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(Right) Two times Asian Games champion shotputter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor in the shipping container (Left) The container-rooms that are in place at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. (Express Photo by Harmeet Sodhi)

Container rooms to sushi: Indian athletes gear up for Asian Games and Japan

September 05, 2026 10:45 am

At the SAI centre in Bengaluru, Sushi is now a staple in the canteen; athletes are getting a feel of container accommodation at SAI Centres in Patiala and Bengaluru

Indian rifle shooter Vidarsa K Vinod in action. (Instagram/Vidarsa K Vinod)

Vidarsa K Vinod: from a college NCC trial to India's Asian Games shooting squad

September 03, 2026 8:14 pm

A rifle she couldn't afford to own became the one obstacle between her and the sport she loved

BCCI’s head of cricket VVS Laxman will be the coach of India men’s team at the Asian Games set to take place in Aichi-Nagoya.

Why VVS Laxman and not Gautam Gambhir will coach India at Asian Games

September 03, 2026 6:27 pm

A full-strength India team led by Shreyas Iyer that includes Jasprit Bumrah, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to take the field at Aichi-Nagoya from September 28

Shreyas Iyer (C) of India with teammates during the 2nd T20 International match between India and Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 28, 2026. Asian Games

Cricketers will get best accommodation at Asian Games: Japan cricket chief

September 03, 2026 5:55 pm

The Pitch is being prepared by the curator of the 35,000-capacity Pallekele International Cricket Stadium of Sri Lanka

Ik-heon also announced the silver and bronze medal winners would receive the pork gift-set every month for one year, half of the gold winners. (Representational File Photo)

Korean wrestling president announces pork gift hampers for Asian Games medallists

September 01, 2026 1:50 pm

Korea Wrestling Federation President Kim Ik-heon owns a pork processing plant called Sankjuyakgan headquartered in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.

What is Costa Serena - the 'floating Games village' cruise ship for Asian Games?

August 31, 2026 7:34 pm

Built in 2007 at Genoa by Fincantieri, it was refitted and revamped in China in 2025, and has been serviced by SpaceX Starlink broadband connectivity.

Karnataka HC refuses relief to surfer Ramesh Budihal over Asian Games selection

August 29, 2026 5:50 pm

The Karnataka High Court declined to quash Ramesh Budihal’s reserve selection for the Asian Games, while criticising the Surfing Federation of India’s selection process.