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Asian Games Participant Hammer Thrower Rachna Kumari Fails Dope Test | Other Sports News
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Asian Games Participant Hammer Thrower Rachna Kumari Fails Dope Test | Other Sports News

[ad_1] File photo of the Asian Games logo© AFPIndia's Hangzhou Asian Games participant hammer thrower Rachna Kumari has returned positive in a dope test conducted by international federation's Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) just before the continental showpiece and has been handed provisional suspension. The 30-year-old Kumari's dope sample, taken out-of-competition, was found to contain steroids Stanozolol, Metandienone and Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT).A notice of allegation has been issued to her, the AIU said on Friday on its website, without giving further details.Kumari has earlier been handed a four-year ban (starting from March 12, 2015) by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for anabolic steroid Methenolone. If she is found guilty in the lates...
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‘Was On Verge Of Saying Goodbye To Sports’: Asian Games 2023 Gold Medalist Annu Rani | Asian Games News
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‘Was On Verge Of Saying Goodbye To Sports’: Asian Games 2023 Gold Medalist Annu Rani | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Indian javelin thrower Annu Rani was so upset with a string of poor performances this year that she had decided to say goodbye to the sport just before the Asian Games. The 31-year-old from Uttar Pradesh produced a season-best effort of 62.92m to became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in javelin throw. "I have struggled a lot this year. I went abroad to practice. I went to learn from a foreign coach but my performance dropped. The whole year had gone waste. There was poor performance in every competition one after the other," Annu told PTI Bhasha in an interview."I had decided before the Asian Games that I would leave sports. Despite so much effort, I was not able to win anything. The government and SAI had invested so much money in me but I was not able to perfo...
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Asian Games: Indian Men’s Kabaddi Team Beats Chinese Taipei, Secure Semi-Final Berth | Asian Games News
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Asian Games: Indian Men’s Kabaddi Team Beats Chinese Taipei, Secure Semi-Final Berth | Asian Games News

[ad_1] India will face Japan in their final group match later on Thursday.© X (Twitter)Seven-time champions India thrashed Chinese Taipei 50-27 in a Group A match to enter the semifinals of the men's kabaddi competition and assure a medal at the Asian Games on Thursday. The victory took India atop the points table, with Chinese Taipei now in the second spot. In kabaddi, the two losing semifinalists are awarded bronze medals since the 2010 edition at Guangzhou. India inflicted three all-outs on their opponents while the raiders notched four bonus points.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)The Indians lead Chinese Taipei 28-12 in the first half before pocketing 22 more points as against their opponent's 15 in the second period.Chinese Taipei also made an all-out...
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Asian Games: Dipika Pallikal Karthik-Harinder Singh Advance To Final Of Mixed Doubles Squash Event | Asian Games News
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Asian Games: Dipika Pallikal Karthik-Harinder Singh Advance To Final Of Mixed Doubles Squash Event | Asian Games News

[ad_1] The Indian squash pair of Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Singh advanced to the finals of the mixed doubles competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. In their mixed doubles semifinal, they beat the Hong Kong duo of Lee Ka Yi and Wong Chi Him by 2-1. The Indian team lost the first set by 7-11. However, Dipika and Harinder showed some amazing resilience and character, clinching the second game by 11-7 in a one-sided manner. In the third set, Hong Kong had a neck-to-neck competition with India, but the latter emerged victorious by 11-9 to win the match.(Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)With this win, the duo are assured a silver medal atleast."INTO THE FINALS! @DipikaPallikal and Harinder Pal Singh clinch victory in the squash mixed do...
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Asian Games 2023: India’s Campaign Ends In Speed Climbing | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: India’s Campaign Ends In Speed Climbing | Asian Games News

[ad_1] The Indian men and women teams will compete in boulder and lead qualifying rounds.© AFPThe Indian women's team failed to qualify for the quarterfinal of sport climbing's speed relay event, finishing a disappointing last in the qualifying round at the Asian Games on Wednesday. The Indian trio of Shivani Charak, Shivpreet Pannu and Anisha Verma recorded a timing of 39.598 seconds in the six-team qualifying round. China topped the qualifying round clocking 21.877s, followed by South Korea, Indonesia and Kazakhstan. All the four teams have progressed to the last-eight round.(Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)On Tuesday, Anisha, Shivpreet and Aman Verma lost their respective quarterfinal matches, while Dhiraj Dinkar Birajdar failed to make it to the round of...
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Indian Players Handed Mixed Draw In Individual Events At Asian Games | Badminton News
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Indian Players Handed Mixed Draw In Individual Events At Asian Games | Badminton News

[ad_1] Star shuttlers HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu received first-round byes as India were handed a mixed draw in the individual events of badminton competition at the Asian Games on Sunday. World No. 7 Prannoy, who missed the team championships final due to a back injury will hope to recover in time as he is pitted against Batdavaa Munkhbat of Mongolia in the second round, while Kidambi Srikanth, a former world No. 1, will face Le Duc Phat of Vietnam in the opening round. World championships bronze medallist Prannoy, seeded fifth, might face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia or world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the quarterfinal.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)In women's singles, Sindhu, seventh seed, will open her campaign against Wen Chi Hsu of Chinese T...
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Asian Games: Manika Batra Becomes First Indian Singles Paddler To Reach Quarterfinals | Asian Games News
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Asian Games: Manika Batra Becomes First Indian Singles Paddler To Reach Quarterfinals | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Ace Indian paddler Manika Batra moved to the quarterfinals of the women's table tennis competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. She beat Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut by 4-2 (11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6) in her round of 16 match-up. After the first four thrilling sets which made the scoreline level at 2-2, Batra beat Suthasini in the next two sets to secure the win. As per the Olympics.com, she has become the first-ever Indian singles player to make it to the QFs of the Asian Games in table tennis. She will be playing Wang Yidi for a spot in the final four and an assured medal.On the other hand, in the men's competition, veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal-Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manush Utpalbhai Shah and Manav Vikash Thakkar had contrasting results in...
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Asian Games, Squash: Indian Women’s Team Signs Off With Bronze | Asian Games News
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Asian Games, Squash: Indian Women’s Team Signs Off With Bronze | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Asian Games: The Indian women's squash team signed off with a bronze medal.© PTIThe Indian women's squash team signed off with a bronze medal after going down fighting to Hong Kong in the semifinals at the Asian Games on Friday. The trio of veteran Joshna Chinappa, Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna went down 1-2 to Hong Kong. Joshna was the only Indian who won her match as she defeated world number 24 Tze Lok Ho 3-2 (7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8) to level the tie after Tanvi went down meekly (3-0) to Sin Yuk Chan in the opener.Playing against high-ranked and experienced opponent in Lee Ka Yi, the 15-year-old Anahat tried her best.The teenager saved eight match points as she went from 10-2 to 10-10 in the third game but eventually lost the final (0-3) 8-11, 7-11, 10-12 and the tie.(Thi...
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Asian Games 2023: Men’s And Women’s Squash Teams Assure India Of Medals | Asian Games News
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Asian Games 2023: Men’s And Women’s Squash Teams Assure India Of Medals | Asian Games News

[ad_1] India are assured of medals in both men's and women's squash at Asian Games© X (formerly Twitter)Indian men's and women's teams assured themselves of medals at the Asian Games after progressing to the semifinals of the squash events on Thursday. While the men's team blanked Nepal 3-0 in its final pool tie, the women were handed a 0-3 loss by Malaysia in their last pool B fixture. Both teams sealed top two spots in their respective pools to make the semifinals which guarantees them at least a bronze. The Indian women's team began the day with veteran Joshna Chinappa enduring a 6-11, 2-11, 8-11 defeat to Subramaniam Sivasangari in 21 minutes.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)In the second match, Tanvi Khanna squandered a 2-1 lead before going down to Co...
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Equestrian Star Anush Aggarwalla Wins India’s First Ever Individual Medal In Dressage | Asian Games News
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Equestrian Star Anush Aggarwalla Wins India’s First Ever Individual Medal In Dressage | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Anush Agarwalla and his Astride Etro scored 73.030 to finish third.© InstagramIndia's Anush Agarwalla clinched a bronze medal in the individual dressage event of the equestrian competition at the Asian Games on Thursday. Astride Etro, Agarwalla scored 73.030 to finish third and claimed his second medal of the Asian Games. Bin Mahamad Fathil Mohd Qabil Ambak of Malaysia won the gold with a total score of 75.780, while Jacqueline Wing Ying Siu of Hong Kong bagged the silver scoring 73.450.The other Indian in fray, Hriday Vipul Chheda, who topped the qualifying on Wednesday, was eliminated and did not feature in the medal competition.Earlier, Agarwalla had teamed up with Chheda, Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela to win the dressage team gold after 41 years.(This story has not been ...
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