Manila: Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal fought off strong challenge from their opponents before winning their respective opening matches, but it was curtains for Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth in Badminton Asia Championships here on Wednesday. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu was made to toil hard by Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po as […]
New Delhi: Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sanctioned Rs 1.28 crore for the participation of 30 wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, at the Senior Asian Championship beginning in Mongolia on Tuesday. A total of 20 wrestlers from the men’s team across the Freestyle and Greco-Roman categories and 10 from the […]
India recorded their highest-ever medals tally at an edition of the Olympics -- seven medals -- and managed to win their first gold medal after 13 years.