Marking her entry into global administrative role, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has taken up a full voting position on the Council of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after being elected chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission.
Ayush Shetty continued his giant-killing spree at the Badminton Asia Championships, by pulling off another major upset to storm into the semi-finals with a straight-games win over Jonatan Christie at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center in Ningbo, China on Friday.
Two-time Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu and men’s singles stars Ayush Shetty and H. S. Prannoy kept India’s campaign on track, while Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth exited early as Indian shuttlers experienced a mixed outing on the opening day of the Badminton Asia Championships on Wednesday.
Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has urged young athletes to prioritise patience and mental strength, stressing that success in modern sport requires discipline of the mind as much as physical ability.
London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang has entered the fray for the presidency of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), setting up a contest with current chief Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo in the federation’s upcoming elections.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the two-time Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian men’s hockey team took part in a unique chess master class conducted by former international chess player and co-owner Prachura P Padakannaya at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus in Bengaluru.
Twenty-five years on from her Olympic debut, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry recalled her Olympic journey that started with the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
The stage is set for another chapter in one of modern athletics' most compelling rivalries. India’s double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will go head-to-head with Pakistan’s reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem in the Diamond League meet at Silesia, Poland, on August 16—their first face-off since the high-voltage showdown at the 2024 Paris Games.
Double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra delivered a commanding performance at the Paris Diamond League, claiming top spot with a powerful 88.16m throw on his very first attempt at Stade Charléty on Saturday.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the appointment of Mike Joyce, who had been heading the Education and Development Department of the sport's world governing body for the last seven years, as its new Director General.
