Asian Championships News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Injured Sehrawat misses out as WFI conducts trials for Asian wrestling championships
New Delhi, March 15: Reigning Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat failed to make the grade but world championship medallists Antim Panghal and Deepak Punia returned to the squad for the 2025 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Amman, Jordan later this month.
Antim Panghal secures spot in squad for Asian Wrestling Championships
New Delhi, March 15: World Championships medallist Antim Panghal has booked her place in the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships, clinching victory in the 53 kg women’s freestyle trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on Saturday. The trials, which featured some of the country's top wrestlers, served as the selection process for the first major wrestling event of the year.
India to host 2nd Asian Yogasana Championships from March 29 to 31
New Delhi, March 4: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Yogasana Bharat has announced the staging of the 2nd Asian Yogasana Championship from March 29 to 31, 2025 here at the Indira Gandhi Arena.
Badminton Asia Mixed Team C'ships: India crashes out in quarterfinals after loss to Japan
Qingdao, February 14: Up and coming mixed doubles combination of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto and women's singles player Malvika Bansod gave their all against much higher-ranked opponents but could not avoid India's 3-0 loss against the formidable Japan-winners of the championship in 2017-in the last eight stage of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 in Qingdao, China on Friday.
Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025: India hammer Macau 5-0 to begin campaign in style
New Delhi, February 12: Last edition's bronze medallists, India, kicked off their Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 campaign with a thumping 5-0 victory over Macau in Group D at the Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Gymnasium in China on Wednesday.
India begin Badminton Asia Mixed Team C'ships campaign with 5-0 win over Macau
Qingdao (China), Feb 12: Last edition's bronze medallists, India, kicked off their Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 campaign with a thumping 5-0 victory over Macau in Group D at the Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Sindhu to miss Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships due to hamstring injury
New Delhi, Feb 9: Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu will not be part of India's squad for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships (BAMTC) to be played in Qingdao, China, from February 11-16. Sindhu revealed that she sustained a hamstring injury that will take longer to recover than expected.
Badminton Asia Mixed team preparatory camp to be held in Guwahati from February 4
New Delhi, February 3: A five-day preparatory camp for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships to be played in Qingdao, China, from February 11-16 will be held at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati from February 4 to 8. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Paris Olympics semi-finalist Lakshya Sen would be leading a 14-member Indian team, which had won the bronze medal in the last edition in 2023. Apart from Sindhu and Sen, the team also boasts of the likes of Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty along with Olympian HS Prannoy, and others. "The NCE has been focusing on grooming the upcoming juniors since its inception, and hosting a senior team camp here will also allow the juniors an opportunity to learn from the country's finest while also providing India's top talents to train together and create an ideal environment of team bonding ahead of this big team event," said Badminton Association of India Secretary General Sanjay Mishra as quoted from a press release by BAI.
Despite being an Olympic sport, we are lagging...: India first-ever top 10 taekwondo athlete Rupa
Itanagar, January 7: Indian Taekwondo player Rupa Bayor, who became the first player from the country to break into the top 10 world Poomsae Rankings in October last year, opened up on her journey in the sport and urged the government to focus more on its upliftment.