New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The spotlight was on Indian middle-distance runners as they won two bronze medals on the second day of the inaugural edition of the Asian U23 Athletics Championships 2026 in the Chinese city of Ordos on Friday. Sprinter Abhay Singh won India’s third bronze of the day in the men’s 200m.Shakeel set the ball rolling for the Indian team as he won bronze in the men’s 800m. He clocked 1:48.78-sec. Vinod Kumar B, the second Indian in the 800m final, finished fourth with a …
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New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Paris Paralympics 2024 champion Harvinder Singh and bronze medallist Sheetal are among the star para archers competing at the Para National Archery Championship 2026, which began at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, a wing of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), here on Thursday. The national competition, which is being organised by the Punjab Archery Association, is running from January 30 to February 2.Over 190 para-archers from more than 20 states across…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Para high-jumper Praveen Kumar said he had long been waiting to earn the Padma Awards and felt ‘truly worthy’ after being named among the recipients of the prestigious Padma Shri award. “Thank you so much. It has been a long wait, and sabr ka fal hamesha meetha hota hai. I have been trying for this for the last two-and-a-half years, and it feels truly worthy. I have started receiving congratulatory messages, but I haven’t seen the list yet,” para-athlete Pravee…