Krishna Poonia
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Dronacharya awardee athletics coach Virender Poonia tests positive for COVID-19
Other Sports | Sep 08, 2020, 07:18 PM IST47-year old Virender Poonia, coach and husband of 2010 CWG gold medallist Krishna Poonia, says he tested COVID-19 positive after showing symptoms.
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Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia wins election in Rajasthan
Other Sports | Dec 11, 2018, 10:34 PM ISTIt was Poonia's second attempt to get an entry in the state legislature, having suffered defeat in the previous elections.
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CWG 2014: Seema wins silver, Poonia disappoints in women's discus
Other Sports | Aug 02, 2014, 10:59 AM ISTGlasgow: Seema Punia bagged a silver for India while defending champion Krishna Poonia finished a disappointing fifth in the women's discus throw competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games. Seema, who had won a bronze in
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CWG 2014: Indian boxers assure 5 medals, Sharath-Amalraj win silver
Other Sports | Aug 02, 2014, 07:01 AM ISTGlasgow: Led by Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, Indian pugilists stole the limelight on the ninth day of the competitions with four of them assuring silver medals for India while paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and
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Discus thrower Krishna Poonia joins Congress in Rajasthan
National | Oct 24, 2013, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Renowned discus thrower Krishna Poonia today joined Congress party in the presence of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Rajasthan.The announcement was made by Ashok Tanwar, Rahul Gandhi's close confidant. Poonia's formal
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No Khel Ratna for Krishna Poonia
Other Sports | Aug 22, 2013, 11:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Putting an end to all speculations, the Sports Ministry today stuck to its original list of winners for the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards thereby dashing discus thrower Krishna Poonia's hopes of getting
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Poonia Accepts Samuels Challenge But Spurns January Date
Other Sports | Oct 26, 2010, 09:30 PM ISTNew Delhi , Oct 26: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia is game for the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw contest with world champion Dani Samuels of Australia but rejected January 22 date for the
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Please Don't Discuss My Son, Pleads Discus Queen Poonia
India | Oct 14, 2010, 02:10 PM ISTNEW DELHI : India's Commonwealth Games discus throw gold winner Krishna Poonia has appealed to the media not to rake up the issue of her son Lakshya again and again, reports the Delhi newspaper Pioneer.After
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Pooniya Leads Clean Sweep Of Discus Medals, Vijender Shocked
Other Sports | Oct 11, 2010, 08:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 11: The much-hyped Indian boxing squad, led by Olympic medal winner Vijender Singh, flopped but the unheralded athletics contingent exceeded expectations when Krishna Pooniya led an unprecedented clean sweep of all the