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Twenty-four years ago, on this day (September 19), Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman athlete to win a medal…

There has been little good news for Indian weightlifting recently, be it from the Paris 2024 Olympics or the Asian…

Karnam Malleswari winning a historic bronze medal in weightlifting for India at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 will always be…

Mother’s Day. Pray, is it just another day in the calendar, or does it have far greater significance? This is…

Mirabai Chanu has resumed training at the SAI NIS Patiala centre in Punjab. Bronze medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics,…

Karnam Malleswari, the Iron Woman of Indian sport, was a pioneer in many ways. Apart from winning medals galore at…