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At World No. 135 Aditi Ashok is the highest-ranked Indian in the side. | Photo Credit: AFP The Indian Golf Union has finalised a six-member team for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with 2023 silver medallist Aditi Ashok leading the charge. Besides world No. 135 Aditi, who is also the highest-ranked Indian in the side,…
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After taking up squash full-time following his graduation from Cornell University in the USA two years ago, Veer Chotrani has emerged as one of the players to watch out for on the PSA Tour. The 24-year-old from Mumbai has quietly climbed the PSA rankings ladder to a career-high World No. 40, registering notable wins over…
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Tejaswin Shankar, the National record holder in high jump and decathlon, loves to break barriers, especially the tougher ones. When he ruled the high jump scene in India, he chose to switch to the much tougher decathlon and put himself through harder tests. After becoming the first Indian to cross 8,000 points (8,057) in decathlon…
Tejaswin Shankar, the National record holder in high jump and decathlon, loves to break barriers, especially the tougher ones. When he ruled the high jump scene in India, he chose to switch to the much tougher decathlon and put himself through harder tests. After becoming the first Indian to cross 8,000 points (8,057) in decathlon…
Vishal T.K. of Tamil Nadu won the 400m gold in 44.98s in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at Birsa Munda stadium holds a piece of paper with ‘44 COMING HOME’ written on it in Ranchi on Satuday, 23 May 2026. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Exuding confidence after becoming the first…
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Ancy Sojan E of Navy won the women’s long jump gold in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at the Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Friday, 22 May 2026. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh lowered the National 100m record twice, while Asian Games silver medallist long…
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Sjoerd Marijne, the Indian women’s hockey coach, with the team during the recent tour of Argentina. | Photo Credit: x@thehockeyindia While the Asian Games later this year will be his biggest challenge in the nine months since taking charge in January, Indian women’s hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne is focussed on immediate goals, insisting having a…
Haryana’s Deepak Punia on his way to winning his quarterfinal bout against statemate Rahul Hooda in the men’s 92kg freestyle category in the Senior Open Ranking Wrestling tournament, in Nandininagar, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. May 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA An 86kg silver medallist at the 2019 World championships and 2022 Asian…
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India women hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT While there has been a lot of talk on the Indian men’s hockey team’s composition for the upcoming World Cup and the Asian Games, not many have spoken about the same for the women. In fact, their schedule is much tighter,…
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Valsamma, while reminiscing about the glory days, feels a lot has to be done if the State wants to regain its lost sheen. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat She keeps a low profile. M.D. Valsamma has preferred to be away from the public eye after retiring from the track as one of India’s finest athletes….
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