Nitin Sharma
Nitin Sharma is a Special Correspondent with The Indian Express, Chandigarh and tweets at @Nitinsharma631
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The tale of two friends and rivals: India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem’s careers have been entwined since their teens
Chopra and Nadeem met first in 2016 and quickly became hyphenated together. So far, Chopra had held the upper hand but by becoming the first to breach the 90m barrier, Nadeem has evened the contest.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
Without pay, dad strikes gold as Chandigarh girl punches her way to glory
The Dhanana village resident, who works as a bill messenger in Haryana Vidhan Sabha and is currently facing a departmental inquiry over his continuous absence from job, was all ecstatic on Sunday afternoon as his daughter Nitu became the Commonwealth Games champion with a unanimous 5-0 verdict over England’s Demie Jade Resztan in the women’s 48 kg boxing final in Birmingham.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
I didn’t want him to be a mason like me, says Arshad Nadeem’s father after son’s 90.18 m javelin CWG gold medal
With the Pakistan thrower breaking the 90 m barrier before India's Olympic gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra, the healthy on-field rivalry between the two friends is expected to intensify.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
With speed, IQ in the ring and strength, Nitu lands a gold medal
Post her 48 kg final, gold medal winner Nitu Ghangas explains the strategy she used for each of the bouts at the CWG.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
As Canada celebrates Amarveer’s 125-kg gold, father gives credit to Indian genes
Amarveer's gold is a medal for Canada as well for India as that’s where I started wrestling, said Balbir Dhesi, Amarveer's 72-year-old father
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Behind Deepak’s gold at Birmingham, a heartbreak a year ago, tribute to mother
Back home at village Chhara in Haryana's Jhajjar, father Subash Punia, who gave up his dairy business to help his son grow as a wrestler.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Canada’s Amar Dhesi makes former India national champion father proud with Commonwealth Games wrestling medal
This is a medal for Canada as well for India, says Dhesi senior, who migrated in 1979
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Milkman’s son Deepak Punia beats Pakistan’s Muhammad Inam to bring CWG gold
Punia had lost his mother after qualifying for Olympics in 2020 and with a medal opportunity missed in Olympics, it meant that the 23-year-old Haryana youngster was disappointed and dejected.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
In Birmingham, a Punjab tailor’s son does some heavy lifting to stitch up a victory saga
To win my first Commonwealth Games medal here is my gift to all the hard work done by my family,” Singh said from Birmingham.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
Pakistan’s Nooh Dastgir Butt and India’s Gurdeep Singh celebrate weightlifting podium finish with Moosewala songs
Sharing same taste in music, culture and language; the two strongmen, from the two Punjabs on either side of the India-Pakistan border, bonded.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
CWG 2022: Lovepreet Singh adds 109kg bronze to India’s weightlifting tally
To win my first Commonwealth Games medal here is my gift to all the hard work done by my family,” Singh said from Birmingham.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
The boxer Nitu Ghanghas assures India of at least bronze medal; emotional father says she will “return with the gold medal”
21-year-old Nitu Ghanghas is grateful her father was constantly by her side, steering her progress, even as he had to sell his car and borrow money from relations to keep the house running.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
With his mother’s good-luck charm by his side, weightlifter Thakur completes hat-trick of CWG podium finishes
On Tuesday, Thakur not just emerged unscathed and free from injury, but also completed a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games medals.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
From cutting chaff on the fields to lifting barbell to win CWG bronze: Weightlifter Harjinder’s journey
CWG bronze-medal winning weightlifter Harjinder Kaur started off with kabaddi moved to tug of war and then weight lifting.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Son of a tea-stall owner, weightlifter Sanket wins silver, India’s first medal at 2022 Commonwealth Games
Sanket Mahadev Sargar's silver medal will be displayed at family-run tea stall says father Mahadev, just like his sister Kajol's Khelo India medal was.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Inspired by late father, supported by Class IV employee mother, Renuka Singh Thakur rips through Australia in Birmingham
India seamer from Himachal Pradesh village removes top four in Commonwealth Games cricket.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
Punjab: 20-year old boxer dies of drug overdose
Kuldeep, a Junior Nationals silver medallist, was found unconscious on a road after family allege that he was forcibly taken away and drugged by a band of youngsters
Fri, Jul 29, 2022
Zookeeper and leading scorer at Euros: Sitting in front of Monkey cage to netting goals, German striker Alexandra Popp swaps roles with ease
She is the first woman to score in five successive games at Euros; she is also probably the first zookeeper to do so
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
CWG 2022: Working as farm hand and cook, single mother of four daughters raises champion weightlifter
With coach Boruah training 12 kids with a single weightlifting set, Popy would spend three hours in the morning and three in the evening training with village girls and boys.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Cinderella’s father: Unpaid leave, long absence from office, facing inquiry, quitting job, all to support daughter’s boxing career
21-year-old Nitu Ghanghas is grateful her father was constantly by her side, steering her progress, even as he had to sell his car and borrow money from relations to keep the house running
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Krishna Khaitan Memorial: Aishwarya Mehta bows out in singles
The 18-year-old lost to Zainab Saeed of Delhi 18-20, 13-15 in the fifth qualification round in the girls’ singles U-19 category.
Sun, Jul 10, 2022
16-year-old Nazrin makes smooth transition from football goal to badminton court
The 16-year-old from Kerala completed a 15-4, 15-9 win over Pratishtha Rana of Rajasthan to move into the third qualification round of the U-19 category in the 29th Yonex-Sunrise Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Selection Tournament
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
Coming from Mizoram, Saitluangpuia hopes to take giant strides in badminton
On Thursday, the 16-year-old youngster scored a 15-10, 15-7 win over Dhiren Yadav of Haryana in the boys’ singles u-19 second qualification round on the opening day of the 29th Yonex Sunrise Smt Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Selection Tournament.
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
Veteran Australian without a contract till recently wins Tour de France stage, breaks down after thrilling photo finish
Simon Clarke, who didn’t have a team after last winter, says he waiting for the other cyclists to panic which they did near the end.
Thu, Jul 07, 2022
Two badminton players suspended for age fraud at sub-junior ranking tournament
While the parents had submitted a written complaint on Wednesday, some of them protested during the main draw matches of the tournament on Friday.
Sun, Jul 03, 2022