Sports ministry approves 492 athletes for Asian Games
The sports ministry has approved a 492-member Indian contingent for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, scheduled from September 19 to October 4. The list includes 265 men and 227 women,…
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Abinaya Rajarajan breaks U20 100m national record in Bhubaneswar
Abinaya Rajarajan, the 19-year-old Tamil Nadu sprinter, won the women's 100m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, clocking 11.34 seconds to break the U20 national record.…
Unnathi Aiyappa aims to better mother Pramila’s Asian Games medal
Unnathi Aiyappa, 21, will make her Asian Games debut in Nagoya City, Japan, next month, carrying the legacy of her mother Pramila, who won a bronze medal in the Asian Games 16…
James Willstrop named foreign coach for Indian squash team at Asian Games
England's James Willstrop, a former World No.1, has been appointed foreign coach of the Indian senior squash team (men and women) for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to…
Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Lausanne Diamond League
Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Lausanne Diamond League after Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage beat him by nine centimetres. Chopra threw 88.05m in the second round, his best effort since 88.16m in…
Neeraj Chopra throws season-best 88.05m at Lausanne Diamond League
Neeraj Chopra threw a season-best 88.05 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday, finishing second by a narrow 9-centimetre margin to Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage. The Indian star's throw in the…
BFI reopens Asiad selection, Sumit Kundu loses 70kg spot
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) conducted fresh selection trials on August 17 at NIS Patiala, overturning its earlier squad for the 2026 Asian Games in three categories. The move, weeks after…
Ancy Sojan breaks 22-year-old record, aims for Asian Games gold
Ancy Sojan, a 25-year-old long jumper from Thrissur, Kerala, broke Anju Bobby George's 22-year-old national record with a 6.88m jump at the national inter-state senior athletics championships in Bhubaneswar in June 2024.…
India exit hockey tournament after pool stage
India's hockey team has been eliminated from the tournament after finishing third in Pool E. The side drew against China and Australia but failed to secure the wins needed to advance to…
Indian jumpers see WA Silver meet as Asian Games test
Ace Indian long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Ancy Sojan view the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at Kalinga Stadium on Saturday as a preparatory platform for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games,…
