Asian Games: India's golden sportstars
Fresh from his 50m Pistol silver in the World Championships, the Lucknow-based shooter completed a grand double as he had won a gold in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow earlier this year. Photo: PTI- Archers Abhishek Verma, Sandeep Kumar and Rajat Chauhan created a history by becoming the first ever Indian archery team to clinch gold in the Asian Games. The trio achieved this feat by defeating hosts South Korea 227-225 in the final of the 17th
- Seema Punia Antil ended India's gold-less streak in track and field events as she beat back a strong challenge from two Chinese rivals to bag the coveted gold medal at the Asian Games in Incheon. Photo: AP
- Indian men's kabaddi team continued their supremacy in the Asian Games to clinch their seventh gold medal in a row. Photo: PTI
- The Indian women's kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at the Asian Games, beating Iran 31-21 in the summit clash. The Indian women's team also maintained their supremacy in in kabaddi which made its Asiad debut in the previous
- The quartet of Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and M R Poovamma won gold in 4x400m women's relay race. By completing the race in 3:28.68, they improved upon the earlier Games record of 3:29.02 which was also in the name of the gold-winning
- The Indian men's hockey team defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in shootout in the final. The victory gave India their third Asian Games gold in men's hockey and confirmed their place in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
- The Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni outplayed the Chinese rivals to bag a mixed doubles gold at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon.
- The team of Saurav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Kush Kuamr and Mahesh Manaonkar Mahesh clinched a historic gold in the men’s squash team event at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
- Yogeshwar Dutt bettered his 2006 edition bronze in style with a couple of splendid bouts. The Olympic bronze-medallist and Commonwealth Games gold medallist defeated Zalimkhan Yusupov of Tajikistan to clinch the gold medal.
- M C Mary Kom packed a punch to clinch a gold medal in the women's 51kg category at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Photo: AP
Fresh from his 50m Pistol silver in the World Championships, the Lucknow-based shooter completed a grand double as he had won a gold in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow earlier this year. Photo: PTI
Asian Games: India's golden sportstars
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