This was India’s third gold in women’s kabaddi. India won gold in the 2010 and 2014 editions but settled for a silver in 2018 after losing to Iran in the final.
The Indian trio's aggregate score of 1734 was just one better than Chinese team, which settled for the silver medal, while Vietnam, with a score of 1730, bagged the bronze.
In West Bengal’s Deulpur village, Achinta Sheuli’s mother is happy people are finally ‘enquiring about us’. Brother Alok wants Achinta to ‘win Olympics gold next’.
Lekhara clinched bronze in the Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 at the Tokyo Paralympics. Earlier this week, the 19-year-old had become the first woman to win a gold at the Games.
Over the century leading up to Athens 2004, India won no more than 15 Olympic medals, 11 of these in hockey. So while competing at Olympics, we must always maintain perspective.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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