Paris: Defending champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in men’s javelin throw but the night belonged to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who destroyed competition by setting a new Olympic record for his country’s maiden individual gold at the showpiece. Nadeem managed an astonishing 92.97m…
Paris: A goal from Spain skipper Marc Miralles opened the scoring, following which Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh provided two goals of his own later on to power India to yet another bronze medal. With thir triumph, India’s medal tally in the Paris Olympics goes up to 4, with all 4 being bronzes so far. India…
Paris: Aman Sehrawat, India’s sole male wrestler at the 2024 Paris Olympics, made an impressive run to the 57kg semifinals with commanding victories in his first two matches on Thursday. Sehrawat is set to face the top-seeded Japanese wrestler, Rei Higuchi, in the semifinals later today. A win would secure India another Olympic medal. In…
Paris: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu came tantalisingly close to clinching a second Olympic medal but a faltered lift in her final attempt cruelly snatched the dream from her grasp, leaving her with a fourth place finish in the women’s 49kg event here on Wednesday. Mirabai, who turns 30 on Thursday, lifted a total of 199kg…
Paris: Her long-cherished Olympic dream shattered by a cruel twist of fate, Vinesh Phogat on Thursday bid adieu to her international wrestling career, saying she doesn’t have the strength to continue anymore. The 29-year-old, who was disqualified for being 100gm overweight ahead of her 50kg category gold medal bout in the olympics on Wednesday, announced…
Paris: ndia’s biggest wrestling medal hope Antim Panghal crashed to a humiliating 0-10 defeat at the hands of her Turkish opponent Yetgil Zeynep in the women’s 53 kg category at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Antim, who was one of the first to gain an Olympic quota in the category earlier owned by Vinesh Phogat, was outclassed…
Paris: The Indian table tennis campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics ended with the women’s team’s defeat to Germany in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. The Indian women’s team, comprising Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath, lost 3-1 to the Rio 2016 silver medallists Germany. Archana Kamath picked up India’s only win in the tie. India, competing in the team…
Paris: Zhan Beleniuk’s focus wavered at times as he trained in hopes of winning a second Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. The Ukrainian doesn’t just represent his country in international competition. He’s a member of parliament. And since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, well, it’s been easy for his mind to drift. “It’s difficult…
Paris: Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification ahead of her 50kg wrestling final in the Paris Olympics has shocked her fans and a majority of the people in the country. Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women’s 50kg final here, leaving her medal-less within hours of coming close to…
Paris: Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Tuesday that he will boycott the Paris Olympics ’ closing ceremony due to a “scandalous situation” that cost a Romanian gymnast a bronze medal. Ana Barbosu had already begun celebrating her bronze for the floor event Monday when coaches for American Jordan Chiles entered an appeal to judges…
