Gold Coast (Australia): India’s Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu took gold and silver respectively in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Sunday. Bhaker produced a spectacular performance, setting a new CWG record with a total of 240.9 points in the final round. Heena[Read More…]
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Shooter Heena Sidhu pulls out of Iran tournament due to ‘compulsory Hijab rule’
Indian shooter Heena Sidhu has pulled out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Iran due to their compulsory hijab rule for all women athletes. The Olympian had informed the National Rifle Association of India three weeks in advance about her decision of withdrawing from the competition as the tournament[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 4 round up
On the fourth day at Rio village Indian Olympians made a comeback as the men’s hockey team defeated Argentina by a 2-1. After being crushed by Germany on Monday, Indian men’s hockey team made a splendid return by winning the third match against Argentina. On Monday, India had lost the[Read More…]
Don’t lose hope; here’s a list of athletes we can still count on at Rio
Even though India has not opened its medal account at the Rio Olympics and we have already witnessed the fall of some big athletes and teams, here’s a list of some other athletes we can count on. Dipa Karmakar: Dipa has risen to global fame after she executed the ‘Vault[Read More…]