Linthoi Chanambam has now set her sights on larger events, including the Olympics. She said, “I will try my best to win a medal in Paris, but if not in Paris, I am sure I can do it at the 2028 Olympics.”

“Want to just beat the judoka who is in front of me on the mat,” says the 17-year-old prodigy.

Veteran judoka Arshi Nad dons many hats, including being a Senior coach at J&K’s Sports Council (JKSSC). She even won a silver medal in the recently concluded Masters Commonwealth Games, 2018 held in Jaipur. With this win, she created a record of being the first woman from J&K to win the medal. The eldest in […]

Judoka Kabra Altaf is a former National Ski champion too. The 19-year-old Kashmiri girl ably balances her academic education along with her medal haul. Kabra met with a career-threatening knee injury during her tenure at the Centre of Excellence, NIS, Patiala. Discouragement came in various forms, but a strong will to achieve her goal kept her […]

In a stellar performance on the opening day of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, India’s Thangjam Tababi Devi became India’s first judo medallist at the Olympic level. She claimed a silver after losing to Venezuela’s Maria Giminez in the finals of the women’s 44kg category. Congratulations! Its a silver 🥈for […]

Martial arts require a good level of physical strength, but those who take up training need to develop an incredible amount of mental acuity, too. Mental strength is so important to martial arts that researchers have found karate experts’ stronger punching force may be down to a better control of muscle movement in the brain, […]

India’s women judokas won hearts on the opening day of the 8th South Asian Judo Championship in Lalitpur, Nepal. The women started off with an overwhelming performance by winning 4 gold medals on Saturday. From India, L Sushila Devi won the gold medal in the 48 kg category who overpowered Humaira Ashiq of Pakistan in the […]