Boxing Federation chief congratulates Mary Kom for Padma award
January 26, 2020 8:54 ISTBoxing Federation of India chief Ajay Singh extended his congratulations to Mary Kom after she was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan.
Boxing Federation of India chief Ajay Singh extended his congratulations to Mary Kom after she was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan.
MC Mary Kom has been conferred the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour. And PV Sindhu has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian honour.
Indian women table tennis team's quest for a Tokyo Olympics berth ended on Saturday after losing to France 2-3 in a play-off match of the qualification tournament here.
In his traditional address to the nation on the eve of the 71st Republic Day, the President mentioned about the forthcoming olympic games and said new generation of players and athletes has brought laurels for the nation in more and more varieties of sports in recent years.
Hockey India named 32 players for the men's National Coaching Camp ahead of next month's FIH Pro League tie against World Champions Belgium.
India women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal struck twice as the side registered a 4-0 win over New Zealand Development squad.
The fifth seeded men's team comprising G Sathiyan (world rank 30) and veteran Sharath Kamal (WR 33) was expected to get the better of 11th seeded Slovenia.
Pullela Gopichand dismissed concerns regarding PV Sindhu's form despite her poor run after winning the 2019 BWF World Championships.
Five-time NBA champion Ron Harper will visit Mumbai, Chandigarh and Delhi during his six-day visit of India.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced cash rewards for all athletes from the state who win medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Former Australian captain Waugh will be the sole cricketer present on the occasion as an Academy member, while Grand Slam winners Boris Becker and Li Na will be present from the tennis fraternity.
World Archery has conditionally lifted the suspension on the Indian national federation.
India's Vishwanathan Anand played out yet another draw with Russia's Daniil Dubov in the Tata Steel Masters.
The Ministry also wrote to the Indian Olympic Association to constitute an ad hoc committee to discharge the functions of the RFI.
Maharashtra won its second Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) trophy in a row by grabbing 78 gold, 77 silver and 101 bronze medals.
Manu Bhaker has won a plethora of medals in top international competitions since starting out as a 16-year-old in the ISSF World Cup in Mexico in 2018.
Saina Nehwal lost to 13-21, 21-17, 15-21 to Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt while Kidambi Srikanth was handed a 21-12, 14-21, 11-21 loss by Shesar Hiren Rhustavito.
The Indian women's hockey team will take on New Zealand in four matches and also play against Great Britain's National Squad in their 10-day tour that ends on February 5.
While, Kidambi lost to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia, Verma suffered a crushing defeat to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
Being an Olympic year, the world No 6 said it was good to play the PBL because one got to play with top players which is helpful.
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