Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded sportspersons on National Sports Day on Wednesday. He also paid tribute to the Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary. India celebrates National Sports Day on 29 August to mark the birthday of legend Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who bagged[Read More…]
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India’s top shot-putter fails dope test
Manpreet Kaur, India’s leading shot putter and gold medallist in the just concluded Asian Athletics Championships might just lose her gold medal after being caught in the dope net as she was tested positive for a banned stimulant. Kaur was tested dimethylbutylamine positive. The test was conducted by National Anti-Doping[Read More…]
101-year-old Indian woman wins gold at World Masters Games
Adding to India’s feathers of success, 101-year-old Man Kaur on Monday celebrated her win in the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland. A living inspiration, Kaur, has won 17 gold medal in her late-blooming career. Kaur finished her sprint at 1 minute and 14 seconds with a[Read More…]