Category: 16th Asian Games
Asian Games closing gala off to a rousing start
NEW DELHI: The closing ceremony of the 16th edition of the Asian Games kicked-off with a colourful and dazzling show in Guangzhou, China on Saturday. The ceremony will feature a performance by the military band of the Chinese People`s Liberation Army and the official handover from Guangzhou to Incheon, the host of 2014 Asian Games. [...]
Australia welcome at Asian Games – China official
Guangzhou: Australia’s sporting quality would be welcomed at the Asian Games, China chef de mission Duan Shijie said on Saturday, as the hosts added the women’s marathon gold to their record haul. “I think this is a matter for the Olympic Council of Asia, but as far we’re concerned — or as far as I [...]
Myanmar wins first gold but silenced on politics
Guangzhou: Myanmar won its first two gold medals at the Asian Games in the popular southeast Asian sport of sepaktakraw on Saturday, though the excitement proved too great for a team official who fainted and was hospitalised. The golds came on the final day of competition at the Asian Games for the resource-rich country which [...]
Late charge helps India record its best-ever medal haul
Guangzhou: The super charge led by athletes, boxers and tennis players in the last seven days of the Asian Games not only provided the impetus to the floundering Indian campaign but also scripted a memorable climax as the country recorded its best ever performance at the sporting event. India ended its campaign in the sporting [...]
It’s a complete month’s break for boxers now
Guangzhou: Overwhelmed and exhausted in equal measure, India’s chief boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu has told his wards to stay away from the ring and him for at least the next one month after notching up two unprecedented golds in a haul of seven medals at the Asian Games here. Vijender Singh (75kg) and Vikas [...]
Indian hockey team return from Asian Games with bronze
New Delhi: The Indian hockey team arrived in New Delhi on Friday after bagging a bronze medal in the XVIth Asian Games being held in Guangzhou, China. The women’s hockey team, which failed to get a medal at the event, also arrived on Friday. The Indian men’s hockey team defeated four time Asian Games champion [...]
Indian athletes receive grand welcome back home
Jaipur: Indian athletes were accorded a warm welcome in various parts of the country on Friday after bringing national glory through their performance at the XVIth Asian Games being held in Guangzhou, China. Bajrang Lal Thakur and Manjeet Kaur along with ace Haryana pugilist Vijender Singh received a grand welcome in Jaipur, Jalandhar and Bhiwani. [...]
Grappler Suman to fight for bronze in 63kg freestyle event
Guangzhou: Indian women grappler Suman Kundu is in with a chance to bag the country`s fourth bronze medal in wrestling as she will fight it out in the third-fourth place play-off bout, after losing in the semifinals of the 63kg freestyle category in the Asian Games on Friday. However, overall it turned out to be [...]
Vijender lands killer punch; India bags 14th gold
Guangzhou: Vijender Singh beat current world champion Uzbekistan’s Abbos Atoev and earned a gold in the 75 Kg category to continue with India’s purple run on the 14th day of Asian Games 2010. The win took India’s tally to 14 golds, adding on to its best ever Asiad performance on all counts (64 total medals). [...]
