West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently announced a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for Golden girl Swapna Barman. Not only this, Swapna will also get a government job. India’s first-ever Asian Games gold medallist in heptathlon deserves every stardom she is getting. Swapna’s family in Jalpaiguri lives in financial crisis. In such a situation, the […]
Having clinched the gold medal in Women’s Heptathlon at the Asian Games 2018, Swapna Barman has become our superstar overnight. For her, pain is the best motivator. She finished with her personal best score of 6026, not letting a killing toothache come in the way of glory. The score included her personal best record of 50.63m in javelin throw. Immediately after […]
Two girls, playing a sport that is making its debut at the Asian Games this year, are from India. The now famous Kurash champs, Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav were not even closely familiar names before the Games started. But midway through the ongoing Asian Games, the teenagers won have silver and bronze respectively in the women’s 52kg […]
Despite having a killing toothache, Swapna Barman won the gold medal in the Women’s Heptathlon at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia on Wednesday. She recorded a personal best of 50.63m in javelin throw. The Heptathlon is a mixed of seven events — 100m, High Jump, 200m, Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Long Jump, and 800m. #SwapnaBarman wins first […]
On August 26, sprinter Hima Das had won a silver medal at the women’s 400m final of the Asian Games, clocking 50.79 seconds. But according to the athlete, pressure from the people of Assam spoiled her next game. Hima lost concentration and was disqualified from the 200m women’s semifinals at Asian Games 2018 after a false […]
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand. The brilliant sprinter brought home the silver medal in the 100 metre event at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. “It is a matter of pride that an athlete from Odisha has brought laurels to the country in this event after […]
Athlete Sudha Singh on Monday clinched a silver in women’s 3000m steeplechase event at the Asian Games in Jakarta. The veteran Indian long distance runner is bringing home her second Asian Games medal, clocking an outstanding timing of 9 minute 40.03 seconds. #TeamIndia at the #AsianGames2018In a brilliant effort #SudhaSingh wins Silver No. 12 for #TeamIndia in #Athletics […]
It’s Over! Tai Tzu-Ying has cut short India’s dream of PV Sindhu bagging a gold in badminton women’s singles in the Asian Games in Indonesia. The Olympic silver medallist lost the battle 13-21, 16-21 to settle for the silver medal. She is the first Indian to reach Asiad Badminton final and win a medal. https://twitter.com/AparnaPramanik4/status/1034351241973956608 World […]
India’s best bet in women’s long jump, Neena Varakil, won a silver medal in the event with a mark of 6.51m at the ongoing Asian Games in Jakarta on Monday. Thi Thu Thao Bui of Vietnam inched ahead, winning gold with a jump of 6.55m. Neena recorded her best jump of 6.51m in the fourth attempt and […]
PV Sindhu on Monday trounced second seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-17, 15-21, 21-10 and stormed into the women’s singles badminton final at the Asian Games. With this, she has assured the country of its first-ever silver in badminton. In the process, the 23-year-old scripted history by becoming the first Indian to reach the final of […]
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