Sports

Not many of us would know much about a sport like fencing in India. A few others probably wouldn’t even have heard of it. For Bhavani Devi, the 22-year-old resident of Chennai who is India’s National Fencing Champion, it is more than a sport.

Athlete Socorre is attempting to bring medals to the country by providing athletes with skills to become successful sportspersons and Olympians.

Tenith Adithyaa, an 18-year-old innovator has written an open letter to the Prime Minister talking about the crucial steps that can help improve the condition of sports in India, and how he wants to contribute.

Meet Shahira, a 22-year-old who is currently battling a spine injury and poverty to fulfil her dreams of becoming a world champion in cycling. This is how.

Shristi Sharma, a 12-year-old girl from Nagpur's Centre Point School, has created history by limbo skating on ice and entering the Limca Book of World Records.

The Olympics may be done and dusted but another Indian contingent is off to Brazil again, hoping to do better. Meet Team India's 19 incredible sportsmen and sportswomen who redefine the boundaries of possibility with their spirit and performances.

For many Indian celebrities and public figures, their teachers inspired them to go after the impossible, to dream big dreams, and to remain diligent in the pursuit of their passions and talents. Here are the stories of 10 amazing teachers who made a difference in the lives of their extraordinary students.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, shares her views on the contribution of sport to achieve gender equality and end violence against women and girls.

At the age of 100, Man Kaur has become the oldest female competitor at the Vancouver Senior Games.

Blind para athlete Ankur Dhama has time and again overcome all odds to consistently win medals for India in Para Championships all over the world. Here is an exclusive interview with this determined young man who is representing India in the 800m and 1500m races at the Rio Para Olympics 2016.