Two medals in a day: PM Modi, President Murmu hail Elavenil Valarivan’s double silver at Asian Games | Asian Games 2026 News

Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event shooting match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan after she won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air…

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Hockey India’s ‘blue’ promise goes up in smoke as Indian teams wear saffron at Asian Games | Asian Games 2026 News

Indian men’s hockey team at the Asian Games (Photo/ Hockey India) The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams wore saffron jerseys in their respective opening matches at the Asian Games on Sunday, despite Hockey India’s pre-event announcement that the teams would return to their traditional blue kits.Both teams wore saffron in their opening matches against…

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Manu Bhaker wore borrowed kit at Asian Games opening ceremony after ceremonial attire didn’t fit | Asian Games 2026 News

India’s double Olympic medalist from Paris 2024 Manu Bhaker and kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat lead the contingent at the athletes’ parade, during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker wore a borrowed ceremonial kit at the opening ceremony in Nagoya after the kit issued to…

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Asian Games 2026 Day 1: India open medal account with two shooting silvers as hockey, cricket and MMA shine | Asian Games 2026 News

Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan pose after winning silver medals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India opened their medal account at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with two silver medals on Sunday, both coming in the women’s 10m air rifle competition, as Elavenil Valarivan emerged as the standout performer on a day that also brought…

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Asian Games: MMA’s Varun Sanyal declared medically unfit in attempt at weight cut after getting dizzy in sauna | Asian Games 2026 News

New Delhi: India’s MMA fighter in 77kg category, Varun Sanyal was ruled out of the Asian Games after being declared medically unfit for the competition at the weigh-in process. The athlete felt dizzy at a sauna for weight cut and passed out at the facility.“While undergoing weight loss, including food and fluid restriction, experienced dizziness,…

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‘I couldn’t process what was happening’: Neeraj Chopra opens up on missing Asian Games due to injury | More sports News

Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has described missing the Asian Games because of injury as difficult but said the biggest lesson for an athlete is to “accept” the setback and focus on making a comeback.The 28-year-old was set to chase a third straight Asian Games gold medal before suffering a…

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Two silvers, one agonising miss: Elavenil Valarivan reveals what went wrong as late lapse costs her Asian Games shooting gold | Asian Games 2026 News

Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Elavenil Valarivan walked away from the Asian Games shooting range with two silver medals on Sunday, but there was also a nagging sense of what might have been after the Indian shooter let a commanding lead slip away in the final stages of the…

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