Sports

Apart from four international medals, Rohini Rau has sailed over nine world championships and clinched 30 odd gold medals. She is an eight-time consecutive national gold medallist in the women’s category.

Surendra Sharma uses his own salary to train over 30 underprivileged kids from the nearby slums free of cost.

This year’s Championships saw both Sindhu and Saina finishing with silver and bronze medals.

Bodybuilding requires a very rigorous regime, and one also has to follow a rigorous diet. Those who remember Mamota from before she started body-building speak of how dainty she was.

The project has been undertaken by the Indian Blind Federation (IBFF) in collaboration with the Society for Rehabilitation of Visually Challenged (SRVC).

Meet Joby Matthew, who contributed the most to India’s medal tally at the recently concluded World Dwarf Games.

With over 300 women footballers in the village, over 11 have successfully represented India and the state across age groups in various tournaments and won laurels.

Neeraj’s moment of fame came in July 2016, where his throw of 86.48m broke the junior world record at the IAAF World U-20 Championships, making him India’s first-ever world champion in athletics.

Vijender’s gesture comes against the backdrop of a tense stand-off between India and China recently.

Jamuna Bodo made a mark in women’s boxing by winning gold in the 2013 Second Nations Cup International Sub-Junior Girls Boxing Tournament held in Serbia.