India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat announced her return after an 18-month hiatus to chase her Olympic dream, confirming that she has come out of retirement from professional wrestling on Friday.
Paris Olympics Manu Bhaker, world champion Samrat Rana, are part of a 15-member shooting squad for India that will represent ISSF World Cup Final 2025. The ISSF World Cup Final 2025 will be held in Doha from Thursday, as per Olympics.com.
Kiren Rijiju, India's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, met the two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and expressed his admiration for the 23-year-old pistol shooter, praising her dedication and saying her achievements inspire the next generation of Indian athletes.
An Olympic champion as a part of the team pursuit cycling event back in London Olympics 1948, he carried the Olympic torch as the penultimate torchbearer at the opening ceremony of the last year's Paris Olympics.
"I think it's a massive team effort. It was a really successful campaign. Yes, we came close in the semi-final... Wherever the gap is, we'll try and improve it," he told ANI.
Manu said that she has events like the World Championships scheduled later this year, Asian Games in Japan next year and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics in her mind, but would like to take things "one at a time".
The 22-year-old was one of India's top medal contenders, scheduled to compete in the men's 57 kg freestyle category, but was disqualified from the competition for exceeding the weight limit by 1.7 kg. The tournament took place from September 13 to September 21 in Croatia. Only one India, Ant
After missing qualification for the Paris Olympics and taking a break from the sport, the 31-year-old has eased back into competition this year and now aims to dip under the two-minute mark in his signature event against Asia's best, as per a press release from the Swimming Federation of Ind