Actors Mahesh Babu on Thursday hailed India's javelin stars Neeraj Chopra for winning gold medal and Kishore Kumar Jena for bagging silver at the Asian Games.
The Indian archery compound women's team featuring Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand, and Parneet Kaur clinched a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.
The Indian women's badminton player and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu failed to secure a win in the badminton women's singles match at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.
Antim scored five technical points in the first half and six in the second to win easily by 11-0 against the reigning Asian Championships silver medallist.
The Indian women's kabaddi team on Wednesday assured a medal in the event after registering a thumping 54-22 win over Thailand at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre in Hangzhou.
President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Adille Sumariwalla hailed Neeraj Chopra's ability to handle pressure after he clinched a gold medal in the men's javelin event in the Asian Games on Wednesday.
Kishore Jena broke his personal best in back-to-back throws and came close to gold medalist Neeraj Chopra's season-best throw of 88.88m with his 87.54m in the men's javelin throw final event in Hangzhou, China. Jena also qualified for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Neeraj Chopra successfully defended his gold medal while Kishore Jena broke his personal best in back-to-back throws and came close to Neeraj's season-best throw of 88.88m with his 87.54m in the men's javelin throw final event.
Neeraj's entry into the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium was met with enthusiastic applause from fans, and he impressively exceeded the 85m mark in his first attempt.