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The 22-year-old from Odisha was taking part in her first Asian Games. She was suspended by the IAAF in 2014 under its hyperandrogenism policy but she filed an appealed before the Court of Arbitration for Sports and won it. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: India's Dutee Chand clinches silver in women's 100m...

Running in lane number 7, Dutee clocked 11.32 seconds, a tad below her national record of 11.29 seconds.

26 Aug 2018 8:42 PM IST

Asian Games 2018: Indian men beat South Korea 5-3 in hockey to enter semifinals

Asian Games 2018: Indian men beat South Korea 5-3 in hockey to enter...

By virtue of this result, India are leading in Pool A with 12 points from four victories.

26 Aug 2018 7:47 PM IST

Hima had qualified for the final with a national record time 51.00 seconds on Saturday, bettering the 14-year-old mark set by Manjeet Kaur (51.05) in Chennai in 2004. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: India's Hima Das, Muhammed Anas win silver in 400m...

The silver medals from Hima and Anas was on expected lines as the gold winners in their respective events were outright...

26 Aug 2018 7:13 PM IST

The trio of Abhishek Verma, Aman Saini and Rajat Chauhan were slow to get off the blocks before getting their act together to prevail 57-57, 56-57, 55-58, 59-58 in the four-set encounter. (Photo: Twitter / Team India)

Asian Games 2018: Compound archers assure India of 2 silver medals in...

The Indian men lived up to their reputation by getting the better of Chinese Taipei 230-227 in the semis.

26 Aug 2018 6:15 PM IST

Mirza won the silver medal with a score of 26.40, while Japans Oiwa Yoshiaki clinched the gold with a score of 22.70. Chinas Hua Tian Alex finished in third position to win the bronze medal, with a score of 27.10. (Photo: Twitter / Team India)

Asian Games 2018: India's Fouaad Mirza claims silver in individual...

The Indian team, comprising Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Malik and Jitender Singh apart from Mirza, also claimed the silver with...

26 Aug 2018 2:08 PM IST

Handed over forex cards to athletes and informed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), but yes, some got it activated and some of them are waiting as it took two to three days. There were issues of signatures. They (athletes) will get their allowance once the card is activated, said Indias deputy chef de mission BS Kushwaha. (Photo: Representational Image / PTI)

Asian Games 2018: Their competition over, Indian athletes yet to get...

All the Indian athletes have been given forex cards but no money has been received by the participants so far.

26 Aug 2018 10:59 AM IST

Manika Batra (left) and G. Sathiyan have raised hopes after their performance at the Commonwealth Games.

Table Tennis players eager to break the duck

India coach Massimo Costantini is hopeful that his wards will break the duck in Jakarta this time.

26 Aug 2018 12:44 AM IST

Tajinderpal Singh Toor throws the iron ball in the mens shot put final during the athletics competition in Jakarta on Saturday. Toor won with a throw of 20.75 metres. (Photo:AP)

Asian Games 2018: Shot in the arm

Tajinder shatters Games record for shot put gold.

26 Aug 2018 12:39 AM IST

A promising young player is devastated for not being selected in the Indian womens cricket team heading to Sri Lanka.

Go Girl!

A young member of the Indian women's cricket team is now not considered for selection because of her boyish outlook, it...

26 Aug 2018 12:00 AM IST

Dipika Pallikal Karthik led 5-2 and 4-1 in the first two games but three-time defending champion Nicol David had enough experience to race away with a 11-7, 11-9, 11-6 win in the semifinal. (Photo: AFP)

Asian Games 2018: Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa settle for bronze

The 26-year-old Dipika said she had to forget the defeat and get focused on the winning the gold in women's team event.

25 Aug 2018 3:41 PM IST

Iran stunned India 27-24 to claim womens gold on Friday and at their helm was a 62-year-old bespectacled coach, Shailaja Jain, from the west Indian town of Nasik. (Photo: AFP)

The Insider Job! How an Indian plotted India's kabaddi downfall at...

For the first time since kabaddi's Asian Games inclusion in 1990, India will return without a gold medal.

25 Aug 2018 11:12 AM IST

Inspire Institute of Sports, Vidyanagar.

Vision 2020: Parth Jindal sets sights on Tokyo Olympics

Education is a key factor too and tutors are brought in for the purpose.

25 Aug 2018 6:16 AM IST