This will be the first time in the history of the National Games in India that medals made from e-waste will be presented to the winners. A similar plan was followed in the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo when winners were presented with medals crafted from e-waste metals.
National Games champion M Tharun and unseeded mixed doubles combination of K Sathwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar packed off the top seeds in their respective categories to advance to the quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Thursday.
It is noteworthy that the Indian Olympic Association has entrusted Uttarakhand with the responsibility of hosting the National Games in 2025.
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will soon roll out its action plan spreading the game further with focus on the entire ecosystem, said a top official.
Mehuli’s performance graph on Tuesday here at Mandrem Ranges was very steady. She shot a total of 633.1 points to lead the qualification chart.
Mandeep, who hails from Chakar village near Ludhiana which is also the native place of Tokyo Olympian Simranjit Kaur Baath, fell in love with the sport at the age of seven
Hours after bagging a gold in the women’s 50m Rifle 3P event at the ongoing 37th National Games in Goa on Saturday, two-time world championships medallist Anjum Moudgil preferred to spend the rest of the day, strolling across some of the popular beaches around the coastal state.
Sakshi made an instant impact after being picked by the Services in the first batch of women boxers late last year.
Representing Manipur in the 37th National Games Goa, the duo won the gold medal in the women’s Team event and Women’s Regu event, defeating Goa and Nagaland respectively in the finals
Reetika, who moved to a higher weight category because the 72kg category is not part of the Olympics, is already thinking of qualifying for the Paris Games
