The national contingent has set a target to bring home six gold, seven silver and 20 bronze medals from the upcoming Asian Games.
The chef de mission believes this is a realistic target based on the recent performances of national athletes, and the strength of their opposition.
He adds that 13 sports have been identified as medal prospects, including squash, badminton, sepak takraw, athletics, track cycling and e-sports.
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Real Madrid have opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Inter Milan.
Kylian Mbappe was among the scorers for the Spanish side, with what was his 71st goal in the competition.
The Frenchman is now joint-fifth with Real legend Raul on the all-time Champions League and European Cup scorers list.
Only Karim Benzema, Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored more.
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In other selected results from this morning…
Man City overcame Porto 2-0.
Aston Villa edged past Brugge 3-2.
While Borussia Dortmund also had a 3-2 victory over Villareal.
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Six players from Spain’s world title-winning squad have made the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or award.
It includes Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Rodri.
Among the other shortlisted players include Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe, and last year’s winner Ousmane Dembele.
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And…
Aryna Sabalenka remains on course to win her third straight US tennis Open title…after beating Linda Noskova to book a place in the semifinals.
