Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has made it clear that only athletes capable of delivering strong performances will be cleared to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games, reiterating that the event is not meant for “exposure” but for winning medals.
India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra believes the absence of an Olympics or World Championships in 2026 does not make the season any easier, with the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games set to provide world-class competition.
Vinesh Phogat's hopes of making a comeback and representing India at the Asian Games later this year came to an end after she was knocked out in the women's 53kg category at the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) selection trials held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Saturday.
Frustrated with the delay in the announcement of the National Sports awards, Asian Games silver medallist decathlon athlete Tejaswin Shankar has voiced strong criticism of the Sports Ministry, describing the situation as both “demotivating” and a “sign of disrespect” towards athletes and coaches.
A former international Jujutsu player, who represented India in the Asian Games, allegedly committed suicide by hanging at her house at Dewas near Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
The upwardly mobile that India Arsene Wenger will fly into, on or around 19 November, is quite likely to be full of 50-over cricket, complete with spontaneous jubilation
Between now, Mr. Modi said, and that date, India will have set records galore in a broad range of human endeavours.
There used to be a time when International Olympic Committee high-ups visiting Asia turned their authoritative noses up at the media’s half-amusing queries about cricket’s likely inclusion in multi-discipline events in the future
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday felicitated the medal-winning players who participated in the recently held 19th Asian Games held in China.
Indian athletes did very well at the recently concluded Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, and their feat of garnering over 100 medals for the first time in Asia’s premier track and field competition has been justly celebrated across the country.
