Sports Authority of India (SAI) has updated its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) list ahead of 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo. The flagship program of Ministry Of Youth Affairs and Sports aims to assist the Indian athletes in their preparation for the Olympics events. Sports Authority of India released the new list …
The Indian men’s hockey team will play against Russia and the women’s team will play against the USA in the Olympic qualifiers. https://twitter.com/TheHockeyIndia/status/1171333697708027904 https://twitter.com/TheHockeyIndia/status/1171361509378707456 For the final qualification phase of the Tokyo Games 2020, 14 teams will play two matches against each other, according to the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The first match …
National Sports Day was observed on Thursday marking the 114 Birth Anniversary of ‘The Wizard’ of Hockey, Major Dhyan Chand. One of the greatest Hockey players in the history of sports, Major Dhyan Chand was awarded the highest civilian honour of India, ‘Padma Bhushan’ in 1956. He also brought three golds in the Olympics for …
Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has sealed his spot in the Indian Contingent for the Wrestling World Championships to be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 14 September. https://twitter.com/Media_SAI/status/1163818497895350274 The trials for the tournament was held at KD Jadhav Stadium in New Delhi, India. Here, Sushil defeated Jitender 4-2 to secure his position for …
New Zealand superstar and former skipper, Brendon McCullum, announced that he will retire from all forms of cricket after the conclusion of the ongoing Global T20 Canada. He shared a detailed statement regarding this on his Twitter. https://twitter.com/Bazmccullum/status/1158406431172956160 In the cricket history, he will be remembered as one of the game's most fearsome …
India's track and field legend, PT Usha also called as the ‘Queen of track and field’, has been nominated in the Veteran Pin category by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), for her outstanding contribution to the sport. On hearing this news, she tweeted, "IAAF Veteran Pin for the long and meritorious service to …
Badminton champion and two-time Olympics winner Saina Nehwal is all set to tie the knot with fellow champion and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap. In the time of social media, when every small news finds its way into public domain, credit goes to the two players for having played their love game with such …
