Mirabai Chanu, who won the silver medal at Tokyo 2020, and Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli, who won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, will forego the Asian Championships in order to be fully prepared for the December Olympics qualifiers in Paris.
Meanwhile, nine of the 13 boxers participating at the Asian Championships, including World Championship bronze medallist Shiva Thapa (67kg, Assam) and two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg, Services), will lead the roster in the men's events at the National Games.
Vinesh Phogat, a 2019 world championships bronze medalist, was handed a shocking 7-0 defeat by 2022 Asian championships silver medalist Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia in the qualification round.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian bodybuilding industry reached new heights on July 21, 2022, when former Mr World Anuj Kumar Taliyan won gold in the 54th Asian, ABBF Championships in the 100kg+ category. Taliyan, who hails from a small village in churr, Meerut
Wednesday's bouts in the remaining 7 weight categories of free-style wrestling were held and Indian grapplers clinched three gold, one silver & two bronze medals.
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission of India, on Friday, has taken a suo motu cognizance of a media report that a top Indian woman cyclist has accused the national sprint team chief coach of inappropriate behaviour during a camp in Slovenia and has sent an
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): India after a sluggish start failing to score in the first four minutes of the game made their mark with superb performance and continued their winning spree outclassing Bangladesh 111-47 in the final round robin game of the FIBA U-18 Asian Championshi
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], June 3 (ANI): Hosts India started off their campaign on a brilliant note with a comfortable 154-32 win against Maldives in the FIBA U 18 Asia Championship 2022 SABA Qualifiers here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack.
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], June 2 (ANI): Bangladesh setting a scorching pace and with a controlled approach started their campaign with a decisive 64-37 win over the Maldives as the FIBA U 18 Asian Championship got off to a colourful start here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack.