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Mizoram Govt appoints Olympic-returned Lalremsiami as hockey chief coach

Indian hockey player Lalremsiami, who was part of the women's team which finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, has been appointed as the chief coach, a group A post, under the Mizoram sports and youth services department. The Mizoram government on Thursday offered the Group-A post to Lalremsiami as an appreciation for her performance at the recently-concluded quadrennial event. Lalremsiami, the first female Olympian from Mizoram, was made a chief coach in hockey discipline under the state sports and youth services department, a Group-A post similar to assistant director rank. "Proud to announce that Govt. of Mizoram has approved the appointment of Ms Lalremsiami, National Hockey Player and the only Olympian from #Mizoram at the Tokyo Olympic 2020 to the post of Chief Coach (Hockey) Group-A post under Sports & Youth Services Department," Chief Minister Zoramthanga wrote on his official Twitter handle late Thurday night. On Wednesday, the state government had allotted a house plot .

Paris 2024: Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky, says Abhinav Bindra

India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra lauded the country's performance at the Tokyo Games, terming it a spirited one but said the road to Paris 2024 will be difficult

Paddlers Sathiyan, Manika enter second round of WTT Contender Budapest

Tokyo Olympic-returned Indian paddlers Sathiyan Gunnasekaran and Manika Batra entered the pre-quarterfinals of their respective events at the WTT Contender Budapest 2021 tournament here

Odisha to sponsor Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years: CM Patnaik

The Odisha government will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Tuesday

Delhi govt school to be renamed after Olympic medal winner Ravi Dahiya

A Delhi government school in Adarsh Nagar area will now be renamed after its alumnus and Olympic medal winner Ravi Dahiya, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday. Olympic medal winner Ravi Dahiya was today welcomed at his school in Adarsh Nagar. It was an emotional moment for his teachers. The government has decided that the school will now be named as Ravi Dahiya Bal Vidyalaya, Sisodia tweeted. Dahiya (23) made his debut in Tokyo Olympics 2020 and won a silver medal in wrestling. He is the second Indian to get a silver medal in wrestling at the Olympic.

After Olympics, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu eyes Asian Games medal

Olympic silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday said her next target is to win a medal at the 2022 Asian Games and she also aims to change the colour of her medal to gold at Paris

Exhaustion and fever force Neeraj to leave welcome function midway

Exhaustion and "slight" fever forced star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to leave midway the welcome ceremony at his village near Panipat, organised to celebrate his historic gold medal at Tokyo

Social media has helped gen Z athletes find their 'authentic voice'

Many of these young sportspeople have gone beyond their sport and taken on roles of advocacy, sponsorship and politics

Paralympics follow lead of Tokyo Olympics: No fans during pandemic

All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. There were a few exceptions made during the Olympics with some fans allowed in outlying areas away from Tokyo. This time, all fans will be barred except the possibility of some children attending a few unspecified events. Organizers have also asked the public not to come out to view road events. The decision was announced after a meeting with International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons, organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa. The Paralympics open on Aug. 24 with about 4,400 athletes, a far smaller event than the Olympics with 11,000 athletes. But the Paralympics come as new infections have accelerated in Tokyo, which may expose an athlete population that is more vulnerable to COVID-19. Parsons, speaking at a news ...

Great to see sports other than cricket getting recognition: Boxer Bidhuri

Former World Championship bronze-medallist boxer Gaurav Bidhuri feels that with the success at the Tokyo Olympics, sports other than cricket are also getting due recognition

PM fulfils promise, has ice-cream with 2-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday fulfilled his promise and had ice cream with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu when he hosted the Indian athletes at his residence today

Roger Federer to undergo more knee surgeries, to miss upcoming US Open

Federer was last seen playing in the Wimbledon, and after that, he also gave Tokyo Olympics a miss due to knee issues

Olympics a major turning point for the country: PM Narendra Modi

Speaking from the historic ramparts of the Red Fort on the 75th I-Day, PM Modi showered praise on India's Olympians and urged the nation to "give them a big round of applause for their achievements."

PM Narendra Modi applauds Olympians in his Independence Day address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered praise on India's Olympians, urging the nation to "give them a big round of applause for their achievements

Neeraj Chopra, Sindhu highlight Olympic contingent at I-Day celebrations

Thirty-two Olympic winners along with two officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) are attending the 75th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Sunday.

Entire country proud of Indian Olympics contingent: President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said India's performance in the Tokyo Olympics was outstanding and the entire country is proud of the contingent. Kovind has hosted a 'high tea' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan cultural centre here for the Indian contingent that participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. While interacting with the Indian contingent for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the President said the entire country is proud of them for bringing glory to the nation, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement. This team has won the highest number of medals in the history of our participation in Olympics so far, Kovind said. Their achievements have inspired the youth to take part in sports, he said, adding that a positive attitude towards sports has also been created among the parents. The President said India's performance in the Tokyo Olympics was outstanding not only in terms of achievements but also in terms of potential. "Most of the players are in the beginning of their sporting .

Sonam Malik responds to WFI notice, federation awaits Vinesh reply

Young wrestler Sonam Malik on Friday responded to the notice she received from the national federation for "misconduct", conveying that she won't repeat the mistake

Olympic effect: Mirabai already seeing heightened interest in weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu has observed a heightened interest in the power sport since her silver medal-winning feat at the Olympics and expects more women to compete at the highest level in the near future.

Hockey success culmination of five years of sacrifices: Manpreet, Rani

Indian men's and women's hockey team captains Manpreet Singh and Rampal wrote an open letter to hockey fans across the world

Neeraj's coach Klaus says going forward, aim is to be 'stable' in technique

Chopra has rectified most of the shortcomings in his technique and now the endeavour is to maintain technical "stability" to touch greater heights in the coming years, says his coach Klaus Bartonietz