Sports Authority of India Archives

Saturday, March 25 2023

Shona Prabhu: Helping Indian athletes unleash the power of nutrition for peak performances

by Amrita Priya | Sep 11, 2022

(September 11, 2022) When Shona Prabhu started working as a nutritionist for India’s hockey team, the players were not used to having a sports nutritionist around. Thanks to the initiatives taken by the Sports Authority of India, most of the training centres across...

Avani Lekhara: The 19-year-old shooter who became the first Indian woman to clinch a Paralympic Gold

by Global Indian | Aug 31, 2021

(August 31, 2021) Growing up, Avani Lekhara idolized Abhinav Bindra, the shooter who brought home the 2008 Olympic gold. Bindra was the first Indian individual athlete to bag an Olympic gold, but this past week, Avani became the first Indian female athlete to win gold...

Mirabai Chanu: The accidental weightlifter who tackled major setbacks to clinch Olympics glory

by Global Indian | Jul 27, 2021

(July 23, 9:05 am) Chanu Saikhom Mirabai’s historic win at Tokyo Olympics 2020 is nothing short of a Bollywood film script. A girl from a small village in Manipur who picked firewood from the jungle as a teenager becomes the first Indian weightlifter to win an...