Hari Priya CR

Woman who talks sports

[Hari Priya CR @cr_hariPriya]

From an 18-year-old Rani who was heartbroken after losing to South Africa in the final Olympic qualifier of London 2012 to leading the Indian women’s team to the semifinals of the Olympics, what a journey for Rani Rampal this has been! ❤️

(I am just emo 😢)

#Tokyo2020 #Hockey

[ESPN India @ESPNIndia]

BREAKING: PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win the BWF Japan Open.

It's also her first major title since she won the BWF World Championships in 2019.

[Hari Priya CR @cr_hariPriya]

Muchova 🩶

[nnis Sports @nnis_sports]

🚨#Breaking: Athlete Forced to Run Three Races After Officials Forgot a Hurdle at Interstate 2026!

A shocking incident unfolded during the women's 400m hurdles at the ongoing Interstate 2026, which also serves as an Asian Games qualifier.

Harshitha, representing Tamil Nadu in Heat 1 (Lane 8), clocked a personal best of 1:01.03, finishing third in her heat and initially qualifying comfortably for the final.

However, after clearing the fourth hurdle, she found that the fifth hurdle in her lane was missing. Confused, she crossed over and cleared the hurdle in Lane 7 before completing the race. It was later discovered that Lane 8 had only nine hurdles instead of the required ten.

nnis Sports reached out to technical officials at the venue. They confirmed that a protest had been lodged but declined to provide any further clarification.

According to a source, Harshitha has now been asked to run alone at 9:30 AM tomorrow and must clock under 1:02.00 to qualify for the final.

This raises a serious question: If the error was on the part of the technical officials, why should the athlete bear the consequences by having to run three races in two days?

Running alone is vastly different from competing alongside other athletes. If she fails to match her earlier time, should she be penalized for an error that was not hers?

#Athletics #IndianAthletics #InterState2026 #400mHurdles @afiindia @Media_SAI @Adille1 @khadseraksha @mansukhmandviya

[Conchita Martínez 💙 @conchitamartinz]

❤️❤️

[Parth MN @parthpunter]

What's happening to Vinesh Phogat is exactly why we can never be a sporting nation.

She's a world class athlete playing a sport run by an uncultured thug.

[Deepender Singh Hooda @DeependerSHooda]

इससे शर्मनाक बात नहीं हो सकती।

जब दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला पहलवान बहन विनेश फोगाट को एशियाई खेलों के चयन ट्रायल में हिस्सा लेने की अनुमति दी है, तो अदालत के फैसले का सम्मान किया जाना चाहिए, लेकिन WFI अब सुप्रीम कोर्ट पहुँच गया इस फैसले को चुनौती देने। बताओं सारी शक्ति लगा रखी है की विनेश का ट्रायल न हो। शर्म आनी चाहिए इन्हें। लेकिन हमे विश्वास है अंततः न्याय मिलेगा। @Phogat_Vinesh

[Utkarsh Mishra @SmartGamerRaj1]

Watching TJS In National Senior Athletics Federation Competition But Had A Very Horrible Experience🤮

One of the best athlete requesting for basic needs Floodlights that's not working properly than the mic that's too not working just imagine how will Sports Grow😑💔 #Sports

[nnis Sports @nnis_sports]

🚨 Parul Chaudhary clocks India’s all-time 2nd fastest women’s 3000m steeplechase time in her season opener!

India’s Parul Chaudhary finished 7th at the Shanghai Diamond League, clocking India’s all-time 2nd fastest women’s 3000m steeplechase time — just 0.38s shy of her own national record.

Peruth Chemutai of Uganda clinched the title with a world-leading 8:51.47s, setting a new meet record.

#IndianAthletics #Athletics @afiindia #AthleticsIndia

[sreejesh p r @16Sreejesh]

It’s seems like My coaching career comes to an end after 1.5 years, during which we played 5 tournaments and secured 5 podium finishes, including a Junior World Cup bronze medal.

I have heard about coaches getting fired after bad performances.
But this is the first time I am experiencing being removed to make way for a foreign coach.

The Hockey India President stated that the chief coach of the senior men’s team prefers a foreign head coach for the junior team, believing it will help develop Indian hockey from the junior level through to the senior level. Hence, the continued preference for foreign coaches —

Can’t Indian coaches develop Indian hockey?

On 07-03-2026, during a meeting with the Hon’ble Sports Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, I was told, “Sreejesh, we need coaches like you to step up and lead our country as we prepare for 2036.”

However, Hockey India continues to place its trust in foreign coaches over Indian ones across all four teams.

@mansukhmandviya @PMOIndia @TheHockeyIndia @Media_SAI @WeAreTeamIndia @DGSAI @DilipTirkey

[T.N. Raghu @tnrags]

Hello @TVKVijayHQ

உங்களுக்கு வாக்களித்த 1,72,26,000 மக்களை நம்பாமல், மூட நம்பிக்கையைப் பரப்பும் ஒரு ஆளை நம்புவதெல்லாம் இமாலயத் தவறு.

We, the people of Tamil Nadu, cannot pay for your superstition. Please sack #RickeyRadhanPanditVetrivel as Officer on Special Duty. If he is so dispensable, please pay him from TVK coffers.

@CMOTamilnadu

[ATP Challenger @ATPChallenger]

Locked and loaded 😤

The 18-year-old Indian Manas Dhamne charges into his maiden Challenger final, taking down Ghibaudo 6-4, 6-3 👊

#OnTheRise | 📍Shymkent

[Hari Priya CR @cr_hariPriya]

Kujur trying to flip the baton after receiving it, was really careless.

#WorldRelays

[jonathan selvaraj @jon_selvaraj]

Competing for Kansas State, Selva Prabhu jumps a very impressive 17.05m -- a new Indoor NR -- to take silver in the men's triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships. It's also a new PB for the 21-year-old.

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

Imagine your team is playing the biggest tournament in its recent history, which also acts as FIFA Women’s World Cup and Olympic qualifiers, and two days before the match the players are forced to write a letter like this.

Most likely, the blame will go to the vendor, but what about the AIFF leadership and employees responsible for this situation?

For not organising the IWL on time,
for arranging just three international friendlies,
and for mishandling exposure tours in the build-up to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

This is administrative failure, not just a vendor issue. #IndianFootball @KhelNow

[Tejaswin Shankar (TJ) @TejaswinShankar]

Arguably one of the greatest long jump performances in Indian athletics history! I had the good fortune of watching it live!
It was a STACKED field and Lokesh delivered!
A great example of why more Indian athletes should consider the NCAA route.

[Karti P Chidambaram @KartiPC]

Proud of the performance of Dakshineshwarar Suresh “ DK” in the @DavisCup tie, notching 3 wins on the trot in 2 days is commendable. I know first hand his struggle to get here, his father has practically dedicated his life to his sons’ tennis. COVID robbed him of crucial years. The big test is when he completes college @WakeForest & steps into the brutal @atptour. Dindigul to Davis Cup - a journey worth chronicling. @AITA__Tennis @IndTennisDaily

[Hari Priya CR @cr_hariPriya]

First medal event is going on but no telecast? 😬

@JioHotstar #WinterOlympics

[Abhinav A. Bindra OLY @Abhinav_Bindra]

Lionel Messi is one of those rare athletes whose story transcends sport. His journey from a child fighting physical odds to a footballer who redefined excellence has moved millions across the world. As someone who has lived the life of an athlete, I hold profound respect and admiration for what he represents perseverance humility and an uncompromising pursuit of greatness.

Yet as his recent visit to India unfolded parts of it felt chaotic and left me quietly uneasy. It compelled me to pause and reflect not in judgment but in genuine concern about what we were really trying to achieve.

I fully understand the economics of sport. I understand commercial realities global branding and the magnetism of icons. I do not fault Messi in any way. He has earned every opportunity that comes his way and admiration for greatness is natural even beautiful.

But admiration must also invite introspection.

As a society are we building a culture of sport or are we simply celebrating individuals from afar.

Millions were spent for moments of proximity photographs and fleeting access to a legend. And yes it is people’s money earned honestly and theirs to spend as they choose. Still I can’t help but feel a quiet sadness wondering what might have been possible if even a fraction of that energy and investment had been directed toward the foundations of sport in our country.

Playgrounds where children can run freely. Coaches who can guide young talent. Grassroots programmes that give opportunity to those who may never otherwise be seen. Spaces where sport is not a spectacle but a daily habit a teacher and a source of dignity.

Great sporting nations are not built by moments they are built by systems. By patience. By belief in the ordinary child with an extraordinary dream.

Icons like Messi inspire us and that inspiration matters deeply. But inspiration must be met with intent. With long term commitment. With choices that reflect not just what excites us today but what will strengthen us tomorrow.

If we truly wish to honour legends like Messi the most meaningful way to do so is not through grand gestures but by ensuring that somewhere in India a young child has a field to play on a coach to believe in them and a chance to dream.

That is how sporting cultures are born. And that is how legacies endure.

[Hari Priya CR @cr_hariPriya]

There’s still hope in the world because of souls like this. 🤍

[bud wiser @w0rdgenerator]

Interacting with this for the last time to say that I donated most of my payout to Swabhimaan Trust in Chennai, a trust for adolescents and young adults with autism. I’ve worked with them for my graduation project and they’re doing great work to make different therapies accessible to neurodivergent people

[Sarah Waris @swaris16]

"This is for all the women who continued to play cricket for no reward"

Annum Chopra ❤️