Tag: canoe-kayak

[ad_1] Image for representative use© AFPIndian kayak exponent Hitesh Kewat's hopes of a podium finish ended as he lost in the final, while Shubham Kewat exited in the semifinals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Hitesh lost by a huge margin of 41.10 seconds and finished seventh, clocking 128.34 sec in the men's kayak final at the Fuyang Water Sports Centre. Earlier in the semifinal, Hitesh had finished 10th, clocking 117.68 seconds, and advanced to the medal round, while Shubham finished 14th, clocking 130.01 sec, and failed to qualify for the final. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)China's Xin Quang and Japanese Yuuki Tanaka bagged the gold and silver medal, respectively, while Chinese Taipei's Shao-Hsuan Wu finished with a bronze in the event.Indi...

[ad_1] Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam© TwitterCanoers Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam combined well to win India's first medal at the Asian Games since 1994, bagging for a bronze in the men's double 1000m event in Hangzhou on Tuesday. The Indian duo clocked 3:53.329 seconds to finish third, winning the country's only second medal in the event in the Games' history. In the 1994 Hiroshima edition of the Games, India had bagged a bronze in the same event through Siji Sadanandan and Johnny Rommel. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)Uzbekistan's Shokhmurod Kholmuradov and Nurislom Tukhtasin Ugli won the gold clocking 3:43.796s while Kazakhstan pair of Timofey Yemelyanov and Sergey Yemelyanov claimed the silver with a timing of 3:49.991s.While Sunil is 24-year-old and f...

[ad_1] India's canoers and kayakers endured a disappointing outing as none of them managed to secure a podium finish despite featuring in four finals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. Niraj Verma finished seventh in the men's single canoe 1000m with a timing of 4:36.314s. The Indian team of Ribason Singh Ningthoujam and Philem Gyaneshwor Singh finished eighth in the men's canoe double 500m final, clocking 1:54.723s. (Asian Games Medals Tally)The Indian women's teams finished last in the kayak double 500m and canoe double 500m finals.While the duo of Binita Chanu Oinam and Parvathy Geetha clocked 2:07.440s in the kayak double 500m, Megha Pradeep logged 2:17.614s in the canoe double 500m.Jyoti, Chauhan make QF exit, India return empty-handed in kurashThe Indian campaign in kurash e...

[ad_1] Soniya Devi Phairembam enters final© TwitterIndia's Soniya Devi Phairembam qualified for the final of women's kayak single 500m with a second-place finish but Megha Pradeep was eliminated in the final of women's canoe single 200m at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Soniya Devi had finished fourth in women's kayak single 500m (sprint) heat 2 with a timing of 2:17.351 in the morning session, qualifying for the semifinals which took place later in the day. In the semifinal round, the Indian came up with a far better show to finish second and reach the final with a timing of 2:16.435, behind Uzbekistan's Madinakhon Ashrafxonova (2.11:352) at the first spot, followed by Thailand's Khanyakron Suphawatthanakon (2.18:260).(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedu...

[ad_1] File image of Niraj Verma© TwitterIndia's canoeing athlete Niraj Verma and team of Binita Chanu and Geetha Parvathy entered the final of the men's 1000 m singles canoeing and women's 500 m kayak double event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. In the semifinal of the men's 1000 m singles canoeing event, Niraj clocked 4:31.626 minutes to qualify for the final. Later, in the women's 500 m kayak double event semifinal, Binita and Geetha clocked 2:07.036 minutes to finish second and among the top three teams that reached the final.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)The finals are scheduled for October 2.Canoeing events will be held at the Asian Games from September 30 to October 7. Sprint events will take place from September 30 to October 3 while ...