By Sudipto Ganguly JAKARTA, Sept 2 : Indonesia bid an emotional farewell to the 18th Asian Games on a rain-soaked evening at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium on Sunday with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President hailing the event as a “historical success”. The downpour did not dampen the spirits of the Indonesians who […]
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman BOGOR, Indonesia, Sept 1 : Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min’s professional career received a boost in the form of military exemption when South Korea won the Asian Games soccer gold on Saturday. Substitute Lee Seung-woo and Hwang Hee-chan scored in extra time after a barren regulation time to help South Korea […]
By Sudipto Ganguly JAKARTA, Sept 1 : Buoyed up by the success of hosting the ongoing Asian Games, Indonesia will bid for the 2032 Olympics, President Joko Widodo said on Saturday. Since Aug. 18, the Southeast Asian country has been holding the biggest multi-sport event outside the Olympics and, apart from some long-running ticketing difficulties, […]
By Sudipto Ganguly JAKARTA, Sept 1 : Buoyed up by the success of hosting the ongoing Asian Games, Indonesia will bid for the 2032 Olympics, President Joko Widodo said on Saturday. Since Aug. 18, the Southeast Asian country has been holding the biggest multi-sport event outside the Olympics and, apart from some long-running ticketing difficulties, […]
By Amlan Chakraborty JAKARTA, Aug 31 : Swapna Barman’s claim to fame before landing in Jakarta was as the athlete with 12 toes but the 21-year-old will return home having forged a new identity after winning India’s first Asian Games gold in the heptathlon. The extra width of Barman’s feet, each containing six toes, and […]
