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India’s Perfect 100. Record Asian Games Haul After 72 Years
Full list of India’s gold medal winners at Asian Games 2023:
Shooting, Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team: The side not only won the gold medal but also put up a ‘world record’ performance. The triumvirate of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar earned India its first gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 on the second day of the medal events. With a cumulative score of 1893.7 points, they broke the existing world record for a team in 10m Air Rifle event.
Indian Women’s Cricket Team: The side was always primed to do well at the Asian Games 2023 considering their dominant performances in recent past. Though regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur missed the first two matches of the Asian Games 2023, it was no hindrance in India enteering the fina. In the title clash India defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs to clinch its first-ever Asian Games gold medal in cricket.
Equestrian, Team Dressage: This was a gold medal that was 41 years in the waiting, after the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi. The quartet of Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul Chheda, Sudipti Hajela and Divyakriti Singh earned Inda a gold medal in the spot with a superb show. They claimed top podium spot with a score of 209.205.
Equestrian, Indiviual Dressage: Anush Agarwalla secured another medal in the Equestrian event at the Hangzhou Asian Games on September 28. He bagged a bronze medal in Dressage Individual Intermediate, which is also the first individual medal for India in Equestrian.
Shooting, Women’s 25m Pistol Team: The star trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan brought cheers again at the shooting range by clinching the top spot in Women’s 25m Pistol Team event, with a score of 1759.
Shooting, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Individual final: With a World Record score of 469.6, Sift Kaur Samra clinched gold medal in Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Individual final. The previous record was 467 by Seonaid McIntosh of Great Britain, set in Baku this year.
Shooting, Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team: Continuing the shooters’ tremendous success at the Asian Games 2023, the star team of Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal struck gold in Men’s 10m Team event.
Shooting, Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team:Indian trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran clinched gold medal, the country’s 5th in shooting in Asian Games 2023, in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team event with a World Record effort. Their overall score stood at 1769, 8 more than the previous mark set by USA.
Shooting, Women’s 10m Air Pistol Individual: India’s Palak claimed top spot in Women’s 10m Air Pistol Individual final, defeating fellow Indian Esha Singh for the numero uno position. With her score of 242.1 while Esha came second with a score of 239.7.
Tennis: India’s Rohan Bopanna/Rutuja Bhosale defeated En-shuo Liang/Tsung-hao Huang to win tennis mixed doubles gold at Asian Games 2023. The Indian pair came from a set down win the match 2-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Squash, Men’s Team: Abhay Singh, Saurav Ghosal and Mahesh Mangaonkar helped India beat Pakistan 2-1 in the summit clash. Harinderpal Singh Sandhu was also in the team but didn’t play the final.
Shooting, Men’s Trap Team: India’s men’s trap team of Zoravar Singh, Kynan Darius Chenai and Prithviraj Tondaiman won gold medal. They registered the Asian Games record score of 361, where Kuwait finished with silver while hosts China settled for Bronze.
Athletics, Men’s Shot Put:Tajinderpal Singh Toor throws a distance of 20:36m and clinches the gold medal in men’s shot put event. Saudi Arabia’s Mohamed Daouda finishes second with with a throw of 20.18.
Athletics, 3000m Men’s Steeplechase Final:Avinash Sable won the gold medal in men’s 3000m steeplechase. He registered the Asian Games record timing of 8:19:50s.
Athletics, Women’s 5000m:Parul Chaudhary won gold medal with a time of 15:14.75.
Athletics, Javelin Throw: Annu Rani won gold medal with a best throw of 62.92m. She achieved her season-best throw.
Archery, Mixed Doubles:India’s Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam clinched archery’s first gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games, beating Korean pair 159-158 in the final.
Athletics, Javelin Throw: Neeraj Chopra prevailed in an intense and stirring duel with compatriot Kishore Jena to successfully defend his gold medal
Athletics, Men’s 4x400m relay team: The quartet of Anas Muhammed Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh broke the national record to clinch India’s 18th gold in the Asian Games
Archery, Women’s Compound Team:The trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Parneet Kaur clinched gold medal as India defeated Chinese Taipei in the Women’s Compound Archery final. India won 230-229.
Squash, Hardinderpal Singh Sandhu, Dipika Pallikal – Mixed Doubles:The duo of Dipika Pallikal and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu beat Malaysia 2-0 in the mixed doubles final to earn first-ever gold medal in the event at Asian Games.
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“Hope He Doesn’t Take Anybody’s Advice…”: Ex-India Star Warns Gautam Gambhir Ahead Of Bangladesh Tests
India head coach Gautam Gambhir will push for an aggressive approach and will not allow the opposition to take the initiative in the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, feels former batter Ajay Jadeja. India host Bangladesh for a two-match Test series beginning in Chennai from September 19, to be followed by three T20Is. “It is very clear, his approach is aggressive. One thing is sure, there will never be a dull moment with him around, he will always try something. He will do what he believes,” Jadeja told reporters when asked about the Indian team’s approach under Gambhir during the upcoming series.
“He (Gambhir) will not be somebody who will sit back and let things flow. He will be out there, he will try things like we saw Suryakumar Yadav becoming captain suddenly. I am looking forward to the excitement we are going to see this year.”
The 53-year-old Jadeja, who’s mostly remembered as a top ODI batter with 5359 runs from 196 matches at an average of 37.47, was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Cricket Association of Bengal’s annual awards function.
Asked whether he will offer suggestions to Gambhir, Jadeja said, “I hope he does not take suggestions. The reason why he is there is because of what he did and how he looks at it.
“I hope he does not take anybody’s advice and change his approach because what has made you who you are is something that you should believe in and stick to. He can always get better.” Jadeja served as mentor of the Afghanistan team during the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
Bangladesh are coming after a historic Test series win in Pakistan but Jadeja said India is a “far superior” team.
“Any team which has come just after winning will always think they can win. But there is a difference between the Pakistan team at the moment with the India cricket team. The Indian team is a far superior team.
“But yes, from their (Bangladesh’s) point of view, they will believe that since they have beaten Pakistan, why cannot they (beat India). But we are a better side, but they will definitely be a handful. They play spin well, they bowl spin, so conditions suit.” Asked about the Indian team’s prospects in the upcoming Test tour of Australia beginning in November, Jadeja said, “November is far off but we have done well in Australia in the past. Why should we not think that we will do it again.
“We should only get better from there,” he added.
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Lando Norris Stays Hopeful Despite Baku Qualifying Flop
Title-chasing McLaren driver Lando Norris remained hopeful of success on Saturday despite qualifying in a lowly 17th place for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Briton, knocked out of the first qualifying session for the first time since the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, lost his best lap when he eased off due to a yellow flag, but said he would do his best to limit damage to his championship challenge. Norris is 62 points behind three-time champion and series leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull with eight races, and three sprint races, remaining with the Dutchman qualifying in sixth place for Sunday’s race.
Verstappen has failed to win in six races, but showed improved form in practice and qualifying in Baku after a dismal run of form.
“I’m not expecting a lot from 17th,” said Norris.
“But we will put in a good plan tonight and do our best.”
He said his lap, interrupted by the yellows, had been “easily good enough” before he “had to back off”.
His race engineer Will Joseph said: “Mate I’m sorry” on team radio, suggesting he felt that he could have advised him sooner of the spin by Williams’ Alex Albon that led to the yellow flag.
“I hope I’m wrong,” said Norris. “And I hope there are plenty of chances to overtake, but I’m not expecting it. It’s a very low downforce track which makes it pretty much impossible for overtaking.
“It’s worse than people think and not easy, but I’ll do my best.”
Norris’s flop effectively rendered redundant any likely use of team orders this weekend to boost his hopes of victory with support from team-mate Oscar Piastri who starts from the front row alongside pole-sitter Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
Piastri said: “I got a little bit close to the walls on my last lap — I was just trying to get the most out of it. This track rewards commitment and, last lap in Q3, I knew I had a little less to lose so I just tried to maximise the car.
“It was feeling good all the way through.”
Looking ahead to the race, he said: “Following around here is really tough so it’s good to get soe clean air. We’ll see what I can do. Our race pace is good, but again the Ferraris are not slow.”
Behind Piastri, Carlos Sainz will start from third place in the second Ferrari ahead of Sergio Perez of Red Bull, Mercedes’ George Russell, Verstappen and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes.
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When Will BCCI Announce Retention Rules For IPL 2025? Report Says…
File photo of MS Dhoni (right) and Tushar Deshpande.© BCCI
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction is getting closer and the excitement regarding the retention policy — that is yet to be announced by the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) — is also increasing. How many retentions will the Board allow and what will be the maximum count of overseas stars that could be retained by each franchise? Such questions have taken the fore, however an official word from the BCCI regarding the new policy is still awaited. Notably, IPL 2025 auction is set to take place in December this year.
The BCCI was expected to announce the retention policy by the end of August but it is likely to be delayed further, stated Cricbuzz in a report. It added that the franchises could be given time until November 15 to finalize their picks.
Around a month ago, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanath had denied the reports that the franchise asked the BCCI for a reintroduction of a now-scrapped rule to rope in MS Dhoni at a lower price during retention.
Earlier in IPL, an international player after five years of his retirement would be named in the ‘uncapped’ category. However, this rule was abolished after IPL 2021. Several reports stated that CSK want that rule to back as it would help them retain Dhoni as an ‘uncapped’ player, which means at a price as low as Rs 4 crore. The franchise had retained Dhoni for a price of 12 crore in 2022. However, CSK CEO Viswanath refuted the claims of the franchise made any such request.
The latest report on IPL retention policy stated that in fact it is the BCCI which is considering to put the retired players in the ‘uncapped’ category. The report added that bringing back such a policy will not only help Dhoni and CSK, but also the league.
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