I had to speak out against organising committee: Randhir Singh (Interview)October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Randhir Singh is the lone International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from India and he raised a hornet's nest when he went to town blasting the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) of which he is vice-chairman, saying he was "only pointing out certain deficiencies and that we should get on with the work on all fronts". "I know how an event of this magnitude is run and I also know where we stand now and what we should do to catch up with the schedule," Randhir Singh told IANS in an interview on the preparations for the Oct 3-14, 2010 Commonwealth Games here that will be the biggest sporting extravaganza that India has ever organised.
Wrestler Ramesh Kumar gets rousing welcome in IndiaSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A large number of people gathered at International Airport here with musical band and garlands to welcome Ramesh Kumar, who won India's first world championship men's wrestling medal in 32 years. Kumar bagged a bronze in the 74kg freestyle category in Denmark to become the first Indian male world medallist since Vishambhar Singh's silver in 1967, the Wrestling Federation of India said in a statement on Thursday.
Widow of Arjuna athlete Makkhan Singh granted rupees 3 lakhSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill presented, a demand draft of Rs. 3 lakh to Sulinder Kaur, widow of late Makkhan Singh here today.
I will return with gold next time: VijenderSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian boxer Vijender Singh, who won the country's first medal at the World Championship, hopes to win the gold next time. The Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender, who returned to a warm welcome here early Monday, reached the semifinals of the 75-kilogram category in Milan World Championships.
Boxer Vijender Singh returns homeSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Boxer Vijender Singh, who has won a bronze medal for the first time in the World Boxing Championship, returned to New Delhi on Sunday night. Vijender made India proud at the World Boxing Championships in Milan on Wednesday by winning a bronze medal.
Vijender first Indian to reach semi-finals in World Boxing ChampionshipsSeptember 10th, 2009 MILAN - Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh of India sealed a historic first for India at the World Boxing Championships here by advancing to the semi-finals of the 75-kg category with a thumping 12-4 win over Derevyanchenko Sergiy of Ukraine. Vijender's win Wednesday assures the country of at least a bronze medal in the elite event, in which India has never won a medal before.
Wrestling coach Chand Roop, 80, awaits recognitionSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - He looks frail and can barely stand, but every morning he is at his akhara in Azadpur Mandi here to pack power into his trainees. Chand Roop has raised a host of international wrestlers and at 80 is still going strong.
Pakistan boxers pinning hopes on Cuban coach for better resultsSeptember 7th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's pugilists are awaiting the arrival of Cuban coach Francisco Roland, hired by the country's sports authorities, to lift the dipping standard of Pakistan boxing. A Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) spokesman told IANS here Monday that Roland is expected to arrive in Karachi next week and will get to the job right away.
Jai Bhagwan in second round of World BoxingSeptember 3rd, 2009 MILAN - India's Jai Bhagawan defeated Rodriguez Angel of Venezuela in the 60 kg category to advance to the second round of the World Boxing Championships here. Bhagawan's crushing 10-4 victory over Rodriguez here Wednesday brought back smiles to the Indian team after three boxers made an exit on the opening two days of the competition, including Beijing Olympic quarter finalist Jitender who was outplayed by Tajik Yunusov Anvar in the 54 kg category.
Top Indian athletes train in South AfricaAugust 20th, 2009 DURBAN - Ten top Indian athletes are undergoing an intensive four-month training in preparation for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. The athletes, all gold medallists at various international events in the past two years, are also being groomed for the 2012 London Olympics by Elite Athlete Performance (EAP).
Olympian footballers remember 'Rahim Saab' on his birth centenaryAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Not many soccer buffs, or for that matter the All India Foobtall Federation (AIFF), may have known that legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim was born exactly hundred years ago this day. Only a few of his wards remembered the adorable 'Rahim Saab' as his birth centenary year kicked off Monday.
OCA trims disciplines to 35 from 42 from 2014 Asian GamesJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to trim the number of Asian Games disciplines from 42 to 35 from the 2014 Games at Incheon in South Korea. At its 28th Annual General Assembly held in Singapore, OCA decided that the 35 disciplines will comprise 28 Olympic and seven non-Olympic events.
Sushil Kumar is back with a bang and goldJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In his first major international outing since winning bronze at the Beijing Olympics last August, Sushil Kumar has now won a gold at the German Grand-Prix. India ended the championship on a high with five wrestlers winning medals Sunday to kick-off preparation for the World Championship in Finland in September.
India emerging as powerhouse of Asian boxingJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Boxers are being hailed as the new sporting heroes in the country and India as seen as the powerhouse on the Asian continent. The spark was noticed at the Beijing Olympics and in 10 months the Indians are out scaling greater heights.
Gold medals will mean cold, hard cash _ and lots of it _ for US wrestlersJune 4th, 2009 Get a wrestling gold, get a lot of greenCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A gold medal at the London Olympics will be worth $250,000 for U.S.
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