Following a methodical performance at the ongoing Khelo India University Games 2023 that helped Arjun Singh Cheema secure a gold medal in the 10m air pistol, the 22-year-old rifle shooter has set his target on bagging a berth for the Paris Olympics in July-August this year
Australia star opening batter Usman Khawaja has said that they are focused on winning games and it will automatically help improve their position in World Test Championship
Placed 11th in the points table, the league debutants have 14 points from 15 games, six behind (20) the sixth-placed Jamshedpur FC, though they have two games in hand (15) as compared to the Red Miners (17).
Rugby coach Kiano Fourie, who first came to India in 2022 as a mentor to Bihar's Rugby team and is now part of the coaching staff at Rugby India's High-Performance centre in Bhubaneshwar, is looking for talent from these Games that could be nurtured and groomed in the next few years
Vikash ran a composed 1500m race to stop the clock at 3:50.70s to take the gold with Adarsh Gopi of University of Calicut coming home with a time of 3:51.34s to win the silver medal.
Bharati Vidyapeeth, who had won gold medals in the first and third editions of KIUG, had to put together the current team at a very short notice and had players from different cities. The players were training individually at their respective centres and had managed to train together only fo
Manipur is well-known as a gaming and sports powerhouse in India, having produced a large number of national and international athletes in a variety of sports.
Kerala Blasters FC currently holds the fifth position in the league table with 28 points. Their recent form has been challenging, securing only six points in the last five games and suffering three consecutive losses since the league resumed after the international break.
Tejaswini, who had qualified for the final in second position, with a total of 579 points, opened up a two-point lead over closest competitor Simranpreet Kaur Brar of Panjab University and then continued to increase the advantage to win
For both Asian Games as well as Asian Para Games, Gold medal winners will receive a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh each, Silver medal winners Rs 15 lakh each and Bronze medal winners Rs 10 lakh each.