India left the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a solid tally of 85 medals and fourth place in the continental table. That was 22 fewer medals than at Hangzhou in 2023, and the gold tally fell from 28 to 21. But judging our performance merely by the size of the haul misses the more interesting story. The country’s most striking gains came from its women, who won 11 of India’s 21 gold medals, more than half the country’s golds. Their contribution was not confined to the predictab

Indian sport lost one of its finest champions on June 12, 2026, with the untimely passing of shooting legend and coach Jaspal Rana at the age of 49. His death has left a void that will be difficult to fill, not only in Indian shooting but in the hearts of countless athletes, admirers and young dreamers who looked up to him as a symbol of excellence, discipline and perseverance. Born in the hills of Uttarakhand, Rana emerged as a prodigious talent at an age when most children