Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award
India's beloved golden boy Neera Chopra, the star javelin thrower who bagged a gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, has been nominated for the Laureus 'World Breakthrough of the Year', becoming the third Indian sportsperson ever to...
Texas man charged with providing drugs to Tokyo 2020 Olympians
A man from Texas has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with the supply of banned, performance enhancing substances to several athletes who took part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games which took place last year. The athletes include Blessing...
Madhya Pradesh rewards the Indian women’s hockey team for their outstanding performance at the...
The Indian women's hockey team won fourth place at the Olympic games after losing to Great Britain. Despite returning home empty-handed, the team's effort has surely brought the limelight back to hockey; a sport that was often overshadowed by...
Vikas Krishan on recovery from Olympics shoulder injury, expects to be back in three...
Ace Indian boxer Vikas Krishan, who suffered a premature exit out of the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games due to a shoulder injury, expects to complete his recovery and return to the squared circle in three months. The three time...
Tokyo Paralympics: Avani Lekhara scripts history; becomes first Indian woman to win gold at...
Shooter Avani Lekhara secured a gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event. She equalled the world record of 249.6 points in the process of winning the event. This marks India's fourth medal at the 2021...
Paralympian Davendra Jhanjharia might just bring another gold to the country
The para-athlete, Devendra Jhanjharia is still going strong at 40. Hailing from the Churu district of Rajasthan, the Paralympian is wiser now. He plans to add another gold to his collection after his win at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. He...
Vinesh Phogat banned for breaching contract
Vinesh Phogat, the wrestling star, is facing a temporary ban imposed by WFI for breaching her contract. Apparently, the athlete did not stay with the Indian team at the Games Village neither did she train with the Indian team. All...
List of winners at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
India's contingent this year was one of the biggest with 126 athletes competing in 18 sports categories. The very first athlete to open India's account at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics was weightlifting champion Mirabai Chanu. She won a silver...
IOC expells Deepak Punia’s coach Murad Gaidarov from the Tokyo Olympics on charges of...
Murad Gaidarov has been coaching wrestler Deepak Punia since 2018 Junior World championship. On the day when the semi final event took place between Deepak and San Marino's Myles Nazim Amine, Murad assaulted the referee who was officiating the...
The “putting machine” of India, Aditi Ashok, finishes fourth at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Dubbed rightly as the "putting machine" of India, the 23-year-old golfer, Aditi Ashok, made heads turn at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she was just 18. The teenager had opened strong with two 68s but she faltered in the...