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| I wanted to quit boxing but I continued, had to change colour of Asiad medal: Lovlina | | |  NISHIO (JAPAN), Oct 2: Lovlina Borgohain had planned to retire from boxing after the 2024 Olympics, but missing out on a medal at the Paris Games made her change her mind, a decision that paid off as the Indian star clinched her maiden Asian Games gold here on Friday.
The Olympic bronze-medallist defeated China's Ziyi Bao 5-0 in the 75kg final on her birthday, ending India's 12-year wait for a women's Asian Games boxing champion and upgrading the silver she had won at the previous edition.
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| | | | Golfer Pranavi Urs takes sole lead in pursuit of Asian Games gold | | |  NAGOYA, Oct 2: India's Pranavi Urs returned a superb four-under 66 in the third round to take a three-stroke lead and place herself in strong contention for an individual gold medal at the Asian Games women's golf competition here on Friday.
The 23-year-old from Mysore, who is making her Games debut, has a total of 15-under 195, which is three shots clear of Shannon Tan of Singapore, who stumbled to a one-over 71 in the third round to lose the lead position that she held overnight.
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| | | | Slipped and fell 'like Superman': Sreeshankar recalls Asian Games silver, targets gold in 2028 | | | | PALAKKAD (KERALAM), Oct 2: Asian Games silver medallist long jumper M Sreeshankar on Friday expressed confidence that his fourth career silver medal would eventually pave the way for a major gold, saying he hoped to achieve the feat in 2028.
Sreeshankar won the silver medal at the Asian Games in Japan despite suffering an injury during his fourth attempt.
Speaking to reporters at his residence after returning from Japan, Sreeshankar said his physical condition and preparation were good enough for an 8.20m-plus jump, but a slip while attempting the distance affected his performance.
"My body condition was really, really good. I had all the conditions required to jump 8.20m+. So, during th | |
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