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PM Modi to interact with India's Asian Games contingent on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with and address India's Asian Games contingent at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here on Tuesday, his office said. Indian athletes bagged 107 medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou over the last fortnight, surpassing their previous best of 70 at the 2018 Jakarta edition. Prime Minister Modi will interact with and address the contingent of Indian athletes who participated in the Asian Games 2022 at around 4:30 pm on October 10, 2023 at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, New Delhi, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. The programme is an endeavour by the prime minister to congratulate the athletes for their outstanding achievement at the Asian Games and to motivate them for future competitions, it said. India's total of 107 medals includes 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze. Tuesday's programme will be attended by the athletes of India's Asian Games contingent, their coaches, officials from the Indian Olympic Association, representat

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Bhaker to Esha: Full list of India medal winners in Shooting at Asian Games

India won a total of 2 medals which included six Gold, 14 Silver and nine Bronze medals. Each of those six Golds had Indians standing up on their feet and applauding in disbelief.

Asian Games 2023 controversies: Neeraj Chopra, Kabaddi and Jyothi Yarraji

Indian athletes Jyothi Yarraji, Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena and Men's Kabaddi teams' performances were marred by controversies during the 2023 Asian Games held in China's Hangzhou

Chopra to Sable: Full list of medal winners in Athletics at Asian Games

India won a total of 29 medals which included six Gold, 14 Silver and nine Bronze medals. Each of those six Golds had Indians standing up on their feet and applauding in disbelief.

Asain Games 2023 closing ceremony: Live Streaming and all you need to know

The Closing ceremony of the Asian Games 2023, held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium or the Big Lotus will begin at 5:30 pm IST on October 8, 2023. It can be live-streamed on Sony LIV in I

PM Modi lauds Indian athletes for winning record 107 medals at Asian Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as "historic achievement" Indian athletes winning the highest-ever total of 107 medals at the Asian Games, and said the unwavering determination and hard work of the players have made the nation proud. Indian athletes touched the magical figure of 107 medals at the Asian Games with their blood, sweat and toil over the last fortnight. In a post on X, Modi said, "What a historic achievement for India at the Asian Games! The entire nation is overjoyed that our incredible athletes have brought home the highest ever total of 107 medals, the best ever performance in the last 60 years." The unwavering determination, relentless spirit and hard work of our players have made the nation proud, he said. "Their victories have given us moments to remember, inspired us all and have reaffirmed our commitment to excellence," Modi said. With India concluding its engagements at the Games on Saturday, the tally of 107 medals will remain etched in the collective mem

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Asian Games 2023: Indian men and women's chess teams clinch silver medals

The Indian men's and women's chess teams won silver medals at the Asian Games here on Saturday. GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Vaishali Rameshbabu, IM Vantika Agrawal, and WGM Savitha Shri Baskar all won their games in a dominating fashion to beat South Korea 4-0 in the final round to finish with 15 match points. The top-seeded Chinese team won its last round match against the UAE with a 4-0 margin to take the gold with 17/18 match points. The Indian men finished their campaign with a 3.5-0.5 win against the Philippines. Top seeds Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, and Harikrishna Pentala all won their matches against their Filipino counterparts while R Praggnanandhaa drew his game to finish second behind gold winners Iran.

Asian Games 2023: Deepak beaten by idol Yazdani, wrestlers bring six medals

Hasan Yazdani expectedly proved too good for Deepak Punia, who settled for a silver after losing by technical superiority to the Iranian legend in the men's 86kg category as India's wrestling campaign concluded at the Asian Games here on Saturday with six medals but without a gold. It was the second time that Deepak found himself up against his childhood idol Yazdani, the two-time Olympic medallist and eight-time World Championship medallist. In the 2019 World Championships in Nur Sultan, Deepak had reached the final on debut but did not wrestle against the Iranian due to a foot injury and conceded the bout, settling for a silver. The 24-year-old Deepak, known as 'Ketli Pehalwan', was perhaps overwhelmed as he could not find a single scoring move against Yazdani, who had more or less settled the final by taking a commanding 8-0 lead in the first period. Yazdani finished the bout early in the second period to defend his title. Meanwhile, Yash Tunir (74kg), Vicky (97kg) and Sumit Ma

Asian Games 2023: Dhanraj Pillay calls Harmanpreet Indian hockey's MS Dhoni

The calm leadership of Harmanpreet Singh was the defining point behind the Indian men's hockey team's gold-winning effort at the Asian Games, a trait that reminded mercurial forward Dhanraj Pillay of 'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni. Dhanraj, who led India to the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games triumph, said Harmanpreet, who netted 13 goals to emerge as India's leading goal-scorer in Hangzhou, never buckled under pressure. "To a large extent, the credit (for the victory) goes to Harmanpreet's captaincy. He is the Mahendra Singh Dhoni of Indian hockey," Dhanraj told PTI Bhasha. "He keeps guiding the team from behind, does not allow emotions to overpower him and remains calm under pressure." India dominated defending champion Japan 5-1 on Friday to reclaim the gold, and the result also gave the side a direct qualification to the Paris Olympics. "This victory will be written in history. It is a historical gold. The boys played together and scored so many goals. "I am happy that we completely domina

PM lauds men, women kabaddi teams as they bag gold medals at Asian Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday heaped praise on Indian medal winners in the Asian Games, congratulating badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and men's and women's kabaddi teams on their gold win. With the men's kabaddi team delivering yet another gold at Asian Games, Modi called them invincible. "A moment of jubilation! Our Kabbadi Men's Team is Invincible! Their relentless determination and impeccable teamwork have brought glory to India," he said on X. Winners of seven consecutive gold medals at the continental showpiece, the Indian men's team had suffered a shock semifinal loss to Iran at Jakarta five year's ago. With archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam winning her third gold medal, Modi said she has brought another proud moment for India. Her dedication and skill continue to make the nation proud, he said. "It is a historic moment for India at the Asian Games. Our Kabaddi Women's team has clinched the Gold! This victory is a testament to the indomita

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Asian Games: Indian wrestler Punia bags silver in men's freestyle final

Punia, a Commonwealth Games champion, failed to add another gold to his tally but bagged the silver medal. Yazdani, meanwhile, defended his Asian Games title

Asian Games: Indian kabaddi team sits on mat to protest referee's decision

Controversy struck the Asian Games men's kabaddi summit clash between India and Iran on Saturday with players sitting on the mat in protest against the referee's decision, leading to heated arguments between the rival sides here. In scenes rarely seen on a kabaddi mat, play was held up for nearly one hour in the final match between the arch-rivals. Iran had beaten India in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games final and the Pawan Sehrawat-led side exacted revenge eventually, winning Saturday's summit clash to regain the gold medal. The controversy happened with just one minute left in the match and both sides were tied 28-28. Sehrawat was the raider then. "When Pawan (Sehrawat) raided, he got self-out after stepping on to the lobby area. While chasing him, four Iranians also entered the lobby area," coach Kavitha Selaraj told PTI. The lobby areas are the strips on either side of the mat which are considered active only when contact has been made between the raider and a defender. As per t

Asian Games Highlights: India win Gold in Cricket and Kabaddi; Tally 107

Asian Games 2023 highlights: Indian pair Satwik-Chirag win historic Gold in men's doubles badminton. Medal tally: 107 - 28 Gold, 38 Silver & 41 Bronze

Asian Games 2023: Maiden 100-medal haul for India; check winners' full list

India have won 94 medals so far and will be able to end the day with at least a haul of 95 as the men's hockey final is underway. Check full list of India medal winners in Asian games 2023 here

Asian Games: Hockey India announces reward of Rs 3 lakh to women players

They defeated Japan by 2-1, with Deepika (5') and Sushila Chanu (50') finding the net for the Indian women's team while Japan captain Nagai Yuri (30') scored the sole goal for her team

Indian men's cricket team wins gold medal on its Asian Games debut

The Indian men's cricket team clinched the gold medal on its Asian Games debut after their final against Afghanistan was called off due to rain, and the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side was adjudged winners by virtue of being seeded higher in the continental showpiece on Saturday. Put in to bat, Afghanistan were 112 for 5 in 18.2 overs when persistent rain halted the proceedings at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, and the match never restarted from that point. The Afghans had a jittery start and were reduced to 12/3 inside four overs after their top-three -- Zubaid Akbari (5), Mohammad Shahzad (4) and Noor Ali Zadran (1) -- fell cheaply. Shivam Dube (1-0-4-1) got the first breakthrough when he had Akbari in his first over. Akbari perished going for a hook shot to a rising delivery by the Indian pacer. In the next over, wicketkeeper-batter Shahzad was caught behind off a delivery from left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh (3-0-17-1). The Afghans committed a harakiri when Zadran

India win bronze in women's hockey, beat defending champions Japan 2-1

Coming into the tournament as favourites, a wounded Indian women's hockey team rose from the shock semifinal loss to edge past defending champions Japan 2-1 and claim the bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Saturday. The Indians, ranked seventh in the world, were the favourites to win the gold here but one bad match cost them dearly as hosts China thrashed them 4-0 in the semifinal on Thursday. The Indian women thus avenged their 0-1 defeat against Japan in the last edition of the Games in Jakarta in 2018. But the Savita Punia-led side left behind the disappointment and displayed commanding hockey to clinch its seventh Asian Games medal and fourth bronze. Deepika gave India the lead in the fifth minute from a penalty stroke before Japan equalised through Yuri Nagai from a penalty corner in the 30th minute. Sushila Chanu, a rare goal scorer, handed India the winning goal in the 50th minute from a set piece that went wrong. India started brightly and went on the offensive from