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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar sets world record in revamped 50m rifle 3P at Asian Shooting Championships
February 13, 2026 9:28 am
The 25-year-old from Bhopal shot 10.7 under pressure to overtake Niraj Rajput and set a new benchmark of 362.0
Neom replaced by Almaty: Why 2029 Asian Winter Games just abandoned Saudi Arabia’s $500B megacity
February 07, 2026 5:37 pm
The decision to move the 2029 Asian Winter Games was necessitated by the realisation that Trojena, a project requiring a vertical ski village and a massive man-made lake to be carved into the Sarawat Mountains, would not meet the strict operational thresholds by the 2029 deadline.
Not a family outing, be there 100% or don’t go: Govt cracks whip on sports federations ahead of Commonwealth, Asian Games
January 09, 2026 10:50 pm
At a Sports Governance Conclave, the sports ministry lays out a 10-year medal strategy while asking federations, “Are we ready to host the 2036 Olympics?”; projects 111 medals at this year’s Asian Games and 20-odd at the CWG
With Asian Games approaching, 24 athletes including right compound archers added to Target Olympic Podium Scheme
January 02, 2026 8:49 am
The latest updated list of the scheme has a total of 118 athletes, 24 more than 94 athletes after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Yearender 2025 | Sports: T20 overdose in 2026: 146 Games in India in 181 days before FIFA World Cup, CWG and Asian Games
January 01, 2026 9:23 pm
After a quiet 2025, the coming year promises a flood of sporting events and sagas — a last World Cup clash for Messi and Ronaldo, Rohit and Kohli’s defiance of time, Neeraj’s CWG comeback chance and an overdose of T20 cricket
Maharashtra is betting on a football future India forgot
December 06, 2025 7:28 am
Project Mahadeva deserves attention beyond its headlines. It is sending a quiet but powerful message: The next chapter of Indian football will be written not by committees but by children on real training grounds, coached systematically from a young age
Asian Games 2026: Indian football team’s participation unlikely after government issues strict guidelines
September 24, 2025 6:22 pm
Sports Ministry’s rules state teams ranked outside the top-8 in Asia will not be sent for next year’s multi-sport event; the men’s team, ranked 24th, and the 12th-placed women’s side do not meet the criteria
Javelin and relay special focus events for LA Games: Indian chief athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair
August 23, 2025 1:30 pm
Athletes unwilling to come out of the comfort zones, says Radhakrishnan Nair, Indian chief athletics coach.
Asian Games 2026: With athletes staying on floating Games Village, plans afoot to brace for tsunami, typhoons
May 15, 2025 2:49 pm
With the Asian Games set to be held in September and October, considered to be the peak typhoon season, there is a ‘contingency plan to evacuate athletes in case of tsunami, typhoons or natural disasters’, two senior Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) officials told The Indian Express.
Room with a view: At 2026 Asian Games, athletes to stay at ‘Floating Village’ on board luxury cruise liner
May 01, 2025 9:24 pm
The floating Games Village will be based at the Kinjo Pier in Nagoya Port and will include a balcony with an ocean view, giving the athletes a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience, the organisers said.
ASIAN GAMES PHOTOS
A glittering opening ceremony kicks off the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou
September 23, 2023 7:28 pm
Athletes across the 45 participant countries marked the grand opening of the 18th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
ASIAN GAMES VIDEOS
Asian Games 2018: India shatters records in Indonesia
June 22, 2020 6:17 pm
India registered their best-ever medal tally at the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia. With 69 medals, India surpassed the previous best of 65 medals at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. India created quite a few records at the 2018 Asian Games.
Asian Games: India's top moments
June 22, 2020 6:19 pm
India was the first country to host the Asian Games with the National Stadium in the capital built for the purpose in 1951. Sachin Nag bagged India's first gold in the swimming pool.
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