Tag: Asian Games 2018

30
Aug

Indian Athletics team finish Asian Games 2018 with 7 gold medals

AFI Media 30 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). India finished the 2018 Asian Games with a total of 7 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals in Athletics. This was India’s second highest medal tally in Athletics ever at the Asiad, as the contingent finished the final day of athletics action with two gold medals. The women’s 4X400 metre relay team

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29
Aug

Swapna, Arpinder add two more gold medals to India’s tally

AFI Media 29 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Swapna Barman won the first-ever Asian Games gold for India in the women’s heptathlon event in Jakarta on Wednesday. The 21-year old wrapped up the title by finishing the 800 metres race in a time of 2:21.13. Barman finished with 6026 points, an overall best for her, beating the 5942 points at the

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28
Aug

Hima Das, Muhammed Anas, Dutee Chand win silver medals for team India

AFI Media 26 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Hima Das added an Asian Games silver to her list of achievements this year after she finished the women’s 400 metres final in Jakarta in a time of 50.79 seconds. It was another national record for the sprinter from Assam, who broke her previous record of 51 seconds that she had set in

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28
Aug

Manjit becomes first man in 36 years to win 800m gold at Asiad

AFI Media 28 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Manjit Singh became the first Indian man in 36 years to win gold in the 800 metres at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. Singh, who was a 2010 Commonwealth Games semifinalist and a runner-up at the 2018 Federation Cup and Inter-State Championships, won the race in a time of 1:46.15 seconds,

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27
Aug

Neeraj adds Asian Games title to his name with a record throw

AFI Media 27 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Neeraj Chopra won his maiden Asian Games title to add to the Commonwealth Games and the IAAF Junior World Championships medals in Jakarta tonight. The thrower from Haryana, in the process also broke his own national record of 87.43, managing an attempt of 88.06 metres. He finished well ahead of the rest of

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25
Aug

Asian Games 2018: Toor breaks Games record, India bags first gold in athletics

AFI Media 25 August 2018 Jakarta (Indonesia). Tajinder Pal Singh Toor stormed his way to Asian Games gold as the 23-year old shot put thrower from Punjab set a new national record and Asian Games record with a throw of 20.75 metres. The national record, which previously belonged to Om Prakash Karhana with 20.69 metres was shattered by the left-handed

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22
Aug

Monika misses out on Asian Games qualification mark in retrial

AFI Media 22 August 2018 New Delhi. Monika Chaudhary, the 1500m athlete from Uttar Pradesh, failed to meet the Asian Games qualification mark of 4:16.88 set by AFI as she clocked 4:35.51 in the re-confirmatory trial held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. A petition was filed before Hon’ble Delhi High Court by Monika challenging her

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