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Mirabai Chanu Targets Next Year's Asian Championships To Return From Injury

Recuperating from the hip injury she suffered during the Asian Games, star Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu is targeting a return to action in the Asian Championships next year. This means like in the World Championships in September, she will only mark her attendance by completing the necessary formalities in the next Olympic qualifying event, which is the IWF Grand Prix II in Doha from December 4 to 14. She will not be lifting the barbell. The Olympic silver medallist, who had sustained the injury last month while competing at the Hangzhou Games, has been diagnosed with hip tendinitis.

Olympian Fencer Bhavani Devi Defends National Games Gold, IOA Notifies Handball Participating Teams

Olympian fencer CA Bhavani Devi, representing Tamil Nadu, defended her National Games god medal in the women's sabre individual event after beating S Sowmiya of Kerala 15-5 in the final in Panaji on Thursday. Devi had won gold in the same event in the 2022 National Games in Gujarat. Shiksha Ballouria of Himachal Pradesh and Jagmeet Kaur of Punjab won the bronze medals. Babu Gaonkar gave Goa their first gold medal of the Games after winning the men's laser run event in Modern Pentathlon at Ponda. Ajay and Ravi of Haryana won the silver and bronze.

Asian Para Games: Powerlifters Zainab Khatun, Rajkumari Secure Silver, Bronze On Debut

The extraordinary journey of Indian Para-Powerlifting continues to gather momentum as Meerut's Zainab Khatun and Delhi's Rajkumari, both competing in the 61kg weight category, clinched silver and bronze medals on the second day of the competition at the Asian Para Games. These remarkable victories mark their inaugural appearance at the Asian Games, hinting at a promising future for these emerging athletes in the upcoming Paris Olympics. In addition to their success, it's worth noting that this marks India's third medal in powerlifting at the Asian Games 2023.