In 2022, Kirti Sharma’s farmer father borrowed ₹60,000 from a local commission agent for her recurve bow, years before she helped India win its first women’s recurve team gold at the Asian Games.
In a breakthrough 2026 Asian Games campaign, Vithya Ramraj broke PT Usha’s 42-year-old record and won gold, silver and bronze.
Indian runner Parul Chaudhary clinched her second bronze at the 2026 Asian Games, adding to her national-record performance in the 3,000m steeplechase.
Coimbatore’s Vithya Ramraj clocks 54.75 seconds to win bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles, surpassing P.T. Usha’s 42-year-old national record.
The 11-year-old Indian-origin British chess player secured her third WGM norm at the 2026 Chess Olympiad while representing England.
Manipur powerlifter Maibam Gulubi wins gold representing India in the junior women’s 57-kg category at the 2026 Asian Bench Press Championships in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Aaradhya Jain’s STAMBHA smart cane monitors both its surroundings and the person using it, focusing on safety and independence.
Roshibina Devi lost 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu but became the first Indian wushu athlete to win medals at three successive Asian Games.
Elavenil Valarivan ended an eight-year wait, winning two silvers while narrowly missing individual gold.
Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg category with a 198kg total, finally adding an Asian Games medal to her decorated career.
