South Asian Games 2019
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South Asian Games 2019: Boxers dominate final day as India cap off campaign with best-ever medal haul of 312
•India collected 174 gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze after ten days of competitions in the 13th edition to surpass the 309 (189 gold, 90 silver and 30 bronze) it had won in the previous edition in Guwahati and Shillong in 2016.
South Asian Games 2019: Women's football team win third consecutive gold, boxers dominate as India take medal tally to 294
•The Indian women's football team won its third consecutive gold medal at the South Asian Games after beating hosts Nepal 2-0 in the summit clash on Monday.
South Asian Games 2019: Sakshi Malik leads charge as wrestlers' dominant performance sees India pull further ahead in medal tally
•It was a gold rush for India in the swimming pool with Kushagra Rawat picking the first top prize of the day in men's 400m freestyle event with a time of 3:49.76 while compatriot Anand Shylaja took the silver in 4:01.02 for an Indian 1-2 finish
South Asian Games 2019: Swimmers, wrestlers shine on Day 6 as India wins 49 medals to pull ahead in overall tally
•With a whopping 49 medals, including 29 gold, won by the Indians on Saturday, India has left hosts Nepal far behind in the second spot
South Asian Games 2019: Shuttlers dominate proceedings as India wins 41 medals on Day 5 to pull ahead in overall tally
•In mixed doubles, top-seeded shuttlers Dhruv and Meghana Jakkampudi eased past second seeds Sachin Dias and Thilini Pramodika Hendehewe of Sri Lanka 21-16, 21-14 in the final
South Asian Games 2019: India claim fifty medals on fourth day to take tally past 100 and maintain top spot
•India secured its best medal haul on a single day so far in the Games to lead the medal tally with 58 gold, 41 silver and 19 bronze for a total of 118 medals to leave hosts Nepal far behind in the second spot.
South Asian Games 2019: Track and field athletes dominate proceedings as India bags 29 medals across all sports on Day 3
•Athletics gave 10 medals (5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze) while six each from came from table tennis (3 gold and 3 silver)and taekwondo (3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze), five from triathlon (2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) and two golds from kho kho
South Asian Games 2019: Harmeet Desai, Anthony Amalraj win men's doubles gold, Madhurika Patkar, Sreeja Akula bag women's top prize
•In an all Indian affair, Harmeet Desai and Anthony Amalraj defeated compatriots Sanil Shetty and Sudhanshu Grover in the table tennis men's doubles final to win the gold
South Asian Games 2019: Indian athletes dominate taekwondo events, win six medals
•Saurav and Gangjot clinched a silver medal each in the taekwondo men's under 63kg and women's 62kg events respectively, while Chaitnya Inamdar bagged a bronze in the men's over 86kg category
South Asian Games 2019: Indian men's, women's kho kho teams clinch gold with big wins over Bangladesh, Nepal
•The Indian men and women's kho kho teams claimed gold medals after defeating Bangladesh and Nepal respectively at the 13th South Asian Games on Wednesday.