South Sudanese cager Akot Becky’s national-team ambitions boosted by KIUG breakthrough
Akot has already made an impact, playing a key role in guiding SRM University to a runners-up finish at the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) Rajasthan 2025.
Akot has already made an impact, playing a key role in guiding SRM University to a runners-up finish at the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) Rajasthan 2025.
She was in Class 3 when her father, Teja Ram, a government contractor in Mumbai, died after an electric shock in their native Dhamseen village in Rajasthan’s Jalore district.
Nikita Toppo, captain of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) women’s hockey team, is an epitome of American educator Jaime Escalante’s philosophy.
Earlier this year, the 18-year-old had scripted history by becoming only the second Indian woman after Bobby Aloysius to win the Asian Championship high jump gold, scaling a personal best of 1.89 metres.
Despite the setback, Jaanvi’s father, Uttam Singh, who works at a courier company, refused to let the financial blow derail his daughter’s promising sporting journey. His belief in her remained unshaken.
Remarkably, there is little time for celebration or reflection. Barely two days after the competition in Bikaner, Rajyashree and her mother will return to the platform once again, competing at the ongoing ASMITA Weightlifting League in Kolkata on November 28.
The achievement carried a weight far heavier than her competition total. On July 24, 2020, returning home from training, Rinki’s life changed in an instant when she found that her father, Niladri Nayak, had taken his own life.
Guru Nanak Dev University cyclist Meenakshi Rohilla grabbed the first gold medals of the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 in the women’s individual time trial while former champions Jain University
It was the road cycling event at the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025 and among the riders cutting through the cold air was a young woman whose journey to the start line had been far longer and harder than the 30 kilometres she was about to race.
The Games’ mascots, Khamma and Ghani, were unveiled by the Hon’ble Rajasthan sports minister Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. The mascots are inspired by the state’s official animal — the camel — and the traditional greeting “Khamma Ghani”
