Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will step in as an organiser with the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic javelin throw competition, which is scheduled to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana, on May 24, the World Athletics confirmed on Thursday.
There is something or a lot of things being done right in India today when it comes to sports administration — as sporting achievements in a diverse array of sports disciplines like say Table Tennis at the global level show, with an almost podium level finish at the Olympics in one of the fastest racket sports perhaps second only to squash.
India brought the curtains down on a remarkable campaign in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025, finishing at the top of the medals table with a stunning total of 134 medals, including 45 gold, 40 silver, and 49 bronze.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu bowed out of the ongoing India Open 2025 after losing 9-21, 21-19, and 17-21 to Paris Olympics bronze medallist Gregoria Tunjung in the women's singles quarterfinal of the BWF World Tour Super 750 event, here on Friday.
Last minute preparations, exposure camps abroad, TOPs funding, overlooking administrative mess-ups to pick the crème de la crème of Indian sports for the biggest show on earth that unfolded in Paris three years after COVID-19 pushed the Tokyo edition of the Olympics by a year.
There is a possibility that the United States may lose the Olympics if its law enforcement agencies go too far in the investigation of the alleged doping case of Chinese swimmers, according to former senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound.
Indian hockey player Manpreet Singh's wife Illi Saddique pulled back the curtain on the life of the charismatic midfielder, delving into the highs and lows of his career.
The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved multiple proposals for assistance towards equipment by athletes and Para-athletes as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
The social media campaign has been launched even as the Indian sportspersons continue to put in the hard yards before flying out to Paris for the Olympic Games set to be held from July 26 to August 11.
Sindhu said she will be banking on her experience heading into Paris while asserting that it isn't impossible to win a hatrick of medals in the quadrennial showpiece event.
