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Kuwait/Beijing: The postponed Asian Games will be held from September 23 to October 8 next year in Hangzhou, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Tuesday. The 19th edition of the Games were originally slated to be held from September 10 to 25 this year but were suspended on May 6 after a spike […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana swimmer Vritti Agarwal made her mark in the recently-concluded Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana. The 15-year-old from the State not only won two gold medals in the 1500 metres and 800 metres freestyle event, but she did it with meet records. She first won the yellow metal in 800 metres event […]
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New Delhi: Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom was on Friday forced to withdraw midway through her Commonwealth Games 48kg trial after sustaining a leg injury. The six-time world champion injured herself in the first round of the 48kg semifinals. Haryana’s Nitu thus advanced to the finals of the CWG trials at the Indira Gandhi […]
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Tashkent/Beijing: The Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25, were on Friday postponed indefinitely amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China. The new dates will be announced in near future. An air of uncertainty was hovering over the 19th edition of the multi-sports Games ever since […]
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New Delhi: Teen sensation Unnati Hooda, 14, was on Thursday named in the Indian badminton team for the upcoming Asian Games as the national federation announced the squads for the major events this year, including the Commonwealth Games, Thomas and Uber Cup. The teams were named by Badminton Association of India (BAI) following six days […]
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New Delhi: Saina Nehwal”s chances of defending her title at the Commonwealth Games looks bleak as she has decided to skip the selection trials for the upcoming multi-sport events. The big-ticket events include the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the Hangzhou Asian Games. The selection trials are scheduled here from April 15 to 20. The […]
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New Delhi: India will be able to field its best players at both Davis Cup and the Asian Games as the ITF has preponed the team-tournament to avoid its clash with the regional showpiece in China, the national federation AITA told PTI on Monday. The Indian Davis Cup team was recently drawn to meet Norway […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana boxer and former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen has made it to the Indian team for this year’s Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, after emerging champion in the trials at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. The State boxer also booked a berth in the […]
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New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the demise of former double Asian Games gold medallist Praveen Kumar Sobti and said he will remain an inspiration for the future generations for his 11 years of international success. Sobti, who became a household name after playing the role of […]
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New Delhi: With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men’s and women’s team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold after 12 years. “Eyeing the four gold […]
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New Delhi: Indian football great Subhas Bhowmick, who was a member of the side that won bronze at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, passed away in Kolkata on Saturday at the age of 71. Born on October 2, 1950, Bhowmick made his international debut for India on July 30, 1970 in the Merdeka Cup […]
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Chamundeswarinath has gifted cars to sports persons who have won medals in Olympics or Asian Games or World Championships in the past. Sindhu is a recipient of many cars when she won medals in these major tournaments.
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India exceeded all expectations to win a men's team bronze and mixed doubles bronze in Jakarta, ending the country's medal drought at Asian Games, but getting close to even one medal in Tokyo would be a gargantuan task
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Regarded as one of the finest boxers India has ever produced, Dingko had clinched a gold medal at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games.
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Considered one of India's strongest bets for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Panghal's performance through the Asian Championships was quite compelling.
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Mr Milkha Singh was admitted at Fortis Hospital, Mohali in the Intensive Care Unit on 24th May 2021 with covid pneumonia. He is stable and presently on low flow oxygen and medical management
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Bhardwaj was India's national boxing coach from 1968 to 1989 and also served as a national selector
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“He was devoted, simple, and most importantly a lovely human being. He was passionate about his game,” recalled three-time Olympian N Mukesh Kumar, who himself was a right-winger.
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Bugatha, though, improved his personal best by three minutes, but was far off the Olympics qualification time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 30 seconds.
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At the age of 13 years, Jyothi won silver medal in National Youth Games-2013 and topped Telangana Physicial Edu CET
