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India's teen stars raring to go at the Youth Olympics

India, Oct. 29 -- Youth Olympic Games offer glimpses of future champions. The Dakar 2026 Summer Games starting on Saturday will be an opportunity for 17 Indian athletes to show their promise. Manu Bha... Read More


Kudiev avenges Asian Games defeat against Sujeet

India, Oct. 29 -- Sujeet Kalkal could not repeat his Asian Games heroics against Abdulmazhid Kudiev, losing to the Tajikistan wrestler in the dying seconds of his 65kg quarter-final and crashing out o... Read More


Boxing body's anti-Ajay Singh faction meets sports ministry, IOA

India, Oct. 28 -- The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) faction opposed to its president Ajay Singh on Wednesday claimed the sport is going through an "administrative crisis" under him and that there w... Read More


India to host IWF World Championships in Ahmedabad in 2029

India, Oct. 25 -- For the first time, India will host the IWF Weightlifting World Championships in Ahmedabad in 2029. The International Weightlifting Federation awarded the hosting rights to India dur... Read More


Why suspended karate official with Indian team in Asiad, world body asks IOA chief Usha

India, Oct. 23 -- World Karate Federation (WKF) has criticised the Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha for designating a "suspended ex-referee" as coach of the Indian karate team at the recen... Read More


IOA polls: Usha, Bindra, Adille in Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit race

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Several prominent Indian athletes and Olympic medallists have thrown their hats into the ring to be elected as Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs) in the Indian Olympic Ass... Read More


IOA polls: Usha, Bindra, Adille in Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit race

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Several prominent Indian athletes and Olympic medallists have thrown their hats into the ring to be elected as Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs) in the Indian Olympic Ass... Read More


Confusion reigns around India's 2036 Olympic Games bid slogan

India, Oct. 14 -- A day after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named India among seven countries that have stated interest in hosting the 2036 Olympic Games, the Indian Olympic Association we... Read More


Distance running coach Yunus Khan provisionally suspended by NADA due to 'complicity'

India, Oct. 13 -- Athletics coach Md Yunus Khan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency for "complicity." Yunus has been handed suspension under article 2.9 of world anti ... Read More


Steeplechase in focus as Sharuk and Ankita win

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Railways' Sharuk Khan produced an impressive performance to win the men's 3,000m steeplechase but narrowly missed Avinash Sable's meet record on the final day of the National Ope... Read More