Palender Chaudhary died in a hospital on Wednesday morning after an alleged suicide attempt in his hostel room at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLN) athletics academy on Tuesday. read more

Hailing from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, the athlete was brain dead by the time he was rushed to the Safdarjung Hospital, and could not be revived. read more

The 18-year-old was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside his hostel room in the athletics academy. read more

Engineer is a three-star AIBA recognised referee and has been associated with the game of boxing for three decades read more

The logo, depicting “fire and women’s empowerment,” was specially designed to bring in the two key elements—the inner strength of a woman and the national colours—together to mark the occasion of India playing hosts to the championships. read more

We\'re winning more medals than ever; the tally is rising steadily. How did this happen? Liberalisation was a turning point. Corporate funding has birthed NGOs that focus on helping elite athletes win big. SAI is reaching out too, spotting talent early... read more

The gold medal winners were given a cash award of Rs 30 lakh each, while silver and bronze medallists took home Rs 20 lakh and Rs 10 lakh respectively. read more

On October 13, Hosamani checked into the hotel and did not step out of his room for a long time, following which the staff alerted the police. read more

They sneered that she was ‘going to Jakarta as a tourist’, says her coach. Barman opens up on her temper, her gold, and not looking like a heptathlete read more

Born with six toes on both her feet, Swapna Barman’s plight came to light only after she became the first Indian athlete to win an Asiad gold in heptathlon with a career-best performance in the 18th edition of the Games in Jakarta. read more

Winner of gold medals at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, Vinesh who clinched the top spot in Jakarta in the 50kg category, said she was scouting for a personal coach in a bid to bring home a medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. read more

From fighting suicidal tendencies to become the next Mary Kom, Sarjubala shares her journey in an exclusive chat read more

It has been a struggle for Harish’s family to meet their daily needs, but his mother is thankful to the Government for providing food and shelter to his son during the preparation period. read more

The Men’s 10m Running Target event had 13 entries from seven countries in the event at Jakarta with Youjin Jeong of Korea taking gold. read more

With two World Cup gold medals and one silver in World Cup Final, Abhishek Verma is the top medal prospect in these Asian Games beginning August 18. These Games though will have no individual events. He will be competing in team event and a mixed pair... read more