Asian Games 2026: Three Indian boxers storm into semis, assure medals

September 27, 2026 5:17 PM

Asian Games 2026: Three Indian boxers storm into semis, assure medals

Indian boxers Parveen Hooda, Ankush Panghal and Narender Berwal assured the country of three medals with dominant quarterfinal wins at the Asian Games in Nishio on Sunday, while Sachin Siwach's campaign ended in the last eight stage. Parveen defeated world championships silver medallist Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan by a 5-0 margin to move into the women's 65kg semifinals. Narender (+90kg) added another medal to his bronze from the previous edition after forcing the referee to stop his qua...

Sports ministry clears overseas training request of top athletes ahead of Paris Olympics

April 4, 2024 10:44 AM

Sports ministry clears overseas training request of top athletes ahead of Paris Olympics

By: Aditya Ahuja The Sports Ministry has approved the financial requests for overseas training of several top athletes, including the Olympic-bound trio comprising boxer Nikhat Zareen, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, and table tennis player Manika Batra. This decision was made during a meeting held on Wednesday. Wrestlers Sujeet (65kg), Deepak Punia (86kg), and Naveen (74kg) are gearing up to travel to Russia alongside their sparring partners, coaches, and physiotherapists for intensive trai...