The Arjuna Award winner made his international debut in 2007 at the Asia Cup, which India won after defeating Pakistan in the final.
Borgohain had won silver in the 100m earlier, clocking yet another PB of 10.34, but his standout performance was in the 200m.
Nisha Warsi's father was a tailor before a stroke in 2015 paralysed him and caused him to retire.
"Have been unlucky but who isn't in this world at some point?" Devendro Singh asked a few years back. One has to have lost a lot of battles.
One of India's most successful track athletes, Milkha Singh, has passed away aged 91 after a long battle with Covid-19.
Bhardwaj was India's national boxing coach from 1968 to 1989 and also played his role as a national selector.
He was the first Indian athlete to win an individual athletics Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, a record which remained intact till 2010.
By the time the Rio Games came around, Vinesh was one of the favourites to land a medal for India, and with good reason.
The Flying Sikh remains the first and only one to win the gold medals in the 400m event at the Asian and Commonwealth Games.
Gopichand became only the second Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championhips in 2001 after Prakash Padukone.