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Indian boxers Naman Tanwar (from left), Manoj Kumar and Satish Kumar pose with Gold Coast Commonwealth Games mascot Borobi at the Oxenford Studios on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

CWG | 2018: Once on the ropes, boxers come out swinging

So far, so good. At the Glasgow Commonwealths, India failed to win one gold, underlining the stark improvement since.

16 April 2018 7:38 PM GMT

Nikhat Zareen said even if she were to lose the trial bout, should she get one, she would feel content about at least getting a chance. (Photo: Twitter)

Nikhat Zareen demands trial bout against Mary Kom

The Telangana boxer has demanded a trial bout against Mary Kom after she was selected for the World Boxing Championships...

17 Oct 2019 10:51 AM GMT

Electrician's daughter shoots Olympic spot

Chinki, first year student of a local college in Bhopal, developed interest in shooting during her school days.

8 Nov 2019 8:59 PM GMT

The total cost for this years Rio de Janeiro Olympics also went over budget, with a final price tag of around $12 billion. (Photo: AFP)

Olympics 2020: Podiums to be constructed with plastic waste in Tokyo

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said the plan would help push a message of sustainability.

11 Jun 2019 9:26 AM GMT

Boxer Mary Kom gets emotional after winning the final match of womens light flyweight categoty against Ukraines Hanna Okhota, 13 years her junior, at AIBA Womens World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

'I want to retire after Tokyo Olympics', says Mary Kom

In her 18-year long illustrious career, she has won six World Championships, an Olympic bronze medal, and five Asian...

6 Jun 2019 12:35 PM GMT

India can now move forward with bidding for hosting rights to various international sporting events, like the 2032 Olympics (Photo: AFP)

'India will perform better at Tokyo Olympics', says Union minister...

Rijiju also said that Indian athletes have been performing competitively at the international level in many disciplines.

25 July 2019 9:33 AM GMT

Dutee Chand fears being ostracised by her family after coming out open about her relation. (Photo: AFP)

Dutee Chand confident of qualifying for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

India's fastest woman, Chand holds the national record for the 100 metres with a time of 11.24 seconds.

22 Aug 2019 3:09 PM GMT

Mandeep found the target in the 9th, 29th and 30th minutes while Nilakanta Sharma (3rd), Nilam Sanjeep Xess (7th) and Gurjant Singh (41st) were the other scorers for India. (Twitter/Hockey India)

Mandeep hat-trick helps India beat Japan 6-3 and reach final in...

The Indian team bounced back from their 1-2 loss against New Zealand with an impressive display in their third match at...

20 Aug 2019 8:27 AM GMT

The teams have played each other frequently in the past couple of years, which showed on the field as they understood each others tactics well, and it meant that the teams went into the half-time break level at 1-1. (Photo: PTI)

Indian women start with 2-1 win over Japan in Olympic test event

With the majority of the attacks coming from the Indian team, the Japanese sat back and looked to attack on the counter.

17 Aug 2019 9:44 AM GMT

Zoirov defeated Pangal in the summit clash 5-0 in the 52-kg weight category. (Photo: PTI)

'Will not get satisfied unless I get gold in Olympics': Amit Panghal

On Saturday, Panghal settled for a silver medal in the championships as he lost the final match to Uzbekistan's...

23 Sep 2019 3:06 PM GMT

Indias star wrestler Vinesh Phogat (53kg) qualified for the 2020 Olympics after beating fancied American Sarah Hildebrandt in the World Championships here on Wednesday. (Photo: Twitter)

Babita Phogat congratulates sister Vinesh for qualifying for Tokyo...

Vinesh secured a spot for 2020 Tokyo Olympics after an impressive 8-2 win against Sarah Hildebrandt in ongoing World...

18 Sep 2019 2:34 PM GMT

Yashaswini, a student of Economics, had also topped the qualifications by a mile, aggregating a score of 582. (Photo: Twitter/ OfficialNRAI)

Yashaswini Deswal wins gold in shooting and secures Olympic quota for...

Yashaswini Singh Deswal stunned former world champion Olena Kostevych of Ukraine to secured India's ninth Olympic quota...

1 Sep 2019 8:30 AM GMT