'An athlete is never tension-free,' India's champion athlete tells Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi.
It was disappointing for Jinson Johnson not to win the 800m but the 1500m Asiad champion was far from surprised that compatriot Manjit Singh pipped him for the top prize in his pet 800m event.
Sprinter Revathi Veeramani is part of the 4x400m Indian mixed relay team in the Tokyo Games, starting July 23.
Philem Dipak Singh traces Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's rise to Olympic glory.
Arpinder Singh clinched India's first men's triple jump gold in 48 years with a jump of 16.77m in the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Hima Das's journey from the rice fields of Assam is to a world champion today is inspirational.
Neeraj Chopra is not in a mood to be bogged down under pressure and said he is only focussed on producing his best at the upcoming Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally and win medals takes 10 years.' 'Swapna became Asia's best heptathlete in just five years!' 'Nobody would have believed it. but she did it.'
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