Assam: Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain to be appointed as DSP

Pride of Northeast and Olympic Bronze Medalist Lovlina Borgohain will be formally handed over the appointment letter of DSP by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today. As per inputs, the special programme will be held at the Janata Bhavan around 10:30 AM. It may be mentioned here that the government announced plans to appoint […]

Tokyo Olympian Lalremsiami to lead FIH World Cup starting Dec 5, 2021

Mizoram’s Lalremsiami (21), Tokyo Olympic star who was a part of the Indian senior women’s hockey team which finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, will lead India’s 18-member junior squad at the FIH World Cup scheduled to start in South Africa from December 5, 2021. Sports Minister of Mizoram, Robert Romawia Royte congratulates Lalremsiami and […]

Amit Shah felicitates Olympics medalist Mirabai Chanu in Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu at the 51st Foundation Day celebration of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D). The sportsperson was appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police (Sports) in the police department by the Manipur government earlier in July after her outstanding show […]

Mizoram: Olympic hockey star Lalremsiami returns home to a grand welcome

A grand welcome was accorded to hockey forward Lalremsiami on Wednesday by the Mizoram government as she returned home for the first after the Tokyo Olympics. The entire Aizawl was soaked in celebrations as the hockey star returned home after a long haul. From a minister waiting at Lengpui airport to a group of bikers […]

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem had taken my javelin before the final, says Neeraj Chopra

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra ended India’s 100-year wait for a medal in track and field events in the Olympics after he came up with the best throw of 87.58m in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The 23-year-old had kicked off the proceedings with a throw of 87.03m and came up with a gold medal-winning throw in […]

Manipur govt felicitates 5 Olympians; hands over cash rewards, jobs

Manipur government on Saturday felicitated 5 sportspersons from the State, who participated in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, at a grand reception held by the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs in Imphal’s Khuman Lampak Stadium. The ceremony was attended by Union Minister of State Prahlad Singh Patel, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh among other […]

Mizoram govt appoints Olympian Lalremsiami as hockey chief coach

Hockey star Lalremsiami, who was part of the Indian women’s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics, has been appointed as the chief coach, a group A post, under the Mizoram sports and youth services department. The Mizoram government on Thursday approved the appointment of Lalremsiami in a Group-A post as an appreciation for her performance […]

PM Narendra Modi meets India Olympic contingent over breakfast at his residence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hosted the Olympic-returned Indian athletes for breakfast at his residence, a day after lauding their memorable performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Indian athletes returned from Tokyo with a haul of seven medals, including javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold in track […]

Assam govt felicitates Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain with 1 crore reward, offers deputy SP’s post

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to Olympics boxing bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and offered her the post of Deputy SP in the state police at a felicitation programme held in Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra on Thursday. Lovlina, who is the first person to bring an […]