Glasgow, July 27 (IANS) As India’s athletes continue to make their mark at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T. Usha has shone the spotlight on the people working tirelessly behind the scenes, saying every medal the country wins bears the imprint of its coaches.With India starting its campaign with a medal in para powerlifting, weightlifters Mirabai Chanu and Rishikanta Singh Chanambam also achieved record-breaking performances. Usha mentioned t…
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Glasgow, July 26 (IANS) Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will go for a third successive gold in the Commonwealth Games and add to the country’s medal tally, while India will be hoping to advance to the medal rounds when the Women’s Pairs team takes up the challenge on a crucial day of competitions for India in the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Sunday.Mirabai, who won gold medals in the 2018 and 2022 editions in Gold Coast and Birmingham, respectively, is hoping to continue he…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj vowed to keep trusting his new training methods despite missing out on the men’s 50m backstroke final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, saying his focus has already shifted towards the Asian Games later this year.The athlete, who has been an Olympian on two occasions, came 11th in the semifinal with a time of 25.29 seconds, which was better than the 25.52 he had recorded in the heats but was still not sufficient to qualify for the final cons…
Glasgow, July 24 (IANS) India’s swimming campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 started on a high note on Friday as Olympian Srihari Nataraj secured a place in the men’s 50m backstroke semifinals, while para swimmer Budigina and Ali Imam produced impressive performances to qualify for the men’s 100m freestyle S13 final.Nataraj finished fifth in Heat 4 of the men’s 50m backstroke after clocking 25.52 seconds to comfortably book his place among the top 16 swimmers progressing to the semifinals.En…
Glasgow, July 23 (IANS) India will look to pick medals through a strong para powerlifting contingent while swimmers, gymnasts and boxers also begin their campaigns on a packed Day 2 schedule of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday.India’s biggest medal hopes on the day rest in para powerlifting, where multiple lifters will compete across men’s and women’s finals at the SEC Armadillo. Ashok and Parmjeet Kumar will feature in the men’s lightweight final, while Jaspreet Kaur and Suman Devi will co…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Fitness enthusiast Ankita Konwar has created history by completing the challenging English Channel Relay Swim under extreme conditions. On Saturday, she took to Instagram to share her pictures from the milestone and revealed that she has become first Assamese woman and the first woman from North East India to complete the iconic English Channel Relay Swim. In the caption, she also revealed that after battling freezing waters, strong tides, and unpredictable currents, she su…
Ahmedabad, April 19 (IANS) The International Schools Sports Organisation (ISSO) successfully conducted the Gujarat Region Junior Swimming Championship at the Adani International School in Ahmedabad, bringing together 140 young swimmers from leading international schools across the state. The event highlighted the growing momentum of swimming at the grassroots level and reinforced ISSO’s commitment to building structured sporting pathways for young athletes.In the overall championship standings…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actress Alia Bhatt could not help but shower her sister, Shaheen Bhatt, with love and affection as she announced her engagement to beau Ishaan Mehra on Friday with a special social media post. Taking to her official Instagram handle, Shaheen dropped a string of photos with Ishaan, where she was happily seen flaunting her stunning engagement ring.The post, which included some more lovey-dovey photos of the newly engaged couple, was captioned “We may have overdone this whol…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Actress Mamta Kulkarni has opened up about her perspective on how she feels that Indian families, especially the women in Indian families, do not take care of their health and are absolutely zero health conscious. In a video shared by her on her own social media account, Mamta also said that the lives of most Indian women revolve around their families and taking care of their husbands and children, which is why they do not focus on their own health, stating that is absolut…
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), April 3 (IANS) Karnataka were crowned the overall champions, claiming 23 gold, along with 8 silver and 7 bronze medals, as the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 concluded in Raipur on Friday.Odisha finished second with 21 gold, 15 silver, and 21 bronze medals. Odisha were the only contingent to cross a half century of medals, finishing with 57 medals. Jharkhand were third with 16 gold, 8 silver, and 11 bronze.Chhattisgarh finished ninth on the m…