Top race walkers for National Race Walking Championship
Harpal Singh Bedi /New Delhi The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced that the 5th National Race Walking Championship will be held in the National capital on Sunday, 18…
Khelo India: Odisha, Punjab, UP, Chandigarh in semi finals of Boys hockey
AMN / New Delhi Title contenders Odisha and Punjab chalked out easy victories over Delhi (5-1) and Karnataka (7-1) respectively to move into the semi finals of the Boys hockey…
Guru Jairaj keeps low profile but shapes talented Srihari Nataraj’s destiny
H S BEDI / New Delhi Swimming coach AC Jairaj kept a low profile while his wonderfully talented trainee, Srihari Nataraj, stamped his presence on the inaugural Khelo India School…
Srihari, Firdous close swimming leg of Khelo India Games in style
H S BEDI / New Delhi Karnataka’s National Record Holder Srihari Natraj won two more Gold medals (50m backstroke & 100m freestyle) to take his final tally from the pool…
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…
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)…
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…
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,…
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…
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…