Basant Kumar Meghwal (Image: X/@afiindia) Indian high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal created history by winning the silver medal in the men's high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Anupgarh in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district produced a lifetime-best effort of 2.21m to secure India's second medal of the championships and become the country's first high jumper to win a medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships.Meghwal clears 2.21m for historic medalMeghwal was involved in a closely fought battle for the podium, with all three medalists managing to clear 2.21m but failing to go beyond 2.24m. With none...

India head coach Craig Fulton BENGALURU: Being the coach of an Indian hockey team at the moment is hardly an enviable job. With the FIH World Cup followed immediately by the Asian Games, Craig Fulton’s side has a packed calendar to negotiate. Add to that the controversy over the change in the team’s jersey colour, which threatened to overshadow their World Cup campaign. The chief coach, however, insists the team is focused, with all its energies channelled towards achieving their first podium finish in 51 years. Excepts...How do you balance the weight of expectation of breaking a 51-year-old medal drought?We come into this World Cup...