Sushil flays Home ministry's move on Bharat Ratna
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar today said it would have been a "disappointing and wrong decision" on the part of the government if the Home Ministry officials had their way in not
Indian men earn maiden berth in wrestling World Cup
New Delhi: Indian wrestling is well and truly on an all-time high as the country, in what turned out to be a double delight, today earned a maiden World Cup berth on the back of its best-ever sixth-p
IOA, grapplers welcome wrestling's re-inclusion in Olympic Games
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the wrestling fraternity of the country was ecstatic as wrestling today won a crucial International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote to regain its place in
Sachin, Sushil and the hallmark of champions
The two are champions of their respective sports and have brought immense glory to India. While Sachin Tendulkar is the toast of the cricketing world and accorded divine status in India, Sushil Kumar
Doctorate for Oly medal winners
India's six London Olympicsmedallists were today conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree by Mangalayatan University at its Annual Convocation Ceremony here today.
Badminton ace Saina Nahwal, boxer Mary K
Grappler Yogeshwar gunning for World Championship medal
With an Olympics bronze medal in his kitty, Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt now aims for the elusive World Championship medal.
"My next aim is to win a World Championship medal. Having won a medal in
Olympic medallists meet PM and Sonia
India's Olympic medal winners, along with several other members of the contingent that participated in the London Games, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi at the PM
Medallists return to rousing welcome after historic exploits
M.C. Mary Kom broke into an impromptu jig with her fans as the star boxer along with wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were accorded a grand welcome after they returned following their histori
A look at Indian athletes performance at the Olympic Games
Following is a look at the Indian athletes performance at the Olympic Games that concluded here.
Medal Winners:
Silver Medal
*Sushil Kumar in Men's 66kg Freestyle
*Vijay Kumar in Individual 25 me
Sushil wins opening bout, storms into quarters
India's Sushil Kumar came from behind to beat defending champion Ramazan Sahin of Turkey 3-1 in his first bout and advance to the quarter finals of the men's 66kg freestyle wrestling event in the London Olympics here on Sunday.