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HANGZHOU, China : The track and field competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games was marred by another controversy on Wednesday when officials failed to record a "good" first throw made by Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra.
HANGZHOU, China: Indian trailblazer Neeraj Chopra added Asian Games gold to his Olympic and world titles in javelin after a technical mishap on Wednesday as his nation celebrated its biggest medal haul at the continental showpiece.
The Indian men's bridge team will be competing in the final of the event on Thursday while squash star Saurav Ghosal will also be competing in the men's singles final among the other Indian stars who will be in action across different medal events. India will aim to continue its record-breaking medal spree at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Wednesday was a momentous day in Indian sport. The Indian athletes ushered in the historic day as the country ended on 81 medals - its highest-ever medal tally in the history of the competition.
A huge controversy erupted during Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Asian Games when his first attempt was not measured, prompting legendary Anju Bobby George to accuse the Chinese officials of "trying to cheat" and "deliberately targeting the Indians". It seemed Chopra had comfortably cleared the 85m mark but to his surprise the effort was not recorded by the officials and he was not given any reason for that. "I don't know why they did not measure my first throw. Just after me, the second and third competitors had their throws and their distance were measured. I kept on asking what happened to my first throw," Chopra told reporters after winning gold medal on his fourth attempt.
India have already surpassed their best-ever medals tally at the Asian Games but the athletes will be looking to inch closer to the impressive 100-medal mark on Thursday (October 5). A Belliappa and Man Singh will be in action during the Men's Marathon and medals in the event will be the perfect way to finish a marvelous campaign in athletics at Asian Games 2023. The wrestling campaign also continues with multiple wrestlers vying for medals while the archery will see two Indian teams looking to qualify for the medal rounds. Veteran squash player Saurav Ghosal will also feature in the singles final.
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HANGZHOU: Youngsters Nge Joo Jie and Johann Prajogo will be Singapore’s only representatives in the quarter-finals of the badminton tournament at the Asian Games after they eased to victory on Wednesday (Oct 4).
The journey that the 2023 ODI World Cup took to reach its grand opening in Ahmedabad on Thursday was so exhaustive, many players and fans must already be feeling the fatigue kicking in.