(260929) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ochiai Ko of Japan celebrates with new games record after the men's 800m final of athletics at the 20th.....

(260929) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kong Yingying (2nd R) and Jiang Yutong (1st R) of China compete during the women's 4x400m relay final o.....

Indian athlete Gulveer Singh clinched his third medal at the Asian Games 2026, winning the bronze medal in the men's 5000m event in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday. With the bronze, Gulveer became the first Indian man to win three individual medals at a single Asian Games event. Gulveer clocked 13

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has announced demonstrations in Istanbul and Berlin on October 1, with Uyghur community members and supporting organisations planning to gather outside Chinese diplomatic missions to raise concerns over the rights and freedoms of Uyghurs and other communities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. According to the WUC, a demonstration will be held at 11 am outside the Chinese Consulate General in Istanbul's Saryer district under the message, "East Turkistan...

(260929) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Yao Jie of China celebrates during the awarding ceremony for the men's pole vault of At.....

Indian boxer Narender Berwal settled for the bronze medal in the men's +90kg boxing category at the Asian Games 2026 after losing his semifinal bout to reigning world champion Aibek Oralbay of Kazakhstan by unanimous decision here on Tuesday. Narender, who had earlier won a silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, struggled to find his rhythm against the experienced Oralbay, who dictated the pace with a combination of body shots and punches to the head, according to ESPN. The Indi...

(260929) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Shi Junhao (4th L) and Chen Yujie (3rd L) of China compete during the 4x100m relay mixed final of athle.....

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(260929) -- BAKU, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A student from the Confucius Institute at Azerbaijan University of Languages performs during a cultural e.....

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) remembered Yungdrung, a 27-year-old Tibetan who died following a self-immolation protest in Chamdo, Tibet, in 2012. In an X post, the CTA's Tibet Advocacy Section, Department of Information and International Relations, shared details of Yungdrung's case as part of its series remembering Tibetan self-immolators. According to the post, Yungdrung was born in Karma Township in Chamdo, Tibet, and was believed to have been running a small business in Zatoe Coun...

(260929) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yujie of China celebrates her third gold medal after the awarding ceremony for the 4x100m mixed re.....

The Indian Foundation for Quality Management (IFQM), established by a consortium of India's leading enterprises, will host the third edition of its annual two-day IFQM Symposium, focusing on how Quality & Innovation can make India globally competitive. The event is to be held in New Delhi on October 5-6, 2026, under the central theme "Quality, Innovation and Excellence as India's Force Multiplier". Instituted in September 2023, IFQM is an industry-led movement committed to catalysing Indian orga...

(260929) -- NAGOYA, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Wu Hongjiao of China poses for photos during the awarding ceremony for the women's 800m f.....

(260929) -- TOKYO, Sept. 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Jiuyuan of China waves to spectators before the men's 3m springboard final of diving at the 20th A.....

Bhopal-based shooter Manisha Keer's family expressed happiness and pride after she, along with Neeru and Aashima Ahlawat, clinched the silver medal in the women's trap team event at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan on Tuesday. Manisha, who hails from Bhopal, began her shooting journey in 2013 and used to prepare at the shooting academy in Bishankhedi in the state capital. Her father, Kailash Keer, said the family was proud of her achievement and recalled how she was selected during her very first t...

Neeru Dhanda was hospitalised for three days in Delhi just 10 days before her Asian Games campaign, but the Indian shooter overcame illness, limited preparation and difficult weather conditions to win the women's individual trap gold, India's trap shooting coach Peter Wilson revealed on Tuesday. Dhanda arrived in Japan late with physiotherapist Ashwini and had virtually no training in the build-up to the competition. Despite the setback, the Indian shooter remained composed through the qualifica...