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  • ‘Women’s relay slowly coming back’

    ‘Women’s relay slowly coming back’

    The quartet of Vithya, Prachi, Subha and Aishwarya won the silver at the Asian Games.
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    The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team’s five-gold winning streak at the Asian Games may have ended in Hangzhou but the way the girls won the silver promises much, feels Adille Sumariwalla.

    “We have very simple, ordinary sprinters but they ran 3:27s and broke our own previous Asian Games record. We had some of the best all-time teams earlier and they have run only 3:28,” said the AFI president in a chat with The Hindu here.

    “Women’s relay is slowly coming back, they are already back, we’ve not heard those names before…simple-looking girls. If you start looking around, you’ll get more and more athletes. The word is patience.”

    Despite winning fewer golds at the recent Asiad, six compared to eight at Jakarta 2018, Indian athletics finished with its best-ever medal total (29 medals) in Hangzhou.

    And with the Paris Olympics coming up next year, the AFI’s moves will be watched very closely especially since javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra brought the country its first-ever athletics gold in the Olympics in Tokyo.

    While Neeraj has continued his stunning run, winning the Worlds and Asiad golds, the long jumpers, triple jumpers, and the men’s 4x400m relay team have all been raising the bar, breaking records and raising hope.

    “The 4×400 relay men are now slowly getting set, they are running below 3 minutes. You look at the under-23 400m, there are eight athletes running 47 secs. So, we’ll have to see who do we can induct (into the national camp), how to bring them in, who do we weed out and all that,” said Sumariwalla.

    “How long is Muhammed Anas going to keep running, who do we replace him with? He is very experienced which is very valuable, how do we use that?”

    The federation will also be looking at ways to ensure that athletes produce their world-class performances at the majors and not just in domestic competitions.

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  • ATHLETICS | Ashton Eaton lets in on how to breach the 9000 point mark in decathlon

    ATHLETICS | Ashton Eaton lets in on how to breach the 9000 point mark in decathlon

    USA’s Ashton Eaton reacts in the men’s decathlon discus throw during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, 2016.
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    A national record under his belt, Tejaswin Shankar spoke during the Asian Games recently about how the decathlon was not just an event but an entire experience that tests yourself both mentally and physically. He also spoke about how the 8000-point mark was a challenge he was yet to complete.

    As the only person to go far beyond that and cross the 9,000-point mark twice — and one of only three men to ever do it — Ashton Eaton makes it sound simple. “I would say ‘do another one, try again’. But that’s the truth, because you improve so much every time you do a decathlon that by the time you do another, you are so much better,” Eaton told The Hindu during an interaction on Thursday.

    In town as the international brand ambassador for Sunday’s Delhi Half Marathon, Eaton explained how the decathlon was different from single events and the mindset required to excel in 10 different track & field events spread across two days.

    “It takes a lot of training but more than that, it takes a mindset. I think I was able to do it because I didn’t mind going to training and wanted to get better. But you also have to deal with a situation that sometimes, you may not improve. The highest I jumped was in 2012 (2.11m) and I never got better, so that’s four years of not improving.

    “But the thing about decathlon is, there are other things you can improve in. You have to be okay with never reaching your full potential in one event but overall, you can put it all together to get something. It is a game of margins — you try to keep it to a minimum or increase for yourself. It’s important to be tactically aware to push that margin,” he added.

    USA’s Ashton Eaton competes in a heat of the men’s 60m hurdles of the heptathlon during the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Portland, USA.

    USA’s Ashton Eaton competes in a heat of the men’s 60m hurdles of the heptathlon during the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Portland, USA.
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    The two-time Olympic and World indoor and outdoor champion, Eaton quit at the peak of his career in 2016, having defended his title at Rio and still only 29.

    “There were a few reasons — one, I was getting interested in other things in the world and thought I was getting older, so I had to get started right away. Two, I was getting injured a lot more without knowing why, that was my body signalling to me. Also, I saw a lot of athletes I admire limp across or not finish their last race. I had a choice of doing it on my terms.”

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  • Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics

    Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics

    Team India take a selfie as they celebrate after winning the men’s 4×400-meter relay final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.
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    Neeraj Chopra defended his Asian Games title with a season’s best throw of 88.88m and Kishore Kumar Jena managed a personal best of 87.54m as India completed a one-two in javelin but not before both got the short end of dodgy officiating as India finished the track & field assignments here with a best-ever haul of 29 medals including six on Wednesday – two golds and four silvers – for second spot on the table by numbers.

    On the track, Asian record-holding men’s 4x400m relay team proved its World Championships performance was no fluke, clocking 3:01.58 to take gold ahead of second-placed Qatar. Mohd. Anas Yahiya ran a blistering 43.60s but was still only the fifth fastest in the leadoff before Amoj Jacob outran the competition to give India the lead, which it held on to till the end to finish ahead of Qatar.

    India’s Neeraj Chopra competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.

    India’s Neeraj Chopra competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.
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    PTI

    “Overall it feels good that we won gold. We tried for a new record but gold without a record is also fine. A record without gold will not feel as good. After the Asian record, we were confident of doing well but not overconfident because we know anything can happen in a race. Our aim has been fulfilled for this season, now let’s focus on the Olympics,” Jacob said after the event, making it clear that the Indians had bigger plans ahead.

    Avinash Sable added the 5000m silver to his 3000m steeplechase gold in 13:21.09, more than five seconds faster than the previous Games record. Gulveer Singh, bronze medalist in the 10,000m, finished 4th with a personal best of 13:29.93. But the focus was firmly on Chopra at the far end of the field and when he let out his trademark roar after the first throw, it was clear he was going for gold. But the mark was never recorded, the officials gave vague reasons which even Chopra admitted made no sense, and he had to re-throw, managing just 82.38m. 

    He clearly looked unhappy with the entire proceedings but got better in the 2nd throw even as Jena, coming in high on confidence after his 6th-place finish at the World Championships, pushed hard for an 86.77m throw for a personal best and, more importantly, overtaking Chopra on the leaderboard. It charged the latter to go even better and he did it in style, managing a massive 88.88m in his 4th throw to seal the top spot. Jena got close, with 87.54m, but it was not enough to unseat Chopra.

    India’s Kishore Kumar Jena competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.

    India’s Kishore Kumar Jena competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.
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    PTI

    “I felt really good when Jena went ahead of me, I hugged him too. But in competition, we also have to push for ourselves. In fact, I think his going ahead only motivated me to do even better. With me and him and DP Manu also, I think Indian javelin will be special at Paris Olympics also,” Chopra said.

    Jena, meanwhile, admitted that his priority was to qualify for Olympics (85.50m). “My main target was to do my personal best and qualify for Paris Olympics – both happened and I also got a medal. Now I will try to do even better in Paris. I knew he would throw a big one even after I went on top so I wasn’t surprised,” he smiled.

    In high jump, Sarvesh Kushare equalled his season’s best of 2.26m to finish 4th while Jesse Sandesh was 9th. 

    Harmilan emulates mother

    Harmilan Bains, meanwhile, added an 800m silver to emulate her mother’s 2002 performance and add to the one she won in 1500m. Running with the pack for the first lap, Harmilan pushed ahead in the 2nd, going on the outside track to break past the runners in front of her – a tough feat to achieve – and pushed hard but was unable to overtake Sri Lanka’s Tharushi Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage, who got her country’s first gold medal here.

    “I never plan before a race because I know things can change any time, especially in the 800m. It’s not middle-distance but more a sprint race. I really decided to win my place from the 300m mark because there was so much block. My dad taught me that if somebody pushes you, you have to push them back,” she declared. Her mother, Madhuri Singh, had won silver behind compatriot KM Beenamol at the Busan Games. KM Chanda, however, finished a disappointing 7th.

    Also finishing second was the women’s 4x400m relay team – champions in the five previous editions – that saw the quartet of Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi and V. Subha clock 3:27.85, which the official results erroneously cited as a new national record that actually is almost a second faster and set in 2004. It also made Vithya the only triple-medalist Indian athlete.

    In the morning, Manju Rani and Ram Baboo combined to win India’s 70th medal in the edition, getting bronze in the 35km race walk.

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  • Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics

    Asian Games | Neeraj defends title, quartermilers take gold as India manages best-ever medal haul in athletics

    Team India take a selfie as they celebrate after winning the men’s 4×400-meter relay final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.
    | Photo Credit: AP

    Neeraj Chopra defended his Asian Games title with a season’s best throw of 88.88m and Kishore Kumar Jena managed a personal best of 87.54m as India completed a one-two in javelin but not before both got the short end of dodgy officiating as India finished the track & field assignments here with a best-ever haul of 29 medals including six on Wednesday – two golds and four silvers – for second spot on the table by numbers.

    On the track, Asian record-holding men’s 4x400m relay team proved its World Championships performance was no fluke, clocking 3:01.58 to take gold ahead of second-placed Qatar. Mohd. Anas Yahiya ran a blistering 43.60s but was still only the fifth fastest in the leadoff before Amoj Jacob outran the competition to give India the lead, which it held on to till the end to finish ahead of Qatar.

    India’s Neeraj Chopra competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.

    India’s Neeraj Chopra competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.
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    PTI

    “Overall it feels good that we won gold. We tried for a new record but gold without a record is also fine. A record without gold will not feel as good. After the Asian record, we were confident of doing well but not overconfident because we know anything can happen in a race. Our aim has been fulfilled for this season, now let’s focus on the Olympics,” Jacob said after the event, making it clear that the Indians had bigger plans ahead.

    Avinash Sable added the 5000m silver to his 3000m steeplechase gold in 13:21.09, more than five seconds faster than the previous Games record. Gulveer Singh, bronze medalist in the 10,000m, finished 4th with a personal best of 13:29.93. But the focus was firmly on Chopra at the far end of the field and when he let out his trademark roar after the first throw, it was clear he was going for gold. But the mark was never recorded, the officials gave vague reasons which even Chopra admitted made no sense, and he had to re-throw, managing just 82.38m. 

    He clearly looked unhappy with the entire proceedings but got better in the 2nd throw even as Jena, coming in high on confidence after his 6th-place finish at the World Championships, pushed hard for an 86.77m throw for a personal best and, more importantly, overtaking Chopra on the leaderboard. It charged the latter to go even better and he did it in style, managing a massive 88.88m in his 4th throw to seal the top spot. Jena got close, with 87.54m, but it was not enough to unseat Chopra.

    India’s Kishore Kumar Jena competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.

    India’s Kishore Kumar Jena competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.
    | Photo Credit:
    PTI

    “I felt really good when Jena went ahead of me, I hugged him too. But in competition, we also have to push for ourselves. In fact, I think his going ahead only motivated me to do even better. With me and him and DP Manu also, I think Indian javelin will be special at Paris Olympics also,” Chopra said.

    Jena, meanwhile, admitted that his priority was to qualify for Olympics (85.50m). “My main target was to do my personal best and qualify for Paris Olympics – both happened and I also got a medal. Now I will try to do even better in Paris. I knew he would throw a big one even after I went on top so I wasn’t surprised,” he smiled.

    In high jump, Sarvesh Kushare equalled his season’s best of 2.26m to finish 4th while Jesse Sandesh was 9th. 

    Harmilan emulates mother

    Harmilan Bains, meanwhile, added an 800m silver to emulate her mother’s 2002 performance and add to the one she won in 1500m. Running with the pack for the first lap, Harmilan pushed ahead in the 2nd, going on the outside track to break past the runners in front of her – a tough feat to achieve – and pushed hard but was unable to overtake Sri Lanka’s Tharushi Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage, who got her country’s first gold medal here.

    “I never plan before a race because I know things can change any time, especially in the 800m. It’s not middle-distance but more a sprint race. I really decided to win my place from the 300m mark because there was so much block. My dad taught me that if somebody pushes you, you have to push them back,” she declared. Her mother, Madhuri Singh, had won silver behind compatriot KM Beenamol at the Busan Games. KM Chanda, however, finished a disappointing 7th.

    Also finishing second was the women’s 4x400m relay team – champions in the five previous editions – that saw the quartet of Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi and V. Subha clock 3:27.85, which the official results erroneously cited as a new national record that actually is almost a second faster and set in 2004. It also made Vithya the only triple-medalist Indian athlete.

    In the morning, Manju Rani and Ram Baboo combined to win India’s 70th medal in the edition, getting bronze in the 35km race walk.

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  • Harmilan Bains wins silver in women’s 800m at Asian Games

    Harmilan Bains wins silver in women’s 800m at Asian Games

    India’s Harmilan Bains celebrates her second place finish to win the silver medal in the women’s 800-meter final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 4, 2023.
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    India’s Harmilan Bains produced a fine run to clinch a silver in the women’s 800m race, her second medal in this Asian Games here on Wednesday.

    The 25-year-old from Punjab clocked an impressive timing of 2:03.75 to bag the silver in a highly competitive race.

    The gold went to Sri Lanka’s Tharushi Dissanayaka, who touched the tape at a time of 2:03.20. The bronze went to China’s Chunyu Wang, who finished with a timing of 2.03:90.

    Bains had earlier won a silver in the women’s 1500m race in this edition of the Games.

    Another Indian runner in the 800m, Chanda finished at the seventh place with a timing of 2:05.69.

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  • Hangzhou Asian Games heptathlon | Swapna Barman accuses bronze medal winner Agasara Nandini

    Hangzhou Asian Games heptathlon | Swapna Barman accuses bronze medal winner Agasara Nandini

    Agasara Nandini poses with the bronze medal during the heptathlon event at the Hangzhou Asian Games on October 1, 2023.
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    India’s impressive medal haul at the Asian Games in Hangzhou hit a false note early on October 2 morning with heptathlete Swapna Barman indirectly accusing compatriot and bronze medal winner Agasara Nandini of being ineligible to compete.

    “I have lost my Asian Games bronze medal to a transgender woman at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. I want my medal back as it is against the rules of athletics. Help me and support me please,” Burman tweeted before deleting it a few hours later even as the AFI refused to comment, saying it would first look into the matter.

    By then, however, the damage had been done. While Barman only gave a cryptic reply before going incommunicado, a furious and upset Nandini slammed her, saying she would take up the matter with the federation.

    “I will definitely take it up with the federation. I will not leave this lightly. I won my first international medal, here at the Asian Games, and I wanted to enjoy it a little but but I have not got a chance to do even that. Why did she not say anything when I started competing? How can someone say something like this about another woman,” an emotional Nandini said.

    Speaking from the airport en route to home because of her mother’s illness, Nandini demanded Swapna to show proof for her accusations. “We only think of winning medals for India, I knew nothing when I started only that I have to do well in sports and get medals for the country. Now that I have won, all these trolls have come out. Whenever someone starts getting successful, there are always many to pull them down. But this is not about me at all, I am sad that she did not think before defaming India’s name in a foreign country,” Nandini continued.

    Barman had earlier claimed that “I have been training for more than 13 years and I know how much training can lead to what performance. Everyone knows that no one can achieve this in four months. I think she was not selected for the Asian Championships also and I thought the same decision will be taken this time but only later I saw that she was also competing here”.

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  • Asian Games 2023, HK vs JPN: Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Hong Kong vs Japan

    Asian Games 2023, HK vs JPN: Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Hong Kong vs Japan

    Hong Kong are all set to lock horns with Japan in the eighth men’s cricket match of the Asian Games 2023. The contest will take place at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou on Sunday, October 1.

    It is worth mentioning that Hong Kong and Japan have won their previous games. Japan defeated Cambodia in their last fixture, while Hong Kong also emerged victorious against the same opponents.

    Both Hong Kong and Japan will now look to carry their momentum.

    Asian Games 2023 (Men’s Cricket), Match 8

    • Date and Time: October 1; 2:00 pm local | 06:00 am GMT | 11:30 am IST
    • Venue: Pingfeng campus cricket field, Hangzhou

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    Pingfeng Campus cricket field pitch report:

    The Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field pitch is a versatile one, accommodating both fast and spin bowlers, underscoring the need for a well-rounded bowling lineup to secure victory. In the six matches played on this pitch to date, three have been won by the team that batted first, while the remaining three went to the team that batted second. With these distinct pitch attributes and the available data, the victorious captain will need to carefully weigh their options regarding whether to choose to bat or bowl first, carefully considering their team’s strengths and strategic preferences.

    HK vs JPN Dream11 Prediction Picks:

    • Wicketkeepers: Muhammad Khan, Alex Patmore
    • Batters: Kendel Kadowaki Fleming, Babar Hayat, Lachlan Lake
    • All-rounders: Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Ibrahim Takahashi, Declan Suzuki
    • Bowler: Ryan Drake, Ayush Shukla

    HK vs JPN Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:

    Choice 1: Nasrulla Rana (c), Babar Hayat (vc)
    Choice 2: Nizakat Khan (c), Ryan Drake (vc)

    HK vs JPN Dream11 Prediction Backups:

    Ehsan Khan, Akbar Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Wataru Miyauchi

    HK vs JPN Dream11 Team for today’s match:

    HK vs JPN Dream11 Team

    Squads:

    Japan: Reo Sakurano, Ibrahim Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Takada, Lachlan Lake, Kendel Kadowaki Fleming, Makoto Taniyama, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Declan Suzuki, Supun Navaratne, Alex Patmore (wk), Wataru Miyauchi, Muneeb Siddique, Kohei Kubota, Ryan Drake, Piyush Kumbhare

    Hong Kong: Babar Hayat, Muhammad Khan, Hamed Khan, Shiv Mathur, Nizakat Khan, Akbar Khan, Anas Khan, Niaz Ali, Ehsan Khan, Shahid Wasif, Nasrulla Rana, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Hassan Khan, Adil Mehmood

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  • Hangzhou Asian Games | Neeraj Chopra returns to the stage where his sporting success began

    Hangzhou Asian Games | Neeraj Chopra returns to the stage where his sporting success began

    File picture of India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra
    | Photo Credit: Reuters

    He was the most eagerly awaited Indian at the Athletes’ Village even before the Asian Games commenced. Tracked and photographed at every step during his journey till Hangzhou, Neeraj Chopra is probably the one person everyone wants to meet here. The floppy-haired youngster who set a new national record at the 2018 edition five years ago has graduated to a global superstar.

    From then to now, the world of Indian sports has changed with Chopra now its lodestar. The man himself, though, remains as grounded as he was in his first Asian Games. “In 2018 it was just the start of a journey, I had participated in the Commonwealth Games before that. It was very good, I got a new national record of 88.06m. But yes, things have changed a lot since then, dreams of playing in the Olympics and winning a medal there and at the World Championships have been fulfilled so it feels nice. But this is the first time I will be trying to defend my title in a major tournament,” he said during an interaction with Indian media here.

    Having missed a large part of the year due to a persistent groin strain that also led to doubts on his Asian Games participation, Chopra insisted it was all about managing the body and mind and focussing on performance, not injuries. “The main focus and challenge this year was to stay fit till the Asian Games. The target was to do well in World Championships and that happened, the dream of a gold there was fulfilled. It was not easy because I missed a few events due to the strain at the start of the season itself.

    “But we pushed a lot for the Worlds — met doctors, physio Ishan (Marwaha) worked very hard to get me ready, trained in Switzerland and returned after completing rehab — and it felt good there. I thought it would get better in the next event also but I played in Zurich (Diamond League) and then the DL finals with very little gaps. They were not great outings but we learnt some things. It was the first time I played without my own javelins because of travel logistics. I used some from the venue only and they were not that good and were hard and unused so everyone was struggling. The good thing is there’s time till the Olympics to rest and recover,” Chopra explained.

    And success in sports, like everything is as much about the mind as the body. “In sport, it doesn’t always happen the way you think but you have to be prepared for every situation, keep yourself ready for big tournaments. I read some reports that Neeraj shouldn’t be at the Asian Games and focus on Paris but I think running away from situations is no solution. Challenges have to be accepted, every athlete always has some little niggle all the time. It is important to keep it away from your mind and focus on the target.”

    As the person every youngster here wants to talk to, Chopra’s message was simple. “I will tell them about my first outing in 2018. I will say I enjoyed that moment because till then it was a dream to simply participate in the Asian Games. There should not be any pressure on you when you are starting off. That passion and enjoyment must be retained. Yesterday, we got the shot put medal, I only said ‘don’t take any pressure, give 100% and play freely because you have nothing to lose at this point. Keep belief in yourself and learn from competitions like these, not just from winning but also losing, it will help a lot in future,” he said simply.

    With the inevitable India-Pakistan question cropping up, yet again, Chopra had a message for everyone. “In athletics, we don’t compete against a nation. It’s a global sport and players from all over the world are your competitors. On the field, we all keep pushing each other and meet nicely off it all the time. And at events like these, everyone stays together in the Village, trains, eats and moves together. That is the only message sports has to give,” he declared.

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  • Asian Games athletics | Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final

    Asian Games athletics | Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final

    File picture of India’s long jumper Murali Sreeshankar
    | Photo Credit: PTI

    Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin qualified for the final of the men’s long jump event here at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

    After one of the Games’ hottest days so far on Friday, the temperature dropped again and the athletes were greeted by overcast chilly conditions before the start of their event.

    But that didn’t stop both the jumpers from seeing themselves through to the medals round. Sreeshankar needed just a single jump of 7.97m to get the qualification mark against his name. Jeswin, however, had two foul jumps before registering 7.67m off his third effort. Jeswin shook his head in disappointment but the number proved to be enough for his place in the final.

    Sreeshankar’s jump was the second-best among the 12 finalists behind China’s Yuhao Shi (8.14m), while Aldrin’s was the sixth on the list. The Indian pair have the top two jumps of the season among the finalists but endured a disappointing World Championships outing last month.

    Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Ramaraj booked their places in the final of the women’s 100m hurdles. Jyothi, India’s fastest hurdler in the women’s division, earned automatic qualification from second place in her heats with a timing of 13.03s, behind China’s Yuwei Lin (12.79s). Nithya finished fifth in her heats and moved into the final with the second-fastest time (13.30s) after the three automatic qualifiers.

    Jyothi clocked the third-best time in the starting list of 10 behind China’s Lin and Wu Yanni (12.80s) while Nithya’s season-best time is ranked eighth. Jyothi, who has seven sub-13 timings this season and a personal best of 12.78s at the World University Games in Chengdu last month, will be pushing to be in the podium places in the final.

    In the men’s 1500m, both Ajay Kumar Saroj (3:51.93) and Jinson Johnson (3:56.22) have also qualified for the final. Ajay Kumar, who was slow to react to the race start, managed to keep pace with the pack before switching it on in the final 400 meters to move into second and cross the line in second behind Saudi Arabia’s Raed Khairallah Aljadani (3:51.80). Ajay, whose personal best of 3:38.24 at the World Championships in Budapest is the best timing of all 12 finalists, will be among the favourites to take gold on Sunday.

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  • Asian Games 2023, JPN vs CAB: Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Japan vs Cambodia

    Asian Games 2023, JPN vs CAB: Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Japan vs Cambodia

    The much-anticipated Asian Games Men’s T20I 2023 is poised to commence on September 27, promising thrilling cricket action for enthusiasts across the region. As the cricketing world eagerly awaits the competition, Japan and Cambodia are set to lock horns in the second match of the tournament.

    The Pingfeng Campus cricket field will witness an exciting encounter as Japan squares off against Cambodia. Both teams are entering the competition with high hopes, aiming to launch their campaigns with a victorious start.

    Asian Games 2023, Match 2:

    • Date and Time: September 27; 2:00 pm local | 06:00 am GMT | 11:30 am IST
    • Venue: Pingfeng campus cricket field, Hangzhou

    Pingfeng Campus cricket field pitch report:

    The cricket pitch at Pingfeng Campus offers an even playing field for both fast and spin bowlers, highlighting the significance of having a diverse bowling repertoire for achieving favorable results. Considering these pitch traits, the team captain winning the toss is likely to opt for fielding first.

    JPN vs CAB Dream11 Prediction Picks:

    • Wicketkeeper: Sahaj Chadha
    • Batters: Lakshit Gupta, Ram Raushan Sharan, Lachlan Lake, Kendel Kadowaki Fleming
    • All-rounders: Luqman Butt, Ibrahim Takahashi, Declan Suzuki
    • Bowlers: Makoto Taniyama, Kohei Kubota, Gulam Murtaza Chughtai

    JPN vs CAB Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:

    Choice 1: Luqman Butt (c), Ibrahim Takahashi
    Choice 2: Lakshit Gupta (c), Declan Suzuki (vc)

    Also READ: Asian Games 2023, Men’s Cricket Schedule – Date, Match Time, Venue, Broadcast & Live Streaming details

    JPN vs CAB Dream11 Prediction Backups:

    Reo Sakurano, Wataru Miyauchi, Uday Singh, Anish Rambabu

    JPN vs CAB Dream11 Dream11 Team for today’s match:

    (Screengrab: Dream11)

    Squads:

    Japan: Reo Sakurano, Ibrahim Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Takada, Lachlan Lake, Kendel Kadowaki Fleming, Makoto Taniyama, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Declan Suzuki (wk), Supun Navaratne (wk), Alex Patmore (wk), Wataru Miyauchi (wk), Muneeb Siddique, Kohei Kubota, Ryan Drake, Piyush Kumbhare

    Cambodia: Luqman Butt (c), Lakshit Gupta, Phon Bunthean, Etienne Beukes, Anish Rambabu, Te Senglong, Uday Singh, Ram Raushan Sharan, Salvin Stanley (wk), Sahaj Chadha (wk), Sharwan Godara, Utkarsh Jain, Pel Vannak, Gulam Murtaza Chughtai, Chanthoeun Rathanak

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