'There's significant interest from both existing and new sponsors who recognise the value of associating with Olympic athletes.'
Shreyas Iyer has overcome perceptions about his batting abilities and a difficult period in his career to establish himself as a key player in India's ODI team.
The tally from the weekend showed 37 new cases on Sunday with most testing positive after arrival at the airport
Indian Olympic Association's acting president Anil Khanna called it a 'gender-neutral contingent' with 108 men and 107 women being part of the touring party.
Rani Rampal believes the Asian Champions Trophy title was an important feat for the Indian women's hockey team as it kick started its preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics
Athletes and climate experts have expressed concerns that extreme heat could lead to severe health issues, including the risk of sportspeople collapsing or, in the worst-case scenarios, dying during the events.
Novak Djokovic's bid for a 100th ATP Tour title gained momentum on Thursday
Seven Olympic and six Paralympic disciplines were identified for support at a meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell.
Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won World Championship gold in the women's 400m on Wednesday.
India's athletes finished with their best ever haul of 29 medals -- including seven golds -- at the just-concluded Paralympic Games in Paris.
'Earlier we had set some limitations for us. But now, Indians are capable of doing something magical'
Sachin Khilari's silver is the 11th medal from athletics at the Paralympics.
The rule in question states 'no communication with the crew is permitted from outside the boat using electric or electronic equipment'.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee said its athletes had been preparing for a scenario where there were no fans present.
'When Vinesh returns, we will welcome her like a gold medallist.'
Trying to give the best support to Indian contingent but still being criticised: IOA chief PT Usha
If approved, yoga could debut as a demonstration sport in the 2026 Games in Nagoya, Japan, marking a significant milestone in its journey from a spiritual practice to a recognised competitive discipline.
Chopra threw a personal best 89.30m at last month's Paavo Nurmi Games before improving it to 89.94m at the Stockholm Diamond League.
After 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men's javelin event final at the ongoing Paris Olympics, an air of celebration and jubilation erupted in his household.
Thulasimathi Murugesan outlasted compatriot Manisha Ramadass in an all-India affair to reach the women's singles SU5 badminton final at the Paralympics.
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday roped in Jan Zelezny, one of the greatest the sport has produced, as coach to help prepare him for the upcoming season.
Next month's Federation Cup National Senior Championships (April 10-13), a qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics, has been postponed to a later date.
In a now-deleted episode of The Sunday Plodcast, Butchart had said there was a delay in getting his PCR test result before his flight home from the United States and he had changed the date on an old test as he prepared for check-in, the Times newspaper had reported.
The feeling of near misses has haunted Harmanpreet Kaur for long but the Indian captain feels that her team has ticked all the boxes in its bid to cross the line in the Women's T20 World Cup beginning in the UAE from October 3.
IOA also announced that Sindhu, India's only woman athlete to win back-to-back Olympic medals, will be the flag bearer of the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony on July 26, alongside ace table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal.
PV Sindhu says if she remains injury-free and in peak physical condition, she will aim for a third medal.
Neeraj Chopra is in best physical condition to claim a medal at the Paris Games
Neeraj said he will be in the best shape for Paris 2024.
Olympic athletes realise there is still four months to go before the Tokyo Games and preparations will be in line with protecting their health from the coronavirus, the International Olympic president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.
An intimacy ban was in place at the Tokyo Games amid the COVID pandemic.
A summary of the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, August 3.
The Tokyo organising committee plans to reserve an entire hotel located a few kilometres away from the athletes' village
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya on Sunday, became the first public representative to complete the Ironman 70.3 Challenge in Goa, which included 2 km of swimming, 90 km of cycling, and 21 km of running, the leader's office stated in a release.
The squad comprises 17 men and 11 women athletes with some of the other prominent names being Asian Games champions Avinash Sable, Tejinderpal Singh Toor along with sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, to name a few.
The governing body of athletics has suspended Olympic qualification until December due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed until 2021, it said on Tuesday. The total qualification period, which started in 2019, will be four months longer than it was originally. Meanwhile, results would continue to be recorded for statistical purposes, including for world records.
The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday.
Legendary Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh believes that Vinesh Phogat deserves a medal after reaching the final of the women's 50kg wrestling competition in Paris
India's lone woman boxing hope M C Mary Kom and shooters Sanjeev Rajput and Vijay Kumar are upbeat about their preparations for the upcoming London Olympics.
At 29, Chanu faced an uphill battle against an injury-ravaged body, sub-optimal preparation, and an intensely competitive field.
