Ekka said that it has been her responsibility to ensure that the youngsters in the team remained motivated during this tough period.
The sporting activities of Tokyo Olympics bound athletes and para-athletes was resumed by SAI at its National Centre of Excellence (NCOEs) in a phased manner last week.
The former world number one, who had claimed four Super Series titles in 2017, beat Toby 21-12 21-18 in 37 minutes, as the sport finally got going after a seven-month-long break.
Talking on Indian paddler Mudit Dani's online chat show 'In The Sportlight', Deepika said that the country's female archers had worked hard and were confident of securing the quota ahead of the COVID-19 lockdown.
The former world number one, who had claimed four superseries titles in 2017, beat Toby 21-12 21-18 in 37 minutes, as the sport finally got going after the long coronavirus-forced hiatus.
Varun Kumar was one of the six hockey players who tested positive in the national camp in Bengaluru.
The Romanian competed at eight editions of the World Half Marathon Championships and earned seven medals in the process.
Maharashtra Badminton Association has written a letter to state sports minister Sunil Kedar requesting for the resumption of the sport as the livelihood of many coaches have been badly affected by the COVID-19 induced lockdown.
The 19-year-old Indian, who had claimed five titles including two Super 100 tournaments last year, produced a clinical performance to outwit Popov 21-9 21-15 to reach the second round.
Kidambi opens against world no 52 Toby Penty of England in the second half of the draw while Shubhankar Dey and Ajay Jayaram will look to go deep into the tournament.
In Indian motorsport body's AGM, Ebrahim was elected unanimously as it chiefs while Farooq Ahmed is elected as vice president.
Ghosal and Chinappa were in Kolkata and Chennai respectively when the nation wide lockdown was enforced in March to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.
Surender was one of the six players who were infected with COVID-19 in the national camp in Bengaluru.
PV Sindhu will not a direct entry in the BWF World Tour Finals as the badminton body announced the decision to do away with automatic invitations for current world champions.
The date saw a number of records -- or rather record-equalling achievements across three sports - Tennis, F1 and NBA.
Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th NBA title to tie Boston for record, beating Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6.
The top-seeded Indians went down 1.5-2.5 to sixth-ranked Iran despite R Vaishali winning on the top board against Sarasadat Khademalsharieh.
The para-badminton champion revealed that she recently got a new blade prosthetic leg in Mumbai and will be adapting to it in time for the Paralympics next year.
The government will bear the cost of the six-member Indian team, comprising two women and three men players and a coach.
Nihal Sarin emerged winner in the Chess.com's 2020 Junior Speed Online Chess Championship, beating Russia's world junior No. 6 Alexey Sarana 18-7 in the final.
The guidelines, including regular temperature checks and sanitisation, will be posted on SFI's social media handles and will be shared with parents and swimmers across various centres.
The Kalinga Stadium has hosted has hosted many top level tournaments including the men's World Cup 2018, Men's Series Finals, FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers (Men and Women) and FIH Hockey Pro League.
Mor, who led the Indian junior men's hockey team to a silver medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2019, believes the new turf will give players from this region the exposure of playing on turf from a very young age.
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