World Championships

'Not taking pressure': Neeraj Chopra aims to repeat Tokyo Olympics approach in World Championships

The 24-year-old Chopra said thinking too much about a World Championships medal could be counterproductive though such a feat is within his reach if he gives his best on the day of competition.

After world championships, Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen secure Asian Games selection

While Zareen secured selection in the 51kg division, Borgohain clinched the 69kg spot after trials held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.

Mary Kom to skip World Championships and Asian Games to make way for youngsters

The six-time world champion wants to focus on her preparations for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Indian Open Badminton: World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen eyes maiden title

Sen says he will look to build on his rich vein of form and return with a maiden title when he begins the new season with a debut appearance at the India Open Super 500 in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Short Course World Championships: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj makes it a hat-trick of records

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu gets first round bye in tournament draw, likely to face Tai Tzu Ying in quarters

Sindhu, who won a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, has been seeded sixth in the 12-19 December showpiece event.

PV Sindhu to contest BWF Athletes' Commission election in December

Sindhu, who is one of the nine candidates nominated for the six positions, will be contesting the election during the World Championships in Spain on 17 December

Japanese gymnast Hitomi Hatakeda suffers serious spinal injury in training

Hatakeda, who appeared at the Tokyo Olympics, was taken to hospital and diagnosed with damage to her central spinal cord and bruising of the cervical vertebrae.

Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan slams 'slippery' pommel horse after virus case at world championships

Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan criticised world championship organisers for making the pommel horse "nice and slippery" by disinfecting it mid-competition following a coronavirus case on Wednesday.

Neeraj Chopra wants to continue training with 'best' coach Klaus Bartonietz till Paris

Chopra has been training with Bartonietz since 2019. He was earlier training under another German in former world record holder Uwe Hohn, who was recently released by the Athletics Federation of India due to several differences, including his salary and training methods .