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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicIndian athletes

Topic: Indian athletes

3 national records in 2025, military discipline is powering 3 Indian athletes to break speed barriers

While sprinter Animesh Kujur has become India’s fastest man, middle-distance runner Mohammed Afsal & long-distance runner Gulveer Singh are busy breaking records.

PM Modi congratulates Indian athletes, lauds wrestlers’ performance in Ulaanbaatar Open 2025

In a post on X, the prime minister said the hard work and determination of every athlete were clearly visible throughout the tournament.

SubscriberWrites: Netravalkar Model for Emerging Athletes in India

Saurabh Netravalkar’s cricket journey in the US reveals a powerful model: flexible corporate support can help emerging athletes balance sports and careers.

Amid row over wrecked JLN stadium post Diljit concert, SAI says no personal equipment of athletes damaged

Asian Youth gold medallist Beant Singh, whose video of the mess at JLN stadium after 'Dil-Luminati' concert sparked outrage, said athletes' personal equipment were also vandalised.

3 out of 5 Indian race walkers at Paris Olympics couldn’t even cross finish line. What went wrong

Priyanka Goswami has especially faced backlash for time spent on social media & with questions being raised about her training. Ex-Olympian emphasises need for 'mental fitness'.

Sable wins Asian Games 3000m steeplechase, 1st Indian gold in athletics

Sable rewrote the previous Asian Games record of 8:22.79 held in the name of Iran's Hossein Keyhani set at the 2018 Jakarta Games.

Maharashtra’s Parbhani is training athletes without govt support. They dream of Olympic gold

Shri Samarth Athletics Sports Residential Academy has produced young marathon runners who have reached the finish line even at the international level.

What are ‘stapled visas’ that China has issued to athletes from Arunachal Pradesh

The Ministry of External Affairs has deemed China's action 'unacceptable' and said India will 'suitably respond' to it.

Speed, strength, courage – Can Hanuman as Thai athletic games mascot up India’s tally?

While Thailand is a majority Hindu nation, its culture, architecture and heritage is replete with Hindu influences.

India shines on track & field in Birmingham even though medal tally is lowest since CWG 2006

Team India bagged total of 61 medals, of which 22 were gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze. Exclusion of shooting for first time since 1974 may be major reason for dip in medal tally.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

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.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

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.