ATHLETES

Yusra Nazim -February 20, 2024

Delhi Sports School takes off with first batch

Delhi Sports School takes off with first batch

As many as 172 athletes are currently receiving training in 10 Olympic discipline at the Delhi government-run facility; it hopes to take in 200 students in the next academic year

NAVNEET SINGH -November 30, 2023

Skeet titles for Anantjeet and Ganemat in National Shooting

Skeet titles for Anantjeet and Ganemat in National Shooting

Anantjeet Singh Naruka, looking to earn Olympic quota, and Ganemat Sekhon won the men and women’s skeet events at the National Shooting Championships in shotgun in the Capital; this is Naruka’s second national title

Ahona Sengupta -May 14, 2023

Mothers in sports: A sparring match

Mothers in sports: A sparring match

Women, who have been professional athletes, say motherhood has come as a blow to their sports careers. Their medal tallies dried up as the women athletes were put under societal pressure and family responsibilities. However, they hope to surmount these challenges, one day at a time

Navneet Singh -February 7, 2023

Girls grapple with odds

Girls grapple with odds

While Vinesh & fellow wrestlers may have exposed the dark underbelly of wrestling, emerging women wrestlers in Delhi struggle due to lack of facilities and female coaches

S Chander -April 13, 2018

GOLD RUSH

GOLD RUSH

Individual athletes have pushed themselves to the limit in order to bring glory for India, although the support from officialdom is still insufficient Even as the entire India was celebrating Sathish Kumar Sivalingam’s gold medal victory in the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, his parents back here in his home-town, Sathuvachari, were relieved and thanking […]