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.
Tudu's free tuition classes are sought after. She has 45 students who come to her every day to study. Geetanjali Krishna meets the young teacher in one of India's poorest villages, winner of the Plan India Youth Champion Award.
The Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest and India Entertainment Awards saw many winners, and the stars celebrate their wins on social media.
Women's HIL will provide financial stability to junior players and attract youth to hockey: Savita Punia
In a patriarchal Uttar Pradesh village, a young girl is making a difference.
India midfielder Manpreet Singh will take over the captaincy from PR Sreejesh in the Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat next month, marking the hockey team's first major tournament after the retirement of Sardar Singh.
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Manchester Utd's Fred receives racist abuse after defeat by Liverpool.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
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Ahead of their departure, the skipper shared a picture on Twitter and captioned it as: "Next stop, New Zealand."
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Bhakti Sharma set a world record on January 10 this year.
'We keep climbing one step and slipping three. In 2004, our relay team was 7th in the world. Then we slipped from there. Otherwise, today our 4x400 metres relay team would have been gearing for a medal at the Rio Games.' 'If we need to compete at the world level, our thinking needs to be at world level. You can't have akhada thinking.'
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
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