The Indian contingent has also done well in the fifth Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The team finished overall second behind China and brought home a total of 24 medals, including six gold, 11 silver, and seven bronze in the Under-18 championship.
Deepak displayed unwavering grit against the two-time Worlds bronze medallist Billal Bennama of France and went down 3-4 in the semifinals after the bout was reviewed at the championship held in Tashkent last month
Manini shot 415.6 in the final, which was won by Briton Seonaid McIntosh who finished with 467.0. China's double Olympic medallist Li Yuehong won the other final of the concluding day, the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol (RFP), helping his country top the medal tally with four gold, one silver a
The most practical move for Nitu could have been a move to the 51 kg category, but it is already occupied by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen. Nikhat's gold medal in the light flyweight division at the recently concluded IBA Women's Boxing Championships confirmed her participation in th
Born on June 23, 1936, in Jalpaiguri, Banerjee is widely regarded as one of India's greatest footballers and was India's highest goalscorer with four goals en route to Gold Medal in the 1962 Asian Games. In a glittering international career, Banerjee played two Olympics (1956, 1960) and thre
With three bronze, India ranked joint fourth in the medals tally at the prestigious tournament with hosts Uzbekistan (9), Cuba and Russia (6 each) and Kazakhstan (5) taking up the top three spots.
Explaining the reason behind choosing PK's birth anniversary, AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran said it is a well-known fact that PK was an exemplary footballer, who played a pivotal role in India's historic gold medal finish in the 1962 Asian Games
With three confirmed medals, India ranks joint fourth in the medals tally at the prestigious tournament with hosts Uzbekistan (9), Cuba and Russia (6 each), and Kazakhstan (5) taking up the top three spots.