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October 7, 2026 1:17 PM

Assam CM Felicitates Lovlina Borgohain with ₹50 Lakh Award

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma felicitated ace boxer and Asian Games gold medalist Lovlina Borgohain at the Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati, presenting her with a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh in recognition of her historic sporting achievement. Borgohain received a warm welcome upon her return on Tuesday following her stellar performance at the Asian Games, where she clinched the gold medal in the women’s 75-kg category on her birthday on October 2. She secured the top podium finish by def...

October 6, 2026 4:17 PM

India among seven countries vying for 2036 Olympics, IOC says

Seven countries, including India, Germany and Qatar, are in the running to stage the 2036 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. Hungary, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea complete the list of interested parties, who are in preliminary talks with the IOC, with a shortlist to be drawn up in March next year and some countries progressing to a strategic dialogue phase. Preferred hosts will be named in 2028 and a final decision expected in mid-2029, the IOC said i...

September 28, 2026 12:42 PM

Asian Games : Gritty Esha claims silver in women’s 25m pistol; Manu ends medal-less

Indian shooter Esha Singh clinched a silver medal in the Asian Games women's 25m pistol individual competition, fighting through five consecutive shoot-offs at the end of which she missed the gold by one shot in Nagoya on Monday. The 21-year-old from Hyderabad, who is the reigning world number one, won three shoot-offs to be in contention for silver before being engaged in two more in the gold medal clash with China's Xiao Jiaruixuan. The two ended 38 at the end of regulation series but Esha f...

September 24, 2026 12:41 PM

Asian Games 2026: India misses bronze in 10m air pistol team, skeet mixed team qualifies for final

The Indian men's 10m air pistol team missed out on a bronze medal as it ended fourth but the mixed skeet team entered the finals of the Asian Games shooting competition in Nagoya on Thursday. The trio of Kamaljeet, Balakrishna Kedarling Uchaganve and Aakash Bharadwaj finished with a score of 1730 across six series. To make it worse for India, none of the three managed to qualify for the individual finals. China won the gold on account of a higher inner 10 count (1743-70x), ahead of silver-meda...

September 24, 2026 8:22 AM

Asian Games: Satnam-Salman duo bags bronze in double sculls, Balraj finishes fourth in single sculls

Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls with a time of 6:13.25, while Balraj Panwar narrowly missed out on a medal in the men’s single sculls final, finishing fourth in the men’s single sculls here at Nagaragawa International Regatta Course on Thursday. Satnam and Salman clocked 6:13.25s to finish third behind China’s Xudi Yi and Yide Nie, who won the gold with 6:09.77s, and Uzbekistan’s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov clinched the silver...

August 27, 2026 3:02 PM

Khelo India is platform to nurture sporting talent, build Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that sports should not be viewed merely as a means of winning medals, but as a powerful instrument to harness India's sporting potential and youth energy in the journey towards building a Viksit Bharat. Addressing the Khelo India Dialogue through video conference, the Prime Minister said the initiative had emerged as an important platform for nurturing sporting talent across the country and providing young athletes with opportunities and support to ...

August 24, 2026 5:18 PM

PM Modi to address young athletes during ‘Khelo India Dialogue’ on August 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address young budding athletes and youth leaders during a nationwide initiative, “Khelo India Dialogue - Khel Ki Baat, Pradhan Mantri Modi Ke Saath”, on August 27 to mark National Sports Day 2026. The large-scale youth engagement programme will be organised across more than 1,500 educational institutions throughout the country, bringing together young people, athletes, policymakers and representatives of educational institutions. IITs, IIMs, NITs, AIIMS, l...

August 11, 2026 4:51 PM

Khelo India builds the foundation for a sporting powerhouse

India’s emergence as a confident sporting nation is no longer a distant aspiration. It is becoming a visible reality, powered by sustained investment, institutional reforms and a determined effort to identify and nurture talent from every corner of the country. The Narendra Modi government’s Khelo India initiative has played a pivotal role in this transformation, moving India’s sporting policy beyond the traditional focus on medals towards building a comprehensive ecosystem for sporting ex...

August 10, 2026 5:42 PM

Sports culture, not just infrastructure, key to India’s medal success: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India’s success in international sports depends not merely on building infrastructure but on creating a comprehensive sports culture across the country. Interacting with India’s Commonwealth Games champions, PM Modi congratulated the athletes for bringing glory to the nation and said their medals and achievements inspire young students far more effectively than verbal encouragement. “Your medal inspires them more than anything we could say by g...

August 3, 2026 6:52 PM

The making of a sporting nation: How Khelo India is powering India’s rise to global sporting excellence

India's sporting landscape is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history, driven by sustained government investment, grassroots talent development, modern sports infrastructure and a long-term vision to establish the country among the world's leading sporting nations. The latest milestone in this journey came with the Union Cabinet's approval of the revamped Khelo India Scheme, which, along with enhanced Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), carries a combi...