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'All I could say is thank you to all of them. Me in an open palanquin, paraded the town of Kolasib — this is beyond a dream. If this is the kind of love I get from them, I’ll give my life to achieve more,' Lalremsiami said

India have progressed to the knockout stage of the tournament along with Malaysia, Pakistan and Japan. So far, India are unbeaten, having won four matches and drawn the other game

Both men's and women's hockey teams lost their respective finals to bag silver medals in the five-a-side competition in Argentina

Four coaches have been recommended for the Dronacharya award in the life-time category. They are Clarence Lobo (hockey), Tarak Sinha (cricket), Jiwan Kumar Sharma (judo) and VR Beedu (athletics)

'If I'll not motivate myself then no one in the world can motivate me' said coach Harendra Singh about the team's spirit

'I feel very proud that India was winning so many medals in wrestling and other sports. After seeing the medals that we have won in Asian Games 2018, I felt like India is growing beyond cricket. Even in athletics we are winning medals. So I think it's great that times are changing and I hope we improve further and do better,' said Manpreet Singh