Canada falls to Belgium at men's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament
Canada dropped a four-set loss (14-25, 25-22, 28-30, 16-25) to Belgium on Saturday to fall to 4-2 at the men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament in Xi'An, China.
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Games-Chaos, protests in men's kabaddi final as India take gold
HANGZHOU, China :The final of the men's kabaddi competition at the Asian Games descended into chaos on Saturday as players and coaches protested over a referee decision with the game even on points and with just over a minute to play.
Asian Games 2023: India Finish With Historic 107 Medals. Pakistan's Tally Is...
The Indian contingent impressed everyone with their brilliant performances at Asian Games 2023 and finished with a historic haul of 107 medals. It included 28 gold medals - a record for India in the history of the competition - as well as 38 silver medals and 41 bronze medals. India were on the verge of reaching the 100-medal mark at the start of Saturday's order of play and with gold medals in men's and women's kabaddi, men's cricket and men's doubles badminton, they were able to finish the Asiad on a high. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
Asian Games: 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 in Hangzhou 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. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
Asian Games: 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 in Hangzhou 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. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
Games-India win kabaddi, cricket golds amidst chaos, controversy
HANGZHOU, China :India passed their 100-medal target for the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday, but two of the golds they won - in the men's kabaddi and cricket - were mired in controversy.
Games-India gifted cricket gold by ranking rule after final washed out
HANGZHOU, China :Gifted an arm-chair ride by Asian Games organisers, India were awarded gold in the men's cricket on Saturday as the rain-hit T20 final against Afghanistan was decided only by the superpower's superior global ranking.
Asian Games: Indian Kayaker Hitesh Kewat Loses In Final; Finishes seventh
Indian 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)