Yearning for Olympic gold, 'Magnificent Mary' keeps punching
`Magnificent Mary,' as she is known in India, was a bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympics in London and won a record sixth gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships last year.
Mar 14, 2019, 17:16 PM ISTBoxing great Mary Kom named brand ambassador of PUMA
A bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympics, Kom is a role model to millions of women in India.
Feb 18, 2019, 16:38 PM ISTFrom cannabis to steroid: American weightlifter Norik Vardanian fails Olympic doping retest
Vardanian was previously banned for six months in 2009 after testing positive for cannabis.
Oct 06, 2016, 19:38 PM ISTFrom Bronze to Silver: Yogeshwar Dutt needs to pass THIS crucial test before medal upgrade
"Yogeshwar's tests are also being conducted and once his dope test comes out clean, then only he will be handed the silver medal"
Aug 31, 2016, 17:18 PM ISTConvicted paralympian Oscar Pistorius put on suicide watch: Reports
The 29-year-old double-amputee, who is being held at the Kgosi Mampuru II Prison in Pretoria.
Aug 14, 2016, 15:36 PM ISTNo realistic hope of Olympic medal in hockey: Viren Rasquinha
While praising the Indian men hockey team's progress under the guidance of coach Roelant Oltmans, former international Viren Rasquinha did not hold out a realistic chance for the country to climb the medals podium at the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Jun 16, 2016, 19:09 PM ISTRussian hammer thrower suspended for life over doping abuse
Hammer-thrower Ikonnikov finished fifth at the 2012 Olympics in London. However, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) later requested to collect a doping sample from the Russian athlete
Jun 08, 2016, 18:22 PM ISTHabiba Ghribi receives Olympic, world gold medals
The presentation to Ghribi took place in Rades, near Tunis, during the under-23 Mediterranean Games.
Jun 05, 2016, 05:29 AM IST23 new doping failures from 2012 London Olympic Games: IOC
The IOC has informed the athletes whose sample have failed on reanalysis, but will not name them until a final confirmation test is carried out.
May 27, 2016, 18:31 PM ISTRussian race walkers Kaniskina, Kirdyapkin stripped of 2012 Olympic medals
The IAAF appealed on six cases where they said RUSADA had been "selective" in annulling previous results.
Mar 24, 2016, 17:05 PM ISTI was a good friend of complainant in the past, her allegations are false: Sardar Singh
Sardar said that even though he was good friends with Ashpal, he hadn't met her in the last two to three years.
Feb 04, 2016, 12:02 PM IST