Himanshu Dhillion bagged silver in the 10m air rifle individual men’s event. India’s Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil added an individual silver and bronze, respectively, to the country’s shooting haul at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, capping a memorable morning after the duo had earlier helped India win silver in the men’s 10m air…
India’s Suchika Tariyal (PTI Photo) India’s Suchika Tariyal broke new ground in mixed martial arts at the Asian Games, but the historic moment came with heartbreak. The 36-year-old secured India’s maiden MMA medal at the continental showpiece on Monday, settling for bronze after losing a gruelling women’s traditional 60kg semi-final to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo…
Praggnanandhaa outwits Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: When it was finally revealed that Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa would play Board 1, meaning he would face the toughest oppositions — like his oppoennet in Anish Giri in India’s match against the Netherlands on Sunday — at the 46th Chess Olympiad…
Asian Games: Mairaj Ahmed Khan As Mairaj Ahmad Khan prepares for his fourth Asian Games, the medal occupying most of his thoughts isn’t the one on offer in Japan.It is the one that has stayed out of reach for more than two decades.“Olympic gold, which I haven’t got yet. The fight is for that. I…
India are mounting a strong challenge across several events. In men’s team regu sepaktakraw, India recovered brilliantly against Japan after trailing 5-10, winning the first set 15-13 after Akash’s substitution sparked a seven-point run. India then dominated the second set to win the match 15-13, 15-7. In men’s 10m air rifle qualifying, which also counts…
This is Indian grandmaster Aarav Dengla’s latest column for TOI The latest Chess Olympiad began in Samarkand, a historic city in Uzbekistan, this week. Uzbekistan has been making huge strides in chess. The current challenger to D. Gukesh’s world championship title is Javokhir Sindarov, a young phenom from Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan won gold in the 2022…
New Delhi: India’s MMA fighter in 77kg category, Varun Sanyal was ruled out of the Asian Games after being declared medically unfit for the competition at the weigh-in process. The athlete felt dizzy at a sauna for weight cut and passed out at the facility.“While undergoing weight loss, including food and fluid restriction, experienced dizziness,…
Andros Townsend run over by pitch roller Former England international Andros Townsend was involved in a freak accident during the warm-up before his Thai League One side PT Prachuap’s match against Pattani FC, appearing to be struck and briefly run over by a pitch roller.Footage circulating on social media, reportedly from the warm-up, shows Townsend…
India thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0 in their Pool B opener Deepika Sehrawat said India’s focus at the Asian Games is to win the gold medal and secure direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after scoring a record eight goals in the team’s opening match against Uzbekistan on Sunday.The 22-year-old striker produced the best-ever performance…
Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event shooting match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan after she won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air…
