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Oct 4: L Sarita Devi, who became a national hero for refusing what many see as a tainted bronze medal at the Asian Games, has said she hoped her outburst would result in better judging when the Boxing World Championships are held in South Korea later this year. “Korea is hosting it and I am hoping that my protest will make some difference to the standard of judging,” Sarita said. “I hope nobody

Incheon, Oct 3: India brought the curtains down on their campaign in the 17th Asian Games, maintaining their domination of kabaddi with two gold medals as the country rose a rung to eighth in the overall standings on the penultimate day of competitions here today. The two gold medals provided the final flourish for India at the Games, which can be considered a disappointment for the country given

Incheon, Oct 3: India continued their stranglehold in women's 4x400m relay event in the Asian Games as its quartet ran a brilliant race to win the gold for the fourth time on the trot in Games record time in the 17th edition on Thursday. The quartet of Priyanka Panwar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and M R Poovamma won an easy race in 3:28.68 to improve upon the earlier Games record of 3:29.02 which

Incheon, Oct 2: India’s men’s hockey team won its third Asian Games gold medal on Thursday defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final. In a dramatic penalty shoot-out, India edged out Pakistan 4-2 in the penalty-shoot out after the teams were tied at 1-1 in full time. India’s gold medal-winning performance in Incheon ensured its direct entry into the Olympics. India and Pakistan contested their

Incheon, Oct 2: The organising committee of Asian Games today said that Indian boxer L Sarita Devi's refusal to accept her bronze medal during the ceremony was "regretful and against the spirit of sportsmanship" and the matter has now landed in the doorsteps of Olympic Council of Asia. "The refusal to accept the medal by Indian boxer Sarita Devi was regretful and against the spirit of

Incheon, Oct 1: Distraught after losing her controversial semifinal bout, Indian boxer L Sarita Devi today stunned officials and spectators by refusing to accept the bronze medal, which is now in the custody of organisers. The lightweight (60kg) boxer was in disbelief yesterday when she lost against home favourite Jina Park, who ended up as the silver-medallist. Sarita was clearly the better of

Incheon, Oct 1: Five-times world champion Mary Kom won the gold medal in Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Final beating Zhaina Shekerbekova. In the opening round, Mary Kom got 27 points with 9 a piece from all th three judges while her opponent was given perfect 10s. She made a quick comeback by taking the second round after two of the three jusdges ruled in favour of MC Mary Kom that she won by 29-28 to

Incheon, Oct 1: India's L Sarita Devi (60kg) was robbed of a sure place in the women's 60kg boxing final when the verdict went in favour of her South Korean rival Jina Park in a bout the Indian dominated, after her senior teammate M C Mary Kom stormed into the gold medal round in the 51kg class at the Asian Games here. Sarita Devi and middle weight (75kg) woman boxer Pooja Rani, who too lost her

Incheon, Sep 30: Seema Punia, who captured her first gold medal in the Asian Games with a front-leading performance against two top Chinese rivals, broke down during the medal ceremony for the women's discus throw event as she had missed the bus in 2006 and 2010 editions. "I was very emotional on the podium and I broke down into tears because this was my first Asian Games after missing the two

Incheon (South Korea), Sep 29: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza feels the five medals that the team has managed to grab at the ongoing Asian Games is a pretty good performance given that the country did not come with the best unit possible for the event. "It has been a pretty good week. We (she and Prarthana Thombare) got a medal ( bronze) in women's doubles which is huge because it's something that