The shooting range is an impressive, Olympic-size 10-meter facility, equipped with modern air rifles and air pistols, along with an advanced electronic target scoring system.
Asian Games bronze-winner shot-putter Kiran Baliyan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for testing positive for a banned substance as a slew of athletes across sports figured in the latest list of dope offenders.
Harmilan Bains was one of the stars of the Indian athletics team in the Asian Games in China last year when she won two medals -- a silver each in 800m and 1500m.
Better marketing for the Asian Games and getting more sponsors on board will be high on the agenda when Randhir Singh takes over as president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Sunday.
At 19, Antim Panghal eyes Paris 2024 wrestling glory in the 53 kg category, inspired by her sister's kabaddi legacy, aiming for Olympic success after junior championship triumph.
"It is only fair that in keeping with its wide popularity, yoga becomes a competitive sport and is in the Asian Games," Mandaviya said in a statement.
In the morning session, India underlined their supremacy in the non-Olympic compound category to make a clean sweep of team events, winning men's team, women's team and mixed team events with Jyothi featuring in two of them.
At the beginning of this year, the Union Cabinet proposed the highest-ever budget allocation for the nation's sports sector, reaching Rs 3,397.32 crore, marking a significant increase from the previous fiscal's Rs 3,062 crore.
Paris Olympics 2024 will test India’s progress as a global sports power but aspiration levels must be modest
The year has ended well for midfielder Hardik Singh and the Indian hockey team with wins in the Asian Champions Trophy, Asian Games gold. These have given the team confidence going into 2024, the Olympic year.
For sportspeople, it's better to make lasting memories than collect trophies that gather dust. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, for instance, the highest honour an Indian sportsperson can get, is not a reflection of the best an Indian sportsperson can achieve.
The Indian women were placed eighth before the Asian Games but the bronze medal at the continental showpiece and the title triumph at Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi, where they remained unbeaten, has catapulted the side back to its best-ever world ranking, last achieved during the FIH Pro League in June last year.
The top four medal-winning countries in the Asian Games 2023 also have the biggest economies in the continent. An analysis of historical data shows that this isn’t merely a coincidence.
Indian athletes bagged 107 medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou over the last fortnight, surpassing their previous best of 70 at the 2018 Jakarta edition.
India’s 107 medals haul at the 19th Asian Games 2023 in Huangzhou, China, mirrors success. Of a nation that wants to be more just a footnote in sporting history.
On the final day of the Hangzhou Asian Games, a look back at India's first, 100th and 107th Asiad 2023 medals; performances that would have won in previous Olympics; and a new Asian Games record.
India excelled beyond expectations, increasing overall medals, especially in athletics and shooting. Gold medals multiplied, archery shone, and table tennis and squash secured medals, marking a remarkable journey.
Hangzhou, Oct 7 The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty downed South Korea's Korea's Choi Solgyu-Kim Wonho 21-18 21-16 to clinch a ..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India's historic achievement of reaching 100 medals at the ongoing Asian Games, calling it a momentous milestone. He also announced plans to host the country's contingent on October 10.
India faced disappointment in ju-jitsu at the Asian Games as Uma Maheshwar Reddy, Kiran Kumari, and Amarjeet Singh suffered losses and exited the competition.
Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam secured a hat-trick of gold medals, and Aditi Swami added a bronze, contributing to Indian archers' historic tally of nine medals at the Asian Games on Saturday.
Asian Games 2023: Day 14 promises more podium finishes for Indian athletes as they look to ensure that the campaign ends on a positive note.
Asian Games 2023: The gold medal finish guarantees the Indian men's hockey team a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics
With this, medal tally for the Indian contingent is now at 95 with 22 gold, 34 silver and 38 bronze medals
Asian Games 2023: While the existing tally for India stands at 92, athletes from disciplines such as archery and kabaddi are expected to lift their tally further and help reach the century mark.