Time will judge how sports fans would like to remember Sushil Kumar - a celebrated sportsperson or a jailed criminal.
NEW DELHI: Sushil Kumar s Wikipedia page, which profiles the celebrated wrestler s awe-inspiring journey from south west Delhi s Baprola village to his incredible podium finishes in the Olympics, Asiad, CWG and World Championships, has a recent update.
An update which no sports lover in the country, even pehelwan Sushil himself, would have thought they would ever see. It reads: On 23 May 2021, he (read Sushil) was arrested over alleged involvement in the murder of a 23-year-old fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar in Delhi.
Musagala fails to run in DL over visa delay Allan Darren Kyeyune Middle-distance runner Ronald Musagala will have to wait a little longer before he makes a season bow abroad following a visa hitch last week. He was meant to be in Europe a week ago but yesterday, Musagala missed the 1500m event at the World Athletics Diamond League (DL) season opener in Gateshead, northeast of England. Over a week ago, Musagala’s passport was taken to the UK Embassy in a bid to secure a visa. Its return was delayed and he first missed the 1500m race at the 60th Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting in Czech Republic five days ago. “I had already got the visa to Ostrava,” Musagala said last week. Efforts by Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) and his management Global Sports Communication had almost reached fruition but he was late for Gateshead. “They were giving us some conditions to the passport yesterday [Saturday],” UAF administrator Timothy Masaba. “But the last available fli
Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi has given clear direction to provide full support.
Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi has given clear direction to provide full support to elite and junior athletes: Kiren Rijiju
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NEW DELHI : Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear direction to provide full support to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes.
The Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 this year after getting postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19. Rijiju also said the government is doing everything to provide support to the elite and junior athletes.
Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear direction to provide full support t
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): National athletes and coaches who are not inoculated against Covid-19 will be denied participation in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi set from Nov 21 to Dec 2, Vietnamese organisers declared Tuesday (May 18).