Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu congratulated Surya Pratap Singh Banshtu for winning a Bronze medal in the 50M shooting event at the World University Games held in China recently.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday congratulated Jyothi Yarraji for winning the bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games 2023 in Chengdu.
India’s Jyothi Yarraji clocked 12.78 seconds to set a new national record, winning the bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games 2023.
On Monday, India took home six medals. In addition to four gold medals, India received a silver medal in men's individual 10m air rifle from Divyansh Singh Panwar and a bronze medal in men's individual compound archery from Aman Saini, as per Olympics.com.
India secured a total of seven medals on Sunday, with shooters clinching a Gold, Silver and Bronze each. Indian archers also added a Gold, Silver and two Bronze medals to the tally, increasing it to 11, as per Olympics.com.
With the two medals in the team events of the Men’s and Women’s 25m Standard Pistol, India maintained second place on the standings behind China, with four gold, five silver and five bronze medals. China has now opened up a wide gap with 12 gold medals to their name for a total of 26 medals
This was India’s third gold of the competition and they find themselves, on second spot, in the medal tally currently, with a silver and two bronze medals to boot. China leads the tally with the same number of gold and bronze as India, but with an additional silver to show for their efforts.
This comes amid reports that India will not be sending its football teams to the Asian Games, which will be held in China from September 23 to October 8 this year. India has won two Asian Games gold medals (1951 and 1962) and a bronze medal (1970) in football.
Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) boxers dominated the 5th Junior Boys National Boxing Championships by claiming eight of the 13 gold medals on offer even as hosts Arunachal Pradesh ended up with a best ever finish of one gold, three silver, and two bronze medals at the Don Bosco campus i
In a thumping performance, India finished at the ninth position at the 64th International Math Olympiad held in Japan’s Chiba and secured two gold, silver and bronze medals in the competition.
Sharath Kamal the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and Asian Cup bronze medallist Manika Batra will lead India's 10-member table tennis contingent at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China.