For the first time, India will have more than two sailors at the Tokyo Olympics, including Kodagu-born Kelappanda Chengappa Ganapathy and Nethra Kumanan, the first Indian woman sailor. This is also for the first time India will be competing in more than one sailing event — Laser Radial, Laser Standard and 49er. While Nethra Kumanan…
NCC Cadets Cheer for India
July 22, 2021More than 30 NCC Cadets held a ‘CHEER FOR INDIA’ march-past in city this morning to cheer the Indian athletes who are taking part in the Tokyo Olympics. The Cadets, holding placards, took out a march in the premises of 13 KAR Bn NCC and near the DC Office here, raising slogans like ‘Jeeto India’…
ASF Athlete Jyothika selected for National Junior Camp at Patiala
July 22, 2021Ashwini’s Sports Foundation (ASF) athlete and student of Cauvery College has been selected to attend the National Junior Athletics Camp to be held at Patiala from tomorrow (July 23) till Aug. 15. Jyothika has been selected for consistent performance and her silver-winning performance in the 400mts at the 36th National Junior Athletic Championship held at…
Deepak Chahar helps India snatch win, seal Series
July 21, 2021Columbo: A stunning unbeaten 69 from Deepak Chahar helped India snatch win from the jaws of defeat in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, thus taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. India were 193 for 7 chasing 276 when Chahar, along with Bhuvneshwar, produced a rearguard effort to help India win in…
Tokyo Games (July 23-August 8) Indian tennis stars leave for Tokyo
July 20, 2021Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have left for Tokyo to take part in the upcoming Olympics. Sania and Ankita were both seen at the Hyderabad Airport yesterday, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) confirmed. Earlier this month, Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina were confirmed to represent India in Women’s Doubles at the…
AITA condemns Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza tweets on Qualification
July 20, 2021All India Tennis Association (AITA) yesterday condemned tweets by tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza over qualification of players for Tokyo Olympics. “Twitter comments by Rohan Bopanna and then Sania Mirza are inappropriate, misleading and it appears, without knowledge of the rules. They should have checked the rule book of ITF regarding qualifications, something…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 to August 8, 2021): First batch of Indian athletes depart for Olympic village
July 18, 2021Sports 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,…
Kodagu Hockey Coach leaves for Tokyo with Women’s Team
July 18, 2021Hockey 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…
Mysurean boxer to Tokyo as Head Coach
July 14, 2021C.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…
Renovated gym at Chamundi Vihar Stadium to be opened soon
July 12, 2021A 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…
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