The ‘She Got Game’ of Seerat Midha- a grassroot level approach to spread Football among women
Seerat Midha, with her 'She Got Game' project, wants the so-called 'weaker gender' to prove their strength, tenacity and talent through the beautiful game of Football. "A dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep." This is what Seerat Midha actually believes. Her dream project 'She Got Game' is taking...
“I took the risk to leave a settled job and pursue an unsettled Fencing dream…”, Shweta Avadh
Meet Shweta Chandaliya Avadh- the national fencer who turned to become a coach to produce future champions in a comparatively newer sport; keeping pace with India's notion of emerging as a 'Sporting Nation'. From where it all started.... Shweta Avadh: Initially I played Handball, Throwball, Kho Kho but I was not very keen to play team games. I wanted to produce...
Chess Olympiad 2022- India wins two bronze; Uzbekistan wins gold in Open; Ukraine in Women’s
India B Team and India 'A' Women's Team have won the bronze medal at the 44th Chess Olympiad held at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. The picturesque Mahabalipuram known for its tourism and historical aspects, was the host for the 44th Chess Olympiad held for the first time in India. After the event was pulled out of Russia due to the...
India at CWG 2022- Finishes 4th with 61 medals but behind 101 medals achieved at Delhi 2010 edition
India finished 4th at the Commonwealth Games 2022; its best performance still remains to be at Delhi 2010 edition where India finished 2nd with 101 medals. India ended its Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign with four gold medals on the last day. India won a total of 61 medals and clinched the number four position in the medal tally. India's medal...
India at CWG 2022- India win six medals in Wrestling on day 8
The Indian Wrestling contingent were in a medal rush as all six wrestlers in action won medals with three of them winning gold. It all started with Bajrang Punia who won his 3rd Commonwealth Games medal and his second successive gold medal in the Men's 65kg competition. The defending champion beat Naurau's Lowe Bingham and Mauritius' Jean Guyliane Joris Bandou...
India at CWG 2022- Sudhir won the first-ever Commonwealth gold medal in Para Powerlifting
On day 7, Sudhir earned the first-ever Para Powerlifting Commonwealth gold medal for India, while Sreeshankar Murali won silver in Long Jump. India won its sixth gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham with Sudhir bagging it in Men’s Heavyweight Para Powerlifting. He failed to lift 217 kg in his final attempt, but finished at the top with...
Commonwealth Games 2022- Five-time Commonwealth champion Jack Laugher added a sixth gold to his tally
Jack Laughter defended the Men's 1m Springboard title at Commonwealth Games 2022, while more medals were handed out on day seven, including in Diving, Athletics and Powerlifting. Boxing Scotland's Tyler Jolly, recorded the fastest knockout in the history of the Commonwealth Games after he entered the semi final of Men’s Over 63.5kg-67kg Welterweight with a point victory over Neville Warupi of...
Commonwealth Games 2022- At 72, Rosemary Lenton wins Games gold in Lawn Bowl Para Women’s Pairs
Rosemary Lenton made her Commonwealth Games debut at Birmingham at the age of 72, almost two decades after she took to a wheelchair. Netball In Pool A, South Africa beat Wales 69-51, while Scotland beat Barbados 72-28. In the same pool, Uganda earned their second win with a 63-26 success over Northern Ireland. Malawi overcame Trinidad and Tobago 70-30 in Pool...
India at CWG 2022- India wins one silver and four bronze on day 6
India failed to clinch any gold medal on day 6 but took the medal tally to 18 after wining one silver and four bronze on the day. Judoka Tulika Maan settled for a silver when she came up short against Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the finalof Women's 78kg category at Birmingham. Tulika won two fights earlier in the day before...
India at CWG 2022- Women create history by winning Lawn Bowl gold; Table Tennis Men’s team defended their title
The India quartet of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey scripted history as they clinched the first-ever medal in the form of gold in Women's Fours Lawn Bowl at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The Women’s Fours team of India won a historic gold medal in Lawn Bowl to give India its fourth gold medal at...