Dattu Bhokanal

Olympian rower Dattu Bhokanal booked after wife claims he harassed her physically and mentally

Dattu Bhokanal's wife, who is a police constable with Nashik Rural police, had lodged a complaint on Thursday night following which a case was registered under sections 498 A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, an official said.

Asian Games 2018: India restore pride with solitary gold in quadruple sculls after rowing coach resignation 'drama'

The yellow medal was redemption of sorts for Swaran and Bhokanal, though it is far from the seven golds Giago was targeting. As India’s senior most rowers, Thursday would have been hardest on the two Army men. But they ensured Friday was not black, but yellow.

Asian Games 2018: India rowers gain redemption with three medals on Day 6; K Srikanth, HS Prannoy make premature exits

Gold was redemption for Sawarn Singh Virk, who rowed along with Dattu Babu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh to win the quadruple sculls rowing gold. Sawarn Singh Virk won singles sculls bronze in Incheon four years ago but faded away with an injury and served a year-long ban for an accidental doping infraction.

Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan pair win gold at Men's Doubles, India bag top prize in quadruple sculls team event in rowing

The sixth day of the Asian Games saw India win more medals, with the pair of Rohan Bopanna and Sharan Divij winning the Men's Doubles Gold medal in tennis.

Asian Games 2018: India grab three medals in rowing including one gold and two bronze

Indian rowers Rohit and Bhagwan clocked 7:04.61 to win bronze in their event at the JSC Lake. Japan's Miyaura Masayuki and Takeda Masahiro won the gold with a timing of 7:01.70 while Koreans Kim Byunghoon and Lee Minhyuk (7:03.22) bagged silver.

Asian Games 2018: Shrugging off Army-Federation spat, Indian rowers look to improve on their past performance

Eight medals are up for grabs at the Jakabaring Lake in Pelambang in the men’s categories and going by the current form, Indian rowers are in contention for a medal in all the categories.

Asian Games Profiles: Sakshi Malik to Saina Nehwal, take a look at India's top medal contenders for the quadrennial event

As Asian Games approach, we take a look at ten probable medal prospects that may bring glory to the nation.

Virender Sehwag interview: My struggle is nothing compared to that of non-cricketing athletes

Firstpost recently caught up with the 'Nawab of Najafgarh', Virender Sehwag, and discussed his upcoming show 'Umeed India', which will profile 13 Indian athletes.

Dhanraj Pillay ends darkness at Yuvraj Walmiki's house, helps hockey player get electricity

Rio 2016: From PV Sindhu's silver to Sakshi Malik's comeback, India's most memorable moments at Olympics

India won two medals at Rio Olympics and missed out on a few by inches, here are the most memorable moments for the Indian contingent at Rio Olympics.