Sports

Two teenage sisters have started showing fancy footwork on the field in Gumla district in Jharkhand, Sudhir Kumar Mishra gets to know them

This 21-year-old tribal athlete, daughter of a marginal farmer, is racing away to medals making a mark in track and field events, reports Sudhir Kumar Mishra

Nagaland’s Hemavi Ayemi, a Sumi tribal who mastered Muay Thai, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), boxing and kickboxing, is a three-time national champion. He now runs an academy and has a mission, informs Proyashi Barua

Chingkheinganbi Huirem’s passion for Judo saw her shift to coaching after a knee injury. Proyashi Barua finds out this Manipuri judoka had the distinction of winning six gold medals in the North East Games

Sanjana Devi made a winning comeback even after motherhood and is the first Assamese woman to qualify as a judge for the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF), points out Proyashi Barua

Andrew Suting has represented Meghalaya in basketball at the All India Youth and Junior Nationals and is the first basketball coach from the State certified by FIBA, Proyashi Barua profiles him

It was a chance encounter with boys sniffing drugs on the streets of Aizawl in 1996, that turned Chuanga Pachuau to cricket and it has been Mizoram’s gain all the way, tells Proyashi Barua

In a small village of Odisha, a young tribal girl has set her sights firmly on victory and adopted martial arts Wushu as the means to get there. NIROJ RANJAN MISRA hears out her story