Haryana dominates final day’s wrestling with 7 gold at KISG
AMN / NEW DELHI Haryana, acknowledged as one of the country’s biggest boxing bastions, also dominated the final day of wrestling competitions at the inaugural Khelo India School Games here…
KHELO INDIA: Pune girl Avantika makes her father proud with Gold medal
Our Correspondent /New Delhi Often there is so much focus on the fastest athlete in the men’s or boy’s sections, that the women’s or girls’ section gets overshadowed. While Delhi’s…
KISG: Aswin edges out Adnan to make progress
AMN / NEW DELHI Egged on by his Tamil Nadu team-mates from the sidelines, Aswin Ramesh staged a fine comeback to secure a split verdict over Mohammed Adnan (Uttar Pradesh)…
Swimmers at KISG strike balance between pool and books
HARPAL SINGH BEDI / NEW DELHI Even as the youngsters at the inaugural Khelo India School Games stay focused on their journey to the National and International platform in sport,…
Haryana thrower Pooja wants to emulate Croatian Olympic champion
H S BEDI / New Delhi It all started in Charkhi, Haryana, for the class nine student of Government Girl Senior Secondary School, when she got inspired by her sister…
KELHO INDIA: Farmer’s daughter Sumathira harvests 400m gold
Thanks school principal for support H S BEDI / New Delhi Sumathira Balakrishnan’s doughty personal best effort over 56.39 seconds in the prestigious girls 400m final clearly stood out on…
Sports minister launches ambitious Khelo India School Games
HARPAL SINGH BEDI /New Delhi In a bid to encourage mass participation and promote excellence in sports, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, unveiled the schedule of Khelo India…
Trainer Lee Beard confident of Vijender’s ‘Knockout Win’
HARPAL SINGH BEDI /NEW DELHI Ahead of the double title defence ‘Indiabulls Rajasthan Rumble” of Indian knockout king Vijender Singh, his trainer Lee Beard is confident of his knockout win…
Sushil Kumar clinches gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
AMN Double Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar clinched a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in South Africa yesterday. In Johannesburg, returning to international wrestling after more than three years,…
India beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets; win series 2-1.
India have won the Visakhapatnam One-Dayer against Sri Lanka by eight wickets. Set to score 216 runs for a win, the hosts surpassed the target by making 219 for two…