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4
Oct

Indian athletics contingent raises the bar, overall medal tally swells to 29

AFI Media   New Delhi   It was celebration time for the Indian athletics contingent on Wednesday at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou as the overall medal tally swelled to 29, six of the gold. At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, the Indian athletics team had won as many as 20 medals, eight of them gold.   On the

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3
Oct

Distance runner Parul Chaudhary and javelin thrower Annu Rani win gold as medal tally swells to 22

AFI Media New Delhi Distance runner Parul Chaudhary continued to excel in track races while javelin thrower Annu Rani was victorious in javelin on Tuesday at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. In yet another exciting day in the track and field, Indian athletes won as many as six medals to swell the overall tally to 22 medals. The Indian

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2
Oct

Indian team win four medals on Monday at the Asian Games

AFI Media New Delhi It was another eventful day at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday as Indian athletes won three silver and one bronze medal to swell the tally to 16, two of them gold. India’s 28 years old Asian champion, Parul Chaudhary, set the tone for the day by winning silver in women’s 3000m steeplechase. While Priti

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1
Oct

Avinash Sable set the ball rolling as Indian athletes add Nine Medals to Team’s Tally on Sunday

AFI Media New Delhi Sunday in Hangzhou proved to be the most productive day for the Indian athletes as they collected nine medals to swell the total tally to 12, two of them gold at the 19th Asian Games in China. India’s 29 years old versatile distance runner Avinash Sable set the ball rolling by winning gold with a Asian Games

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30
Sep

Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh win silver and bronze in men’s 10,000m race at Hangzhou Asian Games

AFI Media New Delhi India’s Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh stayed focused in a tactical 10,000m race to win silver and bronze, respectively, on Saturday at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. With two medals on Saturday, the medal tally in athletics has swelled to three. On Friday shot putter Kiran Baliyan won bronze. Both Kumar and Singh sprinted home

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29
Sep

A Memorable Asian Games debut for Shot Putter Kiran Baliyan

AFI media New Delhi Psychological tips by Olympian and seasoned discus thrower Seema Punia (Antil) to Kiran Baliyan a day prior to women’s shot put competition in Hangzhou paid rich dividends. On Friday, the 24 years old from Meerut, considered a sporting goods hub in Northern India won a bronze medal on her debut at the Asian Games in China.

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29
Sep

AFI to decentralize national coaching camps from next calendar year

AFI Media New Delhi: To broaden the training base across the country, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has decided to decentralize national coaching camps from next calendar year, Adille Sumariwalla president of the AFI said on Thursday. However, national camps in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in select events will continue for the elite athletes. Instead of

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