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Asian Games: Day eight of competition

  • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Live Blogs

team final at the moment, and wrestling semi-finals also taking place...Gold medals won in archery, shooting

as we mentioned earlier, Trisha Deb of India took bronze...16:20 That final gold medal to report in shooting

the clock at 52:08.99.Two more titles for China in shooting15:14 And while we're on the subject of shooting

by one competitor apiece from South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan.14:58 Gold for China, meanwhile, in shooting

the moment while China are looking good in the rifle 3 positions individual final, with three more shooting


Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, sets out three key challenges for next 25 years

  • The Big Read

By Mike RowbottomBefore being elected for a fourth and final term as President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) - which celebrated its silver anniversary last Monday (September 22) - Sir Philip Craven faced an initially surprising challenge in the form of fellow Briton Alan Dickson, who was nominated by the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA).Speaking to insidethegames shortly before the vote in Athens on November 24 last year, Sir Philip commented: "I have a rival. The surprise is no longer there. That's fine. There will be a fight, and as a fairly tough ex-wheelchair basketball player...

recent competitor, Oscar Pistorius - who was found guilty this month of culpable homicide following the shooting


Japan win Asian Games title in triathlon relay event hoping to debut at Tokyo 2020

  • Incheon 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in Incheon Japan overcame wet conditions and a stern test from South Korea to win the triathlon mixed team relay event here on day seven at the Asian Games, further showcasing a discipline hoping to soon feature on an Olympic stage.

leading South Korea to the team title.But China also prospered, winning a further four gold medals in shooting


Asian Games: Day seven of competition

  • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Live Blogs

It is also the final day of competition in shooting and squash, while action will heat up across the

We mentioned shooting earlier, but weightlifting is another sport that has really lit up these Games.

Final shooting gold goes to China14:44 That is the final shooting gold medal to be won today, on another

I have to say, I think these Games have been a good advert for the sport of shooting.

Another gold for Qatar in shooting as 25m centre fire pistol event concludes11:59 I'm not sure where


Iran rowing and cycling victories top bill on day six at Incheon 2014

  • Incheon 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in IncheonIranian athletes enjoyed two brilliant victories here on day six of the Asian Games, a surprising single sculls rowing triumph followed by a cycling victory absolutely no one could have predicted by a rider ranked 235th in the world.

medals, three of which were gold.They also took a staggering eight of the 10 events contested today in shooting

AFP/Getty ImagesThey also lost to Japan in team foil fencing, while another one that got away came in shooting


Boost for Swedish Paralympic sport as long-term deal signed

  • Paralympics

By Zjan ShirinianAwareness around Paralympic sport in Sweden will be boosted by the signing of what has been described as a "long-term agreement", chiefs in the country hope.

Sweden won four gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics, in table tennis, shooting, swimming and wheelchair


Asian Games: Day six of competition

  • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Live Blogs

Oh, and shooting. Always shooting, with six more titles decided tomorrow. Join us then!

No stopping China though, another stunning day, with eight wins in shooting, five in rowing, three in

India are languishing two places behind squash and shooting powerhouse Kuwait, and four places behind

events on day six15:40 China, amazingly, won eight of the 10 shooting events today.

Shooting, triathlon and rowing medals action12:40 So just to wrap up the rowing action.


Mossad agent who plotted Israel revenge against Munich 1972 terrorists dies

  • Olympics

By Duncan MackayIsraeli secret service agent Mike Harari, who helped plot Mossad's revenge attacks against Palestinian militants implicated in the 1972 Munich massacre of the country's Olympics team, has died at the age of 87. 

God".For nearly a decade, Mossad agents targeted Palestinian militants throughout Europe, frequently shooting


North Korean gymnast overcomes 39-year-old Uzbek to win vault title at Incheon 2014

  • Incheon 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in IncheonGymnast Hong Un-jong earned the first North Korean gold in a sport other than weightlifting today on the sixth day of action at the Asian Games, defeating 39-year-old Uzbek Oksana Chusovitina in the women's vault final.

maintain second place on the table, with two more team fencing victories supplemented by three wins in shooting


World Archery chooses its top moments to mark IPC's 25th anniversary

  • Archery News

By Zjan ShirinianWorld Archery has chosen the 1948 Stoke Mandeville Games - seen as the forerunner to the Paralympics - as its Para highlight as part of the International Paralympic Committee's anniversary celebrations.

Para-archer Antonio Rebello lighting both the Olympic and Paralympic cauldrons at Barcelona 1992 by shooting


Asian Games: Day five of competition

  • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Live Blogs

including the men and women's individual triathlon races, as well as the final day of track cycling and a shooting

They have also enjoyed top 10 finishing positions in shooting, weightlifting and cycling. 16:15 One other

Another shooting title for South Korea15:13 South Korea's Kim Jun-hong has grabbed the gold medal with

A perfect illustration right there of why countries like India are finding shooting success so hard to

bowling, where it is the women's singles competition today, and in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol shooting


Gwangju 2015 open promotional house at Asian Games

  • Gwangju 2015

By Paul OsborneOrganisers of the Gwangju 2015 Summer Universiade have opened a promotional house at the Asian Games in Incheon in an effort to build momentum and excitement ahead of next year's event.

such as free-throw competitions with the Universiade's official mascot, Nuribi, as well as archery shooting


Nicol David claims fourth Asian Games squash singles title as Kuwaiti wins men’s gold

  • Incheon 2014

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in IncheonRacket sports led the way here on day four at the Asian Games, as Malaysia's world number one Nicol David and Kuwait's world number 46 Abdullah Almezayen earned equally significant but vastly contrasting victories in the two squash singles finals.

Youth Olympic, World Championship and Asian Games titles, earned two of three Chinese gold medals in shooting

women's judo team event.Elsewhere on day four in Incheon, there were further victories for Kazakhstan in shooting



Asian Games: Day four of competition

  • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Live Blogs

gymnastics and sparring finals in wushu, while cycling, swimming, weightlifting, fencing,, bowling and shooting

would be his final competition by tweeting last night: "Tomorrow will mark the end of my professional shooting

Women's trap shooting and dressage action are also ongoing, with the final synchronised swimming event

Kazakhstan take shooting gold13:55 China's run of shooting titles today has ended, as Kazakhstan win

Actually shooting is not only my work but also my hobby, so I enjoy it a lot.