China swimming ace left wanting more as Nepal break cricket records
HANGZHOU: World champion swimmer Zhang Yufei sent a major message to her Paris 2024 rivals on Wednesday (Sep 27) at the Asian Games as Nepal smashed multiple records in the cricket.
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Asian Games: Vishnu Saravanan Wins Bronze, Bags India's Third And Final Medal In Sailing
Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan won a bronze, the country's first-ever medal in the men's dinghy ILCA-7 event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. Saravanan finished with a net score of 34 points to miss the silver medal by just one point in the gruelling 11-race competition. South Korea's Jeemin HA took the second spot with 33 points. Singapore's Jun Han Ryan Lo claimed the gold with a net score of 26. Lack of wind, however, denied India a medal in women's single dinghy ILCA-6 event where Nethra Kumanan had to settle for a disappointing fourth place finish after race No 12, which was to be the final one in the category, was cancelled.
Asian Games 2023: Esha Singh Bags Silver In Women's 25m Pistol Final
Pistol Shooter Esha Singh secured a silver medal for India in the 25 m women's pistol final at the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday. With a total of 34 points, she secured a silver medal. The gold medal went to China's Rui Liu who had 38 points. The bronze medal was bagged by South Korea's Jiin Yaang, who had 29 points. Manu Bhaker, the Indian olympian had a disappointing outing with just 21 points, which earned her the fifth position. Manu Bhaker's poor performance in the final was largely due to a pistol malfunction.
6,000 grapplers expected at Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship
ABU DHABI: The 15th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship starting on Nov. 1 at the Mubadala Arena will see 6,000 grapplers from 100 countries participating.
Asian Games: Shooter Sift Kaur Samra Bags Gold, Ashi Chouksey Gets Bronze
India's Sift Kaur Samra bagged a gold while Ashi Chouksey got a bronze medal in the women's 50 m rifle 3P individual final at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, giving the country a double podium finish. With the score of 469.6 points, Sift not only topped the charts to secure a gold, but also broke the world record, Asian record and the Asian Games record. The world record was held by Great Britain, the Asian record was held by China and the Asian Games record was previously held by Mongolia.
Asian Games: Indian Shooters Capture Silver In Women's 50m Rifle 3P Team Event
The Indian shooting trio of Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur Samra secured a silver medal for India in the women's 50 m rifle 3P team shooting event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. With a score of 1754 points, India secured a silver medal at the event, falling just 19 points short of a gold medal. The gold medal went to China, who had a score of 1773 points. South Korea walked away with the silver medal with 1756 points. This is India's sixth medal in shooting.
Asian Games 2023: Trio Of Manu, Esha, Rhythm Clinches Gold Medal In 25m Pistol Team Event
The triumvirate of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan fired in tandem to shoot the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event as Indian shooters dominated proceedings at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. Manu, Esha and Rhythm totalled 1759 to finish on top of the podium and help the country clinch its fourth gold medal in the ongoing sporting extravaganza. This was the second gold medal for India in shooting in these Games. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
Volleyball At Asian Games 2023: India Lose 0-3 To Pakistan, Finish Sixth
The Indian men's volleyball team finished sixth at the Asian Games after going down 0-3 to arch-rivals Pakistan on Tuesday. The Pakistani team dominated all three sets and outplayed India 25-21 25-20 25-23 in just one hour and 14 minutes. It was a mixed campaign for the men's team, who had topped their pool after beating Cambodia by 3-0 and stunning 2018 silver medallist South Korea 3-2. India also defeated 2018 bronze medallist Chinese Taipei in the top 12 match by 3-0.