The Grand ‘Young’ Lady- At 105, Rambai wins double gold at National Open Masters Athletics in record time
Rambai from Haryana, won gold in 100m at the age of 105 in 45.40 seconds by breaking the record of Late Man Kaur. She also won 200m gold in 1:52.17 seconds. In 1917, it was somewhat a different world. India was heavily in the grip of the British, Mahatma Gandhi was gradually organising his national movements and the world was...
Chess Olympiad in India- Countdown begins with the launch of the first-ever torch relay
The Chess Olympiad is scheduled to take place in India for the very first time from 28th July to 10th August 2022. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the torch relay of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai by declaring, "This is the first time that the country will host the Olympiad. We are proud that chess, which was invented in...
Hari Chand- India’s barefoot Olympian whose record remained unbeaten for more than 30 years
Hari Chand, India's finest long-distance runner, was two-time Olympian and won double gold at 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. Born in rural Punjab, Hari Chand's father Jaggu Ram wanted him to become a wrestler. But Hari, who as a boy loved to chase rabbit across the village fields, turned out to be a runner and went on to become India's most...
Khelo India Youth Games- Haryana reclaims title with a grand tally of 52 gold
The Khelo India Youth Games 2021 which started on June 4, ended on a high note with Haryana topping the table with a total of 137 medals followed by Maharashtra (125) and Karnataka (67). On the final day of the Khelo India Youth Games, Haryana boxers swooped on as many as 10 of the 20 Boxing gold to surge past...
Khelo India Youth Games- Maharashtra’s Sanyukta Kale wins all five gold medals in Rhythmic Gymnastics
Maharashtra maintains its top position as Sanyukta Kale swept all the five gold medals in Rhythmic Gymnastics at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games. 16-year-old Sanyukta Kale won five gold medals in the all-round, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon categories at the Khelo India Youth Games. Maharashtra now has an overall medal tally of 66 (24 gold, 24 silver and...
Khelo India Youth Games: Maharashtra’s Kajol Sargar becomes the first gold medallist of this edition
The ongoing 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games which is being hosted in five different cities - Panchkula, Shahabad, Ambala, Chandigarh and Delhi- includes 4,700 athletes from India’s 36 states and Union Territories. 17-year-old weightlifter, Kajol Sargar from Sangli in Maharashtra, clinched the first gold at the Khelo India Youth Games, 2021. Kajol lifted a total of 113 kg...
4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games gets a glittering start in Panchkula
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 4th edition of Khelo India Youth Games at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula. The 10-day Khelo India Youth Games was finally inaugurated after several postponement due to the worldwide pandemic. The 4th edition will be taking place in Haryana, with Panchkula being the epicentre. It will have the presence of...
The essence lies here- JMD proves again that Pickleball is truly a ‘Sport for All’
The JMDYC Pickleball Tournament Season 3 was held in Mumbai from 27th to 29th May 2022, where around 200 players participated from across different districts of Maharashtra. Jal Mangal Deep Society (JMD) continues to remain an inspiration; it is here where sport is elevated from sweating and performing on the field to become the love and life for the residents....
“The exceptional result at Deaflympics was due to systematic preparation…” Stalin Nagarajan
India returned from Brazil with the best-ever result at Deaflympics. A look back to the eventful tournament through the eyes of Stalin Nagarajan, the coach of India's Tennis team at the 24th Deaflympics. Stalin Nagarajan, the man behind the growth of many talented young Indian Tennis player including Sania Mirza, was assigned the role of coach for the Indian Tennis...
Archery World Cup- India finish with five medals in Stage 2 at Gwangju
India won 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze in Stage 2 of the Archery World Cup at Gwangju in South Korea. Indian Men’s Compound Team, featuring Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini, won successive gold medals at the Archery World Cup 2022. In Stage 1, they defeated France by 232-230 in the final to win gold. In Stage...