Neeraj Chopra won Gold in the Men’s Javelin Throw final to win India’s first medal in Athletics on 7 August. Interestingly, he began his tryst with sports to shed a few extra kilos off his body.
As all eyes are on equestrian Fouaad Mirza, the first Indian equestrian rider from Bengaluru to secure a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, here's tracing the journey of this world class athlete.
Rare pictures of PV Sindhu, India's star shuttler who has delighted millions of Indians with her sweeping entry into the semi-finals of Tokyo Olympics.
The Rio Olympics 2016 are just nine months away and India hopes to better its tally of six medals in 2012. To achieve the goal, the government has launched the TOP scheme to extend financial assistance to potential medal winners. A total of 106 sportspersons have so far been identified under this scheme. Also, 57 sportspersons have qualified for the Olympics till now.