
December 21, 2023 00:17 IST
Sanjay Kumar Singh from Varanasi confident of beating former Commonwealth Games champion Anita, a witness in the case against Brij Bhushan, and becoming president
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
December 17, 2023 22:11 IST
The contesting candidate says if women wrestlers are to feel safe, WFI needs a proper clean up and there is no point to the prolonged struggle if the elections don't bring about change with Sanjay Kumar Singh being close to the accused incumbent Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Mon, Dec 18, 2023
December 02, 2023 19:12 IST
AFI won't field athletes in high-impact events like middle and long distance, triple jump, hammer throw at Asian Youth Championships
Sun, Dec 03, 2023
November 02, 2023 09:58 IST
The athlete was despondent after a string of poor results and wanted to quit the sport, before his Dad asked him to give it one more shot, resulting in Asiad silver and Paris Olympics berth
Thu, Nov 02, 2023
October 12, 2023 04:04 IST
Sai Gautham, also a hurdler, passed away in August following an accident; Jyothi Yarraji had written a note of gratitude on the back of her bib: “Gautham, this for you. We miss you”.
Fri, Oct 13, 2023
September 21, 2023 21:11 IST
Sable talks about his learnings from World Championships: how he gave up too early, his lack of hurdles-training, his mistake of not accelerating in final lap.
Fri, Sep 22, 2023
September 16, 2023 20:45 IST
At the Asian Games on Tuesday, Parul Chaudhary beat Japan's Hironaka Ririka in the last 50 metres of the 5,000 metres after looking like she had settled for silver going into the final stretch.
Tue, Oct 03, 2023
September 01, 2023 23:07 IST
Even before the qualifying round of the World Championship, Chopra was feeling ill but didn't want to sound like he was making an excuse so didn't talk about it till Thursday
Sat, Sep 02, 2023
August 28, 2023 22:06 IST
Both javelin throwers are happy at each other’s success and revelling in the subcontinent becoming the hub of the discipline.
Wed, Aug 30, 2023
August 28, 2023 07:07 IST
Medal ceremony in Budapest was special, Chopra says because fans were not allowed because of COVID when he won gold at the Tokyo Olympics
Tue, Aug 29, 2023
August 28, 2023 01:12 IST
With a best effort of 88.17m, javelin thrower creates history by winning India’s first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships
Tue, Aug 29, 2023
August 27, 2023 23:01 IST
The star javelin thrower is not content with one big performance, and backs it up time after time.
Mon, Aug 28, 2023
August 26, 2023 22:29 IST
Olympic champion's physio Ishaan Marwaha on what goes into getting javelin star primed for a big season.
Sun, Aug 27, 2023
August 25, 2023 17:06 IST
Odisha's Kishore Kumar Jena and Karnataka's DP Manu join Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in Sunday's men's javelin throw final, first time three Indian athletes are in the final.
Sat, Aug 26, 2023
August 22, 2023 22:20 IST
Sreeshankar, 24, and Aldrin, 21, are talented but can they hold their nerve and replicate form at the World Championships
Wed, Aug 23, 2023
August 19, 2023 17:14 IST
For second-straight World Championship, Indian steeplechaser found wanting in a tactical race that lacked pace; finishes seventh in Heats.
Sun, Aug 20, 2023
August 17, 2023 00:04 IST
Government must stick to promise of WFI clean-up during the elections, one of the assurances given when wrestlers called off protest, says Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia.
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
August 12, 2023 04:04 IST
If Brij Bhushan-backed candidate wins, there will be no clean-up of the Wrestling Federation of India, says 2010 CWG gold medalist Anita Sheoran.
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
July 31, 2023 23:01 IST
When Kishore started eight years ago, he was throwing about 55 to 60 metres; by improving technique and strength he has crossed the 80-metre mark and threw 84.38 metres winning gold at the Sri Lankan national championships in Diyagama.
Tue, Aug 01, 2023
July 13, 2023 04:00 IST
Tomar, who has been associated with the WFI for over two decades, has been charged under IPC Sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 109 (abetment), 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), and 354 A (sexual harassment). He could not be reached for comment.
Thu, Jul 13, 2023
July 11, 2023 04:00 IST
According to the chargesheet, reviewed by The Indian Express, the Delhi Police has requested the court to summon Singh and the witnesses.
Wed, Jul 12, 2023
July 05, 2023 22:15 IST
The coach Klaus Bartonietz explains why he doesn’t talk about the ’90 metres’ target with Chopra, and details the work needed ahead of the World Championships.
Thu, Jul 06, 2023
July 03, 2023 20:41 IST
With his focus more on power than strength, Sreeshankar knows to crack his approach run and replicate his domestic form abroad, he has to spend more time in and around Europe, just like Neeraj Chopra.
Tue, Jul 04, 2023
July 01, 2023 14:44 IST
Neeraj Chopra has been so good that the last time he finished outside the top-three in any event was way back in 2018.
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
June 29, 2023 22:15 IST
Chopra hasn’t finished outside top three in nearly four years, and Sreeshankar has produced 8-metre plus jumps in five of six competitions this year.
Fri, Jun 30, 2023




