indian athlete Archives - Global Indian Youth

Race queen: Athlete Jyothi Yarraji is on a winning streak

by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 7, 2023

(February 7, 2023) A new year, and a new record for one of India’s latest additions to the world athletics. 23-year-old sprinter and hurdler, Jyothi Yarraji has created yet another record – this time in the 60 m hurdles event. The young athlete has broken...

Against all odds: Badminton player Jerlin Anika is making the country proud

by Namrata Srivastava | Nov 25, 2022

(November 25, 2022) J. Jeya Ratchagen would watch his daughter, who was diagnosed with a hearing disability, sitting alone all day. With no friends or schoolmates to play with, the eight-year-girl would often sit idle and stare out the window of her small house. To...

‘Dhing Express’ Hima Das: The sprinter who is compared with a super-fast train

by Amrita Priya | Oct 5, 2022

(October 5, 2022) Sprinter Hima Das created history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at a track event at the  IAAF World U20 Championships in 2018 in Finland. Owing to her fantastic sports performances back-to-back, the Assam-born athlete was appointed...

Shining bright: Meet the young guns of Indian sports

by Namrata Srivastava | Jul 3, 2022

(July 3, 2022) For decades, India has produced some legendary sportspersons like Milka Singh, PT Usha, MS Dhoni, Abhinav Bindra and P V Sindhu – the names that inspire the current and future generation of Indian sports stars. It’s these sportspersons who have now...