Paris Olympics: India’s campaign in boxing ends with Lovlina’s quarters loss
The eighth-seed Lovlina lost the bout by a 4:1 split decision to Li Qian, the reigning Asian Games champion.
The eighth-seed Lovlina lost the bout by a 4:1 split decision to Li Qian, the reigning Asian Games champion.
Avinash Sable, who recently shattered the national record in the 3000m steeplechase for the tenth time with an impressive 8 minutes and 9.91 seconds at the Diamond League Paris, is eagerly gearing up for the Olympics.
The IOA chief wrote to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president Randhir Singh on June 26, to consider the proposal to include Yoga as a sport in Asian Games.
Both Palak, in the first qualification relay, and Sainyam, in the second, shot identical scores of 578 to take the sixth and seventh qualification spots, giving India a boost in their endeavour to grab one of the two available quota places.
Jena, who recently returned to India from a 35-day training stint in Gold Coast in Australia, is now training at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala, and said he has no further plans for foreign training before heading to Paris for the Olympics.
India's campaign to regain the Women's kabaddi Gold in the Asian Games got off to a tentative start as they failed to hold on to the seven points lead and were held to a 34-34 tie by Chinese Taipei at Hangzhou on Monday
Despite the early lead, India team continued to press deep, not allowing Bangladesh to make any inroads into their circle.
On Monday, Swapna flagged her concern in a social media post without naming Nandini, and appealed for support.
Earlier in the day, Korea defeated China 3-0 to win the gold medal in the women’s team event. The Indian women’s team ended its Hangzhou campaign in the quarter-finals after losing to Thailand earlier in the week.
Women’s and mixed teams also claim top seedings. India have sent a 16-member Indian archery team for the Hangzhou Games.
