Sunil showed his strength in wrestling and won the bronze medal.
Sunil showed his strength in wrestling and won the bronze medal.
Sports News:Haryana players are proving their talent in the ongoing Asian Games in China. Till now, Indian players have won a total of 84 medals, out of which 21 medals are in the names of players from Haryana. Haryana players are ahead in the country’s medal table with 7 gold, 3 silver and 11 bronze medals. Be it male or female players, the youth of the state are dominant in every sport.
World champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal for India in javelin throw in the Asian Games. Neeraj Chopra, resident of Panipat, won the gold medal with a season’s best throw of 88.88 meters. Haryana players have performed brilliantly in shooting. Shiva Narwal of Faridabad won gold medal in 10 meter air pistol team event while Sarabjot Singh, resident of Ambala district, won gold medal in 10 meter air pistol team event and silver medal in mixed. In 25 meter rapid fire pistol, Adarsh Singh of Faridabad has won bronze medal in the team event and Anish Bhanwala of Karnal has won bronze medal. Whereas in 25 meter sports pistol, Rhythm Sangwan of Faridabad and Manu Bhakar of Jhajjar targeted gold. In shooting itself, Jhajjar’s Palak won gold medal in the individual category and silver medal in the team event in 10 meter air pistol. In the same event, Ramita of Kurukshetra targeted silver medal in the team event and bronze medal in the individual category.
Indian women’s team captured gold in cricket, Rohtak’s Shafali Verma was included in this team. Young player Parminder Singh from Shahpur village of Yamunanagar won the bronze medal in rowing quadruple scull. Aryan Pal Singh Ghuman of Panchkula has won the bronze medal in the men’s 3000 meter speed skating relay race. In athletics, Seema Punia of Sonipat won the bronze medal in discus throw while Preeti Lamba of Faridabad won the bronze medal in women’s 3000 meter steeplechase. Apart from this, Preeti Panwar of Rohtak won the bronze medal in 54 kg weight category in boxing. Rohtak’s Parveen Hooda captured bronze in 57 kg weight category. Also, Narendra Berwal of Hisar won the bronze medal in 92 plus kg weight category in boxing. In wrestling, Sunil Kumar of Sonipat won the bronze medal in the 87 kg weight category.
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