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Oct 28, 2023

Asian Para Games: Hisar Badminton Player Tarun Dhillon Bags gold in Doubles Category

In a major achievement, Hisar based para badminton player Tarun Dhillon won a gold medal in the badminton men's doubles SL3-SL4 event at the Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou in China.
It is the third Asian Games medal for Tarun Dhillon who had earlier won a silver and a gold medal, in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
Also, the 32-year-old was awarded with the Arjuna Award last year (2022).
Tarun and Nitesh defeated the Indonesia team in a thriller match by a score of 9-21, 21-19, 22-20.

Asian Para Games: Sheetal Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Two Gold Medals

Teenaged armless archer Sheetal Devi became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games as the country's record haul swelled to 99 on the penultimate day of competitions.
India won 17 medals, including seven gold, with the shuttlers contributing the most number of medals -- eight (with four gold).

Oct 27, 2023

Indian Junior Women's 10m Air Rifle Team Clinches Gold at Asian Championships

The Indian women's junior 10m air rifle team, comprising Sonam Uttam Maskar, Gautami Bhanot and Jasmeen Kaur, clinched the gold medal with a junior meet record at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Korea.
The team aggregated 1891.6 points for the top podium finish.

National Games: Fencer Bhavani Defends Title

Olympian fencer C. A. Bhavani Devi, representing Tamil Nadu, defended her National Games gold medal in the women's sabre individual event after beating S. Sowmiya of Kerala 15-5 in the final in Goa. Shiksha Ballouria of Himachal Pradesh and Jagmeet Kaur of Punjab won the bronze medals.

Oct 26, 2023

Skeet Team Shoots Gold in Asian Championship

The Indian men's trio of Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa won the gold medal with a combined total of 358 in the men's skeet team event of the Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, South Korea. The Indians' aggregate score was enough to pip the South Korean team by a point, while Kazakhstan finished third.

BCCI Appoints Amol Muzumdar as Indian Women's Team Head Coach

Amol Muzumdar, a stalwart of Indian domestic cricket, was appointed as the new head coach of the senior women's team by the BCCI. Born on November 11, 1974, Muzumdar was a right-handed batter who has had an illustrious career in first-class cricket, scoring 11,167 runs in 171 matches.
Despite his impressive record, he was never selected to play for the Indian national team, largely due to the presence of cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman during his prime.
Muzumdar's coaching career has been equally noteworthy. He served as a batting coach for the Rajasthan Royals and even took up an interim role for the South Africa national cricket team during their tour of India. Prior to his appointment as the head coach of the senior women's team, he was the head coach for the Mumbai squad.

National Games 2023: M. Tharun, Anupama Upadhyaya Win Men's and Women's Singles Badminton Gold

Telangana's M Tharun and Haryana's Anupama Upadhayaya registered contrasting victories to clinch the men's and women's singles badminton titles at the 37th National Games at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa.
In the men's singles final, Tharun overpowered the experienced Sourabh Varma 21-15, 16-21, 21-15 and bagde his first National Games gold.
National champion Anupama Upadhyaya underlined her domination on the domestic circuit beating Uttarakhand's Aditi Bhatt 21-13, 21-18.

Oct 25, 2023

Prachi Yadav Wins a Para Canoe Gold in the Asian Para Games

Prachi Yadav became the first Indian to win a para canoe gold in the Asian Para Games as she led the country's medal rush for the second consecutive day.
Prachi, who had won a silver in canoe VL2 category, bagged her second medal of the Games as she picked up a gold in KL2 event.
Prachi, who is paralysed below the waist, clocked 54.962 seconds to win gold in the 500m KL2 event.

Sumit Antil Smashes Wins Asian Paralympics Gold in Men's Javelin Throw Event

India's Paralympic javelin thrower Sumit Antil smashed his own record while compatriot Pushpendra Singh finished in third place in the men's javelin throw-F64 final at the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou. Sumit made history by setting new records for the Asian Para Games, the World, and Asia with a remarkable 73.29 m throw, earning him gold.
Sri Lanka's Arachchige Samitha clinched silver with a 62.42 m effort. Pushpendra Singh followed closely, achieving a throw of 62.06 m and claimed bronze.

Sarabjot Wins Bronze and India's Eighth Paris Olympics Quota Place

Sarabjot Singh won a bronze medal and sealed a Paris Olympics quota place for India in men's 10 m air pistol, while junior women's shooter in the category, Sainyam, clinched gold at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea.
Sarabjot shot 221.1 in the final and finished behind the Chinese duo of Zhang Yifan (gold, 243.7) and Liu Jinyao (242.1) and earned the eighth Olympic quota place for India in shooting and a first in pistol event.

Oct 24, 2023

India's Bornil Aakash Changmai Clinches U-15 Gold in Badminton Asia Junior Championships

India's U15 shuttler Bornil Aakash Changmai overcame Fan Hong Xuan of China in the final and clinched the gold medal in the Badminton Asia U17 and U15 Junior Championships in Chengdu.
Bornil won the final 2-19, 21-13 against the Chinese in the boys' singles final.
Bornil became the second junior badminton player after Siril Verma in 2013 to bag the top podium finish in the prestigious tournament.

Unnati Hooda Captures Women's Singles Title at Abu Dhabi Masters 2023

India's Unnati Hooda beat Samiya Imad Farooqui and captured the women's singles title at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023.
Unnati Hooda defeated Samiya Imad Farooqui 21-16, 22-20. This was her second BWF Super 100 World Tour title. She became the youngest Indian to clinch a BWF title last year (2022).

Rajasthan Royals Hand Shane Bond Dual Role

Relieved of his duties at Mumbai Indians, former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond was handed the dual role of assistant coach and fast-bowling coach by IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.
Bond is set to join the franchise for the 2024 edition of the IPL and will be integrating into the coaching staff during the upcoming months.
One of the standout modern-day fast bowlers, Bond has, in the past, served as the bowling coach for his national team between 2012 and 2015, where he helped them reach the final of the 2015 World Cup.
He was then employed by the Mumbai franchise in the IPL in 2015, contributing significantly to their success of winning four titles in nine seasons.

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