Gold Medal

Olympic gold medalist went from earning Rs 2 crore pa to Rs 1,000 per hour: 'Felt kind of insecure'

At 20, Lauryn Williams was earning six figures annually through sponsorship deals, including with Nike. But, she said a 20 percent cut taken by agents, along with taxes and short career spans, meant the income did not stretch as far as commonly believed.

73-year-old retired SBI banker in Hyderabad wins 4 gold medals in national powerlifting championship

DV Shankar Rao has become the first heart bypass survivor to win national powerlifting title.

Paris Olympics 2024 | 'Diwali-Like Atmosphere', Says Neeraj Chopra’s Family As He Qualifies for Javelin Finals

Defending champion Neeraj Chopra qualified for the final of Men's javelin throw in the first attempt. His family is elated and has put up special screens in the village for everyone to come and watch the finals. Here's what they have to say

Indian dressage team wins first Asian Games gold, first equestrian yellow metal in 41 years

The Indian quartet was performing well in the selection trials as their scores either matched or were better than the Asian Games medal winners from the previous editions.

PM Modi congratulates women cricket team for Asian Games gold, other winners

The PM also congratulated the 10m air rifle men's team for winning the gold medal at the Games and lauded the performance of other medal-winners and players as well.

Neeraj Chopra becomes 1st Indian to win gold at World Athletics Championships | Javelin throw final 2023

India's ace javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. On August 27, Neeraj hit an 88.17m mark in his 2nd attempt to finish at the top of the podium. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won a silver with a throw of 87.82m. Watch for more

Everything the 2023 World Athletics Champion Neeraj Chopra’s Javelin touches turns to Gold

Chopra's javelin covered a distance of 88.17m to clinch the gold ahead of Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem’s 87.82m. At 25, India’s first ever world champion in Athletics is fast becoming the dominant javelin thrower of his generation, who doesn’t just win sometimes, but at all times.

Indian clinches mixed team air pistol gold at World Championship

The Indian duo defeated the Turkish pair of Ilayda Tarhan and Yusuf Dikec 16-10 in the gold-medal match to take the country's medals tally to two.

World Archery Youth Championships: India women's U-18 compound archers win gold

The women's team of Aishwarya Sharma, Aditi Swami and Ekta Rani bounced back from behind to edge past Olivia Dean, Liko Arreola and Leann Drake 214-212.

Gold medals can give athletes the Midas touch

Winning a gold medal is the aspiration of all Olympics athletes yet its physical value is a token compared to the cash bonuses many nations pay winners and the impact on an athlete's brand value.