Judoka Arun Kumar and Tulika Maan (Image credit: Agencies) Shortly before the Commonwealth Games (CWG) began at Glasgow, a startling doping scandal rocked the weightlifting contingent. Four national campers – N Ajith (71kg), Sairaj Pardeshi (88kg), Harcharan Singh (110kg) and Vanshita Verma (77kg) – tested positive for prohibited substances during the qualification period, forcing them…
Gulveer Singh (Image credit: X) What are you running for?” “World peace? The homeless? The environment?” The questions they asked Forrest Gump, they should have thrown at Gulveer Singh. Because, a decade ago, before living the life of an athlete, all Gulveer knew was to run. Running to help his father at the farm, running…
India had another successful day in Glasgow as long jumper Murali Sreeshankar won his second consecutive silver medal, para athlete Dilip Mahadu Gavit claimed gold with a Games record (Image credit: Agencies) India had another successful day at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as long jumper Murali Sreeshankar won his second consecutive silver medal, para athlete…
Shilpa KS (Image credit: X) MYSURU: At four, when most children are hopping and skipping around, Shilpa KS lost her left leg in a road accident. Her family could not afford treatment, or even a wheelchair.More than three decades later, the little girl from Kanchugara Koppalu village in KR Nagar taluk completed an extraordinary journey…
Sarvesh Kushare (Image credit: X) From a corn-husk landing pit in Deogaon to India’s best-ever CWG men’s high jump finish, national record-holder Sarvesh Kushare finally has the big-stage medal he had long sought.Deogaon, a village near Nashik, is a long way from athletics’ biggest stages. Kushare, however, has long believed he belongs among the elite….
NEW DELHI: Mirabai Chanu and Rishikanta Singh were congratulated by Manipur Chief Minister Khemchand Yumnam after winning medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. During a virtual interaction, the Chief Minister praised the two weightlifters for bringing glory to both Manipur and the country. Manipur CM interacted virtually with Mirabai Chanu and Rishikanta.Mirabai clinched the gold…
Gyaneshwari Yadav during the women’s weightlifting 53kg Snatch during day four of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP) India’s weightlifting contingent added another Commonwealth Games medal on Sunday as Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched silver in the women’s 53kg final.It was India’s fourth weightlifting medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in…
Star weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu gave India its first gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after winning the women’s 48kg title in Glasgow on Sunday.The 31-year-old lifted a Commonwealth Games record 85kg in the snatch before registering a Games record 105kg in the clean and jerk. She finished with a total lift of 190kg…
India is preparing to host 2030 Commonwealth Games & striving to stage the 2036 Olympic Games, says PM Ahmedabad’s appetite for bold bets can be measured in acres. At a recent planning summit, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) senior vice-president Ajay Patel offered a striking comparison. “Paris used 400 acres for its 2024 Games. Ahmedabad has…
India will compete in five sports on Saturday, July 25, at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with 3×3 wheelchair basketball joining boxing, bowls, swimming and artistic gymnastics on the day’s schedule.It is expected to be a relatively quiet day for India in terms of medal chances, with no confirmed medal events involving Indian athletes unless…