Dutee Chand, like PT Usha in 1998, didn’t have proper shoes till days before...
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand ran 100 metres at the Rio Olympics 2016 with spikes (running shoes) sent from Germany by a Good Samaritan just four days before her event! The post Dutee Chand, like PT Usha...
View Article‘Got only two chances to qualify’: MC Mary Kom on her ‘unfortunate’ trials...
London Games bronze medallist boxer M C Mary Kom on Tuesday described her trials for Rio Olympics as "unfortunate" and said things probably would have been in her favour had there been more...
View ArticleSakshi Malik: I won Olympic bronze because of my technique, not power
It's a sport which is synonymous with power for most but Rio Olympics bronze-medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik says her achievements on the mat are not just because of her brawn, but also her brain. The...
View ArticleRio Paralympics 2016: India wins historic gold and bronze in high jump
In a historic moment for India, Mariyappan Thangavelu won the gold medal while compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze in the men's high jump T-42 event on Saturday at the Rio Paralympics. The...
View ArticleRio Paralympics 2016: Any cars and crores for Mariyappan Thangavelu, Varun...
Talking about guts and glory, shouldn’t the same apply to Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati, who have just won the gold and bronze medal respectively in the men's high jump at Rio Paralympics...
View ArticleRio Paralympics 2016: Mariyappan Thangavelu to get Rs 2 crore from TN govt,...
The accolades have started pouring in for India's Mariyappan Thangavelu, who created history on Friday by winning gold in the men's high jump T-42 event, with Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa...
View ArticleDevendra Jhajharia wins second gold, breaks world record at Rio Paralympics 2016
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after he broke his own world record to clinch the top honours at the Rio Games. The post Devendra...
View ArticleDipa Karmakar was stubborn, had a temper: Coach Bisweshwar Nandi on training...
Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisweshwar Nandi has dismissed the notion that it would have been better had she and other top performers at last month's Rio Games been given the sort of financial backing they...
View ArticleParalympics 2016 gold-medallist Thangavelu Mariyappan returns to hero’s...
Thangavelu Mariyappan, who won a gold medal at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, returned home to a hero's welcome in Chennai The post Paralympics 2016 gold-medallist Thangavelu Mariyappan returns to...
View ArticleMS Dhoni’s untold story: These are the chapters from Captain Cool’s life you...
With MS Dhoni: The Untold Story releasing on Friday, 30 September, we take a look at some of the interesting chapters from Captain Cool's life The post MS Dhoni’s untold story: These are the chapters...
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