Arop aims for 'next gear' with Grand Slam Track after capturing Olympic 800m silver
Marco Arop, who ran to an Olympic silver medal in August, is the first Canadian to join Grand Slam Track before the professional league's inaugural season in 2025.
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Commonwealth Games Decision To Drop Badminton, Hockey Aimed To 'Stunt' India: Pullela Gopichand
The legendary Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar on Tuesday slammed the decision to exclude sports such as badminton from 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and urged the country to not send a team to the event as it is aimed at "stunting" India's progress. In a blow to India's medal prospects in the Commonwealth Games, key sports such as hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket, table tennis and shooting have been dropped from the 2026 edition by host city Glasgow, which unveiled a pruned roster of 10 disciplines to keep the event budget-friendly and free of "operational risks".
Watch: Neeraj Chopra Trolls Departing-Coach With Viral Instagram Trend "Give Me My Money"
India's javelin star Neeraj Chopra pulled off a hilarious prank on his coach Klaus Bartonietz with a special video on Instagram. In the video, which featured Neeraj, Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist poked fun at the German, who is set to depart from his current role after the ongoing season. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had initially hired Bartonietz as a biometrics expert in 2019, but appointed him as Neeraj's coach after Uwe Hohn left.
"Was Seated On His Bed": Sakshi Malik On Sexual Harassment By Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
The 2016 Rio Olympics medallist Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik has unfolded some of the most heartwrenching chapters of her career in her memoir, Witness. Malik, who quit the sport a few months ago, made an explosive claim, alleging former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment. In her autobiography, the wrestler spoke of an incident from the 2012 Asian Junior Championship in Almaty (Kazakhstan) where the then wrestling body chief, Brij Bhushan, tried to harass her in his hotel room sexually.
2-time Olympian Sarah Pavan retires from beach, indoor volleyball after 28 years
Sarah Pavan, a two-time Olympian who won multiple volleyball gold medals for Canada at world championships and Commonwealth Games, retired on Monday at age 38.
"Teacher Tried To Touch Me, Was Scared": India's Star Olympic Medallist's Mega Revelation In New Book
New Delhi, Oct 21 Olympic bronze medal-winning former wrestler Sakshi Malik has said that Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia's decision to accept exemption from the Asian Games trials last year hit the image of their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as it made their movement seem "selfish". Sakshi, who was one of the three prominent faces of the prolonged protest, made this statement in her recently-released book 'Witness'. The 32-year-old from Haryana also said she was molested in her childhood by a tuition teacher but she kept quiet.
New role for Loh Kean Yew's coach Kelvin Ho from 2025, SBA to consider 'marquee names' to be successor
SINGAPORE: Having been instrumental in the meteoric rise of former world champion Loh Kean Yew, national singles' head coach Kelvin Ho has now been handed a new remit - to help groom the next generation of badminton stars.
Watch: Neeraj Chopra Trolls Departing-Coach With Viral Instagram Trend "Give Me My Money"
India's javelin star Neeraj Chopra pulled off a hilarious prank on his coach Klaus Bartonietz with a special video on Instagram. In the video, which featured Neeraj, Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist poked fun at the German, who is set to depart from his current role after the ongoing season. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had initially hired Bartonietz as a biometrics expert in 2019, but appointed him as Neeraj's coach after Uwe Hohn left.