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From delivering milk to gold: Jammu wrestler Hamam Hussain’s 14-year struggle pays off at Khelo India Tribal Games 2026Hamam Hussain, a milk deliveryman from Jammu and Kashmir, achieved his first national gold medal at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in wr...
What India can learn from Japan’s community sports modelJapan’s strong performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics highlights the importance of a community-based sports ecosystem that India can learn ...
'New Sports Culture' transforming UP and India: CM Yogi AdityanathSports in Uttar Pradesh and India are experiencing a new era of growth. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted increased resources and ...
He is just 22 but Anand Mahindra inspired by India’s fastest man ever, Animesh Kujur.Anand Mahindra lauded Animesh Kujur, a 22-year-old sprinter from Chhattisgarh, for his historic win at the National Inter-State Athletics C...
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Khelo India facility in remote Arunachal districtUnion Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated a Khelo India multipurpose hall in Arunachal Pradesh, reaffirming the central government's com...
Govt should leverage sports industry for economic growth: ReportThe government should create a model to boost the sports industry for economic growth. Policies need to encourage investment in sports infr...
A buffalo for a Olympic gold: Pakistan Olympic hero Arshad Nadeem's unique gift from father-in-lawArshad Nadeem, Pakistan’s Olympic gold medallist, will receive a buffalo from his father-in-law in recognition of his victory in javelin. T...
Olympic star Nadia Comaneci slams judges over controversial rule change in floor exercise, what is it? Here's all you need to knowParis Olympic star Nadia Comaneci is currently making headlines after calling out on judges over a rule change in the floor exercise event,...
Will take traditional sports international, says sports minister Anurag ThakurUnion Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday assured the Lok Sabha that traditional sports such as Mallakhamb, Thang Ta, Yogasana, Gatka a...
Mumbai gets a new robotic knee replacement centreExperts say robotics can transform the field of orthopaedics.
Reaching Olympics via revamp: India’s Tokyo contingent is our most diverse ever, with many firstsOver the past few years, the groundwork has been laid to ensure India becomes a sporting powerhouse in the times ahead. The ministry of you...
SAI releases Rs 5.78 crore as "out of pocket" allowance for Khelo India athletesThe OPA (Rs 1.20 lakh annually) has been transferred directly to the athlete's bank account, whereas the rest of the amount is spent on the...
Bridges of Sports spots talent from back of the beyondAfter researching for 18 months, "we found that most of the promising athletes drop out at the school level for reasons we city dwellers ca...
Santhi Soundarajan looks for peace in others’ Olympic dreamsAfter winning 12 international athletic medals for India, Soundarajan’s dreams of ever running in an Olympic event came crumbling down afte...
Government mulls setting up committee to identify potential athletesAnother committee will look into the day-to-day performance of athletes while they train for games, Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told...
500 Indian athletes fail dope tests in nearly five yearsThese findings were revealed by the NADA in response to an RTI reply. Official figures by the anti-doping agency have come up with some sho...
- Aiyar claims hosting of CWG didn't help Indian athletes
Former Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar still thinks India should not have hosted CWG, claiming that instead of offering more facilities ...