Since taking charge last year, the former Olympian swimmer Sadlier has encouraged the development of Esports globally and has also initiated the inclusion of the sport at the Commonwealth Games, considering the active engagement of under-30 age group in Esports.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has expressed his happiness at the nomination of Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, as a member of Rajya Sabha.
The Minister, who was on a one-day visit to Kozhikode also felicitated and interacted with former and current athletes of the centre including prominent names like Padma Shri P T Usha and Tokyo Olympian Alex Antony.
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Tokyo Olympian wrestler Deepak Punia will join Indian star wrestler and Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia for training at the Michigan University in the United States ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Rahi Sarnobat is the first woman to win a gold medal in shooting at the Asian Games 2018 for India in 25-metre pistol shooting and later escalated her way to the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Sathish also qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics where he finished 11th in the field of 14 lifters. Two-time CW
'Meet The Champion', is a unique school-visit campaign being organized jointly by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Education and is part of the government's 'Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' has completed 21 sessions in 15 different states/UTs till now. World Cup Bronze
Baku [Azerbaijan], June 3 (ANI): Indian Olympian Anjum Moudgil clinched a silver medal in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday.
Athens [Greece], May 30 (ANI): Tokyo Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar bagged a gold medal in Greece with a 7.95m jump at Venizeleia-Chania 2022 athletics meet on Sunday.
Canet-en-Roussillon [France], May 30 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 Olympian Maana Patel recorded a new 'Best Indian Performance' in women's 100m backstroke at the 2022 Mare Nostrum-Canet.