The Rio Olympics was not a very fruitful campaign for the Indian Olympians, as a contingent of 118 could manage just 2 medals. While the athletes of course gave their best on the field, it just wasn’t enough against the…
India’s best badminton pair, Gutta-Ponnappa, part ways on court
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, India’s greatest women’s doubles pair in badminton, have parted ways on court. In fact, the decision may have been a long time coming. According to a report in ‘The Hindu’, Jwala revealed that the decision was…
Sports Ministry has directed National Sports Federations to prepare a list of potential medallists for Tokyo 2020
India’s abject medal tally at the Rio Olympic games has pinched one and all. The average Indian has taken to various social platforms to express his/her grief over India’s dismal performance. Narendra Modi(Sports Ministry) too has come forward and set…
Saina Nehwal has some exciting news for her fans
Star shuttler, Saina Nehwal, declared her intentions to return to action by the end of next month. “Not before end (of) October, so I will miss tournaments till that time. I am world No 8 at present, it may go…
SAI Rio Olympics review suggests radical measures
The SAI Rio Olympics review has kicked off. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has started its inquest into India’s dismal showing at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Their investigation has unearthed some key elements which resulted in India returning with…
Inspirational Indian Paralympians: Part 1
The Indian contingent has 19 athletes participating in a total of 5 events in the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Similar to Summer Olympics in Rio, this is the highest ever representation for Paralympics from India. The event starts on 7th September…
Decoding Modi’s Tweet on action plan for the next three Olympics
India’s Prime Minister Modi, just like the rest of us is clearly not satisfied with 2 medals in Rio Olympics 2016. For an aspiring nation that is as big as India, sky should be the limit. Hence, PM has announced…
5 sports that should have been included in Tokyo Olympics 2020
The Olympics is undoubtedly the biggest sporting spectacle on this planet. Athletes of all nationalities converge to this forum in a quest to achieve national and personal glory. A fortnight of amazing sporting events ensue and they keep the entire…
Rio Olympics 2016: Daily Schedule of Events in IST (19/08/2016)
After a stunning victory in the Semi Finals of the Badminton Women’s Singles event, all eyes would be on P V Sindhu to get the first Gold Medal for India at Rio 2016. Following is the daily schedule of events for India…
5 Things to know about Sakshi Malik
Indians had almost lost hope of winning a medal in Rio 2016. Indian athletes were losing one by one. Vinesh Phogat was the latest one to get eliminated due to a cruel fate after looking supremely confident. Only four and…