Indian athletes

By PTI BIRMINGHAM: Be happy and gay is the mantra of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) which is trying to walk an extra mile in its bid to become more inclusive and empathetic towards the LGBTQ+ community.…

Express News Service In yet another unprecedented decision, the Union Sports Ministry’s awards committee has selected 11 athletes for Khel Ratna. It’s another deviation from the norm. Selecting 11 shows the awards…

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Wednesday started a new initiative #HumaraVictoryPunch to boost the morale of Indian athletes in the Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 and the event…

She is the fastest quartermiler this year and when Namibia’s Christine Mboma came up with that amazing 48.54s in a meet in Poland recently, many felt that the 18-year-old would be the favourite at the Tokyo Olympics.But the other day,…

Express News Service Alex Anthony, a 26-year-old track athlete from Pulluvila in Thiruvanathapuram, is all set to represent India in mixed 4x400m relay at the Tokyo Olympics. Hailing from a financially backward family,…

By Express News Service KOCHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Monday released the names of the 26-member Indian contingent who will compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The athletics events will begin…

By ANI NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is planning to send the first batch of its Tokyo-bound on the 17th of this month. Tokyo Olympics will go ahead from July 23-August 8. The Games were slated to be…

Express News Service NEW DELHI: Denial of visas has become a recurrent theme for Indian athletes seeking training or competitions abroad ever since the second wave of the Covid-19 struck. India's para-archers became the…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Star sprinter Dutee Chand, javelin thrower Annu Rani and 400m hurdler M P Jabir qualified for the Tokyo Olympics through world rankings as 15 Indian athletes and two relay teams were confirmed for…

By ANI NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said any decision that affects Indian athletes will not be acceptable ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. His remarks came as new…