Neeraj Chopra’s gold at Tokyo 2020 removed huge mental block from Indian athletes’ psyche: AFI chief Adille Sumariwalla
Amit Kamath • 4 years agoChopra's gold is also the second individual gold medal won by an Indian at the Olympics after Abhinav Bindra at Beijing in 2008.
World Athletics U20 Championships: Bronze at last after years of expectations from 4x400m relay teams at marquee events
Amit Kamath • 4 years agoTwo runners running their third race of the day. One runner carrying an ankle injury that necessitated doctors asking him to pull out of the Worlds. One runner running for vindication. Stories behind India's mixed 4x400m relay bronze at the U20 Worlds.
Cheat meal of Olympic medallists: Humble churma in spotlight after Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia’s Tokyo 2020 triumph
Amit Kamath • 4 years agoNeeraj Chopra loves it. So does Bajrang Punia. Churma, humble Haryanvi fare made out of crushed roti and generous amount of sugar and ghee, is the cheat meal for some of India's Tokyo 2020 Olympics medallists.
Archer Deepika Kumari, shooters, men's and women's hockey teams among athletes added to TOPS; Boxer Neeraj dropped
• 5 years agoShooter Chinki Yadav, who secured an Olympic quota in the 25m pistol event earlier this year, was added to the TOPS list along with veteran Tejaswini Sawant, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Mairaj Ahmed Khan.
Indian boxer Neeraj suspended provisionally by NADA after failing dope test; Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel to hear case soon
• 5 years agoNeeraj's sample was collected on 24 September and was tested at Qatar's Ani-Doping lab, which gave its findings earlier last month.
Women's World Boxing Championships 2019: All you need to know about India's five debutantes ahead of marquee event
Fpsports • 5 years agoFirstpost caught up with Manju Rani, Jamuna Boro, Neeraj, Manju Bomboriya, and Nandini at their final training session on home soil before they leave for Russia. Here's a lowdown on all the girls making their debut at the World Championships
Delhi court summons Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee over allegations of filing false affidavit on educational qualifications
• 6 years agoA Delhi court directed Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Mamata Banerjee, to appear before it on 7 September.
Lovlina Borgohain, Neeraj win gold in Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament as India end with six medals
• 6 years agoLovlina Borgohain and Neeraj clinched gold as Indian boxers ended their campaign with a rich haul at the Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament.
Firstpost Spodcast Episode 188: RCB earn last-ball win over CSK, Vikas Krishan clinch second pro boxing fight and more
Fpsports • 6 years agoIn today's episode, we discuss Royal Challengers Bangalore's thrilling win over Chennai Super Kings despite Dhoni's heroics, Indian boxers performance at Asian Championships, India's medal wins on first day of Asian Athletics Championships and more.
LISTEN: Full script of Episode 188 of Spodcast where we discuss RCB's thrilling win over CSK, Vikas Krishan's pro boxing win and more
Fpsports • 6 years agoHere's the full script of Episode 188, where we discuss Royal Challengers Bangalore's' thrilling win over Chennai Super Kings despite Dhoni's heroics, Indian boxers performance at Asian Championships, India's medal wins on first day of Asian Athletics Championships and more.