The Athletics World Championships starts in London from 4th August 2017. While it will be the last World Championship for greats like Usain Bolt and Mo Farah, a host of young starts like Wayde van Niekerk, Nafissatou Thiam, Kendra Harrison , Evan Jager will be there to show their mettle. …
Read More »Indian para athletes face apathy; doesn’t they deserve better acceptance?
In spite of giving their best ever performance in the Deaflympics -clinching five medals, including a gold- Indian contingent of hearing impaired athletes returned home without any recognition. There was not a single official from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) or the sports ministry in the airport to welcome …
Read More »Gilli Danda International Federation approves Rule Book for Gilli Danda
In the blog post ‘Gilli Danda Strikes From Sepia To Colour’ (https://www.sportsavour.com/gilli-danda-strikes-from-sepia-to-colour/) we referred about the Rule Book that was going to be introduced by Gilli Danda International Federation (GDIF). As promised by the Secretary General of the Federation, Bhupendra Kisan Bharat (https://www.sportsavour.com/we-need-to-spread-our-rural-sports-to-various-strata-of-the-society-bhupendra-kisan-k-bharat/) the Rule Book has come into existence …
Read More »Some of the world’s greatest in World Athletics Championships
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Date: 4th August 2017-13th August 2017 Venue: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Description: Athletic greats Usain Bolt and Mo Farah will take to the global stage one last time at Athletics World Championships 2017 in London from 4-13 August. Usain, who has completed the 100m-200m sprint double …
Read More »How PKL changed Kabaddi from a Rural to a Ruling game
A game, where in every 30 seconds there is a high point. It is a game of incredible fitness and unmatched intensity. Kabaddi , a short game in tune with today’s generation, has taken the Indian sports scenario to an unimaginable level that almost touched the famed height of cricket …
Read More »Falcons TTC win inaugural Ultimate Table Tennis
The inaugural edition of Ultimate Table Tennis-the TT League of India-is a hit. Falcons TTC won the title by defeating Shazé Challengers 14-9 at the NSCI stadium in Mumbai. India’s young sensation, Sanil Shetty faced Li Ping in the opening match of the final tie in front of a packed …
Read More »Tinnis to Tenez, and then Tennis
A group of historians believe that the the name Tennis originated from an Egyptian town on the Nile called Tinnis (in Arabic). Some other historians believe that the word came from Old French, via the Anglo-Norman term Tenez which means ‘hold, receive or take. Ancient and Medieval European literature has …
Read More »Dutee Chand gets invitation, likely to take part in World Championships
The sprinter from Odisha, Dutee Chand, is likely to take part in World Championships to be held in London in August. She has received invitation from International Associations of Athletics Federation to take part in the Championship in spite of not meeting the qualification standard needed. Dutee’s best is 11.30 …
Read More »Young golfer Diksha Dagar wins silver in Deaflympics
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar won silver in women’s individiual golf event at Deaflympics at Samsun in Turkey. Ranked number 1 in Junior Golf in India, Dikha got a bye in the quarterfinals and then defeated Germany’s Gonzalez Podbicanin A 9 & 8 in the semifinals to set up a final …
Read More »Prannoy defeats Kashyap to win US Open Grand Prix
HS Prannoy defeated fellow countrymen Parupalli Kashyap to win a thrilling three-game to clinch the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold. In an hour and five minutes match, Prannoy showed a gritty performance to win it 21-15, 20-22, 21-12.This is Prannoy’s 3rd Grand Prix Gold with the other two coming …
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