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Divya Kakran clinchs bronze in 68 Kg Freestyle wrestling event at 2018 Jakarta Asian Games

On August 21, Indian Wrestler Divya Kakran clinched bronze in the 68 Kg Freestyle wrestling event at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. In the final, Kakran defeated her Chinese Taipei opponent Chen Wenling by technical superiority with the final score ..

Deepak Kumar wins a Silver in men’s 10-metre Air Rifle event at Jakarta Asian Games 2018

On August 20, Indian Shooter Deepak Kumar claimed Silver in the Men’s 10-metre Air Rifle event with a score of 247.7 points at the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia. In the Men’s Trap, Lakshay clinched the silver medal with ..

Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian woman wrestler to bag gold at 18th Asian Games 2018

Vinesh Phogat has created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. in the final match in freestyle 50 kg category, she defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie in Jakarta, Indonesia on August ..

Bajrang Punia clinchs India’s first Gold in 18th Jakarta Asian Games 2018

On August 19, Wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched India’s first gold medal in the 18th Asian Games after defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan in the men’s 65 kg freestyle title bout in Jakarta, Indonesia. Punia, who hails from Haryana, had won ..

Bajrang Punia clinches gold at 2018 Yasar Dogu International tournament

Wrestler Bajrang Punia has clinched gold in the 71kg freestyle at the 2018 Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey. It was his second consecutive gold medal, after he recently won gold at the 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia. Meanwhile, ..

Lakshya Sen clinches historic men’s singles gold at Asia Badminton Junior Championship 2018

Lakshya Sen from India has clinched historic men’s singles gold at the Asia Badminton Junior Championship 2018 in Jakarta on July 22. In the final, he defeated top-seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand by 21-19, 21-18. With this, he became the ..

Dipika Pallikal to represent Asia in prestigious Athletes Advisory Commission of Commonwealth Games Federation

India’s ace squash player Dipika Pallikal has been appointed as Asia’s representative in the prestigious Athletes Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). The appointment was made by the CGF. The CGF Athletes Advisory Commission was proposed in August ..

Saweety Boora clinchs gold 2018 Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in Boxing

Indian woman boxer Saweety Boora claimed a gold medal in the middleweight category at the Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in Kaspiysk, Russia on June 12, 2018. She beat home favourite Anna Anfinogenova in the final to finish on top in the ..