Athletes  

Founded in 2008, the GoSports Foundation is a non-profit organisation that has worked toward providing young athletes with opportunities and professional expertise. Deepthi Bopaiah joined the organisation in 2012 and led it to new milestones. 

This International Women's Day, let's celebrate women who have brought glory to our nation by winning Olympic medals and are an inspiration for every woman all over the country. 

Navya Naveli Nanda partners with UP Warriorz for Project Naveli, promoting women's digital safety and empowerment through sports, entrepreneurship, and mental health initiatives, addressing online abuse and supporting women athletes

Sonalben Patel is an Indian table tennis player. She made headlines for clinching bronze medal in the table tennis women’s singles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, UK.

Eldhose Paul is an Indian athlete and Indian Navy officer. In 2021, he played at the national level for the first time in the Indian Grand Prix 4 Patiala and won a gold medal. Eldhose Paul is the first Indian to win a gold medal in men’s triple jump at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Mohammad Ibrar is a resident of Sangrampur village, Pratapgarh. He used to participate in the village games during Nag Panchami. By succeeding at the district level competitions, he became a state-level player. Ibrar clinched a gold medal at the South Asian Games held in Dhaka and a bronze medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship in Iran.

Sonbhadra’s Rambabu has an exceptional tale of victory to share. Despite coming from a humble background, he trained himself as a professional runner and secured the bronze medal alongside Manju Rani in the mixed team event of the 35 km walk at the 2023 Asian Games. Previously, he held the record of completing 35 km walk in just 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 36 seconds.

Sabahat Afreen has participated in Taekwondo competitions at both national and international levels. She has won medals at district-level championships. At the age of 8, Sabahat faced opposition from people questioning her choice of wearing hijab during training. Today, she receives immense support from her family and has has won 4 National Championships, 3 Federation Cups, and Asia Championship.

Sonbhadra’s Rambabu has an exceptional tale of victory to share. Despite coming from a humble background, he trained himself as a professional runner and secured the bronze medal alongside Manju Rani in the mixed team event of the 35 km walk at the 2023 Asian Games. Previously, he held the record of completing 35 km walk in just 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 36 seconds.

The esports industry has captured the attention of celebrity athletes and superstars, many of whom can attract hundreds of thousands of people to a single broadcast.

Forbes has announced the list of top-100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020. Virat Kohli is the lone cricketer in it

The webinar included an introduction to yoga, followed by a 45-minute demonstration by the trainer, to over 350 viewers from India and beyond comprising of Athletes, Coaches, Families, Volunteers and Special Olympics officials

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow. "Virus China mein hai, Tokyo mein Nahi (the virus is in China not Tokyo)," Rijiju said in response to questions about the Games on the sidelines of a workshop to sensitize Indian athletes about Japanese etiquette and culture. Rijiju said the current situation demands that nations come together to fight the crisis. "We have to fight every situation together. I expect Tokyo Olympics to start July 24 on time and go ahead smoothly," he said.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is implementing ‘Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons’ scheme, Sportspersons who are Indian citizens and have won medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Cups/World Championships (in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines) and Paralympic Games, are eligible for lifelong monthly pension after they attain the age of 30 years or retire from active sports, whichever is later.

Khelo India University Games will be held from February 22 in Bhubaneswar. It will help Indian athletes, said tennis star Somdev Devvarman