Tag: Olympic
China Win Two Titles At Strandja Boxing Tournament
China won two gold medals at the 68th edition of the Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament here.....
Indian Boxers Bag Three Medals At Strandja Memorial
Mohamed Hussamuddin went down fighting in the final of the men's bantamweight (56kg) category as India finished with three medals at the 68th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament here.....
Jitu Settles For Bronze In Shooting World Cup
Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai settled for the Bronze medal in the mens 10M Air Pistol event in the shooting World Cup at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Tuesday.....
Indian Boxing League Likely By 2017-end: BFI Chief
Following successful conclusion of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) 71st commission meeting here, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh on Wednesday announced that the first ever franchise-based Indian Boxing League (IBL) will most likely be held by the end of the year. ....
Shuttlers Sindhu, Saina Reach All England Quarters
India's P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal moved into the women's singles quarter-finals, but men's singles shuttler H.S. Prannoy lost in the second round of the All England Open Badminton Championships here on Thursday.....
Void Caused By Sports Journalist M.L. Kaul's Demise Hard To Fill
Few knew his full name because he went by his by-line M.L. Kaul. Those were the days when it was difficult to fit in a full name in a single column.....
National Observers Appointed For 12 Olympic Disciplines
The sports ministry on Monday appointed National Observers for 12 Olympic disciplines for preparation and implementation of the long-term development plan. Among the key appointments were double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar for wrestling, Anju Bobby George and P.T. Usha for athletics, Jagbir Singh for hockey and Somdev Devvarman for tennis. ....
"The Man Who Became Khali," written in seemingly simple language, is a short memoir of the journey of Dalip Singh Rana who later went on to become the The Great Khali.....
ICC To Bid For Cricket In 2024 Olympics
Richardson said that the international governing body of cricket will this year submit an application for inclusion of the game in the 2024 Olympics. ....
Virat Kohli, Deepa Malik, Sreejesh Receive Padma Shri
Indian cricket skipper Virat Kohli, Paralympian Deepa Malik and hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh were honoured with the Padma Shri by President Pranab Mukherjee at a civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.....
