Gold Medal
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Abhishek Verma earns India gold in Archery World Cup
Other Sports | Aug 16, 2015, 12:09 AM ISTWroclaw (Poland): Abhishek Verma gave India a perfect Independence Day gift by clinching the gold medal in the compound men's individual section to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 on Saturday.Having
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Indian golfer Ranveer Saini bags Gold in Special Olympics
Other Sports | Aug 01, 2015, 11:03 AM ISTLos Angeles: Golfer Ranveer Singh Saini created history by becoming the first Indian to win a Gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games here.The 14-year-old autistic golfer achieved the feat in GF Golf-Level 2
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Inderjeet wins gold in shot put in Asian Athletics
Other Sports | Jun 03, 2015, 08:10 PM ISTWuhan (China): Up and coming track and field star Inderjeet Singh bagged a gold medal in men's shot put event as India opened the medal account on the first day of the 21st Asian Athletics
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PM congratulates Indian Women's Kabaddi team on winning Gold Medal
Other Sports | Oct 03, 2014, 09:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Women's Kabaddi team on winning the Gold Medal in the Asian Games.“The Indian Women's Kabaddi team has made us very proud. I congratulate them on
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Women's kabaddi team bags gold at Asiad
Other Sports | Oct 03, 2014, 08:19 AM ISTIncheon: The Indian women's kabaddi team notched up its second successive gold medal at the Asian Games, beating Iran 31-21 in the summit clash here today.India thus maintained their supremacy in women's kabaddi, which made
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UP CM announces cash reward for ace shooter Jitu Rai
Other Sports | Sep 20, 2014, 02:49 PM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has congratulated and announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for the Lucknow-based ace shooter Jitu Rai for winning a gold in the 50m pistol event at
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Indian weightlifters eye maiden gold medal at Asian Games
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2014, 04:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Having raised the country's expectations after winning 12 'clean' medals in the recently concluded Glasgow Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Indian weightlifting contingent will be eyeing more glory in the 17th Asian Games starting
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Indian doctor awarded gold medal by Australia Medical Association
World | May 28, 2014, 04:39 PM ISTMelbourne: A prominent Indian-origin doctor has been awarded the Australian Medical Association's highest honour for his outstanding service to the medical profession and the community.The Australian Medical Association (AMA) honoured Mukesh Haikerwal, who is a
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IAAF ratifies Anju's gold at 2005 world championships
Other Sports | Apr 01, 2014, 09:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major boost to Indian athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Tuesday ratified the gold medal for Indian long jump ace Anju Bobby George at the World Athletics Championship held
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Sushil Kumar eyes maiden Asian Games gold
Other Sports | Mar 18, 2014, 07:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Double Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar Tuesday said he was hoping to overcome the disappointment of missing the 2010 Guangzhou Games by winning a medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games starting Sep
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Lusofonia Games: Paddlers give India first gold medals
Other Sports | Jan 21, 2014, 09:47 AM ISTPanaji: India's first gold medals in the third Lusofonia Games came via table tennis when the country's men and women paddlers kept their top billing intact in the five-team pool events.Portugal, despite putting up a
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Poor refereeing cost me gold medal: Amit Kumar
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2013, 05:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: World Championship silver medallist wrestler Amit Kumar today rued that a bad umpiring decision at the fag end of his bout cost him a deserving gold medal in the final of the 55kg
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Mo Farah Wins Second Gold Medal at the 2013 World Athletics Championships
Other Sports | Aug 17, 2013, 01:08 PM ISTMoscow: Briton Mo Farah completed the double-double by winning the 5000m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow.The 30-year-old British long-distance runner, became just the second man in history to hold both the Olympic and
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Agnel wins 200 metre freestyle gold to claim Olympic, World double
Other Sports | Jul 31, 2013, 03:18 PM ISTBarcelona, July 31: France's Yannick Agnel claimed his second gold medal of the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona with a clear victory in the men's 200 metre freestyle.His win Tuesday saw the Frenchman complete an
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Russian girls sweep synchro swimming at junior World Championships
Other Sports | Sep 18, 2012, 12:32 PM ISTVolos (Greece), Sep 18: In a sign that Russia's stranglehold on Olympic synchronised swimming gold could continue for years to come, the country's girls team won gold in every event at the junior World Championships.Russia
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India banks on shooters Bindra, Sodhi, Gagan Narang in Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 09, 2012, 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 9: Speculation can often be a futile exercise but Indian shooters' success stories in recent years have ensured that they head into the London Olympics with bright hopes of adding on to
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Archer Deepika Kumari wins first World Cup title
Other Sports | May 05, 2012, 09:49 PM ISTKolkata, May 5: India's Olympic prospect Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal today at Antalya, Turkey.She beat Korea's Lee Sung Jin by six set points to four in the final
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Geeta Wins Gold In Asian Qualifying Event, Books London Berth
Other Sports | Apr 01, 2012, 06:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 1: Geeta today created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics after she won a gold medal in the Asian Qualifying Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.Geeta
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Malaysia Dash India's Gold Medal Hopes In Hockey
India | Nov 23, 2010, 08:29 PM ISTGuangzhou, Nov 23: India's dream to win a gold medal in men's hockey event of the Asian Games came crashing down after they suffered a shocking 3-4 defeat at the hands of lower-ranked Malaysia in
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Somdev Takes Centrestage, India Maintains 8th Spot On Table
India | Nov 22, 2010, 08:38 PM ISTGuangzhou, Nov 22: Tennis star Somdev Devvarman took centre stage by fetching a gold medal in doubles event and also becoming the first Indian to reach the final in men's singles as India clinched three