Republic Day 2021: Paddler Mouma Das, six other sportspersons awarded Padma Shri
Mouma, who won the Arjuna Award in 2013, became only the second table tennis player after Achanta Sharath Kamal to win the Padma Shri. Sharath won the recognition in 2019. Sudha, who was awarded the Arjuna in 2012, is the second-most renowned athlete to bag the recognition. She is an Indian Olympic athlete in the 3000 metres steeplechase event.
Jan 26, 2021, 06:25 AM IST
Athletics: Asian Games silver-medallist Sudha Singh wants Deputy Director's post, in no mood to oblige
State Sports minister Chetan Chauhan insisted that rules do not permit the appointment of Sudha as the Deputy Director.
Oct 03, 2018, 19:45 PM IST
Neeraj Chopra bags record-smashing gold as India’s medal tally swells at Asian Games
Farmer's son Neeraj Chopra harvested another record-smashing gold in javelin throw as India's track-and-field athletes delivered a clutch of medals, while badminton ace PV Sindhu advanced to a historic final on a brilliant day for India at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta.
Aug 27, 2018, 23:07 PM IST
Sudha Singh misses out in India's 24-member World Championships squad
Selection Committee chairman Gurbachan Singh Randhawa said that the performance of all the three in the Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar (and their season's best) were well below the World Championships qualifying standards.
Jul 23, 2017, 21:59 PM IST
Asian Athletics Championships: Sudha Singh clinches gold women's 3000m steeplechase, India still top medal tally
However, in men's 3000m steeplechase, Naveen Kumar, a bronze medallist in 2014 Asian Games, and Durga Das Budha finished a disappointing seventh and eighth in 9:02.95 and 9:04.05 respectively.
Jul 08, 2017, 22:40 PM IST
Federation Cup Athletics: Sudha Singh returns to action with gold medal performance
Sudha clocked 10 minutes 03.01 seconds to finish over a hundred meters ahead of Uttar Pradesh statement Parul Chaudhary (10:18.10). Another Uttar Pradesh athlete Chinta Yadav claimed bronze with a time of 10:21.20.
Jun 03, 2017, 23:18 PM IST
Rio Olympics after-effects: Marathon runner OP Jaisha also tests positive for H1N1; hospitalised
Jaisha had competed in the women's marathon in Rio Olympics.
Aug 26, 2016, 00:47 AM IST
Rio-returned Sudha Singh tested positive for Swine Flu, not for Zika virus
Sudha had participated in the women's 3000m steeplechase competition at Rio Olympics.
Aug 23, 2016, 20:40 PM IST
Rio-returned athlete Sudha Singh hospitalized
Sudha had participated in the steeplechase competition at Rio.
Aug 22, 2016, 19:36 PM IST
Athletics coach Nikolai Snesarev detained by Rio police, then released
Indian athletics contingent's middle and long distance coach Nikolai Snesarev was "detained" for half a day and later released by the police after a lady doctor at the Games Village of the Rio Olympics made a complaint of misbehaviour at the polyclinic here.
Aug 15, 2016, 23:54 PM IST
Lalita Babar becomes the first Indian track athlete to reach Olympic final in 32 years
The top three in the three heats gain automatic qualification while Lalita, hailing from Maharashtra, made the grade as one of the six fastest from among the rest.
Aug 13, 2016, 21:17 PM IST
Tintu Luka, Lalita Babar, Sudha Singh stand good chance in Rio: PT Usha
Tintu, Sudha and Lalita have qualified for Rio in 100m dash, and 3000m steeplechase, respectively.
Jul 13, 2016, 13:42 PM IST
National record has come at right time: Sudha Singh
Sudha's new record -- 9:26:55secs -- rewritten 15 days after Asian champion Lalita Babar's national mark in New Delhi
May 16, 2016, 18:23 PM IST
Super Saturday: IPL record breakers, league winners and other sports stories
Records broken in IPL, Barca retain La Liga title, Hamilton finally got a pole on a Super Saturday.
May 14, 2016, 23:31 PM IST
Shanghai Diamond League: Sudha Singh smashes 3000m steeplechase national record
Sudha clocked 9 minute 26.55 seconds.
May 14, 2016, 18:49 PM IST
Olympics-bound Tintu Luka wins gold in 800m, triple jumper Mayookha Johny injured
National record holder and Asian champion Luka, representing Railways, clocked a moderate 2:01.84 to defend her title.
Apr 30, 2016, 23:12 PM IST
Federation Cup National Athletics: Lalita Babar sets national mark, Sudha Singh joins her in 2016 Rio Olympics 3000m steeple
Rajiv Arokiya set the second national record of the day while winning the gold in men's 400m race.
Apr 29, 2016, 21:43 PM IST
12th South Asian Games: Kavita Raut books Rio 2016 berth with marathon gold
Nashik girl Raut is the lone athlete to have qualified for the Olympics from the 12th SAG.
Feb 12, 2016, 15:08 PM IST
Sudha Singh: Long distance runner finally settles with marathon for 2016 Rio Olympics
She was reportedly displeased with coach Nikolai Snesarev`s decision of making her concentrate on marathon instead of her favoured 3,000 metres steeplechase.
Feb 07, 2016, 20:00 PM IST
National coach Nikolai Snesarev slams Railways for 'threatening' Olympics bound athletes
The Belarusian was furious at the bureaucracy which he said was killing the sport and pleaded to stop interfering in their preparation.
Dec 18, 2015, 19:34 PM IST
