TN cyclist Sreenath Lakshmikanth, silver medallist at the 37th National Games, says his hard work has paid off

TN cyclist Sreenath Lakshmikanth, silver medallist at the 37th National Games, says his hard work has paid off

Cyclist Sreenath Lakshmikanth’s journey to the two silver medals at the recently concluded 37th National Games, Goa, started out of necessity. It started when he began cycling to and from school, TD School at Thuravoor, Cherthala, in Kerala’s Alappuzha district. He cycled close to 10 kilometres one way, as he could not afford the bus […]

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Sreeshankar is the ‘bar’ Jeswin targets and looks up to

Sreeshankar is the ‘bar’ Jeswin targets and looks up to

Jeswin Aldrin after winning the silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Kazakhstan last week. Photo: Special Arrangement | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A lot had happened to long jumper Jeswin Aldrin last year. Despite a sensational 8.26m effort and a wind-assisted 8.37 that helped him qualify for the World Championships, and brought him the […]

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Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books

Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books

The Railways’ hurdler becomes the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the event at the 61st National Open athletics championships The Railways’ hurdler becomes the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the event at the 61st National Open athletics championships Jyothi Yarraji became the first Indian to go under 13 seconds […]

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Great to win the best athlete award at the National Games, says veteran swimmer: Sajan Prakash

Great to win the best athlete award at the National Games, says veteran swimmer: Sajan Prakash

‘As Kerala’s best medal hope, I was looking to participate in as many events and was not looking at the timings’ ‘As Kerala’s best medal hope, I was looking to participate in as many events and was not looking at the timings’ Seven years after his sensational debut at the National Games in Kerala, Sajan […]

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Lovlina keen to add more power to her punches in the lead-up to the Asian Games

Lovlina keen to add more power to her punches in the lead-up to the Asian Games

The boxer feels that the gold in the 75kg category at the National Games will hold her in good stead in future international events The boxer feels that the gold in the 75kg category at the National Games will hold her in good stead in future international events Having secured the National Games gold as […]

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Lovlina and Simranjit assert their class in National Games boxing

Lovlina and Simranjit assert their class in National Games boxing

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain executed her gameplan well to beat former World championships silver medallist Saweety Boora 5-0 and secure the women’s 75kg gold medal at the boxing arena on the concluding day of the National Games here on Wednesday. This was Lovlina’s first medal after switching to the middleweight, in which she would […]

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Karnataka’s men end National Games hockey title drought with sudden death win over Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka’s men end National Games hockey title drought with sudden death win over Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh’s luck ran out finally in the penalty shootout as Karnataka prevailed in sudden death to win the men’s hockey gold of the 36th National Games at the Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday. Earlier, Haryana won the women’s the women’s title with a solitary goal win over Punjab. In an engrossing men’s final, […]

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Akash Sangwan stuns Shiva Thapa to make the title bout in National Games boxing

Akash Sangwan stuns Shiva Thapa to make the title bout in National Games boxing

Haryana’s Poonam, left, lands one on Jamuna Boro of Assam in the 57kg semifinals of the 36th National Games at Gandhinagar on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan National champion Akash Sangwan toppled World and Asian medallist Shiva Thapa in a thrilling semifinal bout to enter the men’s 67kg final at the boxing arena of […]

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Sumit Kundu proves too good for Ankit Khatana in National Games boxing

Sumit Kundu proves too good for Ankit Khatana in National Games boxing

Thailand Open gold medallist Sumit Kundu’s show of power tamed South Asian Games gold medallist Ankit Khatana in a men’s 75kg quarterfinal bout at the boxing arena of the National Games here on Monday. Sumit, who had a first round bye, recorded an impressive 4-0 win to set up a semifinal date with Nikhil Dubey […]

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