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Indian boxing squad for 19th Asian Games named; Shiva, Lovlina Nikhat among big names

Record six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen will spearhead the Indian boxing squad for the 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. With a World Championships bronze medal and six Asian Championships medals under his belt, Shiva will be looking to add a first Asian Games medal to his kitty as he represents the country in the 63.5 kg category...

Indian boxing squad for 19th Asian Games named; Shiva, Lovlina Nikhat among big names

Source: IANS
2/07/2023 4:35:25 PM

Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw

India's Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday surged to the top of the latest men's javelin throw and is the new World No.1 in the rankings issued by the World Athletics. Chopra was leading the ranking with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grena'a's Anderson Peters. Chopra had been at the No.2 position since August 30, 2022, but overtook Peters, the reigning world champion, this week. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch is placed third with 1410 points with Julia...

Athletics rankings: Neeraj Chopra rises to world No. 1 in men's javelin throw

Source: IANS
23/05/2023 9:56:22 AM

Women Champions of ASBC Asian U22 Boxing crowned in Bangkok

The first part of the finals of the ASBC U22 Men's and Women's Asian Boxing Championships took place in Bangkok. Uzbekistan showed the best results with them taking five of the eleven gold medals on Wednesday. Host nation Thailand came second with three gold medals, with Kazakhstan taking two, and Mongolia with one, the International Boxing Association (IBA) said in a statement. The first bout in the 48 kg weight category between Tamang Susma from Nepal and Fozilova Farzona from...

Women Champions of ASBC Asian U22 Boxing crowned in Bangkok

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26/01/2023 11:12:51 AM

I want to use every ounce of my strength to get that gold medal in Paris: Bajrang Punia

Winning the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here was not the real target for celebrated Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia -- considering his talent and the standard of the sport in CWG, he could do that in his sleep. Bajrang wanted to win in Birmingham on his terms, with an imposing and aggressive style of play. The 28-year-old Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist from Jhajjar, Haryana won his second Commonwealth Games gold with aggressive performance in the men's 65kg, beating Lach...

I want to use every ounce of my strength to get that gold medal in Paris: Bajrang Punia

Source: IANS
6/08/2022 5:10:35 PM

A year on from historic bronze in Tokyo Olympics, Sreejesh says he still has goosebumps

As Indian hockey's goalkeeping stalwart PR Sreejesh gears up for the Commonwealth Games semifinal clash against South Africa on August 7, he is drawing inspiration from the team's bronze-medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which came exactly a year ago. The bronze in Tokyo 202 sparked the resurgence of India as a superpower in world hockey. Sreejesh, who played a crucial role in India winning the bronze medal, recalls the historic campaign fondly, saying, "I cannot beli...

A year on from historic bronze in Tokyo Olympics, Sreejesh says he still has goosebumps

Source: IANS
5/08/2022 3:00:41 PM

Paavo Nurmi Games: Neeraj Chopra sets new national record, bags silver medal

Tokyo Olympics champion Neeraj Chopra made an impressive return to competitive action as he broke his own national record to win the men's javelin throw silver medal at the 2022 Paavo Nurmi Games, here. The 24-year old Chopra on Tuesday registered a best throw of 89.30m, a new personal best and national record, to finish behind Finland's Oliver Helander, who won gold with a personal best throw of 89.83m. Reigning world champion and 2022 season's world leader Anderson Peters ...

Paavo Nurmi Games: Neeraj Chopra sets new national record, bags silver medal

Source: IANS
15/06/2022 4:27:15 PM

Asian Games postponement gives us more time to prepare like Tokyo Olympics: Hockey captain Savita

Indian women's hockey team goalkeeper and captain Savita is taking the postponement of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou as an opportunity to train harder for the quadrennial showpiece continental event, quite like the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which too were postponed by a year. Having already dealt with the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, which were rescheduled for 2021 due to the pandemic, the Indian team is once again faced with the same situation where the Asian Games have been...

Asian Games postponement gives us more time to prepare like Tokyo Olympics: Hockey captain Savita

Source: IANS
27/05/2022 2:53:44 PM

Women's World Boxing: Lovlina off to flying start in Istanbul

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kickstarted her campaign in the 12th IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on an impressive note by notching up a thrilling win on Monday. The 24-year-old star Indian boxer dished out a splendid show to secure a 3-2 win against the former world champion Chen Nien-Chin in the 70kg opening round bout. The Chinese Taipei boxer entered the match with a 3-1 head-to-head record. She had defeated the Indian boxer in the 2018 Wo...

Women's World Boxing: Lovlina off to flying start in Istanbul

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10/05/2022 2:42:13 PM

Asian Wrestling Championships: Ravi Dahiya clinches gold, Bajrang Punia settles for silver

Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya clinched the gold medal while Bajrang Punia and Gourav Baliyan settled for silvers at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships, here on Saturday. Ravi, who had bagged silver at Tokyo Olympics, won his third straight Asian Championships title with a comprehensive 12-2 technical superiority win against Rakhat Kalzhan of Kazakhstan in the 57kg men's freestyle final. He began his title defence with a win over Rikuto Arai of Japan and followed it up with a...

Asian Wrestling Championships: Ravi Dahiya clinches gold, Bajrang Punia settles for silver

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24/04/2022 10:44:42 AM

Jr Hockey World Cup: Vivek Sagar Prasad named captain of 18-member squad

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Vivek Sagar Prasad was on Thursday named as captain of the 18-member Indian team that will defend its title at the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup to be held at Bhubaneswar from November 24. The event, slated to end on December 5, will witness 16 teams from across the globe vie for the honours which were last won by India at Lucknow in 2016. Hockey India on Thursday named the 18-member Indian junior men's hockey team for the event with Vivek Sag...

Jr Hockey World Cup: Vivek Sagar Prasad named captain of 18-member squad

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11/11/2021 2:55:55 PM

Wish to take hockey to schools: India goalkeeper Sreejesh

Olympic bronze-medal winner, Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, has expressed his happiness at being awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and expressed his desire to popularise the sport by taking it to the school and college level. India won the Tokyo Olympics bronze defeating Germany to end a four-decade-long medal drought at the quadrennial games. The Khel Ratna is the highest sports honour conferred by the Indian government and is given for outstanding performances. ...

Wish to take hockey to schools: India goalkeeper Sreejesh

Source: IANS
3/11/2021 10:23:34 AM

National Sports Awards: Neeraj Chopra, 11 others get Khel Ratna; 39 Arjuna awardees in jumbo list

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, silver medal-winning wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and Paralympic Games medallists Avani Lekhara, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Sumit Antil, and Manish Narwal were among a dozen awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the government on Tuesday. Hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh along with cricketer Mithali Raj and national football team skipper Sunil Chhetri were the oth...

National Sports Awards: Neeraj Chopra, 11 others get Khel Ratna; 39 Arjuna awardees in jumbo list

Source: IANS
3/11/2021 9:48:00 AM

Pravin Jadhav makes new-look Indian archery team for Asian Championships

Pravin Jadhav was the only member of the Indian archery contingent from the Tokyo Olympics to get selected in the Indian squad for the Asian Archery Championship to be held in Dhaka next month. Jadhav finished among the top four men's recurve section at the final selection trials held here on Monday, This will be the first international outing for the 25-year-old from Maharashtra after the Tokyo Olympics as he missed last mon'h's World Championships in the United States. The...

Pravin Jadhav makes new-look Indian archery team for Asian Championships

Source: IANS
12/10/2021 4:47:00 PM

New India will not put pressure on athletes to win medals: PM Narendra Modi to Paralympians

"Just give your 100 percent," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday encouraged para-athletes to not worry about the medals and how strong the opponent would be at the Tokyo Paralympics -- slated from August 24 to September 5. PM Modi interacted with India's contingent through video conferencing, wishing them luck for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. This is India's biggest-ever contingent to the Paralympic Games -- 54 para-athletes from across nine sports disciplines will b...

New India will not put pressure on athletes to win medals: PM Narendra Modi to Paralympians

Source: IANS
17/08/2021 3:57:43 PM

PM Narendra Modi meets Tokyo Olympics contingent over breakfast

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Tokyo Olympics contingent over breakfast at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg here on Monday. Photos were shared on social media after breakfast and the athletes were seen enjoying the moment. On Sunday, the Prime Minister, in his Independence Day speech, had applauded the Indian Olympic athletes, saying the country was proud of them for bringing glory to the nation, and that their feat has inspired the future generation. India recorded its best-ever medal haul in ...

PM Narendra Modi meets Tokyo Olympics contingent over breakfast

Source: IANS
16/08/2021 3:07:11 PM