Asian Games 2018
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Tokyo Olympics: Triple-jumper Arpinder Singh confident of breaching qualification mark once training resumes
Shantanu Srivastava •"I am confident of going past the Olympic qualification mark. I was in good form before the lockdown, and frankly, jumping 17 metres is not an impossible task," Arpinder said.
Bridge Federation of India nominates Asian Games gold medal winners Shibnath Sarkar, Pranab Bardhan for Arjuna Award
•Bardhan and Sarkar won the gold in the bridge event at the Jakarta Asian Games with the former gaining the distinction of being the oldest Asiad champion from India
Esports in India: Athletes, officials explain difference between gaming and esports, talk about sport's lucrative business in modern era
Harshitr •Esports athletes and officials from the Esports Federation of India explain why India's overwhelmingly young population and gains in internet penetration could facilitate a potentially billion-dollar esports industry
Asian Games, Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Bajrang Punia nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
•Bajrang Punia's name was finalised by a 12-member selection committee on the opening day of a two-day meeting.
Relentless resolve to dominate fuels Indian Railways women's team win at Kabaddi Nationals
Shantanu Srivastava •Ever since its inception in 1984, women's kabaddi Nationals has seen unreal domination from Railways — they have won all but one edition, the only blip coming in 2018 at the hands of Himachal Pradesh.
India's mixed relay silver medal at Asian Games 2018 set to be upgraded to gold as Bahrain's Kemi Adekoya fails dope test
•The ban on Adekoya, who was part of the gold winning team, means India's silver is set to be upgraded.
Diamond League: Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh finishes eighth; Germany's Johannes Vetter clinches gold
•In his first Diamond League appearance, Indian javelin thrower and Asian Games silver medallist Shivpal Singh finished at the eighth spot here in Oslo, Norway
Olympian rower Dattu Bhokanal booked after wife claims he harassed her physically and mentally
•Dattu Bhokanal's wife, who is a police constable with Nashik Rural police, had lodged a complaint on Thursday night following which a case was registered under sections 498 A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, an official said.
After stop-start career, triple jumper Arpinder Singh finding speed and momentum under Antony Yaich
Amit Kamath •Triple jumper Arpinder Singh had sent a proposal to train under Jeremy Fischer in USA under the TOP Scheme. But when he didn't hear back on it for many weeks, he moved to IIS to train under Antony Yaich.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says he'll have to maintain himself at Asian Games mark of 88m before breaching 90-barrier
•Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra Tuesday said he would aim to consistently hit the Asian Games gold-winning distance of 88m next season before looking to cross the magical 90m mark in 2020 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.