The Latest Breaking News from Asian Games

India's top runners aim to qualify for Asian Games from New Delhi Marathon on Feb 26

NEW DELHI: India's top runners, including Srinu Bugatha, A Belliappa and Jyoti Singh Gawate, will aim to qualify for the Hangzhou Asian Games later this year when they turn out for the New Delhi Marathon to be held on February 26.

The Times of India · Feb 2, 2023

Sports ministry gets Rs 700 crore-plus boost in Union Budget

NEW DELHI: In a year when the Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for 2024 Paris Olympics, the Sports Ministry has got a fillip with the government allocating Rs 3,397.32 crore, an increase of Rs 723.97 crore, in the Union Budget here on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Feb 1, 2023

Asian Games will be hockey qualifying event for 2024 Olympics, confirms FIH president

BHUBANESWAR: The hockey venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games later this year is almost ready and there is no ambiguity about the continental multi-sport event being a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Ikram Tayyab said on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jan 29, 2023

Tata Mumbai Marathon: Asian Games qualifying on the minds of Gopi, Bugatha

MUMBAI: When the top Indian athletes stand at the start line of the Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, they will have the Asian Games qualifying in mind more than victory.

The Times of India · Jan 15, 2023

Nine big tournaments to watch in 2023

World Cups in cricket, rugby union and women's football while world titles in swimming and athletics are up for grabs in 2023.

Bangkok Post · Jan 5, 2023

Hockey tour of South Africa good preparation for Asian Games: Schopman

BENGALURU: Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman is confident the tour of South Africa will be a great opportunity to learn and prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games, where a gold will ensure automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

The Times of India · Jan 5, 2023

Nations Cup triumph gives us confidence for Asian Games: Savita

NEW DELHI: India women's hockey captain Savita Punia is confident her team will produce good results at the Asian Games in Hangzhou next year following their FIH Nations Cup title triumph in Valencia last Saturday.

The Times of India · Dec 19, 2022

Stripped of her Asian Games medal and banned from competing, Santhi Soundarajan is now pushing ahead with a different dream

Santhi Soundarajan went from hero to outcast in the space of a week, after failing a gender test at the 2006 Asian Games. After 16 years, Santhi opens up about her painful journey, and what keeps her going.

ABC News · Dec 16, 2022

Olympian and 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze medallist Kenneth Powell dies

NEW DELHI: Olympian and India's 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze-winning team member Kenneth Powell died on Sunday in Bengaluru, the Athletics Federation of India said. He was 82.

The Times of India · Dec 11, 2022

Asian Games set to highlight China's awe-inspiring city of Hangzhou

"Dreaming of China's southern shore, it's Hangzhou that I most adore."

Bangkok Post · Nov 17, 2022