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What Is Going To Be Likely Slot For Postponed Asian Games Next Year? Maybe September 2023

The slotting of the postponed Hangzhou Asian Games is a matter of speculation but the decision-making is likely to be influenced by athletics' choc-a-bloc international calendar, weather and that it must not clash with another Continental showpiece. The Hangzhou Games, postponed owing to surging COVID-19 cases in China, are unlikely to be held this year as the organisers would not have deferred a multi-sport event of such a magnitude for just one or two months.

Avinash Sable Breaks 30-Year-Old Men's 5000m National Record

Top Indian runner Avinash Sable smashed the 30-year-old men's 5000m national record at the Sound Running Track Meet at San Juan Capistrano, California in USA. Sable, who also holds the national record in his pet event of 3000m steeplechase and competed in Tokyo Olympics, clocked 13 minutes and 25.65 seconds while finishing 12th in the American Meet.

Indian Athletes Have Mixed Emotions After Postponement Of Asian Games

From disappointment to relief, Indian athletes showed a range of emotions after finding about the indefinite postponement of the 2022 Asian Games owing to a spike in COVID-19 cases in China. In a year of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, the athletes need to be more meticulous with their planning as they look to "peak" at the right time. For some, the delayed Asian Games means more time to rest and prepare, for others the postponement has "messed up" their planning.

Indian Hockey Star PR Sreejesh Reacts On Asian Games Postponement

The indefinite postponement of the Hangzhou Asian Games has come as a big disappointment for majority of country's athletes but the Indian hockey team players have taken the deferment positively, saying it will give them additional time to prepare for the continental showpiece. The Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25, were on Friday postponed indefinitely amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China.

Asian Games 2022 Postponed As China Battles Its Largest Covid Outbreak

The Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely, organisers said Friday, as China battles a resurgence of Covid cases. No reason was given for the delay, but China is racing to extinguish its largest outbreak of Covid-19 since the early days of the pandemic.

Discuss thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, Who Finished Sixth At Tokyo Olympics, Provisionally Suspended For Testing Positive For Banned Drug

Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for a banned steroid. Kaur faces the prospect of being banned for a maximum period of four years if she is found guilty. "The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), a breach of the @WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules," the governing body said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Discuss thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, Who Finished Sixth At Tokyo Olympics, Provisionally Suspended For Testing Positive For Banned Drug

Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after testing positive for a banned steroid. Kaur faces the prospect of being banned for a maximum period of four years if she is found guilty. "The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Stanozolol), a breach of the @WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules," the governing body said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Australia Says It Won't Send Athletes To Asian Games In China

Australia said Sunday it will not be sending athletes to this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou from September 10-25, less than 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of Shanghai, which is battling a large Covid-19 outbreak. The Olympic Council of Asia had invited a total of 300 athletes and 150 support staff from nations in Oceania to participate for the first time in the multisports event. "No athletes from Australian sports" will take part, an Australian Olympic Committee spokesman said in a message to AFP.

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What Is Going To Be Likely Slot For Postponed Asian Games Next Year? Maybe September 2023

Avinash Sable Breaks 30-Year-Old Men's 5000m National Record

Indian Athletes Have Mixed Emotions After Postponement Of Asian Games

Indian Hockey Star PR Sreejesh Reacts On Asian Games Postponement

Asian Games 2022 Postponed As China Battles Its Largest Covid Outbreak

Discuss thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, Who Finished Sixth At Tokyo Olympics, Provisionally Suspended For Testing Positive For Banned Drug

Discuss thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, Who Finished Sixth At Tokyo Olympics, Provisionally Suspended For Testing Positive For Banned Drug

Australia Says It Won't Send Athletes To Asian Games In China