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ARCHERY | Kumkum — staying grounded as she targets the LA Games gold

October 9, 2026 admin

India’s Kumkum Anil Mohod in action during the Asian Games 2026 recurve event in Aichi-Nagoya, | Photo Credit: Reuters Admiring Virat Kohli and B. Dhiraj for their work ethics, 17-year-old women’s recurve Asian Games champion Kumkum Mohod understands the importance of staying grounded in order to win an Olympic gold. After returning to a grand…

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Indian athletics team to have camp in Japan ahead of Asian Games

August 15, 2026 admin

This picture shows an advertisement for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games outside the Higashiyama Park Tennis Centre. | Photo Credit: AFP The Indian athletics team will undergo a short acclimatisation camp at the University of Tsukuba, near Tokyo, ahead of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya in September-October. In June, the Sports Authority of India (SAI)…

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Asunta seeks Sports Ministry’s intervention; Tirkey hopes to resolve matter

July 10, 2026 admin

Following up on her accusations of threats and intimidation by Hockey India secretary Bholanath Singh, former India captain Asunta Lakra has urged the Sports Ministry to intervene against the “institutional protection of sexual harassment, intimidation and victimisation of women athletes in hockey”, even as federation president Dilip Tirkey assured to look into the matter. Writing…

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Sports Authority of India suspends BFI’s assessment camp in Patiala for ‘irregularities’

May 11, 2026 admin

This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A day after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) suspended the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)’s assessment camp over alleged irregularities, signs of a resolution emerged after talks between the two sides in which the BFI “agreed to rework the selection criteria”….

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