Living on her own terms

Even before the Olympic trials of 1996, Mohini Bhardwaj started living on her terms, and for much of her teenage years, on her own. When 13, she moved out of her parents home in Cincinnati, to......

American Greg Bell, oldest living Olympic gold medallist dies

IMAGE: American Greg Bell was the 1956 Olympic long jump gold medallist. Photograph: World Athletics/X American long jump great Greg Bell, who had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist......

How do athletes prepare for weight category sports?

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat of India during her bout against Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified before the women's 50kg......

PICS: Tejaswin wins CWG bronze in men's high jump

Shankar was included in India's athletics squad at the last minute on orders from the Delhi High Court. IMAGE: Tejaswin Shankar celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men's high jump at......

Delhi High Court orders AFI to consider Tejaswin Shankar for CWG

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tejaswin Shankar/Twitter The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Selection Committee to consider on merits the case of athlete Tejaswin Shankar, a high jumper who......

I will compete in decathlon in Asian Games: Tejaswin

'Even if I do not compete at decathlon, I want to continue training in decathlon because it really works for me.' IMAGE: Tejaswin Shankar, a last-minute addition to the athletics team, became the......