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Oct 01, 2023

Palak, Esha Gold-silver in 10m air Pistol Makes it a Historic Day for India at Asian Games

Two teenaged dreamy-eyed shooters, Palak Gulia and Esha Singh, set ablaze the shooting range by powering to a gold-silver finish in 10m air pistol event for India at the Asian Games.
In one of the most trailblazing efforts seen by Indian shooters, the duo challenged each other for the top podium finish until Palak clinched the gold medal and Esha the silver to swell the country's tally in the sport to 17 -- 6 of them gold.
Pakistan's Talat Kishmala settled for a bronze after giving a tough fight to Esha.
This is the first major individual medal for Palak in an international competition after she came on the shooting scene just last year. She shot 242.1 in the finals for an Asian Games record.

Sep 30, 2023

Asian Games 2023: Indian Men's Football Team Knocked Out

The Indian football team led by Sunil Chhetri was knocked out of the Asian Games after a 2-0 loss against Saudi Arabia.
India had lined up their time defensively with two blocks of four and the trick paid off in the first half of the match. However, a low defensive block meant that Indian team was not able to execute counter-attacks properly, with Sunil Chhetri and Gurkirat Singh getting crowded out by the Saudi defenders.

India's Naorem Roshibina Devi Wins Silver Medal

India's Naorem Roshibina Devi won the silver medal in the women's 60 kg sanda wushu event at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.
In the final, Naorem Roshibina Devi lost to China's Wu Xiaowei 2-0 to settle for the second spot on the podium. It was the Indian's second Asian Games medal in successive editions. She won bronze at the 2018 Games in Jakarta.
Earlier Naorem Roshibina Devi defeated Kazakhstan's Aiman Karshyga by WPD (winner by point difference) in the quarter-finals to confirm a medal. She triumphed over Vietnam's Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen 2-0 in the semi-finals to enter the gold medal match.

Sep 29, 2023

Leander Paes Becomes First Asian Man to be Nominated for International Tennis Hall of Fame

Multiple Grand Slam winner Leander Paes emerged as the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in the player category.
Paes was one of the six nominees announced for the Class of 2024. He will be competing with Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Carlos Moya, Daniel Nestor and Flavia Pennetta in the Player Category.
Li Na, the Chinese player who won the women's singles title at Australian Open and French Open, became the first Asian player to get nominated to the ITHF in 2019.
Paes is a winner of 18 Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles, besides being a former doubles world No. 1.

Sep 28, 2023

India Become First Team in ODI Cricket History to Hit 3000 Sixes

In the second ODI between Team India and Australia in Indore, India achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 3000 ODI sixes. They posted a formidable total of 399/6, striking an impressive 18 sixes during their innings. This remarkable feat made India the first team to reach the milestone of 3000 ODI sixes. The West Indies closely trail as the second team on the list with 2953 sixes, while Pakistan holds the third position with 2566 sixes. Surprisingly, cricketing powerhouses like Australia and England, known for their aggressive style of play, do not feature in the top three in this particular statistic.

Nepal Batter Makes Fastest T20I Fifty in 9 Balls

Nepal took on Mongolia in the inaugural match of the Asian Games Men's T20I, with Nepal setting numerous new records.
Batting first, Nepal struck a mammoth 314/3 in 20 overs, becoming the first team to cross the 300 run mark in a T20I. Prior to this, Afghanistan's 278/3 against Ireland was the highest in this format.
Dipendra Singh Airee hit an unbeaten 52 off just 10 deliveries, breaking Yuvraj Singh's 16-year-old record of the fastest 50 in 12 deliveries in 2007 against England. Hitting eight sixes off the 10 balls he played, his strike rate stood at an unbelievable 520.

India's Sift Kaur Samra Wins Gold in Women's 50m Rifle 3-P Individual Event

Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey won gold and bronze respectively in the women's 50m Rifle 3P final at the Asian Games 2023. It also happened to be the first gold medal that India won in the event in the history of the tournament.
Samra finished with 469.6 points and broke the world record of 467. Chouksey finished third with 451.9 points.

Sailor Neha Thakur Wins Silver at Asian Games 2023

Indian sailor Neha Thakur, just 17 year of age, won silver in the Girl's Dinghy ILCA4 event with a total of 27 points in 11 races. Thailand's Noppassorn Khunboonjan won gold with 16 while Singapore's Keira Marie Carlyle took bronze with 28 points.

Sep 27, 2023

India Win First Equestrian Gold Medal in 41 Years

The Indian team of Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul, Divyakriti and Sudipti Hajela on Tuesday created history by clinching a historic gold medal after registering a huge score of 209.205 in the Team Dressage on Tuesday.
This is India's first-ever gold in this event at the Asian Games and their first gold medal in Equestrian after 41 years. This was after Neha Thakur and Eabad Ali won a silver and bronze respectively in sailing.

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