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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar is best known for her ‘Produnova’ at the 2016 Rio Olympics where she finished fourth. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | The pain and passion of Dipa Karmakar

5 min read . 13 Dec 2018

Phogat defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie in the Women’s Freestyle 50 kg gold medal match. Photo: PTI

Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian woman wrestler to win gold at Asian Games

2 min read . 20 Aug 2018

Dutee Chand will be competing in 100 and 200m sprints at the 2018 Asian Games. Photo: AFP

Asian Games 2018:‘The scars will be there’, says Dutee Chand on gender-row

3 min read . 15 Aug 2018

Hima Das celebrates her win in women’s 400m at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Hima Das creates history, wins India’s first international gold in track events

2 min read . 13 Jul 2018

Men’s javelin gold medalist India’s Neeraj Chopra became only the fifth Indian athlete to have won a track and field gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after throwing 86.47m. Photo: AP

Neeraj Chopra recommended for Khel Ratna award

1 min read . 27 Apr 2018

The accreditation of Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi was suspended and both the Indian athletes were removed from the Games Village. Photo: AP

CWG 2018: K.T. Irfan, Rakesh Babu expelled, India to appeal after needles found

2 min read . 13 Apr 2018

Roger Bannister (centre) passing on the Olympic flame to a torchbearer in Oxford before the 2012 London Games. Photo: AP

Decoding the science behind Roger Bannister’s 4-minute mile record

3 min read . 07 Mar 2018

A file photo. Many Indian women competitors have welcomed the dark blue blazer and trousers that the Indian Olympic Association said was introduced at the request of the country’s athletes’ commission. Photo: Reuters

India dumps sari for trousers at Commonwealth Games ceremony in Australia

2 min read . 27 Feb 2018

Haile Gebrselassie crossing the finish line to set up a new world record at the 2008 Berlin marathon. Photo: Johannes Eisele/Reuters.

Haile Gebrselassie: From the road to coffee plantations

3 min read . 18 Aug 2017

Usain Bolt at the London stadium. Photo: AFP

Usain Bolt made the absurd seem like normal

2 min read . 16 Aug 2017

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt lies on the track after pulling up injured in the final of the men’s 4x100m relay athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London. Photo: AFP

Usain Bolt bows out in agony

1 min read . 13 Aug 2017

Usain Bolt strikes his signature pose. Photo: AP

Usain Bolt rescued his sport from drug taints, made it sexy

3 min read . 09 Aug 2017

Jamaica’s Omar Mcleod wins the 110-metre hurdles ahead of Authorised Neutral Athlete Sergey Shubenkov and Hungary’s Balázs Baji. Photo: AFP

After Usain Bolt disappointment, Jamaica wins first gold at World Championship

4 min read . 08 Aug 2017

Justin Gatlin (R) embraces Usain Bolt after winning the men’s 100m sprint event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Bogeyman Justin Gatlin booed as Usain Bolt’s saintliness shines

3 min read . 06 Aug 2017

Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge finished the marathon in 2:00:25. Photo: Reuters

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge misses breaking 2-hour marathon mark by 25 seconds

3 min read . 06 May 2017

Devendra, whose previous best was 62.15 metres, improved the mark with an attempt of 63.97 metres at the Olympic Stadium. Photo: AP

Rio Paralympics: Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins gold

1 min read . 14 Sep 2016

Mariyappan Thangavelu (Left) and Bhati Varun Singh celebrate their gold and bronze medals, respectively, after the men’s final high jump during Rio Paralympic Games on 9 September 2016. Photo: AFP

Rio Paralympics: Thagavelu wins gold, Bhati bronze in high jump

1 min read . 10 Sep 2016

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