple sprint races heats and semi-finals (multiple athletes) – 7:00 AM onwards

Chess

Men’s team round 2 (Gukesh D, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa) – 12:30 PM onwards
Women’s team round 2 (Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agrawal, Savitha Shri B) – 12:30 PM onwards

Diving

Men’s synchronised 3m springboard final (London Singh Hemam, Siddharth Bajrang Pardeshi) – 5:00 PM

Equestrian

Eventing team and individual (Apurva Kishor Dabhade, Vikas Kumar, Ashish Vivek Limaye) – 5:30 AM onwards

Golf

Men’s individual and team round 3 (Anirban Lahiri, Shubhankar Sharma, SSP Chawrasia, Khalin Joshi) – 4:00 AM onwards
Women’s individual and team round 3 (Aditi Ashok, Avani Prashanth, Pranavi Urs) – 4:00 AM onwards

Handball

Women’s preliminary round Group B: India vs Nepal – 11:30 AM

Hockey

Preliminary men’s Pool A: India vs Pakistan – 6:15 PM

Kurash

Medal event: Men’s -66kg (Keshav) – 7:00 AM onwards (medal rounds start from 11:30 AM)
Medal event: Women’s -52kg (Pincky Balhara, Suchika Tariyal) – 7:00 AM onwards (medal rounds start from 11:30 AM)

Roller skating

Medal event: Women’s speed skating 10000m point-elimination race final (Heeral Sadhu, Aarthy Kasturi Raj) – 6:30 AM
Medal event: Men’s speed skating 10000m point-elimination race final (Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Rahul Kamble) – 7:05 AM

Shooting

Medal event: 10m air pistol mixed team qualification round and medal matches (Divya TS, Sarabjot Singh) – 6:30 AM onwards
Men’s trap qualification individual and team phase 1 (Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Toindaman, Zoravar Singh Sandhu) – 6:30 AM onwards
Women’s trap qualification individual and team phase 1 (Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak) – 6:30 AM onwards

Squash

Men’s team gold medal match: India vs Pakistan – 1:00 PM

Table tennis

Men’s doubles quarter-finals (Manush Shah/Manav Thakkar) – 9:30 AM onwards
Women’s singles quarter-finals (Manika Batra) – 9:30 AM onwards
Women’s doubles quarter-finals (Sreeja Akula/Diya Chitale and Sutirtha/Ayhika Mukherjee) – 1:30 PM onwards

Tennis

Mixed doubles semi-finals: Rohan Bopanna/Rutuja Bhosale (IND) vs En-shuo Liang/Tsung-hao Huang (TPE) – after 9:30 AM

Volleyball

Women’s preliminary round Pool A: India vs DPR Korea – 8:00 AM

Weightlifting

Women’s 49kg (Mirabai Chanu) – 6:30 AM onwards (final group starts at 12:30 PM)
Women’s 55kg (Bindyarani Devi) – 6:30 AM onwards (final group starts at 4:30 PM)

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Boxing: Nishant Dev, Jaismine Lamboria Sail Into Quarters; Heartbreak For Deepak Bhoria

admin — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:43:55 +0000

World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria’s Asian Games campaign ended in heartbreak as he bowed out with a pre-quarterfinal loss even as Nishant Dev and Jaismine Lamboria advanced to the last eight in Hanghzhou on Thursday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine (60kg) packed a powerful punch to notch an RSC (referee stops contest win) win in her opening bout against Hadeel Ghazwan Ashour of Saudi Arabia to move to the quarterfinals.

While the 2023 world championship bronze medallist Nishant (71kg) needed less than two minutes to knock out Bui Phuoc Tung of Vietnam in his Round of 16 bout.

But Deepak (51kg) went down by a 1-4 verdict to 2021 bantamweight world champion Tomoya Tsuboi of Japan.

Handed a difficult draw, the 26-year-old Hisar boxer was unlucky to meet the Japanese pugilist early on in the tournament. It was always going to be tricky against Tsuboi and Deepak was made aware of it in the first few seconds of the bout itself.

The Japanese was quick off the block as he connected a flurry of punches pinning the Indian on the back foot.

Deepak retaliated with his trademark left hook but struggled to keep up with the fast pace of the Japanese, who took the round 0-5.

Early strikes in the second round helped Deepak take control of the bout while Tsuboi was warned a couple of times for holding.

The two boxers were involved in some heavy exchanges and Deepak was able to take the round 3-2.

However, after two high paced rounds, fatigue caught up with the two boxers and Tsuboi managed to evade attacks from Deepak and do just enough to seal the contest.

Earlier, competing in her maiden Asian Games in the women’s 60kg category, Jaismine needed less than five minutes to end the bout.

The Indian, who received a first round bye, was at her belligerent best as she unleashed a series of jabs and hooks on her opponent.

The referee gave the Saudi Arabian boxer two standing counts before she was forced to stop the contest in the second round.

Both Jaismine and Nishant are now one win away from assuring themselves of medals.

If Jaismine reaches the semifinals she will also earn an Olympic quota while Nishant has to reach the summit clash to seal a berth for the Paris Games.

In the quarterfinal, Jaisimine and Nishant will be up against North Korean boxer Won Ungyong and Japan’s S.Q.M Okazawa respectively.

In the women’s events, the semifinalists in the 50kg, 54kg, 57kg, and 60kg while the finalists in the 66kg and 75kg will qualify for the Paris Olympics.

The gold and silver medallists in each of the seven weight divisions in the men’s event will receive Olympic quotas. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)

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Deepak Bhoria, Nishant Dev Progress To Pre-Quarters In Asian Games 2023 Boxing

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World championship bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev recorded emphatic wins in their respective events of the Asian Games, on Monday. Deepak out-punched Malaysia’s Muhammad Abdul Qaiyum Bin Ariffin 5-0 to advance to round of 16 in the men’s 51kg event. Nishant notched up a win over Nepal’s Dipesh Lama by a similar margin in the men’s 71kg opening round. However, Arundhati Choudhary bowed out in the opening round of the women’s 66kg event. The young Indian pugilist was no match to world champion Yang Liu of China, who jabbed and hooked her way to a dominant 5-0 win.

(Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)

Deepak, who had pipped last year’s gold medallist Amit Panghal to make the squad, was involved in an energy-sapping bout.

He used his powerful punches, lunging forward to jab his opponent who was equally fast. Deepak wore down the Malaysian with body shots while gliding across the ring to defend.

Deepak will face the 2021 world champion Japan’s Tomoya Tsuboi in the next round.

Competing for the first time since his World Championship bronze medal in May, Nishant used his long reach to land decisive blows on his opponent. The Nepal boxer did well but Nishant’s powerful blows forced the referee to give Lama the eight count twice.

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