India.com Sports Desk | Nov 3, 2021, 4:45 PM IST
Hockey India has condemned "the malicious attempt to paint a dark picture of Indian sports administration" by former Indian women's hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne, who, through an interview in a national daily has reportedly alleged that his previous employers, Sports Authority of India (SAI), had withheld his salary.
Sajal Patra | Aug 20, 2021, 6:57 PM IST
The wait or the weight of an Olympic medal might be far more than any of us can think of and the more we start accepting the mental aspect of the game, there will more athletes who will be better equipped to handle such situations, and that might lead to, maybe more medals.
PTI | Aug 13, 2021, 8:34 PM IST
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has rectified most of the shortcomings in his technique and now the endeavour is to maintain technical "stability" to touch greater heights in the coming years, says his coach Klaus Bartonietz.
Sajal Patra | Aug 12, 2021, 6:52 PM IST
Joydeep Karmakar who came agonisingly close to winning a medal in the 2012 London Olympics and ended up finishing fourth in 50m rifle prone reckons that India's badminton star PV Sindhu is no longer an Indian star but a global icon.
PTI | Aug 9, 2021, 8:37 PM IST
India's Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony here on Monday with sports minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an "incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence".
PTI | Aug 9, 2021, 5:31 PM IST
India's Olympic contingent, including history-making javelin throw gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra, returned to the country on Monday and was received enthusiastically by officials even as a frenzied crowd gathered outside the airport to welcome the heroes of the country's best-ever Games campaign.
India.com Sports Desk | Aug 9, 2021, 4:38 PM IST
With the growing possibility of weightlifting losing its place at the 2024 Paris Olympics because of long-term doping problems, Tokyo Olympic Silver medallist Mirabai Chanu's hope of converting her silver into gold at the Paris Olympics lies in limbo with the final decision yet to be made.
India.com Sports Desk | Jul 24, 2021, 8:09 AM IST
Trailing 1-3 after they lost the first set by one point, Team India needed to win the third set to save their fortunes and the duo, who were shooting together at the international level for the first time, showed perfect coordination to seal 5-3 win.
PTI | Jul 6, 2021, 10:38 PM IST
Chief National coach Pullela Gopichand, who guided India to two Olympic medals, has opted out of India's Olympic-bound badminton contingent to create space for Indonesian Agus Dwi Santosa, who trains singles shuttler B Sai Praneeth.
India.com Sports Desk | Jul 5, 2021, 8:51 PM IST
The country's lone individual Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Toshi Tiwari | Jun 29, 2021, 7:45 PM IST
The 2020 Summer Olympics, an international multi-sport event postponed to 2021 amidst the coronavirus pandemic will be held in Tokyo, Japan. It will be Tokyo's second time hosting a Summer Olympics, 56 (or slightly more) years after their first time in the spotlight in 1964.
India.com Sports Desk | Jun 26, 2021, 9:14 PM IST
Sajan Prakash created history on Saturday as he became the first-ever Indian Indian swimmer to breach the Olympic qualification time. Prakash clocked 1:56:38 seconds in the men's 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.
