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On his own since age 17, Anush Agarwalla now making it count

NEW DELHI: At the Paris Olympics, India will create a first when a country’s rider will straddle an equine at the Château de Versailles, the venue for staging two disciplines — dressage and jumping. It will be the first time that an Indian rider will be participating in the dressage…

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IOC reacts to stapled visas issue: Athletes should have free & unfettered access to sports competitions

MUMBAI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday invoked the “general principle” of its charter which called for the “free and unfettered” access to sports competitions for athletes regardless of their nationalities, as the governing body of the worldwide Olympic movement threw its weight behind the three Indian female wushu…

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Frankly, I feel tired and bored of coaching sometimes: Gopichand

HYDERABAD: Chief coach Pullela Gopichand marshalled his boys to win the first gold and team silver at the Asian Games. Appointed in 2006 to guide the team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Gopichand has continued as his wards started winning medals at all big events year after year.

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Asiad haul shows country in right direction: PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Hailing the Asian Games Indian contingent as "GOAT" (greatest of all time) with special accolades for the performance of women athletes, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country's highest ever medal haul reflected the spirit of new India and was testimony to the fact that India was…

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India make short work of Bangladesh

Young guns Tilak Varma (55 n.o, 26b, 2x4, 6x6 1/5) and spinner Sai Kishore (3/12) shone as India routed Bangladesh by nine wickets with 64 balls to spare to storm into the Asiad men's cricket final on Friday. In Saturday's title contest, India will take on Afghanistan, who stunned Pakistan…

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Manipur violence on her mind, Roshibina Devi fights on for wushu glory

HANGZHOU: "Every Sunday I talk to my parents. Every day, I fear whether I would be talking to them the next weekend".

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Morning Digest | Canada shared intelligence with India weeks ago, says Trudeau; Sports Minister to skip Asiad as China bars Arunachal players, and more

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With esports making its debut at Asiad, gaming geek Charanjot eyes medal in FIFA Online 4

NEW DELHI: He is a gaming geek, a die-hard Chelsea fan whose profile bio on X – the company formerly known as twitter – goes by the name of @chelseaCJ12.

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Highly-rated Rudrankksh Patil keen to add Asian Games medal to his tally

Rudrankksh Patil, 19, is seen as a possible successor to Abhinav Bindra. He won a gold and Olympic quota in his maiden international senior-level outing. He wants to follow in Bindra's footsteps to claim an Olympic gold. He is in constant touch with Bindra and has learnt a lot from…

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India likely to field weakened football team in Asian games as ISL clubs refuse to release players

India's hopes for Asian Games football dim as clubs, AIFF fail to reach agreement. Senior players Chhetri, Jhingan, Sandhu likely to miss out. Sports Ministry granted special exemption for teams to participate, but inexperienced squad expected. June FIFA rankings gave hope for better things ahead.

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Vithya Ramraj is living out a dream

Identical twins Vithya & Nithya Ramraj from Coimbatore are making a mark in athletics. Vithya is a 400m hurdler & quartermiler, while Nithya is a sprint hurdler. Vithya is aiming for 54.50s in the Asian Games & is confident of breaking the 55-sec barrier. She's been training under Nehpal Singh…

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Vithya stuns Himanshi and Aishwarya in 400m

Quartermiler Vithya Ramraj shocks Himanshi Malik and Aishwarya Mishra in the Indian Grand Prix-5 in Chandigarh

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Two Asiad-bound athletes fail dope test, dropped from squad

NEW DELHI: Two Asian Games-bound Indian athletes have been dropped from the country's contingent for the Hangzhou Games after failing the dope test for banned performance-enhancing substances, TOI has leant.

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How football team finally got the nod for Asian Games after government had refused clearance

NEW DELHI: The non-inclusion of senior team players in the Indian football contingent for the Asian Games and a lack of clarity on whether clubs would release players for the Games were the two primary reasons, apart from the government's selection criteria, why Sports Authority of India (SAI) initially refused…

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Dipa Karmakar dropped for Asian Games, requests relaxation in eligibility criteria

NEW DELHI: Dipa Karmakar, who changed the face of gymnastics in India after her ground-breaking fourth-place finish in the women's vault final at the Rio Olympics 2016, hasn't been recommended in the final list of athletes in individual events for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, scheduled from September 23…

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Why allow Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia direct entry to Asiad: HC on Antim Panghal plea

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court Thursday asked the adhoc panel running the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to explain why it exempted top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia from the Asian Games trials, giving them direct entry.

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Asian Games: Football teams could miss out due to PT Usha-Kalyan Chaubey infighting

NEW DELHI: India’s men’s and women’s football teams’ participation in the Hangzhou Asian Games is looking highly unlikely. Their omission from the Asiad-bound contingent could be the collateral damage of the ongoing battle of one-upmanship between Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) president PT Usha and joint secretary and acting CEO Kalyan…

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Rare lung condition dashes sprinter Priya Mohan's hopes

BENGALURU: Two-time World U-20 medallist and one of India’s top 400m runners, Priya Mohan, will miss the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games owing to a rare lung condition.

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After Sakshi-Babita spat, Vinesh Phogat and Yogeshwar Dutt face off over trials

NEW DELHI: The war of words continues between wrestlers who protested against WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges and former grapplers-turned-BJP politicians.

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Mary Kom targets Asiad comeback but India Open in July most likely be her swansong

NEW DELHI: Indian boxing legend M C Mary Kom has expressed a desire to represent the country for one last time before the six-time world champion is forced to retire in November this year after attaining the upper age limit to compete in amateur events.

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A powerhouse in CWG, Indian wrestling team's real test will be Asiad and Worlds

After a great show at CWG, bigger challenge awaits Indians

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Tamil Nadu shooter Prithvi Tondaiman aims for Asiad slot

The last few weeks have been a mixed bag for Tamil Nadu’s ace trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman. He teamed up with Kynan Chenai and Vivaan Kapoor to give India a trap team silver at the recently-concluded shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy.

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Asiad Golf: Pros, amateurs to battle it out

BENGALURU: For the first time in the country's golf history, India's top professionals and amateurs will pit their skills against each other when the trials to pick the Asian Games squad gets under way at the KGA here on April 25.

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