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File Pic: Jaspal Rana with Manu Bhaker after historic double bronze-medal feat at the Paris Olympics. (PTI Photo) Indian shooting lost one of its finest pistol shooters on Friday. Jaspal Rana, an Asian Games gold medallist and winner of multiple international events who later transformed Indian shooting as a coach, breathed his last at a…
(From left) Vishal TK, Ancy Sojan and Animesh Kujur Athletes like Ancy Sojan, Vishal TK and Animesh Kujur, who narrowly missed the Commonwealth Games qualifying mark set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) during the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition in Ranchi (May 22–25), will get another chance to make the cut at the…
Tejaswin Shankar achieved a remarkable 8057 points in a decathlon, a first for an Indian, at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition. (IANS Photo) RANCHI: In high-altitude mountaineering, the area above 8000m is called the death zone. There, the rarefied air can cause anything from exhaustion to death, which is why most climbers rely on…
PATIALA: After nearly two years of battling injuries, doubts and thoughts of quitting the sport, Sumit Kundu finally found his way back to the top with a stirring performance at the boxing selection trials here.Representing Army, Sumit secured his place in the Indian boxing contingent in the men’s 70kg division for the upcoming CWG and…
Nikhat Zareen on Thursday said the last two weeks had been “torture” for boxers, who were affected by the dispute between the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI).SAI had objected to BFI’s assessment-based selection process after receiving complaints from several boxers. The assessment camp for selecting squads for this…
Nikhat Zareen (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a major shake-up for Indian boxing, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen has missed out on selection for both the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the 2026 Asian Games after suffering a surprise defeat in the national trials in Patiala.Nikhat, competing in the women’s 51kg category, lost 1-4 to Sakshi…
Representative image (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian boxing has descended into administrative turmoil in a year where the focus should have been on preparing for two major multisport events — the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Instead, the sport is now mired in a bitter standoff between the Sports Authority…
Nikhat Zareen. (PTI Photo) Indian women’s boxing is going through an interesting churn — the rise of fearless young contenders with concerns over dip in form of seasoned stars Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain. As the countdown to major events like the CWG and Asian Games gathers pace, head coach Santiago Nieva reflects on the…
Mirabai Chanu (Pic credit: KITG 2026) RAIPUR: Mirabai Chanu famously celebrated her Olympic silver in Tokyo with a pizza.These days, however, she needs to stay as far from it as possible as she prepares for the Asian Games to be held later this year. Not just pizza, but Manipuri local cuisine is also off her…
Lakshya Sen (Pic Credit: All India Radio News’s X Handle) Despite the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles still being more than two years away, Lakshya Sen is already viewed as one of India’s strongest medal hopes in men’s singles badminton.The 24-year-old Lakshya made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games, where he came…
