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MP govt to offer posts of Dy SP to Olympics, Asian Games medallists: CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said players from the state winning medals in the Olympics and Asian Games will be appointed as deputy superintendent of police and deputy collector. Chouhan made the announcement on Monday while addressing the state government's sports awards distribution programme, which was also attended by Union Minister of Sports Anurag Thakur. On the occasion, Chouhan and Thakur unveiled the logo of 'Khelo India Youth Games-2022', scheduled to be held in Madhya Pradesh next year. The CM said parents are worried about the careers of their children and prevent them from indulging in sports. He said the state government had appointed hockey player Vivek Prasad Sagar, who was part of the Indian team that won the bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, as deputy superintendent of police and gave him a house worth Rs one crore in Bhopal. "We have decided that the players who win medals in the Olympics and Asian Games will be appointed to the posts of .

How technology played a part in India scripting triple jump history

Separated by visa issues, coach, athletes turned to WhatsApp; came home with gold & silver

CWG 2022: Beyond shooting, India finds 61 reasons to cheer in Birmingham

The athletes showed that India can look beyond Shooting. India, with 61 medals including 22 gold at Birmingham 2022 surprised all by winning in events where not even the ardent fans believed it could

Commonwealth Games 2022 haul shows India's game for diverse sports

At the Gold Coast, India's medals came from eight different sports, four fewer than this time

How does Olympic silver medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya keep his focus?

Participating in his first Commonwealth Games, India's Olympic silver medalist Ravi Dahiya spoke to Business Standard in a candid interview before departing for Birmingham 2022

CWG 2022 Day-2 Highlights: Chanu clinches gold; Bindyarani gets silver

Commonwealth Games 2022 Highlights Day 2: Mirabai Chanu extended her lead by lifting 88kg in the women's weightlifting finals. Bindyarani Devi, Gururaja Poojary, Sanket Sargar also clinched medals.

CWG 2022: Women must climb a mountain to win India's first cricket medal

A few possible scenarios on how Indian women's cricket team can bag a medal at upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Hope Lovlina makes it to IPS cadre: CM after her enlistment in Assam Police

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain was enlisted as a trainee deputy superintendent in the Assam Police with CM exuding confidence that she will get inducted into the IPS cadre in due course

Olympic medal is just start, want to be world no.1: Hockey forward Shamsher

Forward Shamsher Singh said winning the Olympic bronze medal was just ticking off one box in the new beginning for the Indian men's hockey team, which aspires to be the world number one side.

India lays out red carpet for Olympic heroes in Delhi, felicitates them

Gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the cynosure of all eyes in the ceremony at a five-star hotel

You don't win silver, you lose gold

In business too, losing finalists really get nowhere, get nothing. It is purely "winner takes all"

Meet the stars of India's first Olympic medal-winning campaign in 4 decades

The Indian men's hockey team scripted history on Thursday by winning an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal play-off match here

I have no regrets now after this medal, says 4-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay

The legendary Dhanraj Pillay says now he has no regrets after watching the Indian hockey team claim a bronze at the Tokyo Games

Olympic: To see result we got today was pretty special, says hockey coach

Indian men's hockey team coach Graham Reid said on Thursday that people around the world will feel very privileged and proud on seeing the performance of his team after the 5-4 win over Germany

Congratulatory messages pour in for Olympic silver medallist Ravi Dahiya

Wrestler Ravi Dahiya's fighting spirit and tenacity got all round praise from the Indian sports fraternity on Thursday with the President and the Prime Minister leading the country in hailing his outstanding feat of winning a silver in the Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old Dahiya, competing in his maiden Olympic Games, settled for a silver after losing 4-7 to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev of Russian Olympic Committee in the men's freestyle 57kg title clash on Thursday. Dahiya became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games after Sushil Kumar. "India is proud of Ravi Dahiya for winning the wrestling silver at #Tokyo2020. You came back into bouts from very difficult situations and won them. Like a true champion, you demonstrated your inner strength too. Congratulations for the exemplary wins & bringing glory to India," President Ram Nath Kovind said in a tweet. Congratulating Dahiya on his feat, PM Narendra Modi said in a tweet: "Ravi Kumar ...

Men's hockey team eyes end to Olympic medal drought; Belgium in way

Handling the immense burden of expectations would perhaps be the key when the Indian men's hockey team takes on world champion Belgium, aiming to secure a place in the Olympic finals

Bajrang, Vinesh carry medal hopes; Ravi Dahiya too a strong contender

Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will have spotlight on them when India's seven wrestlers, beginning with Sonam Malik, open their campaigns here from Tuesday.

Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic: What happens if an athlete tests positive

Listen to the podcast to know about the Tokyo Olympics, what happens if an athlete tests Covid-19 positive

Two Romanian weightlifters lose London Olympics medals for doping

Two Romanian weightlifters were stripped of their 2012 London Olympics medals on Wed after positive tests for steroids, bringing its record total of doping cases at any Summer or Winter Games to 77

Japan could make Olympic medals with gold from seabed

Vast swathes contain metals left over from volcanic activity