Indian athletes Archives

Extreme sports: Prajwal Pingali’s life as a mountain biker

by Chandu | Mar 23, 2024

(March 23, 2024) Prajwal Pingali loves to challenge his lungs and limbs, 24×7. Each time the youngster bounces his way down the rutted trails and rocks on his mountain bike, he’s on cloud nine. He has had his share of nasty falls and close shaves, but that hardly...

The young ace: Pushti Laddha is one of India’s most promising young tennis stars

by Chandu | Feb 9, 2024

(February 9, 2024) As a six year old, when Pushti Laddha held a tennis racquet for the first time, she fell in love with the sport instantly. Her parents, both huge tennis fans, only encouraged her to pursue it. Hardly three years later, Pushti was out on the tennis...

Basketball player Ishan Sharma is shooting his way to stardom

by Amrita Priya | Oct 26, 2023

(October 26, 2023) When he was just about four years old, his father bought him a ball. While he first played soccer with it for the first couple of days, the kid soon started playing basketball with his friends with the same ball. It was here that Ishan Sharma, an...

Titas Sadhu: Taking India to a historic win in Women’s cricket at Asian Games 2023

by Amrita Priya | Oct 1, 2023

(October 1, 2023) Clad in Indian jerseys, the women in blue entered the cricket pitch at Hangzhou with the promise of winning the game against Sri Lanka. And staying true to their vow, the Indian Women’s cricket team won a historic gold medal in cricket at the...

Neeraj Chopra: First Indian to win gold at World Athletics Championships

by Amrita Priya | Aug 29, 2023

(Aug 29, 2023) Rewards and accolades never seem to stop raining down on Neeraj Chopra. He has made India proud once again with a gold in World Athletics Championships 2023 at Budapest, Hungary. A master at scripting history, the 25-year-old athlete is the first Indian...