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A 17-year-old daredevil could be China’s next Olympic star

10:32 pm January 30, 2021

Aspen: When sports fans hear the name Eileen Gu over the next 12 months — and they will hear it a lot — it will not be by accident. Hard work, laser-focused planning, an unworldly wealth of talent and a splendid bit of timing could turn this 17-year-old freeskier, who hails from San Francisco but whose mother is from China, […]

SAI sanctions Mirabai Chanu’s training programme in US

11:34 pm September 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Sports Authority of India’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Monday sanctioned Rs 40 lakh for star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s two-month long overseas training in Kansas, USA. The decision was taken during MOC’s virtual meeting, held to discuss financial proposals of over Rs 1.5 crores in six sports — shooting, badminton, boxing, para […]

Four Indians seeded in Tokyo Olympics draw

Who decides who shall get awards: Vinesh Phogat raises questions on Padma Awards

10:54 pm January 26, 2020

New Delhi: Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday raised questions about the manner in which Padma awards are given to sportspersons, terming the process as an “unfair one” after facing the snub for the third time. The current World Championship bronze medallist and one of India’s biggest medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics, Vinesh hit […]

Gold medal in Rome shows I am on right track in Olympic year: Vinesh Phogat

8:16 pm January 18, 2020

New Delhi: Her ‘ground wrestling’ remains a work in progress but Vinesh Phogat on Saturday avowed that a solid gold medal-winning performance in Rome shows that she is on the right track in the Olympic year. Competing in the first Ranking Series event of the 2020 season, Vinesh downed two tough Chinese rivals on her […]

India finish 2019 as number one shooting nation in world

4:16 pm January 12, 2020

New Delhi: On the back of its sparkling show through 2019, India finished the year as the top shooting nation in the world, leapfrogging Olympic heavyweights China and the USA. In terms of overall medals, the tally stood at 21 gold, six silver and three bronze as India topped all the Rifle-Pistol World Cups and […]