This is the third time this year that Sindhu has been knocked out in the first round of the tournaments she's played.
Babita, a former wrestler, arrived at the protest site and heard the demands of the grapplers.
The coaches and parents of several established and upcoming wrestlers on Friday demanded withdrawal of exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia.
Mirabai Chanu might have won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, but but the Indian weightlifter has already set sights on going a step further in the Paris Games in 2024.
The AFI started National Open Javelin Throw Championships in 2018 and its third edition is scheduled in October this year.
'I didn't know it would be gold, unbelievable feeling' says javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra after his gold medal-winning feat.
More than half of Japanese companies believe the Tokyo Olympics, originally planned for this summer but postponed for a year due to the novel coronavirus, should be cancelled or put off again, a survey by a Japanese think-tank found.
Three-times Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Wlodarczyk said she will undergo surgery after being injured while apprehending a thief who attempted to break into her car.
Kamalpreet Kaur, who qualified for the Olympics discus throw finals at second place with an impressive performance on Saturday, told her father that she would give her best to win a medal at the Tokyo Games.
El Salvadoran surfer Katherine Diaz has been killed after being struck by lightning while training for a qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra has displayed sizzling form in season 2023, winning almost everything on offer. However, the star athlete has no qualms admitting that defending his gold medal at the Paris Olympics will be a huge challenge since maintaining top form on a consistent basis is not easy.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will begin the season at the Doha Diamond League.
Chopra has now set his sights on this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Nikhat beat the reigning African champion by a 5-0 unanimous verdict to notch her second win in the tournament.
India will next play arch-rivals Pakistan in the round-robin stage on Friday.
The trials for the wrestling World Championships will be held on August 25-26 in Patiala, the ad-hoc panel announced on Monday, ending weeks of uncertainty around the selection competition.
'Despite pandemic Govt is doing everything possible to support our athletes to make India proud'
'Yes, that's (Olympics medal) the target, but it will be a long and tough journey ahead'
Neeraj Chopra said it was a dream come true to win the World Championships gold medal.
The CWG is set to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.
Make way for boxer Lovlina's personal coach.
Reigning champions and World No. 2 Belgium, who won the title in the 2018 in Odisha, will take on South Korea in Bhubneswar.
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are not in favour of more Indians choosing doubles over singles.
Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19,
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year twice in a row.
Team Australia's Emma McKeon is the first woman swimmer to win 7 medals at a single Olympics.
Kamalprest Kaur, who had a best throw of 64 metres in the qualification round of the women's Discus Throw, could only attain 63.70 metres in the final.
World number one Kento Momota was stunned by number 38 South Korea's Heo Kwanghee on Wednesday, going down 15-21, 19-21 and looking visibly despondent at each lost point in his first round match at the Olympics, on Wednesday.
A total of 11 countries are boycotting the championships due to the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers.
India's shooters Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant failed to make the finals of the women's 50m rifle 3 positions event, settling for the 15th and 33rd position respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
Alex Yee gave England a golden start to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Friday, staging a dramatic late charge to win the men's sprint triathlon.
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