Up-and-coming archer Aditi Swami, who was listed for the Arjuna Award alongside other athletes, expressed her happiness stating that it was her dream to win laurels for the country.
Khel Ratna is the country's highest sporting honour given annually by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The nominated stars receive their awards from the President of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on his resounding success and clinching the silver medal at the ongoing 19th Asian Games. PM Modi also lauded the resilience, discipline and rigorous training of Jyothi Yarraji and conveyed his best wishes for
China's long jumpers took home gold and bronze as Wang Jianan finished at the top of the podium with best jump of 8.22m, while Shi Yuhao bagged third spot with 8.10m.
Following his performances in Zurich Diamond League earlier in September, Sreeshankar had qualified for the Diamond League final scheduled in Eugene from September 16-17. Sreeshankar finished at number fifth in the men's long jump competition with the best jump of 7.99 m.
Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will go into the Zurich meet after winning a historic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 last week, becoming the first Indian to be crowned world champion in any track and field category.
In an exclusive interview with JioCinema, Asian Athletics Championships Silver Medal winner, Murali Sreeshankar revealed his preparedness for the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 and how his recent performances in international events have boosted his confidence.
Meanwhile, Sarvesh also bagged a silver medal with a high jump of 2.26m while Santhosh Kumar won bronze in men's 400m hurdles. In the heptathlon, Swapna Barman won a silver medal scoring 5840 points.
Neeraj Chopra is making a comeback after suffering a muscle strain he suffered during training last month due to which he withdrew from the FBK Games in the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13. Olympic and reigning Diamond League champion will look to contin
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced the team consisting of 28 men and 26 women athletes in the Asian Athletics Championships in 2023. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI), which evaluated the athletes' performances in the Federation Cup 2023 and other events performed before
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the performance of Murali Sreeshankar for clinching a bronze medal at the recently concluded Paris Diamond League 2023 in the 102nd episode of 'Mann ki Baat'. Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the performance of Murali Sreeshankar for clinching a bronze medal a
According to Olympics.com, Sreeshankar marked his personal best on his first attempt at the Kalinga Stadium. The 24-year-old fell 0.01m short of Jeswin's Aldrin's national record but breached the world championships qualifying mark of 8.25m.