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Mandaviya sets athlete-first vision, aims for India among top-10 sporting nationsUnion Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya emphasised prioritising athletes in decision-making to propel India into the top 10 sporting nation...- Building dreams: Sachin Tendulkar Foundation to develop 50 playgrounds in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit DantewadaDantewada, once known for Naxalite activity, is transforming into a sports hub through the 'Maidan Cup' initiative. Supported by the Sachin...
- A women's wrestling school in a rural Haryana village is producing medal-winners"There is no value of a woman in a village," Usha Sharma, India's first female wrestling coach, told Reuters. "In a village, an animal has ...
- India ready to host Olympics in 2036, no dearth of sporting talent in country, says PMThere is no dearth of sports talent in India, Modi said, adding the country has produced many sports champions. Modi referred to several ke...
- What India should do to become a sporting superpowerWhile the government has introduced several key initiatives such as Khelo India program, Fit India movement, Target Olympic Podium scheme, ...
- I never thought I would become IOA president: PT Usha"In my whole life I had lived just 13 years without sports. Otherwise I have been living with sports, as an athlete, coach and administrato...
- PT Usha: A trailblazer in the true senseMost remembered not for her innumerable moments of triumphs but a heartbreaking loss in sport's grandest stage, PT Usha scripted history ye...
- On track: How the Olympics gold is changing the game for Meerut’s athletic goods makersWith India’s wait ending for an athletics gold this year at the Tokyo Olympics, it means more focus on a sport that had never garnered such...
- Hail Neeraj Chopra! And a golden futureThe more the rewards of athletic success, the greater the incentive for fresh talent to enter the field and do well. Neeraj Chopra’s gold m...
- PT Usha thanks Neeraj Chopra for fulfilling her 'unfinished dream'Usha, fondly called the 'Payyoli Express', had made the world realise India's potential in athletics when she missed the bronze medal at th...
- Better than never: PT Usha's coach O M Nambiar talks about "late" Padma recognitionUsha was conferred the Padma Shri in 1985 while Nambiar, presented the Dronacharya that year, had to wait for another 36 years before the n...
- PT Usha, Uma Thurman, Bruce Lee: The rise of Onitsuka Tiger, and what other brands looking for a image boost can learnThe success of the brand illustrates the cyclical nature of fashion, and how disparate events can elevate a regular sports shoe to luxury.
- PT Usha recalls 1984 Olympics: Was forced to eat rice porridge with pickleUsha said that the food without any nutrition supplement had cost her the bronze.
- P T Usha, Bhaichung Bhutia, Vijender Singh laud Khelo India initiativeThe country's top sporting personalities said the games would have a strong and long-lasting impact at the grassroots level.
- When 21-year-old Vijay Amritraj was gifted a $7,000 Volvo for his 1973 Bretton Woods winAfter his Olympic gold medal win, Abhinav Bindra too returned home to a Rs 39 lakh Volvo S-80.
- Usha Rani, cop-cum-kabaddi champion rose from slums to realise her dreamsCome rainstorm or shine, she does not miss her daily practice. Her sister and brothers too train under her in kabaddi.
- Sindhu, Sakshi and Dipa are champs but don't use them to skirt the real issuesWe celebrate women power at the Olympics on the newspaper front page. On inside pages, we read reports of how every 15 minutes a woman or g...
- Absentee MP with an impressive scorecard: Sachin Tendulkar diligent about duties despite attending Parliament only 13 daysRecords reviewed by ET show Tendulkar has exhausted 98 per cent of his MPLADS funds, making allocations for flood relief in Jammu and Kashm...
- Sports training in India needs to be systematic: P T UshaWe need to make sports training systematic by including sports as a subject in schools and encourage children for taking up sports, said P ...
- Sachin Tendulkar to Boris Becker: Mentors who can be counted onA part of the famous Indian spin quartet, Bishan Singh Bedi needs little introduction. He has had a major role to play in introducing the a...
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