Dinesh Khanna (badminton)
Overview Dinesh Khanna is a former Indian badminton player best known for winning the men's singles title at the Asian Badminton Championships in 1965, becoming the first Indian to claim that continental crown. He was...
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Overview Dinesh Khanna is a former Indian badminton player best known for winning the men's singles title at the Asian Badminton Championships in 1965, becoming the first Indian to claim that continental crown. He was...
Madhumita Bisht Madhumita Bisht is an Indian badminton player, widely regarded as one of the most successful women shuttlers in the history of Indian badminton. She represented India in international competition over ...
Sameer Verma Sameer Verma is an Indian professional badminton player from Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. A men's singles specialist, he has represented India at major international tournaments including the BWF World Champions...
Overview Vaishali Rameshbabu is an Indian chess player from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is a Grandmaster (GM) and a Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and is the elder sister of chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. In 2023, sh...
Raunak Sadhwani Raunak Sadhwani is an Indian chess grandmaster from Nagpur, Maharashtra. He earned the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2019, becoming one of the youngest Indian players to do so at the time. He has represent...
Overview Dommaraju Gukesh, commonly known as D. Gukesh or Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He became the youngest player in the history of chess to win the Candidates Tournament, doin...
Parimarjan Negi Parimarjan Negi is an Indian chess Grandmaster, chess author, and computer scientist. He earned the Grandmaster title in 2006 at the age of 13 years, 4 months and 22 days, becoming the second-youngest ...
Overview Krishnan Sasikiran is an Indian chess Grandmaster from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He earned the Grandmaster title in 2000 and has been one of India's most consistent players in elite international chess for over tw...
Divya Kakran Divya Kakran is an Indian freestyle wrestler from Uttar Pradesh who has represented India in international competitions including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and Asian Wrestling Championships. Sh...
Overview The Great Gama, born Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, was a celebrated Indian wrestler (pehlwan) of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of South ...
Simranjit Kaur Simranjit Kaur Bains is an Indian amateur boxer from Punjab who has represented India in the women's lightweight (60 kg) category at international competitions, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. S...
Overview Lalita Devi is an Indian amateur boxer who has represented Manipur in domestic boxing competitions. She has competed in the lighter weight categories at national-level tournaments organised under the Boxing F...
Overview Hussamuddin Mohammed is an Indian amateur boxer from Telangana who has represented India at international tournaments in the bantamweight category. He has been associated with the Services Sports Control Boar...
Major Dhyan Chand Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He was a central figure in India's t...
Harmanpreet Singh (field hockey) Harmanpreet Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender, primarily as a drag-flicker. He is widely regarded as one of the leading penalty corner specialists in inter...
Overview P. Gayatri Gopichand is an Indian former badminton player and coach, best known as the wife and long-time support of Pullela Gopichand, the All England Open champion and chief national badminton coach of Indi...
Overview Soumya Swaminathan is an Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist known for her work on tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and global health policy. She served as the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization ...
Overview Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, popularly known as K. D. Jadhav, was an Indian wrestler from Maharashtra who became the first individual athlete from independent India to win a medal at the Olympic Games. He won t...
Manish Kaushik Manish Kaushik is an Indian amateur boxer from Haryana who competes in the lightweight category. He represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has won medals at the Commonwealth Games and the Asia...
Overview Lalita Shivaji Babar is an Indian long-distance runner from Maharashtra, best known for her achievements in the 3000 metres steeplechase and the marathon. She represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in ...