4 min readChandigarhUpdated: Aug 11, 2022 09:37 AM IST With the Indian women’s cricket team returning with a silver medal from Birmingham Commonwealth Games, it was time for the families of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, all-rounder Harleen Deol and wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia to give a rousing welcome to their daughters at the Mohali International Airport on…
3 min readUpdated: Aug 11, 2022 11:43 AM IST Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Sreeshankar’s coach and father Sivasankaran Murali isn’t someone who likes to dwell on the past. Despite being publicly sacked by the Athletics Federation of India after his son’s poor show at the Tokyo Olympics, he holds no grudges. Just ahead…
You need to cross a water obstacle to reach the home of India’s best steeplechaser. Beyond this point, there are no roads, no water. “And no prospects, too,” says Amol Kadam, a school teacher. “75 years of independence and we still wait for our basic rights. But it’s okay, we will wait for 75 years more,…
The golden period of Indian sports is knocking on the door, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday as he hailed the gutsy show of the Indian contingent which returned with 61 medals from the Commonwealth Games. Modi on Saturday hosted the Indian contingent at his residence to felicitate the players here. Elated to interact…
4 min readUpdated: Aug 16, 2022 07:28 AM IST It’s been almost two years since the Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Sreeshankar Murali took an unusual vow. The 23-year-old long jumper decided to give up on one of his favourite meals – the Kerala Porotta (a flatbread made of maida) until he wins an Olympic medal. He…
