[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] ‘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, […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] Two first half goals helped Manipur beat Odisha 2-0 in the final and retain the women’s football title in the National Games at the Eka Arena Transstadia here on Monday. Manipur captain and ace India forward N. Bala Devi drew first blood in the 10th minute, while international N. Ratanbala Devi doubled the lead in […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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