While Tasnim Mir became the first Indian girl to achieve the no 1 ranking in Junior Badminton circuit, Aditya Joshi, Siril Verma, and Lakshya Sen are the Indian boys who previously got this honour. Tasnim Mir has managed to surpass the achievement of Olympic medallists Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu …
Read More »The RYP National Ranking Pickleball Tournament is back; the 2nd edition promises to be bigger and better
The 2nd RYP Tournament, to be held on 4th and 5th Devember 2021 at Olympic Sports Centre in Palava, is the first major Pickleball tournament to be held in India post COVID. More than 300 players from 20 states of India are likely to participate in the 2-day RYP Tournament …
Read More »Winter Olympics 2022: Alpine skier Arif Khan becomes the first Indian to qualify for Beijing
Arif Khan, who hails from the Hajibal Tanmarg area in Kashmir, has previously represented India in many international tournaments, including the World Championships. Mohammad Arif Khan, grew up in Gulmarg, famous for being a major tourist destination of Kashmir. Growing up in snowy weather made Arif close to Skiing; moreover …
Read More »Women’s Football: Indian team to play against Brazil in an exposure tour before AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022
The Indian Women’s Football team will play against Brazil for the first time; will also take on Chile and Venezuela for their AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 preparation. The Indian Women’s Football team is gearing up for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup by regularly playing international friendly matches. In October …
Read More »Chess: India now has 72 Grandmasters; Mitrabha Guha becomes the latest to achieve the feat
Kolkata-based Chess player, Mitrabha Guha, becomes India’s 72nd Grandmaster, two days later India got its 71st Gradmaster Sankalp Gupta. Mitrabha Guha completed the requirement of becoming a Grandmaster by securing his third and final GM norm at GM Third Saturday Mix 220- Novi Sad, Serbia. He defeated GM Nikola Sedlak …
Read More »Chess: Sankalp Gupta becomes India’s 71st Grandmaster
18-year old Sankalp Gupta secured the three required GM norms in just 24 days toachieve the Grandmaster title. Sankalp Gupta has become India’s 71st Grandmaster by scoring 6.5 points in the GM Ask 3 round-robin event at Arandjelovac in Serbia. He won five games, drew three, and lost one to …
Read More »Sjoerd Marijne’s bitter-sweet relationship with Indian Hockey ends in a sour tone
Sjoerd Marijne, who guided the Indian Women’s Hockey team to their best-ever Olympic outing, has ended his tenure with Hockey India. But he is yet to receive his final salary from SAI and a reward from UP government. Sjoerd Marijne was first appointed the head coach of the Indian Women’s …
Read More »Cheerleading as sport- Rewind to Johnny Campbell on 2nd November, 1898 at Minnesota
Though Cheerleading originated in Britain, but an American is regarded as the first Cheerleader. Johnny Campbell’s Cheerleading at a Football match in 1898 made him the very first cheerleader and November 2 the official birth date of organized Cheerleading. Cheerleading is an organized sports activity; it combines dance, gymnastics, and …
Read More »14-year old Tajamul Islam fights all her way to win World Kickboxing Champion title
Tajamul Islam is a remarkable athlete in Kickboxing whose grit and passion for her art will inspire other young athletes for generations to come. Young Tajamul Islam from Kashmir has won the title of World Kickboxing Champion at Cairo in Egypt, after defeating Lalina from Argentina, in the final. This …
Read More »At 80, at 17600 ft- M P Jose reaches Khardung La after two snow-stuck days
M P Jose aimed to reach Khardung La on his 80th birthday after covering 4200km from Thrissur. But snow played spoilsport in between and stretched his journey to the top to 14th September. “At this age, coming here, that too on a cycle is a great achievement for me.” M …
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