Jena found it difficult to get the big throws in and thought of quitting the sport in July last year just before the World Championships.
World junior champion Hima Das has been ruled out of the upcoming World Championships due to a nagging back problem.
Known to be very competitive, Gukesh said the approach will not change even though he needs three draws from the remaining three games.
National record holder triple jumper Renjith Maheswary became the second Indian athlete to qualify for this year's World Championship in Moscow as he clinched a gold on the final day the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Chennai.
'In the second half I had chances in many games. Today was a bad game, I won't draw too much out of it.'
When Kasturi Rajamurty won a gold medal in powerlifting at the WPPL World Cup in Russia, she sure had come a long way. From a life of penury to constantly being short of funds to fuel her passion, she had finally triumphed, and how.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma reached the third round of the Archery World Championships after finishing sixth and seventh in the compound men and women qualification rounds respectively.
World's youngest chess champion D Gukesh was felicitated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and others at a function organised by the state government in Chennai on Tuesday.
'Scrapping titles like WIM, WGM and a separate women's category will kill women's interest in chess.'
Magnus Carlsen, the undisputed world number one for over a decade, believes chess ratings today are somewhat "deflated" compared to the past but remains unfazed by the possibility of someone surpassing him.
Ding will face a stern challenge from the 18-year-old Gukesh, who "doesn't make any mistakes at all" and has had a terrific run in 2024.
The F-56 is a seating field event class for differently-abled athletes.
The four-time Olympic champion is now the owner of 19 gold medals across four championships against 12 for Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo, who competed in five World events between 1991 and 1996.
The allegation has not been proven in court.
The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year's world championships that led to their disqualification were illegitimate and lacked credibility
Wrestlers Antim, Aman seeded at Paris Olympics
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe met Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Primer Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday and discussed India's intent to host the 2036 Olympics and development of athletics in the country.
With Georgia likely to post a victory against overnight leader Kazakhstan, it seemed that the Indian eves were likely to regain the top position and become the firm favourites for the gold medal again.
The image of a smiling D Gukesh standing with outstretched hands will forever be embossed in the memory of a nation of billions.
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen moved a step closer to clinching the women's and men's singles title respectively
The silver on Monday is Kathuniya's fifth consecutive second place finish since the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.
World Athletics (WA) had, in August this year, invited bids for the 2028 and 2030 editions of the championships and Coe said he is happy that India has joined the process.
The bronze medals on day two of the competitions at the International Shooting Sport Federation event took India's count to five medals (two gold and three bronze).
Former champion Mirabai Chanu bettered her own national record but missed out on a podium, finishing a creditable fourth, in the women's 49kg event at the Weightlifting World Championships.
World Championship gold-medallist para shuttler Manasi Joshi has strongly criticised former Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina for allegedly mocking people with disabilities.
South African former high jump World champion Jacques Freitag has been found dead with gunshot wounds having been missing for two weeks, South African media reported on Tuesday.
'I like to be challenged by the strongest players on the planet, even though it's going to get more difficult with this young Indian generation coming up. But I am not entirely depressed.'
Organisers of an erotica festival in Warsaw, Poland, have announced a search for the woman who can carry out a sex act with the most men.
Third seed Satish Kumar (+91kg) and sixth seed Manoj Kumar (69kg) were among the three Indian boxers who qualified for the World Championships after winning their respective box-offs at the Asian Championships in Tashkent, on Sunday.
Gukesh, Liren eye breakthrough after series of draws in the Chess World C'ship.
'I want to thank all of you for your encouragement. 2024 has made me a better athlete and person. See you in 2025.'
Former World No 1 doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty termed the exclusion of badminton from the 2026 Commonwealth Games curriculum a wrong decision.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (women's doubles) and B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy (mixed doubles) suffered three-game defeats in their opening contests.
Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) assured himself of a medal and a place in the upcoming World Championships by storming into the Asian Championships semi-final in Bangkok on Tuesday.
Gukesh won't challenge Liren on home turf; Singapore wins bid for World Championships match
With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as their primary target, Satwik and Chirag are determined to make a strong comeback and secure a medal.
The 18-year-old Gukesh is the youngest ever challenger for the crown and had won the third game on Wednesday.
D Gukesh held reigning world champion Ding Liren of China to a draw in a highly anticipated contest
R Praggnanandhaa navigated his match against the reigning world champion Ding Liren with remarkable ease
She blew kisses to her Parisian audience and greeted them with a namaste.
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