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Neeraj Chopra believes the day is not too far when two Indians javelin throwers will join the elite 90m club following his stirring duel with compatriot Kishore Jena at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Exactly a week back, Chopra and Jena had produced season's best and personal best throws of 88.88m and 87.54m respectively to claim the gold and silver after an intense duel. «In future I see two Indian javelin throwers joining the 90m club,» Chopra said on the sidelines of a felicitation ceremony of the Asian Games athletics contingent by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

Avinash Sable was felicitated by the Indian army for winning two medals including gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and said that winning medals boosts the confidence of an athlete. «I felt very good after winning two medals.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured the number one spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings on Tuesday, becoming the first duo from the country to reach the landmark. Following their gold medal win at the men's doubles competition at the recently concluded Asian Games in Hangzhou, 'Sat-Chi', as the duo is known to fans, made a jump of two spots to achieve the top spot. After Prakash Padukone, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, they are the fourth Indians to achieve the top ranking.

1. Kishore Kumar Jena Javelin | Medal: Silver | Age: 28 | Place: Puri, Odisha A year earlier, Jena had thrown 78m at the National Games. In Hangzhou, he threw 87.54m to win silver behind Neeraj Chopra.

India, with a record haul of 107 medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, has written a glittering chapter in the country's sporting history, while also giving a strong reason to start dreaming about a best-ever Olympic performance next year in Paris. The 660-strong contingent bagged 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze at the continental showpiece, fetching 37 more medals than at the 2018 Jakarta Games. Indian athletes even surpassed their own expectations in some of the events such as shooting and archery, giving the country its best ever hauls in these disciplines.

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Patnaik on Saturday said Odia defender Amit Rohidas will also be given an additional Rs 1.5 crore for his role in country's historic gold win at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Congratulating the Indian men's hockey team for winning gold at the Asian Games, Patnaik expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Amit Rohidas, acknowledging his outstanding performance and calling him an «inspiration» for youngsters not only across Odisha but also throughout India. «Amit Rohidas' remarkable achievements exemplify the spirit of perseverance and excellence.

Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans' stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou. The country that prides itself on shows of strength emerged from a self-imposed Covid exile to capture six gold medals, five silvers and two bronze in weightlifting. They also smashed six world records. Two weeks before the opening ceremony it was unclear if North Korea would show up, having failed to do so at the Tokyo Olympics and last month's weightlifting World Championships in Riyadh. But they came and they conquered hosts China, who were second in the weightlifting standings with five golds, three silvers and one bronze. North Korea proclaimed themselves «world leaders» at the sport, after not being seen in competition since December 2019. «Now North Korea is ahead of us and we need to catch up. We cannot remain in the comfort zone,» said China's head coach Wang Guoxin. The gold rush raised questions about what the North Korean weightlifters had done while the country's borders were sealed to the outside world because of the pandemic. Jang Song Nam, manager of the North Korean weightlifting team, said the success was «payback» for their sacrifices over years of Covid isolation. «Our athletes for these Asian Games have put in so much hard work,» said Jang. «Every gold medal is payback for our hardship over four years.

Also Read: Asian Games 2023 LIVE Updates: India win gold in Kabaddi, archers shine with 3 medals; Total tally touches 100 As the Indian women's kabaddi team secured a gold medal in the final against Chinese Taipei last Saturday, India achieved its target of surpassing 100 medals in the multi-sport event. Prime Minister Modi announced through his social media post that he plans to host the Indian delegation from the Asian Games on October 10.

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: On the 13th day, team India will face Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Cricket men's tournament at the 2023 Asian Games this Friday.Following the gold medal victory by Harmanpreet Kaur and her team, the responsibility now rests on the shoulders of opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and the men's team to aim for India's second gold medal in cricket at the Asiad.A win against Bangladesh would guarantee India a silver medal in men's cricket. Day 13 of the Asiad will commence with India's recurve teams participating in the knockout rounds of the men's and women's tournaments in Hangzhou.Following their successful podium placements in men's badminton, athletes HS Prannoy, Chirag Shetty, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have the opportunity to elevate their medals to silver if they can secure wins in the semi-finals.In the afternoon session, India, the seven-time champions, will face their arch-rivals Pakistan in an eagerly anticipated semi-final clash in the men's kabaddi competition at the Asian Games.India secured a spot in the semi-finals by defeating Chinese Taipei 50-27 and then claimed the top spot in Group A with a convincing 56-28 victory over Japan.

Delhi Police personnel conducting raids and confiscating laptops and mobile phones of journalists associated with a news portal, relax. Instead of worrying about First World things like 'media freedom' when pertaining to suspected links of media organisations with 'Chinese sources', thank the good lord that we are not in China itself.

Sunil Singh, son of a fisherman, and Arjun Singh, born to a factory worker, grew up 2000km apart from each other. But there is a binding thread — an unending passion for water sports unhindered by their difficult formative years. The 24-year-old Sunil from Moirang, Manipur, and the 16-year-old Arjun, who grew up in Roorkee, combined that passion to land India a bronze medal in men's double canoe 1000m event at the Asian Games on Tuesday, a first for the country since the 1994 event.

Track Asian Games LIVE medal tally here.Several members of the Indian shooting contingent returned to Delhi on Sunday receiving a grand welcome following their successful campaign at the ongoing 19th Asian Games.As the players walked out of the terminal, a crowd of enthusiastic fans who had gathered outside the airport greeted them with garlands. Numerous supporters and families of Indian shooting athletes had eagerly awaited their arrival at the airport.Indian trap shooters made it a spectacular last day of shooting contests in Hangzhou, with the men's team winning gold and Kynan Chenai collecting bronze after the women won team silver at the Asian Games.Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered accolades on track and field athlete Avinash Sable after he clinched a gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase in the Asian Games on Sunday.

North Korea soccer coach Sin Yong Nam defended his players after several clashed with match officials on the pitch after their 2-1 defeat to Japan in the Asian Games quarter-finals in Hangzhou on Sunday. North Korea captain Jang Kuk Chol and team mate Kim Kyong Sok remonstrated heatedly with referee Rustam Lutfullin after the final whistle, pursuing the Uzbek in the middle of the pitch as he tried to back away. With the confrontation drawing in the assistant referees and several security staff, the North Korean coach also ran to his players to try to defuse the situation. The North Korean players were earlier furious when Lutfullin awarded a penalty to Japan after goalkeeper Kang Juh Yok charged out and clipped the feet of Jun Nishikawa with an outstretched arm. Waving his arms and shaking his head, an angry Kang argued with the referee before Yuta Matsumura slotted home from the spot in the 80th minute to see Japan through at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium.

ALSO READ: Asian Games 2023 LIVE Updates Earlier, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria crashed out of the 60kg contest after conceding a second round to North Korean boxer Won Ungyong in her quarterfinal bout. As per details, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg ) and Narender Berwal ( 92kg) have already secured Olympic quotas in their respective categories. India's Tajinder Pal Singh Toor registered 19.83m in his last throw and he has defender his Asian Games gold medal in the shot put event.

Aditi Ashok becomes first ever Indian women golfer to win medal at Asian Games, says ‘I am not happy’ The young golfer hoped that her experience at the Hangzhou games could result in a medal for her at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She said, “These type of events are so different from regular golf tournaments. Just being able to have a good performance, living in the athletes' village, playing on a course I've never played before … hopefully having this experience will translate to something good (in Paris), too," Ashok, however, wasn't happy with her performance in Hangzhou on Sunday noting that ‘silver is not better than gold’.

Hangzhou [China], September 30 (ANI): Indian world champion and Olympic medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra acknowledged that while there will be some focus on arch-rival Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem as well during the men's javelin throw final, his main focus is on competing with himself and getting better at his technique and throw in the title event. Neeraj, who had recently won India's first-ever World Athletics Championships gold, will kickstart his Asian Games campaign in Hangzhou on October 4 with men's javelin throw final. Arshad will be a rival to watch out for during the final. «Whenever Arshad has played with me, I have won.

China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh as the state has always been part of India, Chief Minister Pema Khandu asserted on Friday. Referring to the recent denial of regular visa to three Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, he said China «unnecessary» tries to bring a «political angle» whenever there is an issue related to the border state. «China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh.

Team India has won 24 medals so far; 13 in shooting, five in rowing, three in sailing and one each for cricket, equestrian and wushu. The Indian stars participating in their individual sports include PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen, a two-time world champion.

Kaur Samra took a decision that picking up a rifle is better career option than choosing to use a stethoscope. It was an inspired call. The 23-year-old, dropped from her MBBS course to concentrate on full-time shooting.

Hangzhou: The Indian women's hockey team started off their Asian Games 2023 campaign with a win over Singapore by 13-0 in their Pool A match on Wednesday. The seventh-ranked India has started off their campaign with a victory that saw them dominate Singapore, the world's 34-ranked side for the entire game.