Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) is funding the participation of the Indian contingent for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 19th August 2023 onwards. A 42-member contingent, including coaches and support staff, is heading for
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's directorial 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' recently completed 10 years. Marking the special occasion, Mehra has decided to organise a special screening of the film, which is based on the Indian athlete and Olympian Milkha Singh. Farhan Akhtar essayed the titular role.
Indian athletes Annu Rani and Kishore Jena bagged gold medals in the men’s and women’s javelin throw events, respectively, at the Lebanon Athletics Championships 2023 in Beirut on Friday.
The 2024 Olympics will be hosted by France in Paris, from July 26 to August 11. There will be a total of 35 venues, with fourteen sites hosting 24 Olympic sports located within 10km of the Olympic Village.
Indian athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinched fourth gold for India in men's shot put with a best throw of 20.23m at the Asian Athletics Championships on Friday.
Japan's Ren Tazawa took first place in the 10,000-meter event, with a record of 29:18.44. Shadrack Kimutai Koech of Kazakhstan won silver, clocking a time of 29:31.63. Gulveer Singh of India came in fifth place overall among the 16 competitors with a time of 29:53.69.
The race included 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling and 42.2 km of running. While there were a total of around 400 participants from across the globe, the officer was the fastest Indian athlete to complete the race out of around 50 Indians participating.
Indian athletes Cheteshwar Pujara, PT Usha, Dinesh Karthik and many others on Sunday came forward to extend their wishes on World Sports Journalist Day.
The Special Olympics World Games 2023 came to a close here on Sunday, after an evocative, emotional and triumphant closing ceremony at the Brandenburg Gate in the centre of the city. India finished the final day of the Games by taking their medal tally to 202 medals (76 gold, 75 silver an