Nitin Sharma

“Even if I wanted to go to Georgia for maybe a week, I don’t know when I’ll be able to return. Maybe I’ll be quarantined in a hospital for 15 days," said Shako Bentinidis, Bajrang Punia's coach.

63-kg boxer to be part of India's largest boxing contingent in an Olympics

From practicing muay thai in her village in Baro Mukhia in Assam to qualifying for Tokyo Olympics in the 69 kg category, Lovlina Borgohain has grown in leaps and bounds.

Even with the qualifications of Mary Kom, Simranjit Kaur, Amit Panghal, and five others, India still can take the number into double figures if Manish Kaushik and Sachin Kumar earn their spots.

The Sunny Side After Dark Days of Struggle: Sunny lost five members of his family, including his parents, elder brother and five-year-old nephew Hrithik in a car accident in 2017.

Vikas Krishan sealed the Olympic quota with a unanimous decision over world no. 6 Sewonrets Okazawa of Japan in the quarterfinals of the 69 kg category at the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifier.

Standing resolutely by the Indian team's side on Sunday at MCG will be the parents — some boarding a plane for the first time, others putting together a surprise to watch the young women take flight.

Athletes faced frequent breaks during their running session with the shooting of Shahid Kapoor-starrer movie Jersey happening on the road near the newly opened gallery at watch tower.

Earlier this week, Honey Pal Singh won the gold medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 63 Kg category in the Khelo India University Games at Bhubaneswar and the 19-year-old youngster remembered his time away from his family.

Pointing out that the state, in spite of its small size, ranked second in the last two editions of the Khelo-India Youth Games, Education Minister Kanwar Pal said that the allowance was increased to provide a nutritious diet to players.

A native of Kasargod in Kerala, Sherif got hooked to rallying in 1993 when he competed in the Mandovi rally organised by Karavali Auto Sports Club at Mangalore.

Prarthana Solanki claimed the silver medal in women’s individual recurve event in Khelo India University Games being held at Bhubneswar, Odisha.

Kashvee Gautam, who had earlier played for Punjab at the U-14, U-16 and U-19 levels, made the switch to Chandigarh this season and has taken a total of 63 wickets in U-23 and U-19 cricket.

Two months after the plans for a new International shooting range at Sarangpur were shelved, Chandigarh has bagged the hosting rights for the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships.

“I had some good starts this season but could not convert them to title wins. Somehow, I would make some errors on the final day of the tournament and I made sure that it did not happen in Bengaluru," said Drall.

The Chandigarh all-rounder believes that playing under captain Manan Vohra, along with experienced players like Bipul Sharma and Uday Kaul, has helped his game.

They live kabbadi, as do their fans. In a Punjab joined by passion for it on either side, should borders matter, ask players on the mat for a ‘World Cup’ in Lahore

In 2018, Amaan Sandhu represented India at NBA Global Camp before playing in third NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, the USA, and being picked up for basketball Without Borders Asia Camp in Japan.

In 2018, Sandhu represented India at NBA Global Camp before playing in third NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, the USA, and being picked up for basketball Without Borders Asia Camp in Japan.