Tag: National Games 2025
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Mansukh Mandaviya To Chair High-Level Meeting On LA 2028 And 2036 Olympic Bid
India’s sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a two-day high-level meeting at the at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad on March 7 to 8 with a strategic focus on LA 2028 and 2036 Olympic bid. The two-day brainstorming session will bring together sports personalities from various states/UTs, senior sports administrators, key government officials, and domain…
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Pullela Gopichand Advices Parents Against Picking Sporting Career For Children
Pullela Gopichand, India’s chief national coach, is shaping his daughter Gayatri Gopichand’s career in the badminton ecosystem but has advised parents against it if they’re not rich. “I advise parents not to put their children in sports. We are not in a position to offer sports as a career. Unless the children are from rich…
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Sachin Yadav Medals And Records: Neeraj Chopra’s Closest Indian Javelin Throw Counter-Part
For a long-time, the Indian javelin throw landscape has been dominated by the double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra. At the 38th National Games 2025, where Olympian Shivpal Singh (with the best-ever throw 86.23 meters) and Rohit Yadav (80.47m) were in the field, Sachin Yadav clinched the gold medal with a Meet Record of 84.39m. And…
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38th National Games 2025: Kerala Begins ‘Blame Game’ After Dismal Performance
The Kerala Olympics Association (KOA) and Kerala State Sports Council (KSSC) have begun a blame game after their state finished at a dismal 14th place in the recently concluded 38th National Games 2025 in Uttarakhand. Kerala finished fifth in the previous National Games in Goa, amassing 87 medals while in Uttarakhand the state finished with…
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38th National Games 2025: Manipur Violence Forces Kuki-Zo Community Athlete To Change Allegiance
In the men’s 100m event heat at the 38th National Games 2025, Letjakai Lenthang finished second last by clocking 11.33s. He wore a blue vest with Mizoram printed on his back. The track and field athlete reached Dehradun, just a day before the event from Aizawl. “I know I didn’t run well but in a…