MUD TO METAL: 1962 Asiad gold winner Maruti Mane (L-R), the legendary ‘Master’ Chandgi Ram and Hangzhou bronze medallist Antim Panghal Ever since wrestling made its Asian Games debut at the 1954 Manila Games, the continental arena has served as the battleground where India’s ancient combat tradition found its voice.For centuries, the sport had lived…
Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer believes his good understanding with head coach Gautam Gambhir can help India maintain clear communication and an attacking mindset in T20 cricket. India will face Afghanistan in the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.Iyer and Gambhir have worked…
India’s Avinash Mukund Sable celebrates after winning the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase final event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (PTI File Photo) On a crisp March afternoon in 1951, inside the newly christened National Stadium in New Delhi, an infant republic dared to dream in broad daylight.Barely four years removed from the trauma…
For the first time since she began her education, Harita Bhadra gave herself a year without having to divide her attention between studies and athletics.Last year, she graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a BSc in Sports Science, Coaching and Physical Education. This year, she decided to focus only on athletics.The decision has…
R Madhavan’s son Vedaant is gearing up for one of the biggest challenges of his swimming career. The 21-year-old is set to lead India’s 12-member swimming contingent at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, where he will compete in the 200m freestyle. A long-distance specialist, Vedaant is stepping outside his comfort zone for the…
R Madhavan’s son, Vedaant Madhavan, reflects on Indian athletic potential and shares his new training routine (Image Credit: Instagram) Indian cine-star R Madhavan’s son, Vedaant Madhavan, is ready to lead India’s 12-member swimming team at the 2026 Asian Games alongside two-time Olympians Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash, in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Reflecting on his training and…
Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Hangzhou Asian Games gold medallist Annu Rani has lost her place in India’s Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games squad after failing to achieve the qualification standard in women’s javelin throw,…
BENGALURU: They say truth is stranger than fiction — a lesson Karnataka’s top hurdler has just been handed the hard way.Despite clearing Athletics Federation of India’s (AFI) Asian Games qualifying benchmark not once but thrice, Krishik M still finds himself left out of the 110-metre men’s hurdles squad for the upcoming continental showpiece in Japan.The…
India’s Rishikanta Singh (PTI Photo) Kolkata: Manipur’s Rishikanta Singh Chanambam, who won a silver medal in the men’s 60kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, has been forced to pull out of India’s Asian Games squad because of an injury.Speaking to TOI on Wednesday from Manipur, Rishikanta said, “I had been dealing with…
New Delhi: For Jyothi Surekha Vennam, the mantra ahead of the Asian Games is deceptively simple: perfect the process and let the scoreboard take care of itself. India’s No. 1 women’s compound archer and a major medal hope, Jyothi will arrive in Aichi-Nagoya for her remarkable fourth Asian Games appearance. At Hangzhou in 2023, she…