Ahmedabad, June 4 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s push to become a global sporting hub received a fresh boost on Thursday as Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the city was moving towards becoming a “Sports Capital” and preparing to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, while addressing the inauguration of the first ‘World Yogasana Championship 2026’. The championship, being held with the virtual participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has brought together more than 500 athletes from 78 cou…
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Ahmedabad/New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that Yogasana could eventually secure a place in international multi-sport competitions, including the Olympics, as he virtually inaugurated the first World Yogasana Championship in Ahmedabad. Addressing athletes from more than 60 countries, PM Modi said the championship marked the beginning of a new phase in yoga’s evolution by providing Yogasana with a platform as a competitive sport.”Through this …
Gandhinagar/Valsad, May 30 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Rahul Jakhar from Gujarat’s Valsad district has won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, setting a new Indian Under-20 national record and becoming one of the continent’s leading young athletes in the discipline. Jakhar amassed 7,185 points across the two-day, 10-event competition to secure the title, surpassing the previous national U20 mark in the gruelling combined event.His victory mark…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Indian squash player Anahat Singh says competing at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics (LA28) is “every athlete’s dream”. The teenage sensation is making a quick ascent in world squash, hoping to win an Olympic medal for India.At just 18, the Delhi-based prodigy has already reached World No. 20 in the PSA women’s rankings. She has established herself as one of the brightest young stars in Indian sport. With squash about to debut at LA28, Anahat shared that the Games m…
Washington, May 29 (IANS) Second Lady Usha Vance visited the US Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to promote childhood literacy, using a stop at one of Team USA’s premier training facilities to encourage children to read during the summer break.The Second Lady joined two-time Olympian and six-time World Champion wrestler Adeline Gray in reading If You Can Dream it, Be It by Team USA bobsled pilot Riley Tejcek to a group of local students.”What an honor it was to visit …
Melbourne, May 25 (IANS) Australia women head coach Shelley Nitschke has signed a three-year contract extension that will see her remain in charge of the team until June 2029.The former Australia allrounder took over from Matthew Mott as head coach in 2022 on an initial four-year deal and led the side to success at the Commonwealth Games that year before helping the six-time champions to another Women’s T20 World Cup title in South Africa the following year.Nitschke’s new three-year contract, wh…
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Praise from one of the world’s most celebrated athletes has struck a special chord with Indian hockey players. Virat Kohli, the legendary Indian cricketer and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stalwart, highlighted the extraordinary fitness standards of Indian hockey players, acknowledging the physical demands of the sport and calling attention to an often-underappreciated aspect of hockey.During the third edition of the RCB Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit on Tuesd…
Dublin, May 12 (IANS) Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is one of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) co-founders, has hailed the inclusion of cricket in the Olympic Games as a “wonderful” development that will bridge the gap between the Indian subcontinent and the global sporting extravaganza. Cricket will officially return to the Olympic Games at Los Angeles 2028, marking its second-ever Olympic appearance – 128 years after its debut in Paris 1900, when Great Britain claimed gold in …
Almaty, May 2 (IANS) India will be represented by Olympians Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Raiza Dhillon, and Mairaj Ahmad Khan at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which gets underway on Sunday. The Indian contingent heads into the competition looking to bounce back after a medal-less outing in the opening leg held in Tangier, Morocco.The Almaty leg marks the second of four Shotgun World Cups scheduled this year and features 284 shooters from 42 National Olympic Committees.A 20-me…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat once again charged at the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), claiming that the federation is deliberately stopping her from competing in next month’s National Open Ranking tournament, noting that the portal appears closed despite the April 30 deadline. Last December, Vinesh, who announced her retirement hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024, reversed her decision to retire and is eyeing a comeback after nearly 20 mon…