Commonwealth Games  

The win marks the highest point of Amit's meteoric rise to the top, starting with an Asian Championships bronze last year. A world quarter-finalist, Amit Panghal claimed a silver in the Commonwealth Games

The 23-year-old Manika, who won singles gold at this year's Commonwealth Games in Australia, has now become the first Indian female paddler to win an Asian Games medal

'Prior to the Commonwealth Games, his father was serious but after he came back, he was more serious. His father was referred to Army Hospital in Delhi for chemotherapy. He was there for 10-15 days,' Dhillon said

When Chopra won the gold at Carrara Stadium in Gold Coast, he became the third man to win gold for India in Commonwealth Games athletics after sprinter Milkha Singh in 1958 and discus thrower Vikas Gowda in 2014

Neeraj has been exceptional in his sport. This year alone he had claimed three gold medals (Commonwealth Games, Sotteville Athletics Meet, Savo Games) before going to Jakarta. Now, a fourth yellow metal has come his way. This is the biggest achievement in his senior career

Union minister for Railways Piyush Goyal, on Thursday, approved a new policy which hands promotions to officer rank to medal winners, two-time Olympians and those who have been awarded the Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Padma Shri