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Hima Das, Ancy Sojan clinch gold in 200m and long jump in Indian Grand Prix-1

NEW DELHI: Ace sprinter Hima Das won the 200m race quite easily in 23.79 seconds while long jumper Ancy Sojan sealed the gold with a best effort of 6.49m in the Indian Grand Prix-1 athletics event at the Laxmibai National College of Physical Education in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

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Ex-India keeper Sampath no more

BENGALURU: Former international goalkeeper Kuppuswami Sampath, who was part of the bronze medal winning team at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, passed away here on Tuesday after a cardiac arrest. He was 76.

The Times of India

Sports minister Anurag Thakur chairs 1st high-level committee meeting for Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur on Monday chaired the first high-level committee meeting for Paris Olympics 2024 along with the minister of state (MOS) Nisith Pramanik.

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Camps for Indian athletes are going on well, says PT Usha

NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha said on Friday that the training camps of Indian athletes are all going on well ahead of the upcoming big events like the Asian Games this year and the Olympics next year in Paris.

The Times of India

Former oarsman Chahal triggering rowing revolution in wrestling heartland

PUNE: Chand Chahal wants to see a rower from his academy in Jind, Haryana, stand on the podium at the Asian Games in 2030. Unwittingly, in the process, the 40-year-old former oarsman might also be creating a sporting revolution in his home state.

The Times of India

Olympian footballer Tulsidas Balaram dies after prolonged illness

KOLKATA: Asian Games gold medallist and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, a part of Indian football's 'holy trinity' in the 1950s and 60s, died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness, sources close to his family said.

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Russia's gymnastics, wrestling federations invited to Asian Games - officials

Russia's gymnastics and wrestling federations said on Tuesday they had been invited to take part in this year's Asian Games, a move that could potentially pave the way for their athletes to qualify for next year's Paris Olympics.

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India's top runners aim to qualify for Asian Games from New Delhi Marathon on Feb 26

NEW DELHI: India's top runners, including Srinu Bugatha, A Belliappa and Jyoti Singh Gawate, will aim to qualify for the Hangzhou Asian Games later this year when they turn out for the New Delhi Marathon to be held on February 26.

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Sports ministry gets Rs 700 crore-plus boost in Union Budget

NEW DELHI: In a year when the Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for 2024 Paris Olympics, the Sports Ministry has got a fillip with the government allocating Rs 3,397.32 crore, an increase of Rs 723.97 crore, in the Union Budget here on Wednesday.

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Asian Games will be hockey qualifying event for 2024 Olympics, confirms FIH president

BHUBANESWAR: The hockey venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games later this year is almost ready and there is no ambiguity about the continental multi-sport event being a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Ikram Tayyab said on Sunday.

The Times of India

Hockey World Cup: India fire 'many firsts' to rout Japan 8-0 in placement game

BHUBANESWAR: India's silent guns finally found some ammunition to fire as fans in Rourkela put the disappointment of team's failure to reach the Men's Hockey World Cup quarterfinals behind them to once again pack the stands at the gigantic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. And the Indian team responded in style…

The Times of India

Olympics-OCA offers Russian, Belarusian athletes opportunity to compete at Asian Games

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Thursday it has offered to let Russian and Belarusian athletes take part in the Asian Games, a first step towards them competing at the Paris 2024 summer Olympics.

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Hockey World Cup: India face Asian Games champions Japan as possible worst-ever placing looms

ROURKELA: Already facing a huge backlash after failing to make the quarter-finals, India could end up with their worst-ever placing in the FIH Men's World Cup if they lose their 9th-16th classification match against Japan here on Thursday.

The Times of India

Mumbai Marathon: Gopi wins, but misses Asiad bus; Sudha fails to finish

MUMBAI: In the end, there was no Asian Games qualification nor was there an expected Sudha Singh victory in the Indian section of the Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.

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Tata Mumbai Marathon: Asian Games qualifying on the minds of Gopi, Bugatha

MUMBAI: When the top Indian athletes stand at the start line of the Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, they will have the Asian Games qualifying in mind more than victory.

Bangkok Post

Nine big tournaments to watch in 2023

World Cups in cricket, rugby union and women's football while world titles in swimming and athletics are up for grabs in 2023.

The Times of India

Hockey tour of South Africa good preparation for Asian Games: Schopman

BENGALURU: Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman is confident the tour of South Africa will be a great opportunity to learn and prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games, where a gold will ensure automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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Nations Cup triumph gives us confidence for Asian Games: Savita

NEW DELHI: India women's hockey captain Savita Punia is confident her team will produce good results at the Asian Games in Hangzhou next year following their FIH Nations Cup title triumph in Valencia last Saturday.

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Stripped of her Asian Games medal and banned from competing, Santhi Soundarajan is now pushing ahead with a different dream

Santhi Soundarajan went from hero to outcast in the space of a week, after failing a gender test at the 2006 Asian Games. After 16 years, Santhi opens up about her painful journey, and what keeps her going.

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Olympian and 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze medallist Kenneth Powell dies

NEW DELHI: Olympian and India's 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze-winning team member Kenneth Powell died on Sunday in Bengaluru, the Athletics Federation of India said. He was 82.

Bangkok Post

Asian Games set to highlight China's awe-inspiring city of Hangzhou

"Dreaming of China's southern shore, it's Hangzhou that I most adore."

The Times of India

Want to qualify for FIH Pro League 2023-24 season through Nations Cup: Savita

NEW DELHI: Indian women's hockey team skipper Savita wants to qualify for the Pro League 2023-2024 season through the upcoming FIH Nations Cup, a tournament which will also help in preparation for next year's Asian Games.

The Times of India

Wrestler Bajrang Punia to skip National Games due to head injury

NEW DELHI: Another star Indian athlete will miss the National Games, robbing the multi-sport event of some sheen. After Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, it’s the turn of reigning Commonwealth Games and Asian Games champion Bajrang Punia to give the 36th edition of the Games a miss due to the unfortunate…

The Times of India

Asiad medallist MR Poovamma handed 2-year ban by Anti-Doping Appeal Panel

NEW DELHI: Senior India quarter-miler and Asian Games medallist MR Poovamma has been handed a two-year ban for flunking a dope test last year as the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) of the NADA overturned a disciplinary panel decision to hand her a three-month suspension.

The Times of India

Winning gold at Asian Games is the target: Savita Punia

NEW DELHI: The images of the Indian women's hockey team players sobbing inconsolably after their heartbreaking loss to Great Britain in their bronze medal playoff match at the Tokyo Olympics are still vivid in the minds of the fans.

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