India finished seventh in the FISU World University Games with a best-ever haul of 26 medals – 11 gold, five silver and 10 bronze. The 31st edition of the games was held in Chengdu from July 28 to August 8. Significantly, before this edition, India managed to win just 18 medal
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday congratulated Jyothi Yarraji for winning the bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games 2023 in Chengdu.
Jyothi Yarraji continued her blistering run of form at the World University Games to win bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles event in Chengdu, China. Amlan Borgohain ran his best time of the season to win bronze in the men’s 200m event later in the evening session.
The 24-year-old Indian track and field athlete has the national record in men's high jump, hitting the mark of 2.29 m mark in 2018, as per Olympics.com. Shankar however, fell way short of his personal best during the Chengdu meet.
On Monday, India took home six medals. In addition to four gold medals, India received a silver medal in men's individual 10m air rifle from Divyansh Singh Panwar and a bronze medal in men's individual compound archery from Aman Saini, as per Olympics.com.
Beijing [China], July 26: Cute face, chunky body, dark eye circles that never fade: pandas' appeal to young and old from across the globe to visit their hometown city Chengdu in southwestern China. The adorable-to-all animal is also a token of the country's neighborliness and friendliness.
Chandigarh [India], July 25: Three students of Chandigarh University (CU) have been selected in India's First ever Squad for Wushu, who are all set to participate in the 32nd edition of International University Sports Federation Summer World University Games 2023 in Chengdu, China.
The UAE participated in the 18th Senior Officials' Meeting and 7th Senior Official Level Strategic Political Dialogue of the Arab-Chinese Cooperation Forum held in Chengdu, People's Republic of China yesterday.
In retaliation to China's aggressive posturing through incursions by Chinese warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone after the island's president Tsai Ing-wen began to have ties with other countries, Taiwan has sent aircraft, naval ships to monitor the PLA aircraft and vessel