In an Exclsuive interview with IndiaTV, star athlete Dutee Chand is proud to win two Asiad medals, a feat only achieved by legendary sprinter PT Usha 20 years ago. The 22-year-old sprinter clinched a silver each in the women's 100m and 200m in the ongoing Jakarta games and will hope to represent India in the 2020 Olympics finals.
India clinched three medals in sailing with Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar clinching silver in the 49er FX Women's event.
India have a tally of 7 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals from athletics at this year's Asiad.
The Indian team, comprising Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna, defeated Malaysia 2-0.
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Having finally completed school, he is excited about college and is already looking forward to the World University Games.
The 23-year-old Toor sent the iron ball to a national record distance of 20.75m to win his maiden Asian Games medal on the opening day of the athletics competition.
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Lakshay got 43 points to finish second behind Chinese Taipei's Kunpi Yang, who equalled the world record score of 48.
Japanese Olympic officials said they learned of the incident after a newspaper published photographs of the players out on the town.
Bhokanal mother was ailing when he took part in Rio Olympics, the only Indian to qualify, and in the same year she passed away.
Paes was already miffed at his exclusion from TOP Scheme but had made himself available for the Asian Games, where he has won eight medals, including five gold.
Hakam Singh won gold in 20 km race walk event during the 1978 Asian Games at Bangkok.
Neeraj, the reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and Asian season leader threw 85.69m in the event held at Lapinlahti, Finland, where he is undergoing training as part of preparations for the Asian Games.
This is a first for the women's compound team while women's recurve archer Deepika Kumari had been a former world number one in the past.
PV Sindhu will be leaving with the Indian team on Saturday for the World Championship in Nanjing, China beginning on July 30.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika took to social media to share her ordeal and asked Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Prime Minister's Office to look into the matter.
India's chief coach Harendra Singh expressed satisfaction with his team's performance in the series ahead of the 18th Asian Games.
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