Preethi spoke to ANI on the sidelines of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year awards. Preethi was honoured with the 'Para Sportswoman of the Year' award for her exceptional recent performances, including two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
India's 27-year-old Tejaswin Shankar added glittering gold to the Indian medal tally on the final day of the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China, on Sunday.
Indian athletes Manikanta Hoblidhar, Pragyan Prasant Sahu and Moumita Mondal expressed excitement ahead of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026, which will be held from February 6 to 8 in Tianjin, China.
High-visibility events such as the Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 (Ahmedabad), World Para Athletics Championships (New Delhi), Kho Kho World Cup, FIH Pro League, ISSF Junior World Cup, BWF World Junior Championships, and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Pune Grand Tour highlight In
India's ace javelin thrower, two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion Neeraj Chopra's stunning 26-event run of finishing in the top two on the podium came to an end on a heartbreaking note with an 8th-place finish during his world title defence at the World Athletics Championship
Chopra's incredible streak came to an end at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September, where he finished 8th with a best throw of 84.03m. This marked the first time in 26 events that Chopra failed to secure a top-two finish.
India continued their fine run at the ongoing South Asian Athletics Championships being held in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium, Morabadi, adding 18 more medals on day two to their tally on day two.
India has been the traditional powerhouse in the South Asian circuit, having topped the 2008 Kochi edition with 57 medals (24 gold, 19 silver, and 14 bronze). The Ranchi championship marks the return of this prestigious event after more than a decade, and India will look to build on its rich
Jharkhand is gearing up to host the 4th South Asian Athletics (SAAF) Senior Championships 2025, scheduled from October 24 to 26 at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium in Ranchi.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Saturday, felicitated India's medal-winning contingent from the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, commending them for their extraordinary spirit, determination, and record-breaking perfor