Following her victory in the 5000-metre race in the Asian Games in October 2023, Parul Chaudhary had said, "In our UP, it takes a gold medal to get you the post of DSP. I hope this effort gets me that position.”
China reportedly censored a photograph of two Chinese hurdlers embracing after a race because their lane numbers formed an accidental reference to the Tiananmen massacre
India finished with a historic 1-2 in the men's javelin event at 2023 Asian Games, with Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena finishing at gold and silver, respectively
The Indian women's cricket team etched their names in history, as the Women in Blue defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs to earn the first-ever Cricket Gold medal at the Asian Games
In women's cricket at the Asian Games, Bangladesh women's cricket team was all out for 51 in 17.5 overs. The Indian women's cricket team reached the target in 8.2 overs with 8 wickets in hand reaching the final.
Vinesh Phogat will now be replaced by Antim Panghal, who won the 53 kg trials, on India's Asian Games team. The gold medalist from the 2018 Asian Games expressed her extreme disappointment at not being able to defend her title in this edition, which will be held in Hangzhou beginning on September 23.