Tag: Asian Beach Games

Pincky bags India’s first medal at Asian Beach Games

Pincky Balhara opened India’s medal account in the Asian Beach Games when she won the bronze medal in the Kurash discipline here on Sunday. In the -52 kg category, Pincky gave a tough fight to Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Thanh in the semi-final. Despite her strong performance in the silver medal fight, the Indian had to …

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September 25, 2016

India gears up for 5th Asian Beach Games

A contingent of 208 members would be sent to participate in the fifth Asian Beach Games, the Indian Olympic Association announced on Tuesday. The games starts on September 24 at Danang in Vietnam. IOA is sending a bigger contingent this time as compared to the last games held in Phuket 2014. Around 117 athletes took part in it. The …

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September 20, 2016

He eats, sleeps, breathes golf: Coach on Shubham Jaglan

Twelve-year-old amateur golfer Shubham Jaglan was on Wednesday felicitated by the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) for his extraordinary feat of winning the US Kids Golf World Championship 2016. The child prodigy, who is on a winning streak, was awarded at the felicitation ceremony held in the national capital. "I would like to thank the Delhi …

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September 14, 2016

USAID with GE to improve standards in Indian solar industry

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced to fund and promote research in partnership with the General Electrics to improve standards in the Indian solar industry. This is one of the 49 projects selected by USAID’s US Global Development Lab today that would receive a total of $10 million to address critical areas …

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September 3, 2016