In the Press
Nepal will return home empty handed from Guangzhou in taekwondo, its most successful sport internationally, after its last two players failed to improve their performance on the final day of the event on Saturday.
As he walked towards the podium, Azizul Hasni Awang was shaking his head in disbelief that he had actually led Josiah Ng to a stunning 1-2 finish for Malaysia in the keirin final at the Guangzhou Velodrome on Wednesday.
India was playing Bangladesh on Wednesday, but the focus was already on their next match against Pakistan. All eyes in the hockey competition are on the game this Saturday when the two arch-rivals clash at the Aoti Sports Complex's turf.
Discipline and countless hours of training have paid off handsomely for Asian Games gold medalist Chai Fong Ying, who hails from a family of wushu athletes.
Six days into the 16th Asian Games, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has been making a flying start in Guangzhou, garnering more than 20 gold medals.
One day ago, wushu, hardly a sport India is famous for, saved the country from an absolute washout in terms of medals on Wednesday.
Vikram Khade is a hard taskmaster. When his heartbroken son Virdhawal called him from Guangzhou on Monday after missing the bronze medal by a whisker, Khade senior offered no words of comfort but ordered: Udhya gold pahije (win gold tomorrow).
Bangladesh's U23 soccer team were the first to leave the country to take part in the 16th Asian Games. Ironically, they became the first side to return home on Sunday night after an early elimination from the group stages with a disappointing performance that saw them finish bottom of the 24 teams.
Her nickname is "Le Le", which means "Happy" in Chinese. It has been anything but for Singapore table tennis star Feng Tianwei in recent weeks.
There is a fear that the Incheon Asian Games will be a gold medal drought for India. As the country's gold medal hopes rest on a very limited number of sports, and three of these which fetch a sure-shot gold may not be included in the 2014 games in the Republic of Korea.
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