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New Delhi: Indian women claimed four gold medals to top the performance chart at the Asian Boxing Championships with a total of 10 podium finishes in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Along with four gold medals, India also bagged two silver and four bronze as every member of the women's team got a medal though limited participation in some weight categories meant Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Pooja Rani (80kg) and Alfiya received medals for participating as their field had only three boxers. Minakshi (48kg) ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers added a silver and two bronze medals to the country's tally at the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday with Nitesh bagging the silver medal in the 97kg category while Sachin Sahrawat (67kg GR) and Prince (82kg) clinching the bronze medals. The three medals on Wednesday took India's overall medal tally to two silver and three bronze medals on the third day of competition, with two women wres ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Former U-23 Asian Championships bronze medallist Lalit bagged India's first medal of the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday with a silver medal in the 55kg Greco-Roman category, while Nitesh reached the final of the 97kg Greco-Roman category. Former champion Sunil Kumar added another bronze medal to his trophy cabinet to make it a fruitful day for the Indian contingent. Lalit, who had knocked off China's Huoying Shi in ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Three young Indian squash players, Anika Dubey from Pune, Akanksha Gupta from Thane, and Vasundhara Nangare from Kalamb, have successfully cleared the SRFI Selection Round for the 33rd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships, scheduled to be held in Panzhihua, China, in May 2026. According to a release, the trio was selected under the Kanga Kids programme by Chance2Sports. Also Read | Impact Subs in Today's IPL Match for Rajasthan Royals and Mumb ...Read More >
Double Olympic medallist and high jump champion Blanka Vlasic has been announced as the International Event Ambassador for the 18th edition of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled to be held on April 26, 2026. Procam International, promoters of the World Athletics Gold Label Race, World 10K Bengaluru 2026 (TCS World 10K), on Monday announced double Olympic medallist and two-time World Champion Blanka Vlasic as the International Event Ambassador for the race, scheduled to be held on Sunday, 26 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Former U-23 Asian Championships bronze medallist Lalit bagged India's first medal of the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday with a silver medal in the 55kg Greco-Roman category, while Nitesh reached the final of the 97kg Greco-Roman category. Former champion Sunil Kumar added another bronze medal to his trophy cabinet to make it a fruitful day for the Indian contingent. Lalit, who had knocked off China's Huoying Shi in ...Read More >
India will thus have eight boxers -- six women and two men fighting in the final. In the women's 48kg semifinal, Meenakshi secured a confident 4-1 win over Thailand's Thipsatcha Yodwaree to book her place in the gold medal bout, where she will face local favourite Nomundari Enkh-Amgalan. Jaismine joined her in the finals after edging past Uzbekistan's Nigina Uktamova 3-2 in a hard-fought 57kg semifinal. The 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist will take on Thailand's Punrawee Ruenros in th ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's Greco-Roman wrestlers delivered a mixed performance on the opening day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with Lalit emerging as the standout performer by securing a place in the gold medal bout in the men's 55kg category. The 23-year-old, a former U-23 Asian Championships bronze medallist, produced a dominant display in the semifinals, defeating China's Huoying Shi by an impressive 11-3 margin. Lalit will now face Uzbekistan's Ikhtiyor Botirov, the ...Read More >
Indian wrestler Lalit advances to the gold medal match at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, while Sunil Kumar and Aman will compete for bronze, showcasing India's strong presence in Greco Roman wrestling. Photograph: SAI Media/XKey PointsLalit secures a spot in the 55kg Greco Roman gold medal match at the Asian Wrestling Championships after defeating China's Huoying Shi.Aman (77kg, Greco Roman) and Sunil Kumar (87kg, Greco Roman) will compete for bronze medals after losing their res ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Former U-23 Asian Championships Bronze medallist Lalit will be challenging for gold in the men's 55kg Greco-Roman category in the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, while two more Indian wrestlers will be aiming for the bronze medal. According to a release, 23-year-old Lalit dominated China's Huoying Shi in the semifinals to register an 11-3 victory before Aman (77 kg Greco-Roman) and former champion Sunil Kumar (87 kg Greco- ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Former U-23 Asian Championships Bronze medallist Lalit will be challenging for gold in the men's 55kg Greco-Roman category in the Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, while two more Indian wrestlers will be aiming for the bronze medal. According to a release, 23-year-old Lalit dominated China's Huoying Shi in the semifinals to register an 11-3 victory before Aman (77 kg Greco-Roman) and former champion Sunil Kumar (87 kg Greco- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The U-23 Asian Championships bronze medallist Lalit dominated China's Huoying Shi to enter the men's 55kg Greco Roman gold-medal match at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday. The 23-year-old Lalit outclassed Huoying Shi 11-3 in the semifinals. But Aman (77kg, Greco Roman) and former champion Sunil Kumar (87kg, Greco Roman) went down in their respective semifinals on a mixed opening day for the Indian contingent. They will contest for bronz ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 6: Double Olympic medallist and two-time World Champion Blanka Vlasic has been named the International Event Ambassador for World 10K Bengaluru 2026, a World Athletics Gold Label Race scheduled for April 26. Vlasic is one of the sport's top high jumpers, known for her long and successful career at the elite level. The Croatian athlete secured Olympic silver in Beijing 2008 and bronze in Rio 2016, as well as several World Championship and World Indoor titles. Her personal best o ...Read More >
CHENNAI: With temperatures dipping below freezing at night and high wind speed, Spring in the city of Ulaanbaatar can be harsh for outsiders. It certainly can be a challenge for most Indians. In these challenging conditions, India boxing Vishvanath Suresh is thriving, albeit inside the boxing arena. The pugilist from Chennai pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday, thereby securing himself at least a bronze medal in the ongoing Asian Boxing Championships in the capital city ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Vishvanath Suresh delivered a stunning performance at the Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, shocking the boxing world with a knockout win over reigning world champion and world No. 1 Sanzhar Tashkenbay. The victory marked a major milestone in his fast-rising career and secured him a place in the semifinals.Hailing from Chennai, Vishvanath, now 21, has quickly grown into one of India's most exciting boxing talents. He entered 2026 as the national champion after a ...Read More >
Imphal: Manipur has once again established its dominance on the national sports stage, securing an outstanding tally of five gold medals and one bronze medal at the 28th Sub-Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship, held at the Mega Sports Complex in Ranchi, Jharkhand, from March 23 to 27, 2026. In recognition of their stellar performance, the Manipur government, led by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, organised a reception on Friday at the Chief Minister's bungalow to honour the athlete ...Read More >
Raipur, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six-time World Championship medallist Mary Kom and former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia underlined the importance of grassroots investment and structured development pathways while addressing reporters at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Raipur on Friday. For creating future champions, both the legendary sportspersons maintained that Indian families need to discourage children from indulging in more screen time and rather send them to playgrounds t ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia hailed the Khelo India Tribal Games as a great platform for athletes of the tribal community and said there is huge scope for sports in the tribal belt. During the competition, the hosts Chhattisgarh finished ninth on the medals tally with 3 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze medals. Karnataka were crowned the overall champions, claiming 23 gold along with 8 silver and 7 bronze. Odisha finished second with 21 gold ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Six-time World Championship medallist Mary Kom and former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia underlined the importance of grassroots investment and structured development pathways while addressing reporters at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 here on Friday. For creating future champions, both the legendary sportspersons maintained that Indian families need to discourage children from indulging in more screen time and rather send them to playg ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Taking part in her first international bout of the season, decorated boxer Nikhat Zareen barely broke a sweat as she put up a dominant victory over Xian Baguhin of Philippines in the ongoing Asian Championships at the the ASA Arena in Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia). The two-time World Championships gold winner, who had received a bye in the first round, was aggressive from the get go and wrapped up the contest in quick time as the referee was forced to stop the contest (wi ...Read More >
Jharkhand and Himachal secure two wrestling golds each, while Mizoram finish weightlifting strongly. Karnataka lead as Arunachal climb to third in a competitive medal race. The fifth day of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Raipur witnessed a decisive shift in momentum, with wrestling taking centre stage and several states strengthening their positions in the medal standings. Jharkhand, Himachal Excel In Wrestling The opening day of wrestling competition in Ambikapur saw Jharkhand and Hima ...Read More >
Raipur: Race walker Dasharath Talawar and middle-distance runner Nagini added two gold medals to table toppers Karnataka's tally while Chhattisgarh's Gajendra Thakur bagged a silver medal in the men's 800m and their men's hockey team clinched the bronze on Day 8 of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) on Wednesday. Dasharath Talawar led Karnataka's 1-2 in the men's 10km race walk with a time of 45:13.85s, with Darshan Bagadi (46:25.90s) finishing second ahead of Gujarat's Sagarbhai Katara (48:16 ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 1 (PTI) Race walker Dasharath Talawar and middle-distance runner Nagini added a gold medal each to table toppers Karnataka's tally while Chhattisgarh's Gajendra Thakur bagged a silver in the men's 800m on Day 8 of the Khelo India Tribal Games here on Wednesday. Dasharath led Karnataka's 1-2 in the men's 10km race walk with a time of 45:13.85s with Darshan Bagadi (46:25.90s) finishing second ahead of Gujarat's Sagarbhai Katara (48:16.09s) at the Kreeda Parisar athletics track in Jagd ...Read More >
Olympic tennis medallist Leander Paes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, launching a new innings in politics just days before the West Bengal elections. The tennis legend, born in West Bengal, said he was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and aims to prioritise sports to empower the youth. "I want to focus on sports and on the youth. Ours is a young nation; 74.5 million people are under the age of 26. The focus in the next 20-25 years should be on sports education, s ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31: Swapping diving volleys for a political pitch, Indian tennis great Leander Paes on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), signalling the start of a new chapter after a career that defined Indian tennis across generations. The 51-year-old Paes has joined the ruling party ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal where Trinamool Congress is in power. Interestingly, Paes had joined Mamata Banerjee's party in 2021 and campaigned for it during the Goa elections in 202 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): India's squash stars, Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh secured the top awards, the Asian Squash Federation (ASF) Player of the Year honour in men's and women's categories in the ASF Awards 2025 on Tuesday. Anahat, the world number 20th in senior women's singles rankings, secured the ASF Girls' Player of the Year award, known as the 'Hassan Musa award', following some top performances last year, as per Olympics.com. Also Read | Impact Subs in Today's IPL Match for ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Shiv Kumar Soren and Prithvi Oraon, both from Jharkhand, were crowned the fastest men and women athletes in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 at the Kreeda Parisar ground in Jagdalpur on Tuesday. Further, Siddharth Nagesh clinched a shot put gold and discus throw silver while Tilak Barsel bagged the men's 100m silver for hosts Chhattisgarh, according to a release. Also Read | Impact Subs in Today's IPL Match for Punjab Kin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): India's squash stars, Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh secured the top awards, the Asian Squash Federation (ASF) Player of the Year honour in men's and women's categories in the ASF Awards 2025 on Tuesday. Anahat, the world number 20th in senior women's singles rankings, secured the ASF Girls' Player of the Year award, known as the 'Hassan Musa award', following some top performances last year, as per Olympics.com. Anahat, 18, emerged as one of the brightest youn ...Read More >
Raipur, Mar 31 (UNI) Shiv Kumar Soren and Prithvi Oraon, both from Jharkhand, were crowned the fastest men and women athletes in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 at the Kreeda Parisar ground in Jagdalpur on Tuesday. Further, Siddharth Nagesh clinched a shot put gold and discus throw silver while Tilak Barsel bagged the men's 100m silver for hosts Chhattisgarh. Shiv Kumar and Prithvi led their 100m races respectively from start to finish, to capture the golden double f ...Read More >
Raipur, Mar 31 (PTI) Jharkhand sprinters Shiv Kumar Soren and Prithvi Oraon emerged as the fastest men and women athletes respectively in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games here on Tuesday. For hosts Chhattisgarh, Siddharth Nagesh clinched a shot put gold and discus throw silver while Tilak Barsel bagged the men's 100m silver. Shiv Kumar and Prithvi led their 100m races respectively from start to finish to capture the golden double for their state. Shiv Kumar clocked 10.58 s ...Read More >
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