Sports

Pradyot Voleti's Dribble Academy began with just four children in Gejha village, Noida. Today, his basketball programme is changing the lives of children from low-income households across eight villages.

Paul Walsh led a team of tribal boys from Odisha to the TourAid Nations Cup for Under-14 in September 2007. Their story is now on the silver screen in the movie 'Jungle Cry'.

Anshul Jubli, the 27-year-old professional athlete from Uttarakhand, is on the cusp of becoming the second Indian-born MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter to earn a contract with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).

Pritam Rani Siwach, former captain of the Indian women’s hockey team, started an academy for underprivileged girls in Sonepat, Haryana. Her academy has produced Olympians like Neha Goyal, Nisha Warsi and Sharmila Devi, and given hundreds of others an education and a secure livelihood.

The Better India and Sports and Society Accelerator are coming together to celebrate India’s independence with stories of unsung sports heroes across the country. Stay tuned for inspiring tales of those who are #MakingSportWork.

The Indian men’s badminton team consisting Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won their debut Thomas Cup 2022 after the tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Indian women's hockey team's Rani Rampal from Haryana is the recipient of the Padma Shri, Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.

As Amitabh Bachchan-starrer, ‘Jhund’ hits the theatres, we trace the story of Vijay Barse, an inspiring coach from Nagpur whose organisation Slum Soccer is nurturing talented football players from the slums of India.

Always unafraid to speak out and be herself, Sania Mirza became World No 1 in Doubles after having three surgeries. Her ability to fight adversity is what makes her special.

Anahat Singh from Delhi is the youngest Indian at the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham, England.