Tag: Asian Games
Asian games medal winner Nargis urges girls to pursue their dreams
Pakistani athlete Nargis Hamidullah from Quetta, Balochistan recently won the bronze medal in Karate competition at the Asian Games 2018.
Nargis’s win brings home the...
Asian Games: Pakistan beat Indonesia 10-2 in baseball
JAKARTA: Pakistan defeated Indonesia comprehensively in Asian baseball game by 10-2 registering their second consecutive win at the Rawamangun Baseball Field.
Keeping its dominance from the start,...
Pak squash team wins two consecutive matches in Asian Games
LAHORE: Pakistan squash team notched up two back-to-back victories to take a victorious start in the Asian Games squash competition in Jakarta (Indonesia), on Monday.
Pakistan...
China’s Su becomes Asia’s fastest man in Asian Games record time
JAKARTA: China’s Su Bingtian was crowned Asia’s fastest man on Sunday, justifying the hype surrounding him by winning the blue riband 100 metres sprint...
Iran’s Moradi breaks weightlifting’s oldest world record
JAKARTA: Sohrab Moradi of Iran broke weightlifting´s longest standing world record on his way to gold in the men´s 94kg class at the Asian...
Pakistani bags first bronze medal in Karate at Asian Games
JAKARTA: Pakistani athlete Nargis on Saturday won the bronze medal in Karate competition at the Asian Games 2018.
Nargis’s win brings home the country’s first...
Asian Games marathon winner accused of pushing rival
JAKARTA: Japan´s Hiroto Inoue was accused of pushing his rival in a controversial sprint finish to the Asian Games marathon Saturday, as the runner-up...
Pak’s Asim Ijaz disqualified from Asian Games for being overweight
JAKARTA: Pakistan’s Asim Ejaz on Friday suffered the embarrassment of missing out from competing in the men’s lightweight single sculls at the Asian Games...
Indian athlete bags women wrestling gold in Asian Games
Vinesh Phogat became India's first women's wrestling champion at the Asian Games on Monday to extend a family legacy in the sport which was...
Asian Games: Pakistan thrash Thailand 10-0 in hockey opener
JAKARTA: Pakistan hockey team on Monday thrashed Thailand by 10-0 in its opening match of Asian Games.
The match, played at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Sports Complex...
Four Japan athletes booted from Asian Games in prostitute scandal
JAKARTA: Four Japanese basketball players have been sent home from the Asian Games in disgrace for allegedly paying prostitutes for sex, the Japanese Olympic...
Pakistan win first football match in Asian Games after 44 years
Pakistan national football team got its first victory in Asian Games after 44 years after defeating Nepal by 2-1 on Sunday.
According to media reports,...
Asian Games: Japan value China rivalry with Tokyo target in mind
JAKARTA: Japan will go toe-to-toe with China at the 18th Asian Games, hoping sparring with the continent’s most dominant sporting nation will boost their...
Asian Games: Vietnam beat Pakistan by 3-0 in football
JAKARTA: Vietnam beat Pakistan in its first match of Asian Games, underway in Jakarta.
According to media reports, green shirts were defeated by a clear margin...
Asian Games adds omitted teams into existing groups
DUBAI: The Asian Games organisers have discarded plans to redraw the men’s soccer tournament and have instead fit the United Arab Emirates and Palestine...
Asian Games venues ’95 per cent ready’ but potential pitfalls remain
JAKARTA: Asian Games venues will be ready before Indonesia hosts the showpiece event in a month, organisers say, but the threat of terror attacks...
Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games
SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed Monday to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games — a move which highlights...
