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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…
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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The ceremony was also attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday announced cash prizes for armed forces’ personnel who won medals at the recently-concluded Asian Games and said whether on a battlefield or a playground “a soldier always performs” because of dedication, discipline, hard work…
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The FIR filed by the Delhi Police cites tax evasion cases being faced by companies such as Xiaomi and Vivo in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies The Delhi police have levelled a wide range of charges in their First Information Report (FIR) against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American…
Tilak Varma plays a shot during the 2022 Asian Games men’s semi-final cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 6, 2023. Varma scored a half-century. | Photo Credit: AFP India crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets on Friday to power into the gold medal match in Hangzhou as…
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