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...
R Praggnanandhaa beats Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022
Just three months apart, Chess prodigy, R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen, for the second time with the latest victory at the Chessable Masters Online Rapid Chess Tournament. 16-year old R Praggnanandhaa, who in 2016 became the youngest international master in history at age 10, had beaten Magnus Carlsen at the Airthings Masters Rapid Chess Tournament earlier in 2022....
India’s Nikhat Zareen is the new world champion in 52kg Boxing
Nikhat Zareen won gold in 52kg category at the Women's World Boxing Championship held in Istanbul, thus, becoming the 5th woman from India to clinch the world crown. 25-year-old Nikhat Zareen is a former World junior champion and an Asian bronze medallist. In the final of the Women's World Boxing Championship, Nikhat fought brilliantly to score 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27,...
Prime Minister to host India’s most successful Deaflympics contingent
India's largest contingent at Deaflympics returned with the richest haul of 16 medals from the Games that was held at Caxias do Sul in Brazil. In the 24th edition of the Deaflympics around 2,100 athletes from 72 countries participated that took place from May 1-15. India sent the largest-ever representation in Deaflympics with a contingent of 65 athletes to compete...
After 73 years since the first tournament, India win first-ever Thomas Cup
India dethroned 14-time champions Indonesia to clinch the first-ever Thomas Cup title in Men's Badminton. In its 73-year-long history, India had never reached the final of the Thomas Cup till this year. With new talents supported by experienced shuttlers, the Indian Men's Badminton team scored above other nations in this edition to become only the 6th nation after China, Indonesia,...
24th Deaflympics- Indian wrestlers win three medals to finish their campaign on a high
Sumit Dahiya won gold while Amit Krishan and Virendra Singh won bronze to take India's medal tally to 16 on the penultimate day of the 24th Deaflympics. A brilliant performance by Sumit Dahiya won him the only gold medal for India in Wrestling in the 24th Deaflympics. Sumit defeated M P Ghama in the final of Men's Freestyle 97 kg....
Gokulam Kerala FC retain I-League title by defeating Mohammedan Sporting
Gokulam Kerala FC becomes the first team to win consecutive I-League titles since its inception in 2007-2008. Needing just a draw to retain the title, Gokulam Kerala FC beat home favourite Mohammedan Sporting 2-1 in front of 47,000 supporters at the Salt Lake Stadium on the last day of the I-League 2021-22 season. Rishad and Emil Benny scored for Gokulam Kerala...
Thomas Cup- India Men’s Badminton team enter their maiden final
India Men's Badminton team wrote history in Bangkok as they entered their first-ever Thomas Cup final by defeating Denmark 3-2. A day prior, the India Men's Badminton team had edged Malaysia by 3-2 to reach the semi finals of the Thomas Cup for the first time since 1979. In the semi finals, up against heavyweight Denmark, the Indian players rose...
24th Deaflympics- Prithvi Sekhar returns with three medals in Tennis
Indian Tennis player Prithvi Sekhar won three medals- 1 silver and 2 bronze- at the ongoing Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. Prithvi Sekhar represented the nation at the Deaflympics in 2013 and then in 2017 paired up with Jafreen Shaik to win India's first ever Deaflympic medal when they won bronze. In this edition, he improved on his run...
24th Deaflympics- Olympian Diksha Dagar wins the seventh gold for India
Diksha Dagar, who competed in both Olympics and Deaflympics, won the Women's Golf at the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. In 2017 Deaflympics held at Turkey, Diksha Dagar won the silver medal. In this year's edition, she upgraded her medal to gold as she defeated Ashlyn Grace Johnson of USA in the final of Women's Golf at...