I was a bit sceptical when I packed my bags to travel to China to cover the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. I did not know how I would survive in an unfamiliar environment without knowing the local language. In a country where strict censorship on the Internet exists, there was not much information about … Read more
HANGZHOU: A sense of quiet will descend on China’s technology hub from Monday. The airports will be busier than the Villages, stadiums and the media centres. Athletes, fans, officials and the mediapersons will head back after almost three weeks of action at breakneck pace — having shared hugs, smiles, selfies and moments of tear-eyed goodbyes. … Read more
Japan’s Shigeyuki Nakarai won the men’s gold medal battle for breaking, also known as breakdancing, while China’s Liu Qingyi claimed women’s gold at the Asian Games on Saturday. Their titles qualified the two dancers for next summer’s Olympics in Paris, where the sport is set to make its Olympic debut. Japan’s Shigeyuki Nakarai competes in … Read more
Japan’s second-half goal rush in the Asian Games women’s football final against rival North Korea came as a pleasant surprise from a youthful squad with relatively little international experience. In front of a crowd enthusiastically supporting North Korea, the Japanese up-and-comers pulled out an impressive 4-1 victory on Friday night in Hangzhou, China, including three … Read more
Hangzhou: Following is the schedule of Team India for Friday. Archery 6:10 AM: Medal event: Recurve women’s team quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches (Team India: Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, Simranjeet Kaur) 11:00 AM: Medal event: Recurve men’s team quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches (Team India: Atanu Das, Dheeraj Bommadevara, Tushar Shelke) Badminton 8:30 AM: Men’s … Read more
Teenage swim sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu is the youngest to represent India in the ongoing 19th edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The 13-year-old Dhinidhi, who started swimming as a leisure activity, has been making waves in the swimming circuit by breaking national records at will. The Bengaluru-based Dhinidi’s mother Jesitha Vijayan hails from Puthiyangadi … Read more
Ningbo: Vishnu Sarvanan secured India a bronze medal in men’s dinghy ILCA-7 event in the Asian Games here on Wednesday. The seasoned sailor, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, had a net score of 34 to clinch the bronze in a gruelling 11-race competition. Sarvanan, in fact, missed the silver medal by just one point, … Read more
26 Sep 2023, 03:46 PM IST Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 3: Eabad Ali gets bronze in Men’s Windsurfer event India’s Eabad Ali clinched India’s second medal in sailing at the Asian Games on Tuesday as he showcased his windsurfing skills to claim a bronze medal in the Men’s Windsurfer RS:X event. Ali finished … Read more
India meet Sri Lanka in the gold medal match of women’s cricket competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday. Schedule of Indians Gymnastics: Women’s qualification subdivision 1 (Pranati Nayak), 7.30 am onwards Boxing Women’s 66kg round of 16: Arundhati Choudhary vs Liu Yang (CHN), 4.45 pm Men’s 50kg round of 32: Deepak Bhoria vs … Read more
HANGZHOU: In a matter of 37 runs, the four bats and 12 women cricketers that Mongolia came here with were done with their Asian Games campaign, well before the Opening Ceremony began. But the effort and the backstory to their appearance at the Games has made headlines.They scored 15 and 22 all out against Indonesia … Read more