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Neeraj Chopra. Subedar Major Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete. Considered as the greatest Indian javelin thrower, he's a double medalist at the Olympics, World Championships, and the Asian Games. He has won the Diamond League once. Chopra won the gold medal at the 2020 Olympics, becoming the ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total. Indian sportspeople by century (1 C) Indian sportspeople by populated place (68 C) Indian competitors by sports event (4 C) Indian sportspeople by state or union territory (37 C)
All grand slam and highest singles ranking by an Indian are achieved by the players from Tamil Nadu. Ramanathan Krishnan reached semi finals of grand slam twice. His son Ramesh Krishnan reached grand slam quarters thrice and have beaten then World No 1 player Matts Wilander in the Australian open.
Mary Kom, Olympic boxer [10] Vinesh Phogat, freestyle wrestler [11] P. V. Sindhu, badminton world champion [12] On 8 March 2020, to coincide with International Women’s Day, the BBC announced P. V. Sindhu as Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2019 at a ceremony held in Delhi. [13] Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India) Kiren Rijiju was ...
An Indian National Championships event predated the Open and Inter State ones, being held from 1924 until 1961. [3] An Indian Marathon Championships was first contested in 1938, [4] while the Indian Cross Country Championships celebrated its 50th edition in 2015. [5] An Indian Racewalking Championships was established in 2014. [6]
F. List of Indian field hockey captains in Olympics. List of India international field hockey players. Goans in football. List of India international footballers.
Indian sportspeople by sport and state or union territory (24 C) A. Indian alpine skiers (3 C) Indian archers (6 C, 1 P) Indian athletes (22 C) B.
However, it is a fast-growing sport as some Indian sporting clubs are beginning to embrace the game. Rugby union was the second most popular winter sport after association football in India, but now it is played in the shadow of the football team. As of October 2024, India was ranked 89th in the World Rugby Rankings. As of 2016, India had ...