Shenzhen (China), September 4, 2026: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a fighting performance to beat Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 and enter the semifinals of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament on Friday. The Indian pair made a strong start but were pushed into a decider after…
The ninth Asian Games were held in New Delhi from 19 November to 4 December 1982, with India hosting the continental multi-sport event for the second time. On home soil, India produced a remarkable improvement over its performance at Bangkok 1978. India finished 5th in the medal table with: 13 Gold | 19 Silver |…
The eighth Asian Games returned to Bangkok in December 1978, and India produced one of its strongest gold-medal performances of the decade. India finished 6th in the medal table with: 11 Gold | 11 Silver | 6 Bronze | 28 Medals The overall medal count remained unchanged from Tehran 1974, but the composition was dramatically…
As our countdown to Aichi-Nagoya 2026 continues, let’s travel back to Tehran 1974, the seventh edition of the Asian Games. India returned to the Asian Games after winning 25 medals in Bangkok in 1970 and produced a slightly larger haul in Tehran: 🥇 4 Gold🥈 12 Silver🥉 12 Bronze🏅 28 Medals India finished 7th in…
As the countdown to the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya continues, we travel back to Bangkok 1970, the sixth edition of the Asian Games and an important chapter in India’s sporting history. After India’s spectacular 33-medal campaign at Jakarta 1962 and a relatively disappointing 21-medal haul at Bangkok 1966, the Indian contingent returned to Bangkok…
