Halfway into 2018 here’s a toast to Indian women in sports who are shining brighter than ever. A long list of record-smashing sprees came during the 21st Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast in April this year. We also saw PV Sindhu and Smriti Mandhana making it to the Forbes List Of 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list. So, let’s recap […]
The ‘Golden Girl’ Manika Batra has been recommended for the prestigious Arjuna Award by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Friday. She is the country’s only quadruple medallist at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. “We sent her nomination today. With such a strong performance in Gold Coast, it will be very difficult for the (government) […]
MC Mary Kom clenched medal in Women’s Boxing at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and this is the first time she was competing in the CWG. With this win, she became the first Indian woman to win a boxing GOLD in her first attempt and the news started going around about her probable retirement. […]
As the Indian players headed home from the recently concluded 21st Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast there were reports that some of them did not get the welcome they deserved. Pictures were around that India’s teenage shooting prodigy Manu Bhaker, who made the entire country proud by winning the women’s 10m air pistol gold medal, […]
In a happy news, Haryana’s sports minister, Anil Vij, announced on Sunday that every sportsperson who belongs to the state and has won CWG gold medals will be awarded Rs 1.5 crore. Vij declared the cash prize for all the Haryana-based athletes who shone in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Australia’s Gold Coast. Congratulating the […]
In a shameful incident, Indian weightlifter Punam Yadav, a gold medallist in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Australia’s Gold Coast, was hit with bricks and stones by assailants in Varanasi on April 14. The ambush took place when Punam was visiting a relative, the police said. Punam’s father, uncle and cousin tried to help her, but […]
Sixty six medals — that’s what India’s sportspersons are bringing home from the 21st Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast. The haul includes 26 gold medals, 20 silvers and 20 bronze medals. With this, India ranks third after Australia (198 medals) and England (166 medals). This is also India’s third best performance in the Commonwealth games so far. All […]
Manika Batra on Saturday scripted history as the first Indian woman to bag the gold medal in table tennis singles final at CWG, Gold Coast. This is her third medal of the ongoing Commonwealth Games and her second gold. High on confidence after guiding the Indian women’s team to a historic gold, and claiming the women’s doubles […]
Young Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat bagged gold in Women’s 50kg freestyle on Saturday at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG). However, one of India’s biggest medal hopes, Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, suffered a setback and had to settle for a bronze in the Women’s 69kg freestyle category. Another GOLD for India!#VineshPhogat bags the gold in women's 50kg freestyle #GC2018Wrestling […]
India’s biggest medal hope, boxer MC Mary Kom (48kg), kept her promise. She won the gold medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday. This is the first time she was competing in the CWG. She tweeted after lifting the medal: I Dedicated my #GC2018boxing Gold Medal to my 3 sons, Rechungvar,Khupneivar &Prince , calling me […]
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