Indian women's kabaddi player Priyanka Pilaniya who won a gold medal in the women's kabaddi team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou received a grand welcome at her village in Jhajjar on Wednesday.
Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian men's hockey team received a grand welcome at Amritsar airport on Wednesday after winning a gold medal in the men's hockey team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
"We went for a gold medal, but we won a bronze. We are still happy. We couldn't perform our best in the semi-final match... We will try to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the coming qualifier matches."
Indian athlete Avinash Sable was felicitated by the Indian army for winning two medals including gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and said that winning medals boosts the confidence of an athlete
The Indian Army organised a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday to honour personnel, who won medals for the country in the recently-concluded Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.
The second day of the 1st Hockey India Sub Junior Men & Women West Zone Championship 2023 in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, saw Hockey Maharashtra, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey, and Chhattisgarh Hockey register wins in their respective matches in the Sub Junior Women's
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for changing the mindset about athletics and focusing on providing better facilities to the athletes.
Ahead of the clash against home favourites India, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has said they cannot expect their spinners to save the team from trouble all the time
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday congratulated railway players of Indian Contingent who participated in the 19th Asian Games in China.