India.com News Desk | Jul 6, 2022, 8:39 PM IST
Film composer Ilaiyaraaja, legendary athlete PT Usha and film maker V Vijayendra Prasad were nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Sajal Patra | Aug 15, 2021, 6:44 AM IST
As India gear up to celebrate the 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, we at india.com take a look at some of the greatest Indian athletes to have ever taken the field for the country.
India.com Sports Desk | Aug 7, 2021, 8:02 PM IST
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the field by some distance to immortalise himself as the first track-and-field Games medal-winner for the country.
India.com Sports Desk | Jun 27, 2020, 2:15 PM IST
Usha, popularly knows as the 'Payyoli Express', is still regarded as the finest track athlete the country has ever produced.
India.com Sports Desk | May 31, 2020, 10:15 AM IST
AFI has also nominated legendary athlete turned coach PT Usha and India youth team coach, Sanjay Garnaik for the Dronacharya Award.
India.com Sports Desk | Aug 28, 2019, 8:16 PM IST
PV Sindhu Sindhu had stormed past her Japanese opponent Nozomi Okuhara to beat her 21-7, 21-7 to clinch the gold medal.
IANS | Aug 14, 2019, 1:32 PM IST
Usha will be one of the six members of the AAA Athletes Commission, which will be headed by 1992 Olympics gold medallist hammer thrower Andrey Abduvaliyev of Uzbekistan.
India.com Buzz Desk | Apr 24, 2019, 8:16 AM IST
Katrina Kaif to give her nod for the very first biopic of her career?
PTI Feeds | Aug 13, 2018, 11:40 PM IST
Her mentor and sprint legend P T Usha has written to the AFI, saying that her ward will not be able to take part in the confirmatory trial as she has not recovered from her heel injury.
India.com Sports Desk | Jul 27, 2017, 11:13 PM IST
The Committee, to be headed by Justice (retd) C K Thakkar, will meet on August 3 to select this year's awardees.
PTI Feeds | May 10, 2017, 10:52 PM IST
Seven athletes selected at GAIL Indian Speedstar Season II
Indo-Asian News Service | Mar 20, 2017, 6:20 PM IST
The observers would be playing a key role in action plans for Mission Olympics 2020, 2024 & 2028.
