The Sports Ministry on Tuesday released the list of 29 athletes who have been recommended for the Arjuna award 2020. While Sakshi Malik, Rahul Aware and Divya Kakran were amongst the few who got nominated for the national…
National Sports Award: Five members of the wrestling fraternity have been recommended by the panel for the National Sports Award 2020. While Vinesh Phogat has been nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Sakshi Malik, Rahul Aware and…
India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat is amongst the four athletes recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020. It is India’s highest sporting honour given to a sportsperson. Besides her, Mumbai Indian’s captain Rohit Sharma, Table Tennis champion…
The National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August, the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand. “The sports awards function this year is likely to be an online function. As per the Government of India instructions, the…
In a major reform in the nomination policy, athletes could be allowed to directly nominate themselves for the sports national awards from next year. Hinting at a policy change, the sport’s ministry is mulling over allowing athletes to…
Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on Tuesday put in contention for ‘Khel Ratna’ while World Championship medallists Rahul Aware and Olympic-bound Deepak Punia were nominated for the Arjuna award alongside Sakshi Malik and two others by the national…
Six wrestlers including Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia have sent their applications to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for this year’s Arjuna Award. Punia is one of the brightest wrestlers in the current Indian faction having won Junior…
Thrice World wrestling medallist Bajrang Punia and cricketer Rishabh Pant on Thursday were awarded the Best Player of the Year award by Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA). The award was presented by Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra,…
Geeta and Babita Phogat’s maternal sister Ritika Phogat commits suicide after losing a wrestling tournament- In a shocking development for the sports fraternity and Phogat family, Wrestler Ritika Phogat has committed suicide. She took her life after allegedly…
India’s top woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat and her coach Om Prakash Dahiya on Friday had tested positive for COVID-19. Selected for this year’s Khel Ratna award, the Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, had been training at her village…