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.
The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a petition challenging the order of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) relieving Ashan Kumar from the position of chief coach of the Indian Kabaddi Team for the national coaching camp being held for the preparation of the Asian Games in 2023.
Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra defended his crown at the event while Jena took home silver medal with his power-packed performance in Hangzhou