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The star duo and the master who helped them blitz
It took only a few months for Chennai Blitz’s Sameer and Joel to ascend to the top at PVL, thanks to volleyball stalwart Dakshinamoorthy, for whom,...
Manipur edges West Bengal in shoot-out to win gold
The two teams reamined 0-0 couldn’t be separated after 90 minutes of football, and the match was forced into a penalty shootout.
Punjab vs Meghalaya for football gold
Punjab, led by Umar Farooq, had a tight game against Odisha in the semi-final. Punjab scored the only goal of the match in the first half with...
KIYG 2023: Assam’s Pahi applies her Tezpur lake lessons to win the...
Pahi’s father Hemanta, now a sub-inspector in the Sashastra Seema Bal and a former national-level swimmer, was determined to make his daughter a...
Joyshree makes splash at KIYG, bags Bronze on debut
The journey to the Youth Games wasn’t easy on her, as she had to relocate and make personal sacrifices to reach where she is today.
Dhanush wins gold third year in a row, Srimathi wins another bronze
Dhanush, who trains under Olympian R Chandrasekharan, had won gold medals in 49kg weight category in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh but opted for a higher...
KIYG 2023: Inspired by Neeraj Chopra, javelin thrower Deepika...
Deepika hails from Bangaon, which is a quiet village of 5,000-odd residents situated in Fatehabad district of Haryana. Athletics coaches from the...
KIYG: Bihar farmer's daughter Durga runs into record books with 1500m...
The fourth of five siblings, Durga would also play kabaddi and football as a child but her heroes were runners. She was such a fan of PT Usha and...