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Former Asian Games champion Seema Punia faces 16-month suspension over doping breachAsian Games discus throw champion Seema Punia has been suspended for 16 months by NADA after failing a dope test. This marks her third dopi...- Asian Games: One last hurrah for many Indian athletesSeveral accomplished athletes from India, including Rohan Bopanna, P R Sreejesh, Sharath Kamal, Ankita Raina, Dipika Pallikal, Bajrang Puni...
- Neeraj Chopra to lead 37-member athletics team in CWG, participation of some subject to form and fitnessOut the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand get...
- Athletics Federation of India signs 3-year partnership with IOS SportsThe partnership heralds in a new era for the Indian athletics eco-system which now comprises household names like Dutee Chand, Hima Das, Ne...
- Impressive Kamalpreet Kaur finishes second in discus qualification to make finals, Punia outThe Indian ended ahead of defending gold-medallist Sandra Perkovic (63.75m) of Croatia and reigning world champion Yaime Perez (63.18) of C...
- Made in India to make its presence felt at Olympic Stadium during Tokyo Games athletics eventsOut of the six companies listed by the sport's governing body World Athletics to provide implements for shot put, discus and hammer throw e...
- Asiad bronze winner Seema Punia to donate around Rs 1.5 lakh for Kerala flood victimsThe discus thrower will donate her $700 pocket money and an additional Rs 1 lakh to Kerala.
- Hima Das scripts history, becomes first Indian woman to win gold in World Junior AthleticsThe 18-year-old Das, a pre-tournament favourite favourite, clocked 51.46s to win the gold.
- Training wheels: Coaching-related questions exasperate silver medalist Seema PuniaThe discus thrower cleared 60.41m although she was targetting at leats 64m.
- Medals galore as wrestlers join the party for India at CWGIn all, India claimed two gold, three silver and a bronze today, shoring up the overall medal count to 31. However, the country continued t...
- Seema Punia lands in Russia for training, AFI fumesThe 32-year-old Seema, a 2014 Asian Games gold medallist, said she has informed the Athletics Federation of India and Sports Ministry regar...
- Indian discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio OlympicsThis being her third appearance in Olympics, she already has bagged Asian games and Common wealth games thrice, practices now from US.
- 106 sportspersons selected so far under TOP Scheme: GovernmentAs many as 106 sportspersons have so far been given financial assistance under the ambitious Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme of the gove...
- Indian women boxers shine in AIBA Tournament in SerbiaIndian women boxers packed quite a punch at the 5th AIBA Nations Cup in Ruma, Serbia, notching up a rich haul of 4 gold, 9 silver and 9 bro...
- Saweety Boora lone Indian in final of Asian Women's Boxing Championships finalWorld Championships silver-medallist Saweety Boora was the lone Indian to make the finals as five others settled for bronze medals.
- Mary Kom named MVP of India's Asiad campaignMary Kom, who became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal in Asian Games in flyweight (-51kg), was named the MVP after a poll.
- Mary Kom named Most Valuable Player of India's Asiad campaignKhanna said IOA President N Ramachandran and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta could not make it to the event as they had some "prior engageme...
- India wins gold in 4x400m women relay, 4th on trot since 2002This was the 4th time India has bagged gold in women's 4x400m relay as the country has been winning the event since the 2002 Busan Games.
- President Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Asian Games medal winnersIn his personal messages sent to each of the medal winners, the President said, "Please accept my hearty congratulations and best wishes.
- Discus thrower Seema Punia wins goldSeema Punia won the gold medal while her compatriot Krishna Poonia finished fourth in the 17th Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadiu...
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