GAIL wins Excellence in Advertising Award for social and digital advertising Gail (India) Ltd. was awarded the excellence in advertising award in the category of digital/social advertising by the Delhi Advertising Club for the campaign 'GAIL The Fastest Indian' beating 28 other entries to the finish line. The award was received on behalf of Gail (India) Ltd. by their online agency AirAds Ltd. and MSLGROUP jointly. Milkha Singh and his[…]

PT Usha is still best remembered for missing the bronze medal in a 400m hurdles photofinish at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Her moment of heartbreak so came to define her that few people remember that she continued running well into her 30s, broke a national record at 34, and retired at 36 in 1999.As we talk in the cool, spacious office of the all-girls school, Usha says she succeeded in spite of India’s sporting system. She went to the[…]

We're a public sector undertaking in the energy sector. Athletics has nothing to do with our work or our profits. But then, we're in the business of exploration, and we understand that if you want to find something good, you start looking early. We don't want to wait for the India of our dreams, we want to make it. We are the fastest, youngest Maharatna. #GAILTheFastestIndian is the epic search for the next star olympian, the next Milkha. […]

GAIL-TFI – to identify and develop Olympic-level sprinters, enters into its last leg Hunt for the next Milkha to culminate on 16th January at Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi New Delhi, December 18, 2014: “GAIL-The Fastest Indian”, a sports talent hunt with an aim to identify potential Olympic medal winners in Athletics, has entered into its last and final leg. Over the last three months, the first edition of the talent hunt traversed[…]

GAIL India Limited, the Youngest, Fastest Maharatna among all Indian PSUs, a USD 9.5 billion company with 4000 employees has one of the best turnover to employee ratio in the world. These are some achievements we take great pride in, and embody the same efficiency in whatever we do. We always embark on ideas that embody this zest for moving ahead to reach greater heights, everyday being the fastest and youngest in every field. On 22nd[…]

KINGLY patronage to sports may belong to an era long forgotten but this legacy can still be savored at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) Museum at Patiala which has the distinction of being the only sports museum in the country. Contributions from the royal family of Patiala along with rare photographs and personal artifact belonging to elite sportspersons, including hockey wizard Dhyan Chand, Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, that are kept in[…]

This fastest Indian, Anil Kumar, is 35 now and not is running anymore. He still holds the national 100 metres record of 10.30 seconds. Also, he ran the 200 metres in 20.73 seconds— another national record. A record Milkha Singh previously owned for 39 long years. From 1996 till the time he hung up his running shoes in 2008, Anil was the national champion in both events. Read more at http://bit.ly/1FUPFKK[…]

Time and again, India has been at the tip of the curve with the search of the great Olympian. Let’s get our running shoes on and be the athlete that will bag India the GOLD it has been longing for. Success of a runner comes from not just one but two people – the coach and the athlete. Here are some of the most inspiring quotes by some incredible athletes and coaches that have chased after their dreams. Keep those running shoes[…]

India has always been a land of immense talent and it’s only getting better with time. We may still have a long road to tread before India is amongst the front runners in the medals tally at world sporting & athletic events but we’re on the right track to making it happen. With more and more support towards young athletes with initiatives like ‘GAIL The Fastest Indian’, there is an air of positivity around that is fuelling the desire […]

Heralding a new era in Indian athletics with the potential to produce Olympic-level sprinters, GAIL (India) Limited in association with Spoment reached Delhi in its third leg of the hunt for ‘GAIL-The Fastest Indian’ in New Delhi. This novel initiative is an attempt to find next Milkha Singh for the country and is targeted at securing medals in athletics at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Legendary athlete ‘Padmashree’ Shri Milkha Singh, himself,[…]

#GAILTheFastestIndian hunt is in full swing as it starts from Chandigarh. The hunt is on to find the next Milkha Singh for the country across 19 Cities and 20 Events to identify and develop Olympic-level sprinters. This novel initiative is targeted at securing medals in athletics at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Legendary athlete ‘Padmashree’ Shri Milkha Singh, himself, is the principal mentor of this annual event. He will also provide his[…]