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(Search results - 55)BiographySep 7, 2023, 2:08 PM IST
Manpreet Singh’s Biography | Birth | Debut | Marriage | Facts
Manpreet Singh is an Indian hockey player. He rose to prominence in 2021, when India won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) under his leadership. This was India’s first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980.
BiographySep 5, 2023, 3:46 PM IST
Pooja Gehlot’s Biography | Birth | Education | Championships | Facts
Pooja Gehlot is a freestyle wrestling champion. She has also played volleyball at national level competitions. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the 48 kg category in the Junior Wrestling Championship. In 2019, she became the second Indian woman to win a silver medal in the 51 kg weight category at the World Wrestling Championship.
BiographySep 2, 2023, 2:45 PM IST
Sakshi Malik’s Biography | Birth | Education | International Games | Awards
Sakshi Malik is a wrestler. She has played at national and international level competitions. Sakshi Malik won her first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Sakshi has been honoured with the Padma Shri Award.
IndiaApr 29, 2021, 1:40 PM IST
Commonwealth to send medical supplies to India during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland on Thursday assured medical help to the government of India and its people facing "heavy burden" with the latest wave of infection
IndiaApr 17, 2020, 5:19 PM IST
Babita Phogat refuses to be intimidated for her views on Tablighi Jamaat, adds she is not Zaira Wasim
Gold medal winning wrestler at the Commonwealth Games Babita Phogat said she was not Zaira Wasim to be intimated for exposing Tablighi Jamaat members.
Other SportsFeb 19, 2020, 3:54 PM IST
Rahi Sarnobat: Khelo India has inspired many children to take up sports
'I am really glad that some colleges and universities are encouraging their students to take part in sports and focus on things other than academics. I really appreciate the Khelo India Universities Games,' Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter Rahi Sarnobat said
Decoding The EconomyFeb 11, 2020, 2:08 PM IST
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced Lifelong Monthly Pension for Athletes
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.
PoliticsDec 18, 2019, 5:04 PM IST
Other SportsSep 13, 2019, 5:41 PM IST
Dipika Pallikal: If things don’t improve, India will not have squash players in 5 years
'If you want to try and take squash forward in the country, the first rule is to have a coach. It's just bizarre to head to the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games without a coach. It's just disheartening to see what is happening to Indian squash,' Dipika Pallikal said
Other SportsSep 4, 2019, 1:40 PM IST
2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Kiren Rijiju writes to UK secretary of sport for shooting’s inclusion
Shooting has been India's strong points in the Commonwealth Games and the sport's exclusion didn't go down well with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which has threatened to boycott the quadrennial event if the decision is not considered
IndiaAug 16, 2019, 3:53 PM IST
Bajrang Punia nominated for Khel Ratna award by 12-member committee
Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by a 12-member selection committee which includes Bhaichung Bhutia and MC Mary Kom
SportsJul 18, 2019, 7:45 PM IST
Sportstop: From Hima Das clinching her fourth gold to Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships
Team India's senior players have indicated their availability for the full tour of the West Indies, which will begin early next month. Hima Das clinched her fourth gold. Watch Sportstop for your daily dose of news from the sports section only on MyNation.
Other SportsJul 11, 2019, 5:30 PM IST
Squash stars Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa sign up with Baseline Ventures
Joshna Chinappa has been one of India’s finest squash players who has been bringing the country medals for the last 15 years. In 2014, she paired with Dipika Pallikal to win India’s first Commonwealth Games Gold medal in Glasgow, a feat she almost repeated in 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast eventually bagging a silver
SportsJun 21, 2019, 8:07 PM IST
Sportstop: From David Warner's century to Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Former Indian cricketer, Yuvraj Singh, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket and the IPL, has been signed up by the Toronto Nationals for the upcoming season of Global T20 Canada.
ElectionsApr 4, 2019, 8:34 PM IST
Lok Sabha election 2019 pits two of India's finest Olympians against each other
BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore former Olympian and current union minister for state information and broadcasting will be contesting against Krishna Poonia former Olympic athlete and current Congress MLA from Sadulpur constituency for the Jaipur rural constituency.