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Amateur Riders' Club kicks off Dressage Competition for young riders following Asian Games triumph

Following the remarkable victory of their rider, who secured gold at the recent Asian Games in the Dressage discipline, the Amateur Riders' Club organised a special initiative with a series of competitions to encourage talent at the beginner and amateur l... read..

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Sukant Kadam happy over Para Asian Games performance, says many athletes coming from smaller villages

Indian para-badminton player and Para Asian Games medalist Sukant Kadam expressed happiness over his performance at the recently concluded Asiad meet in Hangzhou and lauded his men's doubles partner Pramod Bhagat.... read..

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MOC: Asian Games gold medalist Annu Rani to head to Germany, while archer Dhiraj Bommadevara to train in Korea

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in their recent meeting approved proposals of multiple athletes to train abroad.... read..

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National centre for Sepak Takraw can help India challenge the best in the world, says Asian Games bronze medalist

Manipur's Sepak Takraw stars and 2023 Asian Games Bronze medallists Oinam Chaoba Devi and Ayekpam Maipak Devi continued to star in the National Games in Goa.... read..

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National Games: Delhi's KM Chanda puts behind Hangzhou Asian Games disappointment to win 800m gold

Delhi's middle-distance runner KM Chanda was so upset at missing out on a medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games that she went into hibernation and didn't even speak to her coach about what went wrong in China. The 22-year-old then decided to participate in th... read..

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Shrine Board welcomes para archers on return from Hangzhou Asian Games

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board's para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar were received and traditionally welcomed by higher officials of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on behalf of Chairman, SMVDSB (Lt. Governor, JK-UT) with garlands and tila... read..

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Anurag Thakur with India's history-making Para Asian Games contingent

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday interacted with the participants of the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, which concluded recently, and remarked that the country has set a new benchmark in sports.... read..

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PM Modi congratulates Indian contingent for historic performance in Para Asian Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Indian contingent for their performance in the Para Asian Games in which they crossed the 100-medal mark in a historic campaign.... read..

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India concludes Para Asian Games campaign with a record 111 medals, Anurag Thakur reacts to historic performance

Lauding the Indian contingent for their performance at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said that pro-sports policies of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped Team India secure t... read..

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Para Asian Games: Simran Vats secures silver medal in women's 200 m event

India continued their dominant run in para-athletics at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou as Simran Vats secured a silver medal for the country in the women's 200 m T12 event on Thursday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Monu Ghanghas secures silver in men's discus throw

The Indian contingent is on a roll at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou as Monu Ghangas clinched a silver medal in the men's discus throw F11 event on Thursday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Nithya, Rachana secure bronze in womens' doubles badminton

India continues its brilliant run at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou as the pair of Nithya Sre and Rachana Patel secured a bronze in the women's doubles competition SH6 event on Thursday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Muthuraja secures bronze in men's shot put

Indian athlete Muthuraja continued his country's brilliant run in para-athletics at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, winning a bronze medal in men's shot put F-55 category on Thursday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Nimisha clinches gold in women's long jump event for India

The Indian contingent continued their great show at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, with athlete Nimisha getting a gold medal in the women's long jump T47 event on Wednesday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Pooja secures silver in women's discus throw

Indian athlete Pooja secured a silver medal at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou in women's discus throw on Wednesday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: India secures silver, bronze in para-archery team events

India's great run at the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou continued as women's doubles compound team and men's doubles recurve team secured a silver and bronze on Wednesday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: India secures two bronze medals in para-badminton women's singles competiton

The Indian contingent continues its solid run in para-badminton at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou as Manasi Joshi and Vaishnavi Puneyani secured bronze medals in the women's singles competition on Wednesday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Sandeep Dangi secures bronze medal in para table-tennis

The Indian contingent continues its solid show at the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou as Sandeep Dangi earned a bronze medal in the men's singles competition, class one, para table-tennis event on Wednesday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Aruna captures bronze medal in Taekwondo

The Indian contingent continued their dominant run at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, with Aruna Tanwar clinching a bronze medal in the women's K44 47 kg event in Taekwondo on Monday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: India's Ankur Dhama secures gold in men's 5000 m T11 event

It is raining medals for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou as the para-athlete Ankur Dhama made the nation proud with a gold medal in men's 5000 m T11 final on Monday.... read..

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Best wishes to incredible Indian contingent for Para Asian Games Hangzhou: PM Modi

With the Para Asian Games kicking off in Hangzhou, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday conveyed his best wishes to the "incredible" Indian contingent, hoping that they will give "a glimpse of the true essence of Indian sportsmanship."... read..

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Para Asian Games: Prachi Yadav claims India's first medal, secures silver in canoeing

Athlete Prachi Yadav clinched a silver medal in canoeing in the women's VL2 Final and opened India's account in the ongoing 4th Asian Games on Monday at Hangzhou.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo

Indian para Judo players kickstarted their Para Asian Games Hangzhou campaign on a high, securing a bronze in women's competition and silver in men's competition on Monday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Avani Lekhara wins shooting gold for India

Indian para-shooter Avani Lekhara won a gold medal in the women's R2 10-metre Air Rifle Standing SH1 category at the ongoing Para Asian Games at Hangzhou on Monday.... read..

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Para Asian Games: Praveen Kumar, Unni Renu secure double podium finish in high jump

Indian para-athletes Praveen Kumar and Unni Renu continued their country's great run at the ongoing Para Asian Games Hangzhou with a double podium finish in men's high-jump event on Monday.... read..

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Asian Games gold medalist Rutuja Bhosale eyes Olympics berth

Riding on the success of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian tennis star Rutuja Bhosale is now aiming to secure a 2024 Paris Olympics quota and break into top-200 to ensure more Grand Slam presence in her career.... read..

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Kerala government announces cash award for athletes who clinched medals in 19th Asian Games

A cash award was announced for athletes from Kerala who participated in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games in Zhangzhou, China and won medals.... read..

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Asian Games gold medalists Muhammed Ajmal, Muhammed Anas Yahiya receive warm welcome in Kochi

The members of Indian men's 4x400m relay team who won a gold medal in the 19th Asian Games, Muhammed Ajmal and Muhammed Anas Yahiya received a warm welcome at the Cochin International Airport in Kochi on Wednesday.... read..

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NRAI felicitates successful Asian Games squad

The successful 19th Asian Games Indian Shooting squad, including coaches and support staff, were felicitated at a simple ceremony organized by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), here at the Finals Hall of the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range (D... read..

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Odisha Sports Minister felicitates Kishore Jena for Asian Games success

Odisha Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera felicitated Javelin star Kishore Kumar Jena at the Tennis Centre in the Kalinga Sports Complex for his stellar efforts at the recently concluded 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.... read..

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"Medals, performance will inspire country's youth": Rajnath Singh on 19th Asian Games

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday felicitated medal winners, participants and support staff from the Armed Forces, who took part in the recently concluded 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.... read..

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announces cash prizes to Asian Games medalists from Armed Forces

Gold medal winners at the Asian Games from the Indian Armed Forces will receive Rs 25 lakh each, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Tuesday.... read..

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Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu felicitates state's Asian Games players

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, honoured Indian Kabbadi players of Himachal Pradesh, both men and women, for winning gold in the recently concluded Asian Games on Monday.... read..

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Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal felicitates Asian Games gold medallist kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday felicitated kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat, who was a member of the team that clinched gold in the Asian Games.... read..

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"Consistent with their ambitions": IFAF President Pierre Trochet on India's record medal haul at Asian Games

On India's record medal haul at the recent Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, the president of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), Pierre Trochet, said on Sunday the accomplishments at the multilateral event was in line with the country... read..

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Looking to compete with international athletes at Delhi Half Marathon, says Asian Games medallist Karthik Kumar

The 18th edition of the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday is expected to witness the participation of about 36,000 people who will put on their running shoes.... read..

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Himachal government to reward Asian Games participants from state

Youth Services and Sports Minister Vikramaditya Singh said on Friday that the Himachal government is determined to encourage the budding sports talents of Himachal and has proposed cash prizes worth Rs 1 crore for all the players from Himachal who won med... read..

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Highest number of 22 players from Chandigarh University represented India at Asian Games

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"I will try to make some changes": World, Olympic and Asian Games champion Neeraj Chopra

"Want to inspire the young generation in sports," said Neeraj Chopra, after the reigning Olympic, World and Asian Games champion in javelin throw was named a Laureus Ambassador.... read..

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"The country trusts players to do well": HS Prannoy on winning bronze in Asian Games

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy, who won a bronze medal in the Asian Games, said there is a big motivation to do well in the continental games that are held after four years.... read..

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik felicitates hockey stars Amit, Deep Grace for their performance at Asian Games

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated Odisha's hockey players Amit Rohidas and Deep Grace Ekka, for their remarkable feat in the recently concluded Hangzhou Asian Games.... read..

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"I had belief that I would take a good throw": Neeraj Chopra on agreeing to re-throw in Asian Games final

Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic, World, and Asian champion in men's javelin, expressed his confusion over his initial throw not being measured but maintained his belief that he would deliver a strong performance.... read..

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Priyanka Pilaniya gets warm welcome in Jhajjar after winning gold in women's kabaddi in Asian Games

Indian women's kabaddi vice captain Priyanka Pilaniya who won a gold medal in the women's kabaddi team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou received a grand welcome at her village in Jhajjar on Wednesday.... read..

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Indian men's hockey receives grand welcome at Amritsar airport after winning gold at Asian Games

Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian men's hockey team received a grand welcome at Amritsar airport on Wednesday after winning a gold medal in the men's hockey team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.... read..

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"Incredibly proud": Army Chief felicitates forces' contingent for Asian Games glory

The Indian Army organised a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday to honour personnel, who won medals for the country in the recently-concluded Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.... read..

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"Whenever we win medals it boosts our confidence": Asian Games gold medalist Avinash Sable

Indian athlete Avinash Sable was felicitated by the Indian army for winning two medals including gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and said that winning medals boosts the confidence of an athlete.... read..

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PM Modi shares glimpse of his interation with Asian Games medal winners

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a few glimpses of his interaction with Indian athletes who clinched medals in the 19th Asian Games, Hangzhou.... read..

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"Khelo India proved to be game-changer": Amit Shah lauds Indian contingent for 107 medals at Asian Games

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday praised the Indian athletes for winning more than 100 medals for the first time after Independence and said that Khelo India proved to be a game-changer.... read..

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PM Modi urges Asian Games winners to spread message of drug-free India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to Indian athletes who performed exceptionally by winning medals in the 19th Asian Games to spread the message of 'drug-free India'.... read..

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"It feels good to return after defending my Asian Games medal": Neeraj Chopra

India's 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra expressed his delight after returning to the country after defending his gold medal at the 19th Asian Games.... read..

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"You have created history...": PM Modi interacts with India's Asian Games contingent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with India's Asian Games contingent, which achieved a record medal tally, and said they had created history.... read..

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