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Representational image of a crippling attack on a judoka by bike-jackers Ludhiana: Being stabbed by four bike-jackers outside a stadium has forced a teenaged national-level judo player out of a major championship in Chandigarh.The 17-year-old athlete, Aman Sharma, fractured a finger during the ambush near Guru Nanak Stadium, ending a year of intensive training for…
Inunganbi Takhellambam had to endure journeys that often stretched to three days without reservations when she competed at age-group national competitions more than a decade ago.Hailing from Manipur, Inunganbi and other judokas from the state would first travel to Dimapur in Nagaland and then take a train to Kolkata. After changing trains there, they would…
Linthoi Chanambam (left) with her medal and during her bout in Lima on Monday (Credits – IIS Media/IJF) With most of her home country peacefully asleep, Linthoi Chanambam made history on Monday night when she grabbed a bronze medal at the Judo World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru.She defeated Joni Geilen of the Netherlands in…
New Delhi: In 2015, Himanshi Tokas suffered an eye injury while climbing up and down the stairs as part of her training regime for sharpening her judo skills. She was performing the routine at her home in Delhi’s Munirka village when the accident occurred, leaving her eyes swollen and body bruised. Her mother got worried,…
