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Shooting included in 2026 CWG but wrestling and archery miss out

Shooting has been India’s strongest sport in the Commonwealth Games with 135 medals

The Hindu

National Games 2022: Wrestler Divya Kakran, representing UP, wins gold in different weight category

GANDHINAGAR: Wrestler Divya Kakran won the gold medal at the National Games in women’s freestyle 76kg category on Friday. And, for once, she didn’t launch a tirade against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over his government’s refusal to honour her with cash reward. Reason: The Birmingham CWG bronze medallist in…

The Times of India

Triple jump’s band of brothers dares to dream

Eldhose Paul, Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel and Karthik Unnikrishnan have raised their level and given Indian athletics new hope. With greater support and international exposure, they will have the platform to show that the CWG success wasn’t a one-off

The Hindu

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Ravi Dahiya stunned by Abdullaev, bows out of wrestling Worlds

2022 CWG gold medallist Naveen Malik also misses out on bronze

The Times of India

Mirabai, Bajrang, Lakshya among top athletes for National Games

NEW DELHI: Birmingham CWG gold medal-winning troika of weightlifters Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia and members of the champion Thomas Cup badminton team, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Chirag Shetty, will be among a host of India international athletes who will…

The Times of India

Badminton Association of India to award cash incentive to CWG, World Championship medalists

The Indian shuttlers came with the best ever showing in the CWG winning three gold, one silver and two bronze

The Hindu

Disappointing to miss out on a major event like CWG, says Indian hockey team's midfielder Navjot Kaur

BENGALURU: Indian women hockey team midfielder Navjot Kaur says missing a major tournament like the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) was "hard to accept" as she could not compete in Birmingham Games after contracting COVID-19.

The Times of India

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IOA's Anandeshwar Panday accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ during Birmingham CWG

NEW DELHI: Already facing heat over an FIR by former national-level handball player alleging sexual assault, Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) treasurer Anandeshwar Panday found himself in further trouble after it emerged on Thursday that his T2 transport privileges were withdrawn at the recent Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham following a…

The Times of India

CWG bronze medalist Pooja Sihag's husband dies under suspicious circumstances in Rohtak

Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Pooja Sihag's husband was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Haryana's Rohtak on late Saturday, the police said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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It was disappointing to not play CWG final, says Indian hockey team's midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad

NEW DELHI: Indian men's hockey team midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad says he was devastated after missing the final of the Commonwealth Games against Australia due to a minor knee injury.

The Times of India

IOA wants top athletes to show up at National Games as government looks to turn it into sporting spectacle

NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat all set to host the 36th edition of the National Games in September-October, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that the country's top athletes - including the Olympic and CWG medallists - participate…

The Times of India

Weightlifters Mirabai, Jeremy, Achinta to skip Asian Championship; to have S&C camp in U.S. for World Meet

"We will be in USA for 23-24 days. It is the off season so we will have a strength program there," said India head coach Vijay Sharma

The Hindu

Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli to skip Asian Championship; to have S&C camp in US for World Meet

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu and seven other top Indian weightlifters will fly to the USA on Tuesday for a three and half week strength and conditioning (SC) training camp in St. Louis.

The Times of India

We desperately wanted a podium finish at CWG after World Cup debacle, says Indian women's hockey team's midfielder Salima Tete

NEW DELHI: Talented midfielder of the Indian women's hockey team Salima Tete revealed that a podium finish was the only target that the team had at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after a disastrous World Cup campaign earlier this year.

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Wrestler Ravi Dahiya headed for Russia camp ahead of World Championships

NEW DELHI: Fresh from winning a gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG), India's star wrestler Ravi Dahiya is all set for a 29-day training camp in Russia ahead of the World Championships in Serbia in a month's time.

The Times of India

I am fitter and stronger than I have been in a while, very well prepared for my next bout: Vijender Singh

NEW DELHI: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh suffered his maiden defeat, in a 13-professional-bout career so far, when Russia's Artysh Lopsan defeated the 2008 Beijing Olympics medallist by technical knockout at the Majestic Pride Casino in Goa in March last year.

The Times of India

Two CWG singles golds 16 years apart an out of this world feeling; future of Indian TT in the right hands, says Sharath Kamal

NEW DELHI: Before he flew to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games (CWG), Sharath Kamal had categorically mentioned "I am playing my best table tennis at 40." By the time he returned home a fortnight later, Sharath had turned those words into an astonishing three gold medals and a silver, and…

The Times of India

2022 CWG medal count a downer for Mirabai Chanu-led weightlifting contingent

NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifters have all the reasons to be proud of their Birmingham show as they managed to win 10 -- three gold, three silver and four bronze -- marginally better than that in Gold Coast in 2018 when India had won only nine medals. The rich medal haul…

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'Golden age of Indian sports has just begun': PM Narendra Modi interacts with CWG 2022 Indian contingent

NEW DELHI: The golden period of Indian sports is knocking on the doors, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday as he hailed the gutsy show of the Indian contingent which returned with 61 medals from the Commonwealth Games.

The Times of India

Our paths will cross and it'll be Indian boxing's loss: Nitu Ghanghas on rivalry with Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: An interesting battle for supremacy is brewing up in the women’s boxing’s flyweight division. And, it’s the Indian boxing which will be at loss, as the two central figures in this rivalry are both medal prospects at the upcoming Asian Games and Paris Olympics 2024.

The Times of India

After three CWG gold medals, my motivation level has shot up: Sharath Kamal

CHENNAI: It wasn't an easy journey for Achanta Sharath Kamal over the last two and half years due to the global pandemic. He is 40 now and has achieved a lot in his career. There was always the option of letting it go, no one would have complained, but Sharath…

The Times of India

Watch out athletics world - Here comes Team India

Athletics and India - two words which are still not really spoken of in the same breath too often at global multi-discipline events like the Olympics and World Championships. Yet.

The Hindu

CWG 2022 — I need to forget the 3000m steeplechase silver first, says Avinash Sable

‘I have to restart training as if I have not achieved anything. I do feel happy. But the main focus is to be better and not think that I have done something extraordinary.’

The Hindu

CWG 2022 | Sable soars, Paul leaps, Sharath sizzles to script India's success story

India finished a commendable fourth place at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games

The Times of India

Quietly working his way up, Avinash Sable represents the steady rise of Indian athletics

Many call him the 'monk' of Indian athletics. Avinash Sable's international rise in the space of mere four years has been a meditative 'run'. For someone who thought he may not come close to his 3000m Steeplechase national record again after setting it first in 2018, Sable has broken it…

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