Annu Rani's best throw of 54.04m was enough for only a 14th place finish in her group. However, Annu Rani was needed to finish within the top 12 across two groups to go through the next level. The 28-year-old Indian consistently improved her distances with 53.19m and 54.04m in her second and third throws. She were not quite enough to get herself in contention to make the cut for the medal round. India's Annu Rani failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women's javelin throw event final after finishing 14th in Group A. Moreover, Annu Rani becomes the second Indian female javelin thrower after Gurmeet Kaur to compete at the Olympic. Though, She started off her day with a 50.35m in her first throw at the Olympics.com.

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It has been a disastrous outing for the Indian as she failed to even get close to her personal best of 63.24m. A distance of 63m will ensure her a place in final. Poland's Andrejczyk Maria is the red-hot favourite for this event and she qualified for the final with a throw of 65.24 in her first attempt. She holds the season best of 71.40, the best of the year. India's Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh will be the other javelin throwers in action at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. However, They will start with the qualification round on Wednesday.

Moreover, Annu Rani bettered her own javelin throw national record at the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships in Patiala. Rani clinched the gold with a best throw of 63.24m which, she came up in her third attempt. However, she obligates her earlier national mark of 62.43m which she had recorded during the World Championships in Doha in 2019.

India made a stunning start to their SAFF Women’s Championship 2024 campaign, overpowering Pakistan 5-2 in their Group A opener at the Dasharath Stadium on October 17, 2024. 

The five-time champions led 4-1 at halftime, showcasing their dominance early in the tournament.

This victory also marked two key milestones for the Blue Tigresses: captain Loitongbam Ashalata Devi celebrated her 100th appearance, and striker Ngangom Bala Devi scored her 50th international goal, making her the first Indian woman footballer to achieve this feat.

India booked their spot in the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship final, after defeating Nepal 4-0 in at the BSSSMK Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. India will now face defending champions Bangladesh in the final to be played on Thursday, February 8, 2024.

After a goalless first half, The Indian U19 Women's team delivered a brilliant performance in the second half to score four goals. Neha, Sibani Devi and Sulanjana Raul ripped open the rival defence and the Nepal players could only watch.

Winger Neha scored a second-half brace, while Sulanjana Raul and substitute Cindy Temruatpuii Colney added two late goals to make it a comfortable win for India.

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The Young Tigresses started on the front foot, most of their attacks coming down the left flank, where Neha operated with her pace. The Nepal goalkeeper Lila Joshi's made lots of mistakes but the Indian forwards couldn't score early.

India finally managed to get the breakthrough in the 54^th minute, when Sibani's left-footed cross found Neha at the far post. Nepal only had one big chance but they failed to convert that into a goal and India thrived on every opportunity they got in the second half.

Raul had plenty of opportunities throughout the match, and finally scored the third goal of the game in the 85th minute. Neha sent a cross, which found Sibani at the far post. She sent it back towards unmarked Raul who nodded it in from point-blank range. Substitute Cindy, who had replaced Raul, added a fourth goal in the injury time.

India U-19 Women: Anika Devi (GK), Nitu Linda (C), Sonibia Devi, Sahena TH (Heena Khatun), Thoibisana Chanu, Viksit Bara, Pooja (Arina Devi), Sulanjana Raul (Cindy Remruatpuii Colney 86'), Neha, Sibani Devi, Menaka Devi.

The world has seen a lot of sports competitions, but still, the same craze and popularity is going on. Sports contain entertainment, and people want entertainment in their lives.

These two, when merged, can create something exciting. The relationship between sports competitions and the audience is something that is inexpressible in words. The same goes for Asian games!

The Asian Games have gained immense popularity and importance over the years as they provide a platform for athletes from across the continent to showcase their skills and compete at the highest level.

The games have also become an opportunity for countries to come together and promote unity, peace, and friendship among themselves. Unsurprisingly, the Asian Games are considered one of the most impactful gaming competitions in the world.

Being one of the most impactful gaming competitions in the world, Asian games are considered the best players in Asia. From China to India, there is no end of participants. However, if you have missed the Asian games for your work, don't worry!

We have got you covered this time. If you want to relive the memorable moments in the Asian Games, stay with us!

Let's dive deep into the realm of Asian Games 2023.

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Memorable Moments In Asian Games

The Asian Games have always been a platform for athletes from across the continent to showcase their skills and compete at the highest level. Over the years, these games have produced some of the most unforgettable moments in the history of sports.

From the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony, the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou witnessed several such moments that will be etched in our memories forever.

Here, we will take a look at some of the most memorable moments from the Asian Games 2023 and relive the excitement and thrill of those unforgettable moments. If you think that you have missed something from here, you can check out the best tennis prediction site to ensure more accurate information with additional prominence to the game.

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The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou has witnessed a strong but beautiful friendship. Probably, the Asian Games have never witnessed such an emotional moment before. It was between the two most prominent and capable swimmers.

●      Zhang Yufei (New Games' MVP from China).

●      Ikee Rikako (former MVP from Japan).

Zhang was at the Women's 50m butterfly competition and won it recently. Well, Ikee was present there and witnessed the win; she was also a winner of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. Well, that was her first international medal.

However, just after that, she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019. This was a disaster for her. Following such unavoidable life events, she could not keep herself from breaking down while she found her coach.

In the meantime, the other swimmer, Zhang, consolidated her with a hug and shared tears for each other. This was special because the emotion was at its peak, and no one could deny the scene.

The combination of happiness and disappointment came into contact to create such an exponential emotional moment. However, they not only shared their emotional moments but also

hold the joint record of 6 gold medals (most by any) in a single Games.

Age Is Just A Number

For Oksana Chusovitina, age is just a number. She is not done yet at the age of 78. She has always gone through eight Olympic Games and five Asian Games. However, she has no intention to leave the field but come back again through the World Cup in Paris in 2024.

She said the disappointment is there, but it is also an inspiration for her and others. This is the way of life, and she was right.

Not everyone can do the hard work needed, and thus, she should feel special about what she is.

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China's Games From Opening To Closing

China won 383 games in the Asian Games 2023, and that is a big record for them, and no one is near them.

China also quadrupled Japan with their 201 goal medals. While Japan won only 52 gold medals, they are almost half (188) in total counts with China.

The hosts have really outnumbered other countries; hopefully, they are going to be at the top in Aichi-Nagoya in 2026 as well. This Asian Games was an opening and closing for China as they did it all.

On Cloud Nine

Mazel Paris Alegado, the youngest member of the Philippines, took part in the Asian Games 2023. She is just nine years old, and that is a very young age, even from the standard of the sport.

Well, the aspiring young talent has completed 7th in the competition. Well, she might not have won a medal, but she has got all hearts kept with her. People talk about her as she is the youngest member of the Games.

For 9-year-olds, competing in skateboarding is not an easy task to follow. A whole lot of competition with a prominent balance is needed. When she was just 9, she was not fit and improved enough to take the pressure, but she did.

Rain Men: Indian Cricketers Strike Gold

Winning a medal for the country is always alluring, and full of emotions are present there. India did it with their cricket team. When it comes to cricket, everyone knows and expects India to do something in any competition.

When the World Cup is going on this year, everyone is expecting India to list the trophy as the host. On the other hand, the young talents of the country have already lifted the gold medal in the 2023 Asian Games.

They are probably the most happening team in the cricket world, and everyone knew that they would win the title. However, it was not the way everyone wanted. It was basically washed out. However, the rules suggested India lift the medal as they are the number one in the world when it comes to cricket.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday re-appointed Swede Thomas Dennerby as the national women's team head coach ahead of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2, even though its technical committee had recommended Gokulam Kerala's Anthony Andrews.

On July 13, the technical committee of the AIFF under the legendary IM Vijayan as the chairman, had recommended Andrews, who guided Gokulam Kerala FC to back-to-back Indian Women's League (IWL) titles in the last two seasons, to succeed Dennerby whose earlier contract had ended in March.

But, it is learnt that many players in the national team wanted Thomas Dennerby's continuation and had requested for the same to the AIFF.

Thomas Dennerby was in charge of the national team in the first round of Olympic qualifiers, against Kyrgyzstan on April 4 and 7 — which India won — before leaving.

He is now at the helm again for the second round of the Olympic qualifiers in October.

Andrews will also remain in the set-up as he was named as the coach, while Maymol Rocky will be the assistant coach and Ronibala Chanu the goalkeeping coach.

A source said it is not necessary for the AIFF to accept the recommendation of the technical committee.

The 27-year-old Andrews is among the youngest coaches in India to have an AFC 'A' License. Under his guidance Gokulam Kerala won the IWL titles in 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.

"The committee, after having a long discussion on appointing the head coach of the senior women's
national team, decided to recommend Anthony Andrews for the coveted post," the AIFF had said in a release.

The current national team has many players from Gokulam like captain Ashalata Devi, Grace Dangmei, Ranjana Chanu, Indumathi Kathiresan and Sandhiya Ranganathan.

The senior national women's team will be playing the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 from October 26 to November 1, where it has been clubbed with Japan, Vietnam and Uzbekistan.

India are scheduled to play Japan on October 26, Vietnam on October 29 and Uzbekistan on November 1.

The top two teams from each group will qualify for the third round from where the first two teams will make the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Other technical committee members are Pinky Bompal Magar, Climax Lawrence, Arun Malhotra, Harjinder Singh and Eugeneson Lyngdoh.

Annu Rani won the gold medal in the javelin throw event in the 26th Senior Federation Cup 2023 held in Ranchi on Tuesday. With this win, she has also qualified for the Asian Games and Asian Athletics Championships.

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At the Federation Cup 2023 held at the Birsa Munda Stadium, Annu smashed the all-important qualifying standard with a throw of 59.24m, which is well above the AFI-set standard of 56.46m. She also qualified for the Asian Athletics Championships, which will start in Bangkok, Thailand in July. The qualifying mark for women's javelin throw is 54.73m. Earlier Annu had brought laurels to the country by winning a bronze medal in Birmingham, England.

14 finals were played on the second day of the Federation Cup 2023, in which 27 athletes qualified for continental athletics events. On Monday too, 20 athletes breached the qualifying standards. In men's shot put, reigning Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor on Monday won gold with a throw of 20.42m, shattering the qualifying standards for both the Asian Games and the Asian Athletics Championships.

Besides Tajinderpal, Sahib Singh (19.23m) and Karanveer Singh (19.05m) finished second and third and made the cut. Priya H Mohan emerged victorious in the women's 400m race with an effort of 53.40 seconds and made the cut. Meanwhile, in the men's 400m race, Rajesh Ramesh (43.75s) and Muhammed Ajmal (45.85) finished first and second and made the cut. But Muhammed Anas Yahiya failed to cross the qualification mark despite finishing third with a timing of 46.19s.

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In addition, Amiya Kumar Mallick won the gold medal in the men's 100m final with a timing of 10.31 s. Although it was not enough to beat the Asian Championships qualification mark of 10.19 s. While Srabani Nanda won the women's 100m in 11.44 seconds. But she too did not make the cut for the continental competition.