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Ashwin Achal

Bangalore

Sports Reporter at The Hindu

Sports Reporter, The Hindu

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  • 5 days ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Ashwin Achal |Sunil Gavaskar

    Stars from three generations — Shantha Rangaswamy, Mithali Raj, and Shreyanka Patil — engaged in a lively discussion at  The Hindu Huddle on Friday on the growth of women’s cricket in India. Shantha, the first Indian women’s team captain, spoke about her pioneering role. “We laid the foundation. We may not have seen the likes of Mithali and Shreyanka if we had faltered in the initial stages.

  • 6 days ago | thehindu.com | Ashwin Achal

    The inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, which was scheduled to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on May 24, has been postponed until further notice in the wake of rising tensions between India and Pakistan. “In light of the current situation, the inaugural edition of the NC Classic stands postponed until further notice. This decision has been made after careful thought and consultation, with the well-being of athletes, stakeholders, and the broader community as the top priority.

  • 1 week ago | thehindu.com | Ashwin Achal

    Stars from three generations — Shantha Rangaswamy, Mithali Raj, and Shreyanka Patil — engaged in a lively discussion at The Hindu Huddle on Friday on the growth of women’s cricket in India. Shantha, the first Indian women’s team captain, spoke about her pioneering role. “We laid the foundation. We may not have seen the likes of Mithali and Shreyanka if we had faltered in the initial stages.

  • 2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Ashwin Achal

    A disappointing show at the 2012 United States Olympic trials only added fuel to Dalilah Muhammad’s desire to become a world-class athlete. From finishing 16th and failing to make it to London, Dalilah fashioned a glorious turnaround to claim the women’s 400m hurdles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Far from done, she added two Olympic medals at Tokyo 2020 (400m hurdles silver, 4x400m relay gold).

  • 2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Ashwin Achal

    It was a Ugandan double in the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025, with Joshua Cheptegei and Sarah Chelangat claiming victories in the international elite men’s and women’s categories respectively here on Sunday. Cheptegei and Sarah won $26,000 each. Cheptegei, the reigning Olympic 10,000m champion, underlined his favourite status with a tactically sound run. Cheptegei stayed on the heels of leader Gabriel Geay for the first half, before going past the Tanzanian at the 6km mark.

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3 May 25

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