“Every sportsperson in India dreams of getting the Arjuna Award and I was no exception”: Manoj Sarkar
Indian Cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country's highest sporting honour- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award- by President Ram Nath Kovind at the annual National Sports Awards ceremony. Besides the Khel Ratna Award, 20 sportsperson were awarded the Arjuna Award. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, junior world champion sprinter Hima...
“Girls of Alakhpura”- the ‘Haryanis’ who broke the stereotype only to change their archetypal society
The village of Alakhpura, in the rural area of Bhiwani district, bears all the true colours of Haryana. The peaceful village with green fields and sweet breeze, rising up to the chirping of birds lies amidst natural surroundings. But what it does not bear is the typical skewed sex ratio of a Haryana village. Instead, Alakhpura has an incredible...
Following court verdict, para shuttler Raj Kumar awarded the Arjuna by Sports Minister in a special session
Two years after para shuttler Raj Kumar was denied the Arjuna award, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore bestowed him with the honour following the Delhi High Court verdict. Raj Kumar who had won a gold medal in the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in England was not considered for the Arjuna Award in 2016. The selection...
Misinterpretation of HC order and revelation of a rival association lead to further confusion in Indian Kabaddi
As reported earlier, the Delhi High Court had ordered a trial match between the national team and the players who were not selected for the Asian Games to clear the selection controversy. But the Kabaddi trials conducted by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) turned out to be a total confusion when AKFI, following court orders, conducted an...
Fall from grace: After loss of dominance, Indian Kabaddi faces unnatural ‘raid’
Nothing is well in Indian Kabaddi. The Ameteur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) is facing a tough time as the Delhi High Court has appointed an Administrator to oversee the selection of players in the Men’s and Women’s team for the Asian Games. The Delhi apex court has decided to have a face-off between the national teams and the players...
Devoid of official fund, far away from attention; para power lifter Manpreet Kaur wins bronze in Asia-Oceania Championships
Indian para-powerlifter, Manpreet Kaur won a bronze at the 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships. Manpreet lifted a weight of 73kg in 41kg class to become the bronze medallist from her country. But who is this Manpreet Kaur and what is this Para-Powerlifting all about? INTRODUCTION OF PARA-POWERLIFTING IN INDIA Let’s go back to the 1990s, when Vijay Balchandra Munishwar- a...
After Asian Games success, Arpinder Singh becomes the first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup
Arpinder Singh has broken a new ground. He became the first Indian to have a podium finish for team Asia-Pacific at the IAAF Continental Cup. Arpinder won a bronze at Ostrava in Czech Republic to achieve this historic feat. In the recently concluded Asian Games, this 25-year old athlete won the gold medal by covering a distance of 16.77m. Arpinder...
India win bronze in Men’s hockey by defeating Pakistan in the third-place play off
India won the bronze medal in Men’s Hockey at the Asian Games 2018 after registering a 2-1 win over Pakistan. Akashdeep Singh scored a brilliant field goal in the 3rd minute while Harmanpreet Singh scored from the penalty corner in the 50th minute. A goal from Muhammad Aziz brought Pakistan back into the match but it was not enough to...
Indian Women’s Squash team wins silver; the Men’s team get bronze in the Asian Games
The Indian Women's Squash team bagged its second successive silver medal at Asian Games, after losing the final against Hong Kong in this edition of the Games. The Indian Women's team represented by Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna suffered a 0-2 defeat in the final. In the first clash, Sunayna Kuruvilla was defeated by Hong Kong's...
Amit Panghal wins gold in 49kg by beating Olympic Champion; Vikas Krishan settled for bronze
Amit Panghal defeated Olympic Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov from Uzbekistan to win gold in Men’s 49kg Boxing. Amit won his bout via split decision 3-2. With this win Amit became only the eighth Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. The young Armyman played tactically to outwit Dusmtov who is known for his quick speed. After the...