New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India signed off their campaign with two silver and a bronze medal to take their overall tally to 17 medals, including two gold, in the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday. With an overall tally of two gold, six silver, and nine bronze medals, India finished second in the table behind Asian superpower Iran.The Indian freestyle wrestlers finished with two gold, three silver, and two bronze medals, while the women bagged one silver and fo…
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New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The World U-23 champion Sujeet and Abhimanyou registered contrasting victories in their respective men’s freestyle final bouts to help India clinch two gold medals on the penultimate day of the 2026 Senior Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Saturday.Sujeet, who has been unbeaten so far this year, totally dominated the men’s 65kg freestyle final against Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan to register an 8-1 win and become the first Indian since Bajra…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) All three Indians in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) competition in the on-going International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol, in Granada, Spain, could not progress beyond the qualification stage with Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole and Olympian Anjum Moudgil logging scores of 587 each to finish in 18th and 19th spots respectively.Ayushi Podder shot 585 to finish 27th. The eighth and final qualification spot went to 589.Also, on Friday, Ankur…
Noida, Feb 1 (IANS) Hockey India general secretary Bhola Nath Singh clarified that the omission of veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh from the squad was not a decision taken by the team management. According to him, Manpreet had requested a break, which was duly considered. Manpreet, along with goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak and forward Dilpreet Singh, was left out of the 33-member squad named for the national preparatory camp for the FIH Pro League scheduled from February 1 to 7.Earlier repor…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Ahead of the second season of the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL), Ranchi Royals are preparing to hit the ground running for a fresh challenge as they begin their campaign in their own backyard. After retaining the likes of Neha Goyal, Ishika Chaudhay, and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal, the team made some key additions to its ranks at the mini-auction that was held in September.The Royals go into the current season with two Indian goalkeepers in the side. Madhuri Kindo will be…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra and his wife, Himani Mor, here at his residence, 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, on Tuesday.The Prime Minister said he had a great interaction with the javelin ace on various issues, including sports, and shared some glimpses of the meeting on social media.”Met Neeraj Chopra and his wife, Himani Mor at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. We had a great interaction on various issues, including sports, of c…