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India’s Athletes Aim for Gold at the Asian Games 🏅

India’s team of 75 runners, jumpers and throwers will start competing in Japan.

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Key Points

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Goal: win 25‑30 medals at the Asian Games.

Toor aims for a historic hat‑trick of gold in shot put.

Sreeshankar’s best jump this season is 8.38 m.

Gulveer Singh holds national records for 5 000 m and 10 000 m.

Avinash Sable is defending his 3 000 m steeplechase title.

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Shot‑put star Tajinderpal Singh Toor hopes to win his third straight gold medal.

Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar is trying to improve from silver to gold.

Runner Gulveer Singh will race in the 1500 m, 5000 m and 10 000 m events.

Even without javelin champion Neeraj Chopra, the team expects many medals.

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8 words

hat‑trick

Winning three similar things in a row, like three gold medals.

season best

The best performance an athlete has achieved during the current year.

national record

The best result ever recorded by anyone from that country.

steeplechase

A race that includes jumping over small barriers and a water pit.

javelin

A long spear that athletes throw as far as they can.

thrower

A person who competes in events where they throw an object.

acclimatisation

Getting used to a new place or weather before a competition.

injury

When a part of the body gets hurt and needs time to heal.

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