With a chance to earn a direct Paris Olympics 2024 qualification, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team will open their 19th Asian Games Hangzhou campaign against Uzbekistan on September 24, 2023.
Indian wrestler Panghal defended her title at the U20 World Wrestling Championships to claim the third gold medal for India in Jordan, while Sehrawat claimed the gold medal in the 57 kg category, defeating Kyrgyzstan's Almaz Smanbekov in the final clash of Asian Wrestling Championships 2023
The Indian Boxing Contingent for the Asian Games left for Wuyishan City, China for a 17-day long International boxing training camp ahead of the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China.
A total of Rs 5.89 Lakh have been sanctioned for the preparatory camp, set between September 1 and September 12. Neeraj, on Thursday finished second at the Diamond League event in Zurich after recording the best throw of 85.71m.
The Indian men's team has been placed in Group A along with China PR, Bangladesh, and Mayanmar. While the Women's team has been placed in Group B along with Chinese Taipei and Thailand.
The 15-player squad also features Diana Baig who makes a return to international cricket after recovering from a finger injury that she sustained in the third and final One-Day International against Australia in January this year.
Both wrestlers did a combined live session on Facebook and replied to the accusations that wrestler Antim Panghan made on their exemption from the trials for the Asian Games, Hangzhou.