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- He once auditioned for Roadies. Now, he works as metro railway maintenance worker, picking stones and heavy equipment from the tracks. Kolkata man's only dream is to represent India in bodybuildingA Kolkata man named Ashu faced a Roadies rejection and family crisis, forcing him to abandon his dreams for a demanding track maintenance j...24 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
- This Army hawaldar breaks Shivnath Singh's 48-year-old marathon national recordHimachal Pradesh runner Sawan Barwal shattered the 48-year-old national marathon record at the NN Marathon Rotterdam, clocking 2:11:58. Thi...13 Apr, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
- India surpasses Kenya in AIU's list of ineligible athletes due to dopingIndia has emerged at the forefront of the Athletics Integrity Unit's banned athletes list, now home to 148 track and field athletes suspend...03 Apr, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
- India's 'golden boy' Neeraj Chopra's stellar 2025: From touching 90 m mark to heartbreaking 26-event streak endIndia's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's impressive podium streak concluded at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Despite this, C...29 Dec, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
- "More than just an honour": Neeraj Chopra delighted at being conferred with Honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Territorial ArmyCelebrated Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has been conferred the distinguished title of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army, a ...22 Oct, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
- Neeraj Chopra conferred honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian ArmyOlympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will be conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. The pipping ceremony is ...22 Oct, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
- Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra conferred honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Territorial Army; Here's what it meansOlympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has received the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army. The Ministry of Defence i...14 May, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
- Hakato Sema's incredible journey: From losing a leg in J-K landmine blast to becoming Paralympics medalistHakato Hotozhe Sema, an army man from Nagaland, secured a bronze medal in the men's F57 category at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Sema, wh...07 Sep, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
- General Upendra Dwivedi sends heartfelt wishes to India's para-athletes ahead of Paris 2024 ParalympicsGeneral Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff, expressed support for India’s para-athletes in a video call ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympi...28 Aug, 2024, 12.36 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
- Army chief felicitates Neeraj Chopra, other medallists for remarkable achievements at Asian GamesIn his address at the felicitation ceremony held at Manekshaw Centre, Gen Pande said the Indian Army also made a significant contribution o...11 Oct, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
- "Whenever we win medals it boosts our confidence": Asian Games gold medalist Avinash SableIndian athlete Avinash was honored by the Indian army for his outstanding performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games, where he won a gold meda...11 Oct, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
- PM Modi interacts with CWG-bound athletes, wishes them luck for the GamesAmong others, the PM spoke to 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable, weightlifter Achinta Sheuli, women's hockey player Salima Tete, cyclist Da...20 Jul, 2022, 01.42 PM IST
- How the army plans to correct its male-only Mission Olympics programme by inducting womenThe Mission — under which there are five training nodes and a state-of-the-art Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune that gives training in 1...30 Aug, 2021, 09.52 AM IST
- Proud of Subedar Neeraj Chopra for creating history: Rajnath SinghCongratulating the ace javelin thrower, who became the first athlete in Independent India to win a medal in a track & field at the Olympics...07 Aug, 2021, 08.22 PM IST
- View: India needs an Olympic fan baseIn 2012, when India came back with six medals from London, doubling our previous record, the nation was proud. In the next edition at Rio i...22 Jul, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
- Jitu Rai, Kheta Ram and five other Indian Army's Olympic medal hopefuls to fly to RioSelecting its top athletes after gruelling qualifiers, the army has chosen three for the marathon, three for shooting and one for the athle...26 Jan, 2016, 06.16 AM IST
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