by Amrita Priya | Jun 23, 2022
(June 23, 2022) Rewards and accolades have not stopped raining down on Subedar Neeraj Chopra ever since the athlete made India proud by winning Gold in 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 87.58m throw. The athlete was 23 at the time he created history. On June 19, the Olympian...
by Global Indian | Aug 30, 2021
(August 30, 2021) India has had a relatively good run on the international sports circuit this year: all thanks to its star athletes. While the country clinched seven medals, including a gold, at the Tokyo Olympics, things have begun to sparkle and shine at the Tokyo...
by Global Indian | Aug 9, 2021
(August 9, 2021; 7.15 pm) As the world watched with bated breath, India’s Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra, flexed his arm before he swung it in a deep arc to launch his javelin, in what can only be termed a monster throw. As it landed at 87.58 m, the audience erupted in...
by Global Indian | Aug 3, 2021
(August 3, 2021; 5.45 pm) In April this year, when the Indian women’s hockey team was training hard for their Olympics outing, disaster struck: six of the team members had tested positive for COVID-19 and were forced to go into isolation for two weeks. One of the six...
by Global Indian | Jul 30, 2021
(July 30, 2021; 5.30 pm) 2020 was a tough year for Lovlina Borgohain: First she couldn’t make it to the national camp due to her mother’s ill health and also had to help her father in the paddy fields. Secondly, she tested Covid positive hours before she was to board...
