Decision to axe hockey from CWG is sad news, says India forward Mandeep Singh
The Indian men's hockey team forward Mandeep Singh called the decision to exclude hockey from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ‘sad news’ for Indian hockey.
The Indian men's hockey team forward Mandeep Singh called the decision to exclude hockey from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ‘sad news’ for Indian hockey.
Five Olympics-bound Indian boxers minus Amit Panghal, will head to the Olympic Centre in Saarbrucken, Germany for a month-long training camp starting June 28 as part of their final preparations ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Commonwealth Games champion Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will lead a six-member table tennis team for the Paris Olympics.
'Dangal' narrates the story of the Haryana sisters Geeta and Babita Phogat, who became India's first women wrestlers to appear in international competitions and win medals.
Amit Panghal (51kg) pulled off a stunning 5-0 win over reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay.
Earlier Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a Milkha Singh Chair at Sports University Patiala, in memory of the great athlete.
"The Birmingham 2022 competition schedule features more medal events for women than men for the first time in Commonwealth Games history, as well as a fully integrated para-sport programme,"
Ritika had been training at the academy run by her uncle and Dronacharya Awardee Mahavir Phogat, father of Geeta, Babita and mixed martial artist Ritu Phogat, near Charkhi Dadri in Haryana for the past five years.
Ritika had returned home after competing in a wrestling tournament in Bharatpur last week.
"Birmingham 2022 will embrace and champion youth, diversity, humanity and pride in the region and the Commonwealth, and we're thrilled to invite children across the UK to create our mascot"
