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Sjoerd Marijne has been reappointed as India women’s hockey coach, five years after guiding the team to a historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics. His first major challenge will be the World Cup qualifiers in Hyderabad from March 8 to 14

Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu won silver in the 49kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Norway with a total lift of 199kg. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum claimed gold, while Thailand’s Thanyathon Sukcharoen took bronze

The momentum created in favour of the BJP following the assembly poll win needs to be sustained, he said.

Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra said in a tweet, "It hurts me to see our athletes on the streets demanding justice. They have worked hard to represent our great nation and make us proud."

The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in 49kg category, managed to lift 87kg in snatch and in 'clean and jerk' her best effort was a lift of 113kg, here on Tuesday night.

Hyderabad: India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra shone bright like a diamond on Thursday as he became the first Indian to win the Diamond League Trophy at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich. Neeraj’s first attempt resulted in a foul and he followed it up with an 88.4m throw in his second and 88min his third attempt. […]

Chateauroux: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Avani Lekhara clinched a gold medal with a world record score of 250.6 in Women’s 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 here at the Chateauroux Para-Shooting World Cup on Tuesday and secured a place at the Paris Paralympics 2024. The 20-year-old shooter broke her own world record of 249.6. Poland’s Emilia […]

New Delhi: At 33, P R Sreejesh is in the twilight of his career, but the veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper is in no mood to call it quits anytime soon as he is eyeing a World Cup medal to add to his Tokyo Olympics bronze before deciding the future course of his career. Sreejesh, who […]

New Delhi: Captain of India’s 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey team, Charanjit Singh, died on Thursday at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh after suffering a cardiac arrest that followed prolonged age-related illnesses. The former mid-fielder was 90 and would have turned a year older next month. He is survived by two sons and […]

Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased past young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games to win her second women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament here on Sunday. Playing in a depleted field due to multiple COVID-19 cases, top seed Sindhu hardly broke her sweat to get past Bansod 21-13 21-16 […]

New Delhi: Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award. Earlier this year, the badminton player had become the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. She defeated China’s He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics. President Ram Nath Kovind is presenting the […]

New Delhi: Women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal and goalkeeper Savita Punia, along with Paralympic medal-winners Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar were on Tuesday given out-of-turn promotions by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for their impressive performances in this year’s Tokyo Games. Besides, hockey coach Piyush Dubey, who was part of the men’s hockey […]

Just two months after her breakthrough run to the round of 16 in her Grand Slam main-draw debut at Wimbledon, the World No.150 Emma is now into the final four of a major in just her second appearance.

Hyderabad: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist PV Sindhu was felicitated by National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) director CV Anand, at the annual athletic meet of NISA, CISF organised at the academy on Saturday. Sindhu wished all the trainees and athletes good luck and emphasised that one needs to believe in oneself and success will follow. A […]

The Hyderabad shuttler says he missed coach Santoso in Tokyo

Photos were shared on social media after breakfast and the athletes were seen enjoying the moment. On Sunday, the Prime Minister, in his Independence Day speech, had applauded the Indian Olympic athletes

After attending the historic flag hoisting event at the national capital, Neeraj took to his official Twitter handle and penned an emotional note.

"His temperature was 103 till yesterday. But he is getting better now. His (Covid) report also came negative. Doctor has advised him rest. He had a hectic schedule and that is the reason he fell ill," the person said.

The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist expects more women to compete at the highest level in the near future

Under Marijne, the Indian women did the unthinkable in Tokyo Olympics, reaching the semifinals for the first time by stunning three-time world gold medallist Australia 1-0 in the quarterfinals