FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - Caught on Camera

CWG 2022: Journey to Paris Olympics has begun; Mirabai Chanu didi's support has been immense, says 'golden' boy Jeremy Lalrinnunga

NEW DELHI: Jeremy Lalrinnunga is India's new 'golden' boy. When the 19-year-old weightlifting sensation from Aizawl won a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018 in Buenos Aires, he promised himself that he will continue his golden run for the nation. And, he fulfilled this promise which he…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

CWG 2022: Bindyarani Devi finds her identity with fine silver show

When Bindyarani Devi was first selected for the national camp in 2019, she had landed in NIS Patiala without a pair of weightlifting shoes for her workout sessions. Mira di, as she fondly calls her idol Mirabai Chanu, came forward and gifted her training shoes to Bindyarani to ensure that…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

Lack of competition does make it a bit boring, says CWG 2022 champion Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: It was a stroll to the top of the podium for Mirabai Chanu at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG), but not without a feeling and a sentiment that elite-level athletes can have but rarely show when there's lack of competition -- that it gets 'boring'.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2022

Medal rush continues as Bindyarani Devi wins silver

Earlier, Mirabai Chanu had provided India its first gold

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Mirabai Chanu wins first gold for India

With the win of Mirabai Chanu, India’s medal tally went up to three.

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Indian schedule on July 30, 2022

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will be seen in action at 8 p.m.

The Hindu · Jul 29, 2022

Mirabai Chanu leads Indian challenge in weightlifting at CWG 2022

Along with Mirabai, Sanket Sargar and Gururaja will be keen to contribute to country’s medals tally.

The Hindu · Jul 29, 2022

Sindhu named India's flagbearer for 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra was expected to be the flag-bearer for India at the Commonwealth Games, but badminton star P. V. Sindhu will replace the javelin thrower as he had to pull out due to a groin injury

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022

Ready for an upgrade! India's 2018 CWG medallists who are set to rewrite the history books in Birmingham

NEW DELHI: These are really exciting times if you are an Indian sports fan and a supporter of the Indian athletes across a varied range of sporting disciplines. Cricket still might be the numero uno sport in the country, in terms of popularity, but the rise of other sports in…

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2022

My fight is with myself at the Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: Honest and yet modest can best define the celebrated Mirabai Chanu, who buried the ghost of Rio 2016 in Tokyo last year, when she woke India up with her silver medal on the opening day of the Olympics. If she 'froze' in Rio 2016 with three failed clean-and-jerk…

The Times of India · Jul 25, 2022