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Modi hosts national sports awardees, invites ideas to improve sports 2016-08-29 07:35:21
On the evening of the National Sports Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted national sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medalist P.V. Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence. Ace shooter Jitu Rai and...
Keywords: Sakshi Malik, national sports awardees, national sports awardees, P.V. Sindhu
Read MoreFirst Indian gymnast qualifies for Olympics 2016-04-18 05:42:35
Dipa Karmakar has become the first Indian gymnast ever to qualify for Olympics. By garnering a total score of 52.698 points, the gymnast secured an Olympic berth. Dipa got 15.066 points in her first vault, the much difficult Produnova. It...
Keywords: Dipa Karmakar, first Indian gymnast, first Indian gymnast in Olympics, first Indian gymnast
Read MoreSania Mirza Favorite For Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015-08-12 07:21:48
Sania Mirza, currently ranked number one in women's doubles, became the second tennis player to be recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna after Leander Paes. A Sports Ministry-constituted awards committee made the recommendation.The committee headed by Justice V...
Keywords: Khel Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Arjuna awards, Sania Mirza
Read MoreRio Games: Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals in Olympics 2016-08-08 05:05:13
Creating the history, Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian to qualify for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round here. She is the country's first woman gymnast to qualify...
Keywords: Indian gymnast, Dipa Karmakar, vault finals in Olympics, Dipa Karmakar
Read MoreRio olympics ends with spectacular visual feast 2016-08-22 07:12:08
The Rio Olympic, 2016 finally came to and end with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony.The Olympic flag was handed over to Tokyo as the hosting country for the next Olympic in 2020. The colourful ceremony, lasted almost three hours, celebrated...
Keywords: Indi In Olympic, Rio 2016 closing ceremony, Indi In Olympic, Official handover of Olympic flag
Read MoreRio 2016 Show: Khel Ratna for PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai 2016-08-23 12:30:47
India's shining stars in Rio Olympics 2016 PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai have been awarded the Khel Ratna award for 2016, the highest sporting award of the country. Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisweshwar Nandi and Virat Kohli's...
Keywords: Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Jitu Rai, Khel Ratna award 2016
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