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ISSF World Cup: India bag silver, bronze in mixed team events

ISSF World Cup: India bag silver, bronze in mixed team events

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

In the ongoing ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup in Bhopal, India bagged a silver and bronze in the mixed team events on Thursday.

ISSF World Cup: Sarabjot bags men's air pistol gold

ISSF World Cup: Sarabjot bags men's air pistol gold

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

India opened their campaign with two medals at the ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup in Bhopal on Wednesday.

Antim Panghal signs off with silver at Asian Wrestling

Antim Panghal signs off with silver at Asian Wrestling

Rediff.com13 Apr 2023

In the 57kg competition, much was expected from talented Anshu Malik but the 2021 world championship silver medallist struggled to score against Nanjo, the reigning U23 world champion.

Punjab govt announces Rs 40 lakh cash award for CWG bronze medallist lifter Harjinder

Punjab govt announces Rs 40 lakh cash award for CWG bronze medallist lifter Harjinder

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

Harjinder totalled 212kgs (93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk) to finish on the podium on Monday night.

Squash at CWG: Ghosal, Joshna enter singles quarters

Squash at CWG: Ghosal, Joshna enter singles quarters

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

Joshna kept her calm to recover from a mid-game slump to prevail 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6

Archery World Cup: Vennam bags 2nd gold

Archery World Cup: Vennam bags 2nd gold

Rediff.com22 Apr 2023

Jyothi Surekha Vennam and her debutant partner Ojas Deotale were at their ruthless best while prevailing over Chinese Taipei 159-154 as India grabbed the compound mixed team archery gold to open their account in the World Cup Stage 1 in Antalya on Saturday.

Ajay Singh bags India's third weightlifting gold

Ajay Singh bags India's third weightlifting gold

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Singh lifted a total of 322kg and also set a national record in snatch (147kg) on Sunday.

Rajawat clinches Orleans Masters BWF World Title

Rajawat clinches Orleans Masters BWF World Title

Rediff.com9 Apr 2023

Priyanshu Rajawat capped off an impressive week with a thrilling win in the final

Olympics Opening Ceremony: When to Watch

Olympics Opening Ceremony: When to Watch

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Readers in India can watch the opening ceremony on the Sony Sports Network on Friday, July 23, from 4:30 pm IST onwards.

PIX! Mirabai & Co. return home to hero's welcome

PIX! Mirabai & Co. return home to hero's welcome

Rediff.com6 Aug 2022

Fresh from her historic feat Mirabai touched down in the country to a rousing welcome, on Saturday.

Greco Roman wrestler Bhanwala bags HISTORIC bronze

Greco Roman wrestler Bhanwala bags HISTORIC bronze

Rediff.com19 Oct 2022

Bhanwala bounced back immediately with a strong move that got him into a position from where he could pin his rival.

Shooting WC: India top medal tally with 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze

Shooting WC: India top medal tally with 3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze

Rediff.com14 Jul 2022

India finished the tournament with eight medals

Aishwary Pratap Singh clinches gold in Cairo

Aishwary Pratap Singh clinches gold in Cairo

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Aishwary Pratap Singh clinched a comfortable win over Alexander Schmirl to clinch gold at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Cairo.

PIX: Men's hockey team visits National War Memorial

PIX: Men's hockey team visits National War Memorial

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

The India men's hockey team post their victorious return from Commonwealth Games 2022 visited the National War Memorial in New Delhi on Thursday, to express their gratitude to the brave martyred soldiers of the nation.

Para Shooting: Jakhar shines with 2 gold

Para Shooting: Jakhar shines with 2 gold

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

The 35-year-old Jakhar had won the men's 10m air pistol gold with a world record effort in Croatia 2019 World Cup.

Indian men's 4x400m relay team qualifies for final, Jyothi exits in 100m hurdles

Indian men's 4x400m relay team qualifies for final, Jyothi exits in 100m hurdles

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

India finished sixth overall across the two heats with Botswana 3:05.11s being the quickest.

PIX: Sportspersons receive national honours virtually

PIX: Sportspersons receive national honours virtually

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

This year a whopping 74 winners were picked for the national honours, including an unprecedented five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnas and 27 Arjuna awardees.

Sania-Ankita depart for Tokyo ahead of Games

Sania-Ankita depart for Tokyo ahead of Games

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

The duo departed from the Rajiv Gandhi International airport in Hyderabad.

Indian rowers start practice in Tokyo ahead of Olympics

Indian rowers start practice in Tokyo ahead of Olympics

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

SAI shared a glimpse of the rowers' practice session ahead of the much-awaited Olympics

Team India win Gold at Archery World Cup Stage-1

Team India win Gold at Archery World Cup Stage-1

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

Indian men's compound archery team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini downed France by one-point in a thrilling final to win the gold medal at the World Cup Stage 1 in Antalya on Saturday.

Rowers Arjun-Arvind in double sculls repechage semis

Rowers Arjun-Arvind in double sculls repechage semis

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

Poland's Jerzy Kowalski and Artur Mikolajczewski finished at the top with a timing of 6:43.44s, followed by Spain's Caetano Horta Pombo and Manel Balastegui, who clocked 6:45.71s in repechage 2.

Jyothi smashes national record for third time in two weeks

Jyothi smashes national record for third time in two weeks

Rediff.com26 May 2022

Jyothi Yarraji smashed the women's 100m hurdle national record for the third time in two weeks at the De Harry Schulting Games 2022 in Vught, the Netherlands.

Bhavinaben wants to show Tendulkar her Paralympics silver medal

Bhavinaben wants to show Tendulkar her Paralympics silver medal

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

"Bhavina wants to meet Tendulkar and show the medal to him. He is her idol. We are trying to contact him and fix a meeting once we return to India," husband Nikul Patel said.

PM Modi hails Srikanth's silver at World Championships

PM Modi hails Srikanth's silver at World Championships

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Kidambi Srikanth's silver medal win in the World Badminton Championships, saying it will inspire several sportspersons and further interest in badminton.

Sindhu, archers, paddlers begin training in Tokyo

Sindhu, archers, paddlers begin training in Tokyo

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Deepika and Atanu form the mixed team and they kickstarted their training

Judoka Sushila qualifies for Olympics

Judoka Sushila qualifies for Olympics

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

The continental quotas are allotted based on a judoka's ranking in the region. Asia has 10 quota slots.

Time to give best performance, says gymnast Pranati

Time to give best performance, says gymnast Pranati

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

Pranati Nayak said that she is confident heading into the Tokyo Olympics.

Sable conquers another frontier, breaks 5000m National record

Sable conquers another frontier, breaks 5000m National record

Rediff.com7 May 2022

India's 3000m steeplechase record holder Avinash Sable bettered the National 5000m record at the Sound Running Track Meet at San Juan Capistrano, California on Friday.

SEE: PM Modi flags off first-ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad

SEE: PM Modi flags off first-ever torch relay for Chess Olympiad

Rediff.com19 Jun 2022

IDE, for the very first time has instituted the torch relay, which is part of the Olympic tradition but was never done in the Chess Olympiad.

India's contingent checks in at Tokyo Games Village

India's contingent checks in at Tokyo Games Village

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

Athletes and officials from eight disciplines of archery, badminton, table tennis, hockey, judo, gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting landed in Tokyo

Visas rejected, 21 Indian wrestlers to miss World C'ships

Visas rejected, 21 Indian wrestlers to miss World C'ships

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

The WFI had also applied for visas for nine of its coaches but only six received visas.

World C'ship: Mirabai bags silver despite wrist issue

World C'ship: Mirabai bags silver despite wrist issue

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

Mirabai managed to lift 87kg in snatch and in 'clean and jerk' her best effort was a lift of 113kg

Antim Panghal wins historic Jr World Wrestling gold

Antim Panghal wins historic Jr World Wrestling gold

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The Indian defeated Kazakhstan's Atlyn Shagayeva 8-0 final to emerge the first Indian to win gold in the competition's 34-year long history.

Asian Cycling: India continue fine run, bag 8 medals

Asian Cycling: India continue fine run, bag 8 medals

Rediff.com19 Jun 2022

The Indian athletes, so far, have won 18 medals

India shooters bag four gold at Junior World Cup

India shooters bag four gold at Junior World Cup

Rediff.com13 May 2022

Then the air rifle women's team consisting of Arya Borse, Zeena Khitta and Ramita downed the Korean trio of Yeeun AN, Eunji Kwon and Jeongin Jang 17-9 in the title decider to give India the third gold of the day.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian judoka Sushila's campaign ends early

Tokyo Olympics: Indian judoka Sushila's campaign ends early

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

Competing in the 48kg category, Sushila fought hard for a major part of the bout until she committed a small error, which proved to be disastrous and cost her the match.

World C'ships: Javelin thrower Annu Rani in finals

World C'ships: Javelin thrower Annu Rani in finals

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

She finished fifth in the Group B qualification round and made it to the finals as the eighth best across two groups on the fifth day of competitions.

Wrong entries raise COVID-19 alarm in Indian camp at Olympics

Wrong entries raise COVID-19 alarm in Indian camp at Olympics

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Wrong entries in the health status application caused a COVID-19 scare in the Indian camp at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Year Ender 2022: Indian archers fail to deliver

Year Ender 2022: Indian archers fail to deliver

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Transition struggle for Indian archers in forgettable 2022

Year Ender 2022: Greco Roman, junior wrestlers shine

Year Ender 2022: Greco Roman, junior wrestlers shine

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

The Greco Roman style, a poor cousin of free style wrestling in India, had a lot cheer with historic three-medal performance at the U-23 World Championships through Sajan Bhanwala, Nitesh and Vikas.