Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during the opening ceremony of the 38th National Games in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. | Photo Credit: YouTube/@narendramodi A modest but colourful opening ceremony showcasing Uttarakhand’s religious heritage and bio-diversity kicked off the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Tuesday with guest of honour Prime Minister…
Following up on his well-received book on Indiaâs Olympic Medal Winners, Vijayan Bala has now come out with a successor, this time recounting the Olympic history and stars from across the globe. History and Stars of the Worldâs Greatest Sporting Event: From Athens 1896 to Paris 2024 talks about the lives and achievements of 82…
Asian champion sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, Asian Games 800m silver medallist Mohammed Afsal, Asiad triple jump bronze medallist Praveen Chithravel and star quartermiler Vithya Ramraj are some of the stars who will be in action in the National Games athletics competition which begins at the Maharana Pratap Sports Complex here on Saturday. While the men’s…
Can’t be! That’s what everyone who were watching the men’s 100m final from the trackside appeared to say as the results came up on the giant screen a few seconds later. It showed Services’ Manikanta Hoblidhar, the national record holder with 10.23s, as the fastest man of the 38th National Games at the Ganga Stadium…
What a shocker! Quartermiler Aishwarya Mishra has thrown up many surprises in the past. She has skipped meets and then popped up with some very fast times, but on Sunday she produced a season-opening stunner that virtually knocked out everybody watching her in the 38th National Games athletics competition at the Ganga Stadium here. The…
Praveen Chithravel clinched gold in men’s triple jump. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Sensational: Mohammed Afsal worked his way from the back of the pack to win the men’s 800m. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Servin Sebastian of SSCB won gold in men’s 20km race walk. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Jyothi Yarraji (106) took…
Thrilled! Haryana’s Pooja took gold in women’s high jump. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Tamil Nadu’s Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 400m hurdles. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Kerala clinched the 4X400 mixed team relay. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Uttarakhand’s Ankita won the women’s 5000m event. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR With Neeraj Chopra…
Silver medalist Koki Ikeda, of Japan, poses during the medal ceremony for the men’s 20km race walk at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned for four years for doping, the Athletic Integrity Unit said Friday….
Uttar Pradesh’s Sachin Yadav won gold in men’s javelin throw at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Wednesday. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Two performances, quartermiler Aishwarya Mishra’s 51.12s and javelin thrower Sachin Yadav’s 84.39m which figure among top five in India’s all-time list, stood out in athletics at the 38th National Games which…
There is no success without failure and perseverance always pays was the message from boxing great M.C. Mary Kom and Paralympic stars Avani Lekhara and Suhas Yathiraj when they offered stress-management tips to school students as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Pariksha pe Charcha’ initiative. The three athletes also gave advice on overcoming failure,…
