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Dec 20, 2018
India's Anup Kumar says he'll continue to stay in touch with kabaddi after announcing retirement from sport
Speaking to the media after announcing his retirement, Anup Kumar said he plans to stay in touch with kabaddi, albeit in a more withdrawn role. -
Oct 04, 2018
Asian Games gold medallist boxer Amit Panghal gears up for new challenges as jump to new weight category looms
Post the triumph at the Asian Games, Panghal now faces a stiff challenge of making a successful jump to a higher weight category (52 kg) as his preferred 49 kg category is all set to get scrapped from the Tokyo Olympics. -
Sep 25, 2018
BCCI congratulates Virat Kohli, Smriti Mandhana for receiving Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award respectively
The BCCI on Tuesday congratulated Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana for being honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna award respectively. -
Sep 25, 2018
India captain Virat Kohli, weightlifting world champion Mirabai Chanu receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
India captain Virat Kohli and weightlifting world champion Mirabai Chanu were presented with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. -
Sep 20, 2018
Table tennis star Manika Batra has mixed feelings on being recommended for Arjuna award as coach Sandeep Gupta misses Dronacharya honour
"Yes, I wanted him to get the award. But it is the government's decision and we have to respect that. I will work harder so that he gets it next time," Manika Batra said. -
Sep 11, 2018
Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal nominated for Arujna Awards by BFI
Amit, who claimed the light flyweight (49kg) category gold after defeating reigning Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in the Asiad final, joined Sonia Lather and Gaurav Bidhuri in the list of boxing nominees for the second highest sporting honour after the Khel Ratna. -
Apr 27, 2018
Neeraj Chopra recommended for Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award; PT Usha nominated for Dronacharya Award
Neeraj Chopra became only the fifth Indian athlete to have won a track and field gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after throwing 86.47m. -
Apr 27, 2018
Yuki Bhambri, Rohan Bopanna, Shreyasi Singh, Gaurav Bidhuri among those nominated for Arjuna Award
Yuki recently reclaimed his place in top-100 after a string of impressive performances, achieving his career-best rank of 83. -
Apr 20, 2018
Commonwealth Games 2018 star Manika Batra recommended for Arjuna Award
Batra created history in Gold Coast, single-handedly taking India to a maiden team gold before winning a singles gold, another first. -
Mar 01, 2018
Para-swimmer Prasanta Karmakar suspended by PCI for recording videos of female swimmers; athlete refutes charges
The PCI revealed that a written complaint was received against Karmakar regarding acts of misconduct, misbehaviour and manhandling by the Arjuna awardee swimmer.
