India: Olympic Medals? An Undernourished Nation Cannot Be A Sporting NationBamji, Mahtab S
Ace weightlifterMirabai Chanuput behind the disappointment of Rio 2016 to lift a total of 202kg to win the silver medal in the women's 49kg category. It is her first Olympic medal and made her the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. It was India's...
Despite such growth, sporting achievement has remained somewhat underwhelming. In the history of the Olympic Games, for example, India has won only 35 total medals (10 Golds) which puts the country outside the top 50 in the all-time medal table. Yet to label India as a country with no i...
A total of 172 top shuttlers from around the world were in action at the La Chapelle Arena during Paris 2024. Since the sport made its Olympic debut at Barcelona 1992, India have won three medals in badminton courtesy PV Sindhu (silver at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020) and Saina N...
Bajrang Lal Takhar placed 21st in the Mens Single Sculls in a time of 7:07.73 [total Olympic qualifiers - 33] Manjit Singh and Devender Kumar Khandwal placed 18th in the Light Weight Mens Double Sculls in a time of 6:44.48 [total Olympic qualifiers - 20] M.V.Sriram Sec-General ...
Shooting has been a top medal minefield for the country, making up 134 of the total count of 504 medals India has won at the Games and its exclusion has left the sport feeling slighted. ESPN spoke to athletes across a cross-section of other sports over which side of the boycott call ...
In contrast, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw India's largest-ever delegation of 119 athletes, making it the country's most successful Games with a total of seven medals — one gold, two silver, and four bronze. As the final days of...
2, 3, 8 and 9, who had 6 Olympic and 7 World Championships medals between them. Her only two losses came against the world no. 1 Zhou Ying. 3 Harvinder Singh became the first archer from India to medal at the Paralympics and he did it in quite some style -- thre...
KISCE Khelo India Total States List Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) by Sports Ministry Need to Setup KISCE to Better India’s Olympic Performance KISCE Khelo India How Many States in First / Second Phase KISCE How Many States in First Phase:The answer to this question “KIS...
Already a two-time medallist at Paris 2024, Bhaker made the women’s 25m pistol final. She could become the first Indian athlete to win three medals in individual events at the Summer Games. India beat Australia in the men’s hockey Pool B match, their first victory against the Kookaburra...