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Pooja Gehlot enters final of U-23 World Wrestling Championships
Budapest | By PTI
UPDATED ON OCT 31, 2019 10:33 PM IST
Pooja scripted a superb come back as she fought her way from a 2-4 deficit to win 8-4 against Yetgil, a gold medallist at the Junior European Wrestling Championships in 2018.
Two from Sangam city among teachers selected for awards
Hindustan Times, Prayagraj | By HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2019 12:50 PM IST
Two teachers of Prayagraj have been selected for State Teacher’s Award-2018 by the UP government. The list of teachers selected for the award was released on Tuesday.
Odisha engineering graduate becomes India’s first-ever gold medallist in World Skill Contest
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By Debabrata Mohanty
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2019 08:46 AM IST
Aswatha Narayana Sanagavarapu, a B Tech graduate in Applied electronics from CV Raman Engineering College of Bhubaneswar won the gold medal, the only gold by any Indian so far, as he showed his skills in the water technology beating 9 other competitors.
Deepak Punia becomes India’s first junior World Champion in 18 years
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2019 11:12 PM IST
The last Indian to emerge gold medallist at the junior world championship were Ramesh Kumar (69 kg) and Palwinder Singh Cheema (130 kg) who stood atop the podium in 2001.
Defending champion Carolina Marin to miss badminton worlds
Madrid | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON AUG 05, 2019 05:58 PM IST
Carolina Marin, a winner of three of the past four world titles and also Olympic gold medallist, hurt herself in the Indonesia Masters final in January and was forced to retire while leading Saina Nehwal of India.
Varun Dhawan reveals how outsiders can make it to Bollywood successfully
Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 06, 2019 04:52 PM IST
Actor Varun Dhawan shares how his father had struggled hard to become what he is today and how this has motivated him to work hard with lots of sincerity.
Apurvi Chandela becomes world number one in 10m air rifle
New Delhi | By PTI
UPDATED ON MAY 01, 2019 05:18 PM IST
The rifle ace from Jaipur is among the five Indian shooters to have already secured 2020 Olympics quotas for the country.
Heena Sidhu, Ankur Mittal nominated for Khel Ratna by shooting federation
New Delhi | By PTI
UPDATED ON APR 29, 2019 03:45 PM IST
Anjum Moudgil (rifle), Shahzar Rizvi (pistol) and Om Prakash Mitharwal (pistol) have been nominated for the Arjuna Awards.
High jumper Tejaswin Shankar wins first Big12 title in USA, equals national record - Watch
New Delhi | By PTI
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2019 02:01 PM IST
India’s Tejaswin Shankar won the men’s high jump title at the Big12 collegiate athletic meet with a national record-equalling leap in Texas, USA
PV Sindhu begins campaign in Senior Nationals with an easy win
Guwahati | By PTI
UPDATED ON FEB 14, 2019 01:00 PM IST
A former champion, PV Sindhu took time to get into the groove before claiming a 21-11, 21-13 win over Malvika Bansod, who is a gold medallist at the South Asian U-21 Championship in Nepal and a runner-up at Khelo India Games.
Andy Murray criticises Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association for failing to make the most of his success
London | By Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2019 05:53 PM IST
Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray went out of the Australian Open in the first round on Monday, and said the match could be the last of his professional career due to pain in his right hip.
Khelo India Youth Games 2019: Haryana wrestlers come to party, Punjab athletes shine
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Abhishek Paul/Jigar Hindocha
PUBLISHED ON JAN 10, 2019 10:39 PM IST
Nine Haryana wrestlers brought gold to get their campaign back on track.
Focus is on World Cups to secure Olympic quota: Anish Bhanwala
New Delhi | By PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2019 03:37 PM IST
The 16-year-old Indian shot a CWG Games record score of 30 to claim the top prize in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event last year.
Weightlifting: Two Olympic champions banned after tests reanalysed
Paris | By AFP
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2018 11:38 PM IST
Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Olympic -105kg gold medallist six years ago, and Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinov, who won the same category in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, both tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Manika Batra becomes first Indian to win Breakthrough Star award
New Delhi | By PTI
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 08:41 PM IST
Manika started the year on a high at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, guiding India to it’s first-ever gold medal in the Women’s Team category as they defeated four-time gold medallists and defending champions Singapore 3-1.
Alumni connect: As COEP club activity we used to have night sky party, says Prakash Gaikwad
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Prachi Bari
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2018 04:05 PM IST
He has studied at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics and College of Engineering, Pune. Gaikwad is a scientist who works on cosmology, large scale structure and galaxy formation in the universe.
Asian Games 2018: They’re nothing without Mary - Indian boxers struggle without Kom
Jakarta | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2018 05:48 PM IST
Huswatun Hasanah showed a touch of arrogance as she showboated in the second round and edged her lightweight quarter-final by split decision, 3-2, against India’s Pavitra, who goes by just a single name.
Asian Games 2018 gold opens doors for 2020 Olympic medal: Bajrang Punia
Hindustan Times, Jakarta | By Sharad Deep
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2018 11:23 PM IST
Bajrang Punia, India’s first gold medallist at the Asian Games 2018 on Sunday, believes he can kick on from his gold medal winning performance and do well in the Tokyo Olympics.
Asian Games 2018: Heena Sidhu, Manu Bhaker lead title hopes for India in shooting
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Wasi Manazir
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2018 09:58 AM IST
India has won a total of 49 shooting medals at the Asian Games, including seven gold medals. In 2014, however, there was only one gold in a total of nine medals that the country won in the sport.
Ritu Malik beats Navjot Kaur and Geeta Phogat, earns berth for World Wrestling Championship
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By Sharad Deep
UPDATED ON JUN 29, 2018 11:56 PM IST
Gold medallist in the last year’s Commonwealth Championship, Ritu Malik overpowered Navjot Kaur, a Glasgow Commonwealth Games’ bronze medallist.
Saurabh Igave wrestles to bronze at Asian cadet championship
Hindustan Times, Pune | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 16, 2018 02:24 PM IST
In all, India has won two gold medals, three silver and 11 bronze medals at this tournament.
Hammer thrower Ashish Jakhar sets national record at Junior Federation Cup
Press Trust of India, Coimbatore | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2018 09:36 PM IST
Ashish Jakhar threw the 6kg iron ball and chain to 75.04m to shatter the previous record of 71.53m in the name of Harvinder Singh Dagar at the 2010 Asian Youth Championships in Hanoi.
Commonwealth Games 2018: Anish Bhanwala becomes India’s youngest gold medallist
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Neeraj Mohan
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2018 06:37 PM IST
Anish Bhanwala, who won a gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol final, has become India’s youngest ever gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games.
37th sub-junior nationals: Maharashtra wrestlers unable to push for gold, finish third overall
Hindustan Times, Pune | By Ashish Phadnis
UPDATED ON MAR 15, 2018 11:27 PM IST
Most state wrestlers crash out in quarters or semi-finals; coach cites fatigue