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Shot-putter Tejinder Pal Singh Toor wins India’s first Gold medal in Athletics at 2018 Asian Games
Shot-putter Tejinder Pal Singh Toor (24) won Gold medal in men’s shot put final at 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian GamesAsian Games held in Indonesia. He finished first in men’s shot put final and set new record at 20.75 m in his ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan win gold medal in Men’s Doubles tennis at 2018 Asian Games
Indian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan won gold medal in Men’s Doubles tennis at 2018 Asian Games. In the final match, they defeated Kazakhstan’s Aleksandar Bublik and Denis Yevseyv pair by 6-3, 6-4 score in a match ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
PV Sindhu seventh in Forbes list of highest paid women sportspersons
India’s ace Shuttler and Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu (23) was ranked seventh on Forbes list of highest-earning women sportspersons in the world (earnings between June 2017 and June 2018). The list was topped by tennis legend Serena Williams ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
India wins four bronze medals in Wushu at 2018 Asian Games
India won four bronze medals in Wushu sporting event (all in Sanda style) at Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia. It was India’s best performance so far in Wushu in Asian Games as in Incheon games in 2014, India ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Rahi Sarnobat becomes first Indian woman shooter to win gold medal at 2018 Asian Games
Rahi Sarnobat became first Indian woman to win shooting gold medal at Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games in 25m pistol event. She shot score of 34 in final to tie with Thailand’s Naphaswan Yangpaiboon who won silver medal and Kim Minjung ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Saurabh Chaudhary wins India’s first gold medal in shooting event at Asian Games
Shooter Saurabh Chaudhary (16) won gold medal in Men’s 10m Air Pistol event with record score of 240.7 at 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games in Indonesia. For first time he was competing senior event and won gold medal in Asian ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
India clinchs South Asian Football Federation Under-15 Women’s Championship 2018
Indian Women National Football team has clinched the 2nd edition of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship 2018 after defeating Bangladesh in the final in Thimpu, Bhutan on August 18. A solitary second-half strike by Sunita Munda helped ..
India wins bronze medal in Men’s Sepak Takraw at 2018 Asian Games
India won bronze medal in Men’s Sepak Takraw event at 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games in Indonesia. It was India’s maiden medal in Sepak Takraw sporting event. In the semifinal match of event, Indian team lost to defending champion Thailand ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Vinesh Phogat: First Indian woman to win gold medal at 2018 Asian Games
Wrester Vinesh Phogat (23) became first Indian women athlete to win gold medal at the Asian Games 2018 held in Jakarta, Indonesia. She achieved this feat, by defeating Yuki Irie of Japan by 6-2 score final of the women’s wrestling ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Rishabh Pant becomes fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut
Rishabh Pant became fourth Indian wicket-keeper to take five catches on Test debut during the second day of the third Test against England. Pant who became India’s 291st Test player, achieved this feat by taking catches of Alastair Cook, Keaton ..