Paris: India’s ace shooter Manu Bhaker etched her name in Olympic history as she clinched the bronze medal in the women’s air pistol final yesterday, breaking a 12-year medal drought for India in shooting and becoming the first Indian woman to ever achieve this feat at the Olympics. From the outset, Manu’s performance radiated brilliance….
New office-bearers of JWGC
July 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Abraham Thomas was re-elected as the President of Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) during the elections held, here yesterday. Out of the total 1,099 valid ballots, Dr. Abraham Thomas secured 900 votes defeating his nearest competitor Dr. S. Prasanna Shankar who managed poll in 199 votes. Meanwhile, M.S. Yeshwanth, who secured 595 votes,…
Golf Club gets its first Lady Committee Member
July 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) which was started in early 1980s, elected Sonam Chugh as its first lady committee member during the elections held yesterday. In elections held to the three posts of the Committee Members from the Playing category, Sonam secured 707 votes out of the 1,099 valid ballots to be elected along…
Women’s Pro Golf Tour – 2024: City’s Vidhatri wins second title after turning Pro
July 29, 2024Bengaluru: City’s professional golfer Vidhatri Urs secured her second title after turning professional recently as she won the 10th Leg of Women’s Pro Golf Tour at Prestige Golfshire in Bengaluru, here recently. Vidhatri, who finished third and joint-third in the 7th and 8th leg of the Tour, won the 9th leg and before smelling victory…
ACC Women’s Asia Cup- 2024: Sri Lanka wins maiden title
July 29, 2024Colombo: Sri Lanka secured their first Women’s Asia Cup title win yesterday, defeating India with a clinical run-chase in front of their home crowd. This was also just the second time in their nine final appearances that India failed to win the Women’s Asia Cup. Previously, India had lost to Bangladesh by three wickets in…
Paris Summer Olympics – 2024: Rankireddy-Shetty’s Olympics match cancelled after opponent’s withdrawal
July 29, 2024Paris: Injury withdrawals in men’s badminton at the ongoing Paris Olympics have impacted the group-stage draw for the Indian contingent, but in a contrasting fashion. While Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon’s withdrawal due to elbow injury, left Lakshya Sen in a precarious spot in Group L of the singles draw, after his straight-game win in his Olympic…
Wins gold medal in boxing
July 28, 2024City athlete R. Rohan won gold medal in the recently concluded Regional-level Boxing Competition organised by Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) at Bengaluru on July 23. Rohan trains under Samith Bhat at Genesis MMA, Mysuru.
Colourful start to Paris Olympics
July 27, 2024PM Modi wishes Indian contingent, says they are our pride Paris: The much-awaited quadrennial event Olympics began yesterday at Paris in France with a colourful opening ceremony at Sien River near the world famous Eieffel towers, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to the Indian contingent saying every Indian athlete is…
Paris Summer Olympics – 2024: Hopes high on Indian star athletes
July 25, 2024Paris: Neeraj Chopra, the reigning world and Asian Games champion, will headline India’s efforts at the Paris 2024 Olympics starting from tomorrow (July 26) as he seeks to defend his men’s javelin throw gold medal. Neeraj, who made history as the first Indian to win an Olympic gold in athletics at Tokyo 2020, will compete…
VTU Inter-Collegiate Mysuru Division Badminton Championships: VVCE, GSSSIETW take home winner’s trophy
July 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru and GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru, emerged winners in the men’s and women’s category respectively in the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Inter-Collegiate Mysuru Division Badminton Men & Women Championships 2024-25 organised by the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, National Institute of…















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