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Mirabai Chanu's inspiring comeback from injury in pursuit of Paris Olympics gloryAfter enduring a strenuous six-month recovery period from a hip injury, Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has made a triumphant return to c...06 Apr, 2024, 10.53 PM IST- Nari Shakti: Indian Army to launch 2 sports companies for girlsThe Indian Army is establishing two Army Girls Sports Companies (AGSC) at Army Marksmanship Unit, Mhow and Army Sports Institute, Pune. The...08 Mar, 2024, 04.42 PM IST
- 2024 is going to be one of the busiest sports years in a long time. Here's a month-by-month low-downIn 2024, the sports calendar promises an extraordinary year with major events like the Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cups, Euros, Olympics, a...31 Dec, 2023, 07.29 AM IST
- North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou but won't be at OlympicsNorth Korea made a stunning return to weightlifting after a four-year absence, winning six gold medals and smashing six world records at th...07 Oct, 2023, 12.20 PM IST
- India will host Olympics in future, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur"Our athletes are performing well and the federations are becoming more accountable. There is transparency, accountability and professional...27 Jul, 2023, 10.03 PM IST
- Indian lifters set for rich medal haul despite absence of MirabaiSince the 2011 edition of the Commonwealth Championships, India have finished as the best-performing nation every time barring in 2013 and ...11 Jul, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
- CWG 2022: Indian weightlifter Lovepreet Singh captures Bronze medal in Men's 109 kg finalLovepreet Singh was off to a great start. He lifted a solid 157 kg in the first Snatch attempt and he took the lead after this. His other o...03 Aug, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
- Mirabai Chanu: Indian weightlifting's lone ranger at TokyoThe lone Indian weightlifter to qualify for the Tokyo Games, Chanu will be eager to make amends for the disappointing show at the 2016 Rio ...18 Jul, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
- Landmark year for weightlifters but no getting away from dope shame eitherRecords shattered, a teen star discovered and a best-ever medal haul at a marquee event -- it could well have been the perfect year for Ind...18 Dec, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
- No stopping India's golden run in South Asian GamesWhile compound archers scooped all five gold medals on offer, wrestlers also annihilated competition to grab five yellow metals out of six.08 Feb, 2016, 08.03 PM IST
- South Asian Games : Gold rush continues for India; swimmers, wrestlers shineThe bulk of the medals today came through the swimmers, who scooped 10 in all -- including 4 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze.07 Feb, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
- Doping menace comes back to haunt Indian weightlifting in 2015The two women lifters -- Pramila Krisani and Minati Sethi -- were caught for doping at the Commonwealth Championships in Pune in October an...23 Dec, 2015, 01.07 PM IST
- SAF Games postponed to February next yearThe South Asian Games (SAF) which was scheduled to be held at Guwahati and Shillong from January 10 to 20 next year has been postponed.11 Oct, 2015, 04.48 PM IST
- Some highs, some lows but Indian sports grows in 2014On the brighter side, India found itself back in the Olympic fold after the International Olympic Committee lifted the ban on the IOA in Fe...31 Dec, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
- Not enough podiums, but lifters bury ghosts of dopingIndian lifters exceeded expectations at the quadrennial event, winning three gold, four silver and five bronze, an improvement of four meda...21 Dec, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
- "Clean" Indian lifters look to emulate Commonwealth Games success in AsiadOf the 10 lifters who have made the cut in the Asian Games squad, nine of them were part of the Indian contingent at the CWG.19 Sep, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
- Golf may be more appealing as team sport in IndiaDespite India’s success on world stage, including Olympic medals in tennis, shooting, wrestling and weightlifting it’s been tough for indiv...28 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
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