The international event will see the participation of more than 30 Indian weightlifters, including many Khelo India Athletes who in the past month alone gave India its best-ever performance at the Weightlifting Commonwealth Championships by winning 61 medals in total.
At the world championships, India's medal total included one gold, one silver, and one bronze, making it the best-ever performance for the nation. The previous high for India was two silvers in Dubai last year.
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
Indian athletes Annu Rani and Kishore Jena bagged gold medals in the men’s and women’s javelin throw events, respectively, at the Lebanon Athletics Championships 2023 in Beirut on Friday.
Chandigarh [India], July 19: Paralympian and Chandigarh University (CU) student Aruna Tanwar added another feather to her cap by securing three gold medals in three Taekwondo championships held on three consecutive days in Australia.
India finished day three of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Juniors in Changwon, Korea, on top of the medal tally, sneaking ahead of China with four gold medals to their kitty.
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.
ISSF Junior World Championships are underway at Changwon Shooting Range, Republic of Korea. The junior shooting world championships, now in its third edition, will see 90 Indian shooters vie for medals in pistol, rifle and shotgun competitions in the under-21 age category.
The junior shooting world championships, now in its third edition, will see 90 Indian shooters vie for medals in pistol, rifle and shotgun competitions in the under-21 age category.