Indian men clinch hockey gold, women bag 4 x 400m relay gold; India jump to ninth place
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe Indian men's hockey team regained the gold medal after a gap of 16 years while the women's 4x400m relay team also picked up gold as India added four medals to jump to the ninth position in the overall standings in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon.
India win women's 4X400m relay gold, shot putter Inderjeet takes bronze
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIndia finished off their Asian Games athletics campaign on a golden note with the women's 4X400 metres relay team clinching the yellow metal while Inderjeet Singh joined the party by winning the men's shot put bronze at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium
WADA wants two-year ban for Ashwini & Co
Fp Archives • 13 years agoNot satisfied with the one-year ban handed out to top four Indian quartermilers, including Asian Games double gold medallist Ashwini Akkunji, in the doping scandal, the World Anti-Doping Agency has appealed for a two-year sanction on them.
Doping scandal grows bigger: Ashwini, Priyanka test positive
Fp Editors • 14 years agoThe doping controversy that has hit Indian sports grew bigger on Monday with two more female athletes —Ashwini Akkunji and Priyanka Panwar — testing positive for an anabolic steroids.