'If you are brave, you become unstoppable'

'I remember that when I was about seven years old, a doctor saw me and told my family that I would only survive for six months and that the disease had no cure.''But my mother never gave up.''She......

SHOCKING! Khashaba Jadhav's 1952 Olympic medal up for auction...

'The decision to auction the bronze medal is a painful one but we are left with few options as the state government has reneged on its promise to build the academy.' The family of Khashaba Jadhav,......

India's Helsinki Olympians feted

Their shoulders may have drooped over the years but the pride of being an Olympian was big enough to ensure a spring in the steps of those who represented India at the Helsinki Olympics, five years......

Malleswari lifts Indian hopes again

Four years ago, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari won India's only medal in the Sydney Olympics, a bronze which was wildly applauded in her success-starved nation.But, hurt by a critical magazine......

On this day: Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic medal

IMAGE: Sushil Kumar won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Photograph: Reuters/Files On this day in 2008, Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic medal at the Beijing Olympics. In......

Wrestler Sushil Kumar wins bronze

Unheralded Sushil Kumar rose from obscurity to find a place in the history of Indian sport when he won a bronze medal in men's 66kg freestyle wrestlingat the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Earlier,......