SAI allocates INR 6.52cr for 2189 Khelo India athletes
June 15, 2022 17:12 ISTThe sporting event turned out to be a huge success with 2,262 women participating in it.
The sporting event turned out to be a huge success with 2,262 women participating in it.
Neeraj Chopra created a new national record as the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist threw 89.30 metres at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
The Olympic champion's first throw covered a distance of 86.92m which was followed by three failed attempts as Chopra could not manage to execute a legal throw.
The Indian boxer who clinched the gold medal in the 52kg category in Thailand has now said that she is the representative of India and not of any particular community.
The 18-year-old had already won a silver in the 28kms individual time trial the previous day.
During the play-ins, India played 32 games across four match weeks and got 12 wins, 11 losses and nine draws.
Praggnanandhaa emerged winnwr by scoring 7.5 points from 9 rounds
One day after veteran boxer Mary Kom was ruled out from the CWG trials, here are the players who sealed their spots in team India for CWG.
Legendary chess player of India Viswanathan Anand finished at third position in Norway Chess tournament. Here are the details.
Boxer Mary Kom was forced to withdraw from CWG trials scheduled on Friday.
Anand, who was in second spot behind world No.1 Carlsen after seven rounds, slipped to third with 13 points at the conclusion of the eighth and penultimate round.
The pair of Manish Narwal and Rubina Francis won the 10m P6 air pistol mixed team event to win another gold medal for India, taking the total count to three.
On a comeback trail after recovering from an injury, Sameer Verma couldn't put his best foot forward, losing 17-21 15-21 to Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.
To promote the popularity of sporting events in India, home minister of the country Amit Shah unveiled the Khelo India Youth Games. The sole motive of this event is to promote local talent who can go on to achieve medals for India on the national and international stage.
The Indian cyclists who were training in Slovenia were called back to the country after a female cyclist accused chief coach RK Sharma of ''inappropriate behaviour."
The CoA also finalised former players S Raman and Anindita Chakraborty as the coaches for the men's and women's teams for the Games in Birmingham.
Earlier, the CoA had announced an eight-member squad in Bangalore with the women's team seeking approval from the Sports Authority of India. The Committee had named Diya Chitale as a standby and as a result, she has now filed a writ petition in the D
Gurusaidutt had finished second best at the 2010 India Open Grand Prix. He represented India at the South Asian Games and won the silver in the singles event.
On the other hand, Carlson stamped his authority for the top spot as he handed over a heavy defeat to Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with a tally of 12.5 points. The classical match was a witness to a firce duel between Anand & Giri with a total 35 moves being made in an English Variation game which ended in a draw.
"I am fine now. But I need to get my fitness back. Hope to play a few of the next four events." said Kashyap when asked about his absence from the tournament.
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