G Lakshmanan

Asian Athletics Championships: G Lakshmanan, Neeraj Chopra help India top medal tally on final day

Indian athletes, including G Lakshmanan and Neeraj Chopra, clinched five gold medals on the final day to top the medal tally for first time in the history of Asian Athletics Championships, pushing China to second spot.

Asian Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra, G Lakshmanan defy odds to show appetite for big stage

You could lament lack of infrastructure, ambition, initiative or sheer hunger but the likes of Neeraj Chopra and G Lakshmanan are marching through the swamps armed with just their talent and a relish for the big stage.

Asian Athletics Championships: Swapna Burman, Neeraj Chopra golds help India top medal tally on final day

India emerged on top of the medal tally at the Asian Athletics Championships with 29 medals including 12 golds, 5 silvers and 12 bronze medals.

Asian Athletics Championships Day 4 events: Tintu Luka in 800 m, G Lakshmanan in 10000 m and more

Tintu Luka in the 800m, Dutee Chand in the women's 200m and Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be in action on Day 4

Asian Athletics Championships: G Lakshmanan's coach reveals gold medallist used to run barefoot on highway

G Lakshmanan, who gave India a gold in the 5,000m event in the ongoing Asian Athletic Championships in Bhubaneswar, once practised barefoot on the highway in Pudukottai a decade or so ago, which was a sign of his fierce determination, said long-time coach S Loganathan.

Asian Athletics Championship: G Lakshmanan, Manpreet Kaur brave Odisha's humidity, grab gold medals

Sweat poured down G Lakshmanan’s body, small rivulets running down his arms, face, neck, his India vest stuck to his drenched torso like cling-film

Asian Athletics Championships: Day 1 medal tally sees India on top with 2 golds, 1 silver and 4 bronze

India got off to a remarkable start at the Asian Athletics Championships with a total tally of seven medals at the end of day 1.

Asian Athletics Championship: G Lakshmanan's celebrations and other memorable moments from Day 1

G Lakshmanan and Manpreet Kaur won golds on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championship, hosted in Bhubaneswar, as India sat on top of the medal tally.