India’s Performance in Asian Games 2010

At Guangzhou on Friday, India created history by recording their best-ever performance in Asian Games with 64 medals, including a record 14 gold. India won four Gold, three Silver and Four bronze medals on the penultimate day of the Games today.
With the addition of 11 more medals, India’s tally has climbed to a record 14 gold, 17 silver and 33 bronze. India had jumped to the sixth place in the overall standings.
The men’s and women’s Kabaddi teams expectedly maintained their supremacy by clinching the gold. The women’s 4 x 400 metres quartet of Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jope, AC Ashwini and Mandeep Kaur emerged first clocking 3 minutes, 29.02 seconds at the Aoti Main Stadium to win the third Gold. Star boxer Vijender Singh provided the icing on the cake by bringing the last yellow metal on the penultimate day of the mega event.
The three Silver medals were bagged by Preeja Sreedharan in the women’s 5,000 metres, and boxers Manpreet in the 91 kg and Santosh Kumar in the 64 kg category.
India’s best medal haul till date was recorded in the 1982 Games in Delhi when they had won 13 gold, 19 silver and 25 bronze for an overall tally of 57. India had finished 10th in the last edition of the Games in Doha with a tally of 10 Gold, 17 Silver and 26 Bronze.
China lead the medal table with 197 gold, 117 silver and 98 bronze (total 412), followed by South Korea with 74 Gold, 63 Silver and 91 Bronze. Japan follow in the third place with a tally of 47 Gold, 73 Silver and 94 Bronze.

Photo shows President of India Pratibha Patil with the Medal winners of Asian Games 2010, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 4 December 2010. The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, M.S. Gill is also seen
Cricket – India’s Convincing Win over New Zealand

The ongoing India vs. New Zealand has been an unusual five-match series since the Indian team on a winning streak has constantly chopped and changed the squad. With next year’s World Cup on their minds, India’s selectors haven’t stuck to the usual formula of ‘retaining the winning team’ as every Kiwi mauling on the field is followed by a change of cast. Their decisions have been based on a dual agenda: test the bench and rest the regulars.

But as the first four games have seen the fringe players grab the chance they got in the absence of stars, the selectors now have more options, which in turn has made their job to pick the World Cup squad tougher.

This selection dilemma is expected to be carried over to the Team India management when they sit to pick the playing XI on match eve during the World Cup.

Giving the decision-makers a healthy headache are the likes Yusuf Pathan, R Ashwin, Munaf Patel and Parthiv Patel — players who after their show against New Zealand are certain to find more than a mention during the selection committee meetings. The position thus far has been as follow: