The golden moment: Bajrang Punia wins gold in Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling, India get the first gold in Asiad 2018
Bajrang Punia lived up to the expectation by winning gold in the Men’s 65kg Freestyle Wrestling at Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta. Playing in reds, Bajrang lifted the spirits of all Indians by defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan by 10-8. The Haryana boy wrestled Takatani uut of gold medal contention amidst of all the cheers in the JCC Assembly Hall....
Apurvi Chandela/Ravi Kumar give India the first Asiad 2018 medal; win bronze in 10m Air Rifle Mixed event
The first Asian Games 2018 medal is here for India; credit to Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar who won bronze in 10m Air Rifle Mixed event. This is the first time the Mixed event in Air Rifle is introduced in the Asian Games. Apurvi and Ravi Kumar put their calmness together to enter the last stage of the final. But...
Unified Koreans march at Jakarta as the 18th Asian Games commenced with Neeraj Chopa leading India flag
The capital city of Indonesia presented a dazzling opening show pronouncing the 18th Asian Games, with red as the predominant colour in the extravaganza of song and dance. The Indian contingent was led by the Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who is regarded as the brightest gold medal prospect among the 804 athletes representing the nation. The loudest cheers were reserved...
Young journalist Ananya Kamboj journeys from Mohali to St Petersburg to celebrate friendship through Football
“It all started on 24th April 2017 when a poster of FIFA U17 World Cup India 2017 caught my eye on a visit to a Bank of Baroda branch in my neighbourhood. The poster was about a ‘Contest for Young Journalists’ encouraging students to report on Gazprom’s Football for Friendship Championship in Russia. The applicant was to write a...
Glory of Sachin Nag- the very first Asian Games gold for India that happens to be the only one in Swimming
Sachin Nag was born in Varanasi in a middle-class Bengali family. Sachin was well-acquainted with the lanes, by-lanes and Ghats of Benaras and often gazed at the endless flow of the Ganga. But at that time he was completely unaware about how this holy river would change his destiny and write a new chapter in the history of Indian...
The superstar of pre-independent India, Gama Pehalwan, wrestled against partition only to become a non-Indian
He was definitely Rustam-e-Hind but he was also Rustam-e-Zamana. The ‘Champion of the Universe’, Gama Pehalwan had left a legacy; a legacy that is firmly prevalent even 58 years after his death. With an undefeated career spanning over five decades, The Great Gama remains the greatest Indian wrestler of all times who achieved legendary status in pre-independent India and...
Raw talents flew, experience rose – with 16 states and glitches & hiccups, it was the successful completion of 5th National Pickleball Tourney
The 10 years journey of Pickleball in India, from 2007, is really satisfying. The sustained growth of the game in this country has enabled All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) to conduct five National Tournaments in these 10 years. After organizing the first two Nationals in Mumbai, the hub of Pickleball in India, AIPA expanded it to the other states...
Rugby World Cup in India.…for those 25 million Rugby fans who are ranked the third highest in the world
A research by the renowned global information and data agency Nielsen shows that there are around 25.7 million Rugby fans in India. The analysis further reveals that India is the third largest in the world in terms of supporters of this beautiful game. In the last two years there has been an upright growth and development of Rugby across...
Indian Women’s Hockey Team rise to 9th place to achieve their best-ever world ranking
The Indian Women’s Hockey team achieved their best-ever world ranking by climbing to the 9th spot in the latest FIH Hero World Rankings published today by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The Indian Women’s Hockey team achieved their best-ever world ranking. The ranking was based on the Indian team's best finish in four decades at a Women’s World Cup. Previously...
“Sports is not a part of education, it is education,”- announces Rajyavardhan Rathore while hinting at 50% reduction in school syllabus
In a bid to promote sports in the country, Union Sports Minister, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced that a games period will be made mandatory in schools after reducing the syllabus by 50 percent by next year. In this way, the students can concentrate on sports. “We have come to a stage where sports is not a part of education, but...