Beijing Winter Olympics: On Day 5, Alpine Ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin fails to complete course at second successive event
Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the first American since 2011 to fail to finish two successive technical event races in the Olympics. Mikaela Shiffrin, the six-time World Champion and two time Olympic Champion is having nightmare in Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. After crashing out from Giant Slalom on the firsthis medal win. run, the American skied out on thefirst run of the...
Beijing Winter Olympics: On Day 4, sensational Eileen Gu becomes the first Freeski Big Air champion
The fans of Eileen Gu, the American-born Chinese athlete, temporarily crashed China's leading social media platform as they celebrated the teenager's win at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Eileen Gu won gold in Women's Freeski Big Air with a total score of 188.25 and a perfect landing in his third run. Known as the snow princess among her Chinese fans, Eileen...
Beijing Winter Olympics: On Day 3 Ireen Wust becomes the first Olympian to win gold at five different editions
The Dutch skater Ireen Wust wins her sixth Olympic gold; teenagers shine on Day 3 of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. Ireen Wust created history by becoming the first athlete to claim individual gold medals at five Olympic Games. The 1500m triumph at this year's Games earned her a sixth gold, all in individual events taking her overall tally to 12since...
Faisal Ali Dar- the Padmashri, an ace martial art coach and a propagator of a drug-free world
33-year-old Faisal Ali Dar from Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir was awarded the Padma Shri in 2022 for the promotion of sports through Martial Arts and his crusade to keep youths away from drugs. The secretariat of President Ram Nath Kovind once wrote an appreciative note to Faisal Ali- "We commend the contribution made by you for creating and promoting...
Beijing Winter Olympics: On Day 2, Zoe Sadowski-Synnott gives New Zealand its first ever Winter Olympic gold
A power-packed day in the Winter Olympics comes to an end with Zoe Sadowski-Synnott emerging as the hero for New Zealand and adverse weather conditions forces to postpone the Men's Downhill Alpine Skiing event. The New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Teams on Twitter- "HISTORY MADE. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins New Zealand’s first ever GOLD medal at an Olympic Winter Games!...
Beijing Winter Olympics: On Day 1, Sweden’s Walter Wallberg ends Canada’s dominance in Men’s Freestyle Moguls
Walter Wallberg wins Men's Freestyle Moguls while Irene Schouten of the Netherlands wins Women's 3000m gold in Speed Skating in Olympic record time in Beijing Winter Olympics. Cross-country skier Therese Johaug of Norway won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Games. Johaug fought wind and frigid temperatures to win the Women’s 15-meter Skiathlon. Russian athlete Natalia Nepryaeva, the...
Robots playing football or drones controlling races- the hi-tech sports that tend to rule future world
A host of new high-tech sports depending on technological innovations, artificial intelligence, robotics and others, are kicking off in different parts of the globe. Robots playing football on the field or races between pilot-controlled drones- futuristic sports are now being created through technological innovations, even rules and strategies are drawn by artificial intelligence. Though these ‘futuristic’ sports may sound like...
Jiya Rai- the record holder autistic swimmer awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
13-year old Jiya Rai, who became the youngest swimmer with Autistic Spectrum Disorder to swim 36km in 8 hours and 40 minutes has been awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022. On 17 February 2021, Jiya Rai created history by swimming from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36km, in record time. She commenced her...
India unable to field team in AFC Women’s Asian Cup due to COVID outbreak in the team
With over a dozen player testing positive, India failed to adhere to the AFC guidelines of having a minimum of 13 players - 11 starters and two reserves; thus leaving with no other option than to pull out of the match against Chinese Taipei. The preparation for the AFC Women's Asian Cup was on for the last two years when...
The rise of Lakshya Sen as the GenNext player of Indian Badminton
The rising star of Indian Badminton, Lakshya Sen, stunned world champion Loh Kean Yew in India Open to win his maiden Super-500 Badminton title. 20-year old Lakshya Sen claimed his maiden world championships medal with a bronze in Spain in December 2021. Just a month later, he claimed his first Super 500 title by a fine performance to outshine the...