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Delhi Sports School gets delayed as it eyes pan-India reach

Delhi Sports School gets delayed as it eyes pan-India reach

The state government’s plan of setting up a specialized sports school is taking shape rather slowly and is unlikely to…

September 24, 2022

No level playing field: Delhi cricket body allows only local players

To give more exposure to local talent, Delhi cricket does not allow players from outside Delhi, including the NCR, to…

September 11, 2022

Defying all odds, bodybuilder Harmeet Singh proves age is just a number

Forty-two-year-old Singh has won Mister World 2021, held in Uzbekistan by Indian Body Builders Federation. Today, he owns a gym…

September 3, 2022

DU reintroduces fencing and archery for sports quota admissions

Delhi University has reintroduced fencing, after removing it from sports quota admissions in 2019. It has also reintroduced archery.

August 10, 2022

Interest in javelin increasing by leaps and bounds

Neeraj Chopra’s throw at the Tokyo Olympics that won him the gold medal was 87.58 metres. It inspired many Delhi…

July 3, 2024

Historic silver for Neeraj Chopra; Twitter celebrates his win

Neeraj becomes the first Indian male to win a silver medal, and the second Indian to win any medal at…

July 24, 2022

‘Thyagaraj Stadium is open till 10 pm but what about our security?’

Women athletes and children do not feel secure using the stadium after 6 pm. Guards and coaches have been told…

June 2, 2022

Karthik, a ‘special’ resurgence

Following several ups and downs in his personal and professional life in the last decade, Dinesh Karthik has used his…

May 31, 2022

Punching it into the history books

Following a tumultuous road to success, Telangana’s Nikhat Zareen has emerged as the undisputed queen of boxing at the IBA…

May 25, 2022