Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday gave a formal send-off to India’s first batch of the Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes from eight disciplines at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Thakur was accompanied by Minister of State for Sports, Nisith Pramanik, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) officials,…
Hockey India has announced the 16-member Indian women’s hockey squad for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, which starts from July 23. After the 1980 and 2016 Olympics, the Women’s Team will be playing their third Olympics in Tokyo. Ankitha Suresh, a Hockey Coach from Kodagu, who has made a mark in national and international-level hockey, has…
C.A. Kuttappa to lead a team of nine pugilists for post-COVID Olympics India’s Chief Men’s Boxing Coach Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa will be the Head Boxing Coach for 32nd Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo, Japan, between July 23 to August 8. A resident of Gokulam in Mysuru city, he was nominated for the…
A gymnasium at Chamundi Vihar Stadium is undergoing renovation to become full-fledged to cater to health conscious citizens and sports persons. If everything goes well, it will be ready for inauguration in the next one or two months. This will slowly open up sports activities which had remained suspended for many months due to COVID-19…
Novak Djokovic won a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon on Sunday with a four-set victory over battling Matteo Berrettini of Italy. The World No. 1 triumphed 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to move level on 20 Majors with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. His win also put him 3-quarters of the way…
Superstar Lionel Messi won his first trophy with his national team as Angel Di Maria’s goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday. The victory at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium ended Argentina’s 28-year wait for a major trophy and also ended Brazil’s unbeaten home record that…
Ashleigh Barty won her first Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s maiden crown, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 in the final on Saturday. The 25-year-old Australian — who wore a specially-designed dress in tribute to Cawley’s iconic scallop one she sported in 1971 — adds the…
Celebrated boxer Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. One of India’s biggest hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag-bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has communicated the decision in this regard to the Organising Committee…
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Saturday announced a 24-member athletics team, headlined by star javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia and high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, for the Tokyo Paralympics, beginning August 24. Besides Jhajharia and Thangavelu, who won gold in the F46 javelin and T-42 high jump events respectively in the 2016 Rio Paralympics, other…
India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards on Saturday. Mithali achieved the feat during the third and final inconsequential ODI against hosts England while chasing 220 for a consolation win. The talismanic India batter got to the milestone with a boundary down the…
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