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The Asian Games, being staged in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, a year later than scheduled due to China’s strict pandemic lockdown policies in 2022, has brought the two rivals together in the final for the second successive tournament. All male gold medal winners at the Asian Games are, by South Korean law, granted exemptions from the 18 to 21 months of military service that all able-bodied men must start by the time they turn 28. At the 2018 Asian Games, Son Heung-min led the team to gold, defeating Japan in the final, earning him the right to stay at English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur, a year before he would have had to return home. ....
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (PTI) The Kerala government on Wednesday announced Rs 10 lakh cash incentive for state athlete Anu R, who was recently declared to have won a bronze medal in the 18th Asian Games held in Jakarta in 2018. ....
Indian heptathlete Nandini Agasara has hit back at her compatriot, who accused her of being a transgender woman after finishing behind her in fourth place at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The context: Agasara, 20, won the bronze medal in the women’s heptathlon event at the Asian Games on Sunday after finishing with a score of 5,712 points. Meanwhile, compatriot Swapna Barman, 26, finished fourth, just four points behind Agasara at 5,708 points. ....
Olympic and world javelin champion Neeraj Chopra says mind and body are primed to defend his Asian Games title when the athletics starts in Hangzhou on Friday at the end of a gruelling season.Chopra is expected to dominate the javelin after a strong season that saw him secure gold at the world championships at Budapest in August. ....