UAE win bronze in Asian Games show jumping team competition
The UAE grabbed bronze in the show jumping team competition at the Asian Games on Wednesday.
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Asian Games: Manju Rani, Ram Baboo Win 35km Race Walk Mixed Team Bronze
Indian race walkers Manju Rani and Ram Baboo won the bronze medal in the inaugural 35km mixed team event at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Rani and Baboo -- both national record holders in women's and men's events -- clocked a combined time of 5 hours 51 minutes and 14 seconds to finish third behind China (5:16:41) and Japan (5:22:11). In the 35km race walk mixed team event, the times (results) of the male and female athletes, who finished the race, are added in order to determine the medal winners.
Asian Games: Sunil Kumar To Fight For Bronze, Other Greco Roman Wrestlers Bow Out
Sunil Kumar kept India in hunt for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years at the Asian Games by reaching the 87kg bronze play-off even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament on Wednesday. Sunil began with a close 4-3 win over China's Fei Ping and followed that up with a technical superiority victory over Tajikistan's Sukhrob Abdulkhaev, winning the quarterfinal in the first period itself. The 2020 Asian champion then bumped into formidable reigning Asian champion Naser Alizadeh from Iran and lost 1-4 to go out of the gold medal race.
Asian Games 2023: Parul Chaudhary Wins Gold In Women's 5000m, Mohammed Afsal And Vithya Ramraj Claims Silver And Bronze
India's Parul Chaudhary displayed tenacity and tremendous temperament to clinch a gold medal in the women's 5000m at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The 28-year-old stayed in the top two before stepping up in the final moments to pip Japan's Ririka Hironaka for the top position with a timing of 15:14.75. Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath fetched a silver in the men's 800m with a timing 1:48.43. For Parul, it was a second medal at the continental championships after she had claimed a silver in the women's 3000m Steeplechase on Monday. Earlier, Vithya Ramraj, 25, came up with a timing of 55.68s to claim a bronze medal in women's 400m hurdles.
Asian Games, Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain Books Paris Olympics Ticket; Narender, Preeti Sign Off With Bronze
World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving into the final while Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Narender Berwal ( 92kg) signed off with bronze medals at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand to win by an unanimous 5-0 decision and remain in the hunt for a gold medal in the continental showpiece. Preeti, whose father is an assistant sub-inspector in Haryana Police, put up a good show but lost 0-5 to reigning flyweight champion China's Chang Yuan. She has already secured an Olympic quota.
Asian Games 2023: Annu Rani Secures Gold In Women's Javelin Throw, Praveen Chitravel Wins Bronze In Men's Triple Jump
Indian women's javelin ace Annu Rani, with her season-best throw, claimed India's 15th gold medal in the final in the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games, on Tuesday. Annu touched 62.92m, which was her season's best throw and topped the chart to win the country its 15th gold in the ongoing Asian Games. Her best throw of the evening came in her fourth attempt. Sri Lankan javelin thrower, Nadeesha Dilhan, claimed the second spot with her personal best throw of 61.57m while China's Huihui Lyu claimed the bronze medal with a throw of 61.29m.
Asian Games 2023: Parul Chaudhary Wins Gold In Women's 5000m, Mohammed Afsal And Vithya Ramraj Claims Silver And Bronze
India's Parul Chaudhary displayed tenacity and tremendous temperament to clinch a gold medal in the women's 5000m at the Asian Games on Tuesday. The 28-year-old stayed in the top two before stepping up in the final moments to pip Japan's Ririka Hironaka for the top position with a timing of 15:14.75. Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath fetched a silver in the men's 800m with a timing 1:48.43. For Parul, it was a second medal at the continental championships after she had claimed a silver in the women's 3000m Steeplechase on Monday. Earlier, Vithya Ramraj, 25, came up with a timing of 55.68s to claim a bronze medal in women's 400m hurdles.
Asian Games 2023: Vithya Ramraj Wins Bronze Medal In Women's 400m Hurdles
India's Vithya Ramraj could not produce her best show but it was good enough to secure her a bronze medal in women's 400m hurdles at the Asian Games on Tuesday.