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Abhinav Bindra, India’s lone individual Olympic gold medallist, on Sunday officially announced his retirement from shooting, saying ‘it is time to move on and hand over the baton to the younger generation.’ “It is an emotional day for me,” said Bindra at his farewell organised by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). The 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist expressed […]

Wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s Olympic dreams remained alive after the National Anti-Doping Agency’s disciplinary panel exonerated him of all charges, accepting the sabotage theory advanced by his legal team. However, a final decision on his travel will depend on several factors, including his mental condition and the approval of the international wrestling federation and the IOC Organising Committee for the Rio […]

India’s Neeraj Chopra won the javelin throw gold in the IAAF World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Saturday setting a new world record (U-20) of 86.48m.

Barely 10 days before the start of the Olympics, India suffered a huge embarrassment as 74kg freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test conducted by NADA, a development which has cast doubt on his participation in Rio Games. National Anti-Doping Director General Navin Agarwal confirmed that Narsingh’s ‘B’ sample also tested positive for a banned steroid. He appeared before […]

Indian boxing star Vijender Singh scaled a new high in his ever-soaring professional career as he clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title with a dominating win over former WBC European champion Kerry Hope here on Saturday.

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) on Thursday became the second Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games after advancing to the semifinals of the AIBA World Qualifying Tournament here. Manoj thrashed Tajikistan’s Rakhimov Shavkatdzhon in the quarterfinal 3-0. He will next face European champion Pat McCormack of Britain in the semifinal on Friday. McCormack defeated Frenchman Amzile […]