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India At The 2018 Asian Games
India competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September. Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Rani Rampal was named as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. India bettered its previous best medal haul achieved 8 years earlier at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Competitors The following is a list of the number of competitors representing India in each sport at the Games: Medalists , style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;", , Firsts *India secured a bronze medal in the men's team regu event which was the country's first medal in sepak takraw since the debut of the sport in the 1990 Asian Games. * India secured its first ever medal in table tennis in the Asian Games as the men's team won a bronze medal by defeating Japan in the quarterfinal of the Table tennis at the 2018 Asian Games. *In the 25 meter rapid fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Olympic Association
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at these events. It plays with the name of Team India. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games. Early history Background and early years: The background behind the creation of the Indian Olympic Association was related to India at the Olympics, India's participation in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. After the 1920 Games, the committee sending the team to these games met, and, on the advice of Sir Dorab Tata, invited Dr. Noehren (Physical Education Director of YMCA India) to be secretary, along with AS Bhagwat, of the provisional Indian Olympic Committee; Dorab Tata would serve as its president. Subsequently, in 1923–24, a provisional All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 2018 Asian Games – Women's 25 Metre Pistol
The women's 25 metre pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ..., Indonesia took place on 22 August at the Jakabaring International Shooting Range. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Records Results ;Legend *SO — Shoot-off Qualification Final References {{reflist External linksSchedule Women's 25 metre pistol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2018 Asian Games – Men's Shot Put
The men's shot put competition at the 2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 Augus ... took place on 25 August 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Records Results ;Legend *NM — No mark References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's shot put Men's shot put 2018 Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2018 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 25 to 30 August 2018. Schedule Medalists Men Women Mixed Medal table Participating nations A total of 688 athletes from 43 nations competed in athletics at the 2018 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksAthletics at the 2018 Asian Games {{2018 in athletics |
Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Tajinderpal Singh Toor (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian shot putter who holds the outdoor Asian and national record of 21.49m. Early life Toor was born on 13 November 1994 in Khosa Pando village in Moga district, Punjab. Hailing from a family of farmers, he switched from cricket to shot put at the insistence of his father. Career In June 2017, Toor recorded his personal best outdoor throw of 20.40m at the Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala, but fell short of the World Championships qualification standard of 20.50m. In the following month, he won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a throw of 19.77m, missing out on the gold medal by 0.03m. Toor finished eighth in the final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 19.42m. In August 2018, Toor won gold at the 2018 Asian Games with a 20.75m throw, breaking the Games record and the national record. He won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2018 Asian Games – Men's Doubles
The men's doubles tennis event at the 2018 Asian Games took place at the Tennis Court of Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia from 19 to 24 August 2018. Chung Hyeon and Lim Yong-kyu were the defending champions, however Chung chose not to compete. Lim partnered alongside Kwon Soon-woo, but lost to Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze in the third round. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan won the gold medal, defeating Alexander Bublik and Denis Yevseyev in the final. Sho Shimabukuro and Kaito Uesugi, and Yuya Ito and Yosuke Watanuki is a Japanese tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 138 achieved on 9 January 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 374 achieved on 7 January 2019. He is currently the No. 3 Japanese player. Juniors On the junior tour, Wata ... won the bronze medals. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Results Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Draw External linksOf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2018 Asian Games
Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the Tennis Court of Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, Indonesia from 19 to 25 August 2018. Tennis had doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 159 athletes from 23 nations competed in tennis at the 2018 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also * Tennis at the Asian Games References External linksTennis at the 2018 Asian Games {{2018 in tennis [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divij Sharan
Divij Sharan (born 2 March 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He specialises in doubles and competes on the ATP World Tour. He has won 5 ATP World Tour titles in men's doubles and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles at the 2018 Asian Games. Personal and early life Sharan was born in New Delhi. He began playing tennis at the age of seven at a local tennis academy. His favorite surfaces are grass and hard courts. His overall favorite shot is the volley. His idols growing up were Roger Federer, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. He married British tennis player Samantha Murray in July 2019. Junior career Sharan's best junior world doubles ranking was No. 5 in 2003. His best result in Grand Slam junior championships was his semifinal appearance at the 2004 French Open where he partnered with compatriot Tushar Liberhan. Professional career Early years Sharan turned pro in 2004. He found limited success in singles and developed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna ( ; born 4 March 1980) is an Indian professional tennis player. His tennis singles, singles career-high ranking was world No. 213 in 2007 and his career-high ranking in doubles was world No. 3 on 22 July 2013. He has been a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002. Bopanna partnered with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in doubles in 2007. The duo, nicknamed the ''IndoPak Express'', went on to win four Challenger titles in quick succession. However, it was only in the 2010 season that the pair broke into the top-ten doubles teams. That year, they reached the quarterfinals at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, finished runners-up in the 2010 US Open (tennis), US Open and in five ATP Tour events, and won the Joburg Open, Johannesburg Open. The Indian has won four Masters 1000 men's doubles tournaments: the 2011 and 2012 Paris Masters, the 2015 Madrid Open, and the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters. He was a finalist at the ATP World Tour Finals in 2012 and 2015. The player a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 2018 Asian Games – Men's Quadruple Sculls
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ..., Indonesia was held from 20 August to 24 August at the JSC Lake. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Results Heats * Qualification: 1 → Final A (FA), 2–4 → Repechage (R) Heat 1 Heat 2 Repechage * Qualification: 1–4 → Final A (FA), 5–6 → Final B (FB) Finals Final B Final A References External links Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games {{DEFAULTSORT:Men's quadruple sculls Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 2018 Asian Games
Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the JSC Lake, Palembang, Indonesia from August 19 to 24, 2018. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 259 athletes from 23 nations competed in rowing at the 2018 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksRowing at the 2018 Asian Games {{Asian Games Rowing |
Sukhmeet Singh
Sukhmeet Singh is an Indian rower and an Indian Army junior commissioned officer. He was a member of the team who won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Men's Quadruple sculls. He was also a member of the team who won the bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the Men's Quadruple sculls event. He was born on 9 August 1994 at Kishangarh Pharwahi, in district Mansa, Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising .... Career * 2023: In September, he won a Bronze medal as part of the Indian teams in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2022 Asian Games. References Indian male rowers Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Rowers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
