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The Indian women’s hockey team won the FIH Nations Cup, earning its Pro League promotion under Sjoerd Marijne. | Photo Credit: x@SjoerdMarijne With the Indian team entering its final stage of preparations for the World Cup, women’s hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne is focussing on fitness, aware it could be the difference in a game of…
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Mirabai Chanu at a training session in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, on March 05, 2026. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Olympic and World championships medallist Mirabai Chanu need not push herself to claim her third consecutive gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, said National chief coach Vijay Sharma. Mirabai totalled 205kg at the…
Indian women’s hockey team veteran Savita Punia. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India on Friday (July 10, 2026) announced a tried-and-tested women’s hockey squad for this year’s Asian Games with just a couple of changes to the strike force that helped the side regain its place in the FIH Pro League recently. The 20-member…
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Animesh Kujur of Odisha in action in the men’s 200m during the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT The unheralded Sindhushree G. wrote her name in the record books with a shock win over Baranica Elangovan in the women’s…
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Dev Meena of Madhya Pradesh celebrates after qualifying for the Asian Games in the men’s pole vault during the the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Eighteen-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav smashed a nine-year-old National record, pole vaulter Dev…
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Gulveer Singh of Uttar Pradesh wins the men’s 5,000m race in the 65th National inter-State senior athletics championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Even though Gulveer Singh clocked 13:52.92, well outside the Asian Games qualifying mark of 13:39.18, to win the men’s 5,000m at…
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India’s Neeraj Chopra in action during the javelin throw qualification at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo on September 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Neeraj Chopra who will make his first competitive public appearance in almost nine months on Friday, admitted it had been a long, introspective hiatus with several changes, declared he was fit…
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With age, I know I have to work extra hard to keep up with everyone else, says Manpreet Singh | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR Having crossed the milestone of 413 international matches and becoming the highest-capped Indian hockey player, Manpreet Singh is in no mood to slow down. With his landmark coming…
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Veteran squash star Joshna will strive to add her Asian Games medal collection. Veteran squash player Joshna Chinappa has achieved a feat unmatched by any Indian by qualifying for her seventh consecutive Asian Games. The 39-year-old sealed her place after battling past Unnati Tripathi in a gruelling five-game encounter during the selection trials at the ISTA…
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Ancy is yet to achieve the Commonwealth Games qualification mark of 6.84m. | Photo Credit: C. Suresh Kumar Ancy Sojan makes a fashion statement every time she steps on the track. The long jumper turns heads with an eclectic mix of goggles, braided hair, signature headbands and matching eyelashes. Her exuberant pre-jump ritual gets the…
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