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Antim Panghal, Aman Sehrawat to lead Indian squad- Preview

Antim Panghal, Aman Sehrawat to lead Indian squad- Preview

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Indian elite wrestlers will be back in action at the final Ranking Series event of the year, the Polyák Imre, Varga János & Kozma István Memorial, in Budapest, Hungary, from July 15 to 19. Olympic medallist Aman Sehrawat will lead the Indian challenge, joined by star performers Antim Panghal and Deepak Punia, who are returning to the national team. Olympian Nisha Dahiya also returns to the squad in the women’s 68kg category. Meanwhile, rising star Sujeet Kalkal and former Asian champion Manisha Bhanwala have opted to skip the event. The tournament will serve as the final exposure event for the Indian wrestlers ahead of two major competitions, the World Championships and the Asian Games. India’s strongest medal prospects lie in women’s wrestling. With powerhouse Japan absent, the Indian women’s team will aim to secure crucial ranking points for better seeding at the major championships. The competition will begin with men’s freestyle action on Wednesday, followed by women’s wrestling and Greco-Roman events over the next four days. Indian Squad for the 2026 Budapest Ranking Series Men’s …

India fight back to reach quarterfinals

India fight back to reach quarterfinals

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The Indian U18 volleyball team stormed into the quarterfinals of the 2026 AVC Boys U18 Championship with a thrilling comeback win in Haikou, China, on Wednesday. They came back from two sets down to defeat the Philippines 3-2 in their final group-stage match and finish second in Group B, confirming their place in the last eight. It was India’s second win of the tournament, following an earlier 3-1 victory over Bahrain. However, they had lost to Iran in their second match and therefore failed to top the group. #News I India storm into the quarterfinals of the AVC Boys U18 Volleyball Championship 🏐. After fighting back from two sets down to beat the Philippines 3-2 in their final group-stage match, India finish second in the group to book their place in the last eight. 📸 : AVC… pic.twitter.com/J8a6VTFNSX — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) July 14, 2026 India made a poor start to the do-or-die match, losing the first two sets (16-25, 20-25) due to multiple unforced errors. With a disappointing group-stage exit looming, the team produced …

Anand Singh wins javelin gold – Full list of medallists

Anand Singh wins javelin gold – Full list of medallists

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Javelin thrower Anand Singh won India’s first and only individual gold medal at the inaugural edition of the Asian U23 Athletics C’ships in Ordos, China, on Sunday. The 22-year-old breached the 80m mark for the first time in his career, winning the title with a best of 80.57m. Meanwhile, Shivam Lohakare (77.70m) bagged the bronze medal to make it a double podium for India. Later in the day, India added another gold as the women’s 4x400m relay team of Shravani Sangle, Sandramol Sabu, Pravallika Narimalla, and Nofisa Khatun clocked 3:33.62s to edge past hosts China (3:35.14s) in the final. #News | A gold medal for Indian women’s 4x400m relay team🥇🇮🇳 The quartet of Shravani Sangle, Sandramol Sabu, Pravallika Narimalla and Nofisa Khatun clocked 3:33.62s to edge past hosts China (3:35.14s) to be crowned the Asian U23 Champions😍🔥#IndianAthletics pic.twitter.com/1FZZsgtyqp — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) July 12, 2026 In contrast, the Indian women’s 4x100m and men’s 4x400m relay teams claimed a silver medal each, while the men’s 4x100m team finished fourth. With this, India ended their campaign in …

Indian 4x400m mixed relay team bags India’s first gold medal

Indian 4x400m mixed relay team bags India’s first gold medal

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Indian athletes made a solid start to their campaign, winning five medals on day 1 of the Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China, on Thursday. The Indian 4x400m mixed relay quartet of Astik Pradhan, Sandramol Sabu, Setu Mishra and Shravani Sangle bagged the first-ever gold medal for India. They clocked a solid time of 3:18.64s to edge out hosts China (3:18.74s) in a photo finish. The Philippines bagged the bronze medal with a time of 3:25.28s. #news l 🇮🇳India wins their First Gold🥇at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships 🏆 The 4x400m Mixed Relay quartet of Astik Pradhan, Sandramol Sabu, Setu Mishra and Shravani Sangle clocked 3:18.64s to edge out hosts China (3:18.74s) in a photo finish 📸🔥#AsianU23… pic.twitter.com/WamtqFA49k — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) July 9, 2026 Double Podium in 5,000m Indian distance runners Shivaji Parashuram and Vinod Singh also gave a good account of themselves by winning silver and bronze in the men’s 5,000m. Parashuram clocked 14:08.19s while Singh’s bronze-winning time was 14.23.57s. Japan’s Rui Suzuki clinched the gold medal with a time of 14:01.24s. …

Tulika Maan rues cancelled foreign camp amid Judo Federation elections ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games

Tulika Maan rues cancelled foreign camp amid Judo Federation elections ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games

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The administrative chaos of Indian sports has again caught athletes in the crossfire ahead of the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Indian judo team was dealt a severe blow when its highly anticipated exposure camp in Japan was cancelled at the last minute following a leadership change in the Judo Federation of India. “There were elections in our federation, so we didn’t get the camps we wanted,” a disappointed Tulika Maan, who had won an unexpected silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games four years ago, told The Bridge on the sidelines of the official send-off ceremony in New Delhi. “The new body cancelled the earlier proposals, including our camp in Japan. We were fully prepared, and it got cancelled just ahead of a major event. We were left in complete shock,” she added. The cancellation was a massive setback for Maan, who competes in the women’s +78 kg heavyweight category. Indian combat sports have traditionally lacked depth in the heavier weight classes, leaving the 27-year-old with a severe deficit of quality sparring …

Injuries can’t stop me: Boxer Arundhati Choudhary

Injuries can’t stop me: Boxer Arundhati Choudhary

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While thousands of students move to Kota, Rajasthan, chasing engineering dreams, the Kota-born Arundhati Choudhary chose a different path: A boxing ring. The city renowned for academic excellence is now celebrating a star in sports as Choudhary, one of the city’s own, prepares for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. “I’m not thinking about anything else. I just want to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games,” Choudhary told The Bridge on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Games send-off ceremony in New Delhi. Choudhary, an Asian champion, was also one of the first Indian female athletes to be part of the Services Program and trained under the Army Sports Institute in Pune. “Whenever I wear the Services kit, only one thing always comes to mind: if a soldier has the courage to go to the border and face bullets, we only have to throw punches,” she said. She started her sporting career as a basketball player, being one of the tallest girls in her class, before switching to boxing after the support from her family. …

Sriram Balaji/Marcelo Demoliner bow out in first round

Sriram Balaji/Marcelo Demoliner bow out in first round

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N. Sriram Balaji and his Brazilian partner Marcelo Demoliner suffered a first-round exit at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships in London on Thursday. The Indo-Brazilian duo lost 6-3, 6-7, 4-6 to the Belgian-Dutch pair of Sander Gillé and Sem Verbeek in a marathon two-hour match. This was the second meeting between the two pairs, with Balaji and Demoliner holding a 1-0 head-to-head advantage before the match. 🚨#news l Wimbledon 2026: 🇮🇳 Sriram Balaji’s campaign ends in round one 🎾 Balaji and his partner Marcelo Demoliner went down to Sander Gille and Sem Verbeek in a tight two-hour battle in the men’s doubles first round 🗒️Final score: 6-3, 6-7, 4-6 #Wimbledon #IndianTennis pic.twitter.com/C00QUJ3pfL — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) July 2, 2026 Balaji opened the match with a confident service game, giving the Indo-Brazilian pair a positive start. The duo also looked solid from the baseline, producing some effective returns. They earned the first break of the match in the eighth game after Verbeek failed to hold serve despite saving an earlier break point. The Indo-Brazilian pair maintained their …

Manav-Manush, Diya-Yashaswini bow out in quarterfinals

Manav-Manush, Diya-Yashaswini bow out in quarterfinals

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India’s top doubles pairs suffered a quarterfinal exit at the 2026 WTT US Smash in Los Angeles on Wednesday, bringing their campaign in the year’s second WTT Grand Smash to an end. In the men’s doubles, the fifth-seeded duo of Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar fell short to Wen Ruibo and Licen Yuan of China 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11. The Indian duo got off to a poor start, being outclassed in the first two games, with the Chinese duo holding a good lead throughout, leaving them with no chance of a comeback. They, however, tried to stretch the match and won the third game 11-8 and had a great start to the fourth game as well, leading 7-2 from the start. But then the Chinese stars showed their class, winning nine of the next ten points to mount a thrilling comeback and knock the Indians out. Later in the day, the Indian women’s doubles pair of Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale also exited in the quarterfinals, suffering a straight games defeat. In their first-ever WTT …

Mohun Bagan SG and East Bengal FC drawn in Group A

Mohun Bagan SG and East Bengal FC drawn in Group A

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The countdown to the Durand Cup 2026 gathered further momentum as the Organising Committee announced the 24 participating teams across the tournament’s five host cities and confirmed the host city match windows. The tournament will commence in Kolkata on July 25 before travelling across the five host cities over the following four weeks, culminating with the Final at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on August 23. Hosted across Kolkata, Ranchi, Imphal, Guwahati and Shillong, this year’s edition will once again bring together a blend of India’s leading clubs, Services teams, emerging sides and international participation, continuing the tournament’s tradition of combining rich heritage with contemporary Indian football. As the home of the Durand Cup since 2019, Kolkata once again forms the centrepiece of the tournament. The city will host two groups along with the inaugural match, two quarter-finals, a semi-final and the Final. All matches will be played across both the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and the Kishore Bharati Krirangan, with matches scheduled between July 25 and August 23. The Kolkata roster is headlined by …