Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik address a press conference during their protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday, April 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Amidst rumours of his resigning and wrestlers accusing him of pressurising them to end […]
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Looking for more: Shiva Thapa will be keen to add another medal to his 2015 bronze. | Photo Credit: File Photo: V.V. KRISHNAN Six-time Asian championships medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), double Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) and Asian silver medallist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) are some leading names who have made the Indian squad […]
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India’s Nikhat Zareen celebrates her victory over Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in 50 kg finals at the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships, in New Delhi, on March 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Ace Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second world Championships title to her name, defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the […]
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National champions Manju Rani (48kg), Shiksha Narwal (54kg) and Poonam Poonia (60kg) on Monday moved the Delhi High Court over their non-inclusion in the Indian side for the World women’s boxing championships to be held in Delhi from March 16 to 26. The case has been listed for hearing on Tuesday on an urgent basis, said the […]
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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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Commonwealth Games gold medallist Achinta Sheuli (73kg) withdrew from competition after experiencing a hamstring pull at the World weightlifting championships in Bogota on Friday. “Achinta pulled his hamstring muscle when he was in the warm-up area after the weigh-in. We withdrew him before the snatch event as there was a possibility of the injury getting aggravated,” […]
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Bindyarani Devi totalled 200kg to finish 25th in the women’s 59kg weight class at the World weightlifting championships in Bogota on Thursday. Competing in Group ‘D’, Bindyarani — a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 55kg with an aggregate of 202kg — lifted 86kg in snatch (second attempt) and 114kg in clean and jerk (third attempt, […]
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Mirabai Chanu | File Photo | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was not at her best due to a wrist injury but still won a silver medal at the World Championships with a total lift of 200kg, here. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in 49kg category, managed to lift 87kg […]
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Ankit Khatana and Sachin Kumar registered comfortable wins in the men’s boxing at the National Games Ankit Khatana and Sachin Kumar registered comfortable wins in the men’s boxing at the National Games World championships bronze medallist Jamuna Boro and her Assam state-mate and World youth champion Ankushita Boro posted emphatic wins to begin their campaign […]
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The Indian trio of Shardul Vihan, Shapath Bharadwaj and Arya Vansh Tyagi won the trap team junior men’s gold, beating Italy 6-4 in the shotgun World Championship in Osijek, Croatia, on Saturday. It was a fighting performance by the Indian team, as it made it to the gold contest by winning a shoot-off against the […]
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