National Sports Day: History, Significance and all you need to know
The National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 in India to honor the sports traditions and sportspersons of the country. Moreover, in India, it is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of major hockey legend, Dhyan Chand. Likewise, in other countries, National Sports Day…
Five athletes to be conferred with the 2020 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
For the very first time, the Sports Ministry announced five athletes to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Namely, Cricketer Rohit Sharma, Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Table Tennis player Manika Batra, Para High Jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, and women’s Hockey Team Captain, Rani Rampal are…
Sports Authority of India shortlists 258 athletes for Junior TOPS
The Sports Authority of India shortlisted 258 athletes across 12 sporting disciplines for support through Target Olympic Podium Scheme Developmental Group also known as Junior TOPS. The support will be extended to each discipline through a group approach and a monthly pocket allowance of 25000…
KD Jadhav: The First Indian to win an individual Olympic medal
Khashaba Babasaheb Jadhav was the first athlete from Independent India to win an Olympic medal in an individual sport. He won a bronze medal in Wrestling in 1952 at the Helsinki Summer Olympics. Jadhav’s journey to the Olympic bronze medal was far from a smooth…
The Meteoric Rise of Deepak Punia
Deepak Punia is a freestyle Indian Wrestler. The youngster has been in his best form in recent years. Not only did he win a silver at the Junior World Championship in 2018, but also became the first Indian in 18 years to win a gold…
STORY OF A FORGOTTEN HERO: EKAMBARAM KARUNAKARAN
Weightlifting is seldom the first choice of sport in India. It rarely gets deserving attention. The biggest moment was brought by Karnam Malleswari when she snatched Bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Kunjarani Devi, Mirabai Chanu brought more laurels. The first hero of this…
World Athletics Day: History and Significance
International Association of Athletics Federation, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletics Federation, initiated the concept of the World Athletics Day. The Federation is a track and field organization that incorporates national associations of 160 countries across the world. The first World Athletics Day…
KNOW YOUR STAR: SAURABH CHAUDHARY
In 2004, Rajyawardhan Rathor rose to the prominence in Athens Olympics 2004. He grabbed the first-ever individual silver medal for the nation in the Olympics. Later, he became a sports minister for India. His achievement in the Olympics changed the shooting scene in the nation….
Five Most Tragic Death in the World of Sports
An adage says – ‘Death is the only truth of the world.’ So many icons have departed our planet, leaving behind their impressions on the history of sports. It is quite painful when tragedy hits a person who is at their peak. The Munich air…
TOP 5 RETIREMENTS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
The announcement of retirement from sports has always been the toughest decision in any sportsperson’s life. The love, the fame, the money that they had received in so many years may reduce. There have been many emotional retirements of players like Maradonna. Many players remained…