China deny North Korea sixth weightlifting gold at Asian Games
HANGZHOU: China's Tian Tao denied North Korea a sixth Asian Games weightlifting gold when he won the men's 96kg division on Thursday (Oct 5).
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Asian Games 2023: Indian Men's Hockey Team Storms Into Final, Defeats South Korea 5-3
Continuing its dominating performance, India men's hockey team defeated South Korea 5-3 in the semi-final to set up a summit clash at the Asian Games. Hardik Singh (5'), Mandeep Singh (11'), Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (15'), Amit Rohidas (24') and Abhishek (54') scored to guide the Indian men's hockey team to the final. Jung Manjae (17', 20', 42') scored a hat-trick for South Korea. The Indian men's hockey team will face the winner of the other semi-final match between China and Japan in the gold medal match on Friday.
India strike gold in Asian Games archery as world-class duo primed
HANGZHOU: India defeated powerhouses South Korea to win the first archery gold of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday (Oct 4), before two world stars of track and field look to end their seasons with a bang.
Asian Games 2023: Anahat Singh-Abhay Singh Secure Berth In Final Four Of Squash Mixed Doubles With Resounding Victory
India's Squash mixed doubles team of Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh secured a spot in the semifinal with a comprehensive victory over the Republic of Korea duo in the ongoing Asian Games on Tuesday. The Korean duo managed to put up a fight but in the end, they were no match for the Indian duo as they registered a 2-1 victory in the quarterfinals. Abhay and Anahat got off to a brisk start, managing to win the first game in style with a score of 11-4. From there on, the Koreans made a remarkable comeback, taking home the second game after a hard-fought battle by 8-11 to make the scoreline one all.
Saudi Arabia grab 2nd gold medal at 19th Asian Games
HANGZHOU: Saudi Arabia’s team collected their second gold medal at the 19th Asian Games after 20-year-old athlete Issa Ghazwani won the 800-meter race on Tuesday. Ghazwani triumphed in a time of 1 minute, 48.05 seconds in Hangzhou, China, beating Indian contender Mohammed Afsal, who came in second in 1:48.43, with Hussein Al-Farsi, of Oman, third. Tuesday’s gold means the Kingdom’s team have now increased their medal tally to five: two golds, two silvers and a bronze. Saudi Arabian boxer Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi left the competition after losing to his North Korean opponent in the quarterfinal of the 51 kg category. The Green Falcons basketball team were eliminated after losing 76-57 against Jordan in the quarterfinals. The basketball team had qualified for the knockout stages after finishing second behind the Iranian team in Group One, which also included Kazakhstan and the UAE. Saudi weightlifter Mahmoud Al-Hamid was eliminated from the competition after finishing seventh in the 73 kg category. Al-Hamid lifted 147 kg in the snatch and 180 kg in the clean and jerk, but his total of 327 kg was not enough to secure qualification for the next stage.
China's divers delight, Abdullah sets weightlifting world record
HANGZHOU, China: Indonesia's Rahmat Erwin Abdullah set a weightlifting world record and China's world-beating teenage divers wowed fans, but their soccer players crashed out on day 10 of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday (Oct 3).
Games-China's divers delight, Abdullah sets weightlifting world record
HANGZHOU, China : Indonesia's Rahmat Erwin Abdullah set a weightlifting world record and China's world-beating teenage divers wowed fans, but their soccer players crashed out on day 10 of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday.
Games-Indonesian strongman sets weightlifting world record in Hangzhou
HANGZHOU, China : Indonesia's star weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah set a world record in the men's 73kg clean and jerk of 201kg on his way to gold in the Asian Games on Tuesday, the latest weightlifting world record set in Hangzhou.