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Jitu Rai leads India to team bronze in 10m Air Pistol at Asian Games 2014

New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Continuing their good show in the 17th Asian Games on Sunday, Indian men settled for a bronze medal after narrowly missing the silver in the 10m air pistol event at the Ongnyeon shooting range. Shooting star Jitu Rai entered the eight-man final as the second best qualifier but could not stand on the podium after finishing fifth, a day after clinching the 50m gold. Jitu Rai clinched a historic gold in the 50m Pistol event on the opening day of the Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in Incheon on Saturday. Sep 21, 2014
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Sports minister confident of good performance in 17th Asian Games as India bags 2 medals on Day-1

New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that the Indian contingent will perform well in 17th Asian Games at Incheon, basking in the glory of two medals won on Day-1. A total of 439 gold medals in 36 sports are up for grabs over 15 days of competition. Meanwhile, former shooter and Olympic silver medallist, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore congratulated Jitu Rai on his gold medal. Some 10,000 athletes from 45 countries are competing at the Asian Games, the world's second-biggest multi-sport event after the summer Olympics. Sep 20, 2014
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President Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Asian Games medal winners

New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated medal winners in the Asian Games who held India high on the very first day of the event. President Mukherjee said in a message. "I would like to extend my congratulations for keeping the country's flag flying high. My best wishes to you for all future endeavours." Jitu Rai has won gold medal in the men's 50-metre air pistol event and Shweta Chaudhry bagged bronze in the women's 10-metre air pistol event in the ongoing 17th Asian Games at Incheon in South Korea. Sep 20, 2014
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Anand Clinches Bilbao Masters with a Round to Spare

Vishwanathan Anand confirmed his victory at the Bilbao Chess Masters Finals, opening-up an unbeatable four-point lead at the top of the table, with one round still to be played, in Bilbao, Spain, on Friday. Sep 20, 2014
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Asian Games opens in style

Incheon, Sept 20 (ANI): The 17th Asian Games opened in a multi-coloured blaze of fireworks and carefully crafted dance routines on September 19, as athletes from the world's most populous region came together in pursuit of gold and glory in South Korea. An array of Olympians and regional sports stars will compete over 15 days of competition in Incheon where South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Olympic chief Thomas Bach were among the powerful figures watching a vivid opening ceremony. Athletes dressed in colourful national garb, sharp suits and comfortable tracksuits waved to a crowd of 60,000, who offered enthusiastic welcomes to delegations from 45 countries including the South's belligerent neighbour, North Korea. Sep 20, 2014
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Asian Games 2014: The Opening Ceremony in Pictures

The second largest multi-sport event of the world has just got off to a flying start, with the conclusion of the grand Opening Ceremony, at the Incheon Asiad main Stadium, in Incheon, South Korea. Sep 19, 2014
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