Paris: In one of the biggest upsets of the Olympic Games boxing competition, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) bowed out after a 0-5 loss to Asian Games gold-medallist Wu Yu, completely outmaneuvered by the Chinese in a stunningly lopsided bout on Thursday. Nikhat was unseeded for the Games as the International Olympic Committee (IOC),…
Paris: Indian archer Pravin Jhadhav bowed out of the Paris Olympics after losing his individual men’s recurve opening round clash in straight sets to Kao Wenchao of China here on Thursday. Jhadhav lost 0-6 (28-29 29-30 27-28) in the round of 64. Even though Jhadhav shot as many as four 10s through the course of…
Paris: The Indian hockey team suffered its first loss of the Olympic Games here, going down 1-2 to defending champions Belgium after letting slip a one goal lead in a pool match here on Thursday. Abhishek gave India the lead in the 18th minute before Belgium made a strong comeback after half-time to score through…
Paris: Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari entered the pre-quarterfinals in the women’s individual event of the Olympic Games after winning back-to-back matches here on Wednesday. Deepika, who flattered to deceive in the team event, first defeated Reena Parnat of Estonia 6-5 in a shoot-off before beating Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands 6-2. Deepika faces Michelle…
Paris: From walking on Glacier 3000, the highest peak of Alps to cycling through breathtakingly beautiful Rougemont, Swiss ‘life coach’ Mike Horn forced the Indian men’s hockey team to move out of their comfort zones with an aim to create bonhomie and overcome fears of failure. Horn, an adventurer and explorer has worked with 2011…
Paris: The fans at fencing are among the loudest and most passionate at the Paris Olympics, especially when France is challenging for a gold medal. They usually leave disappointed. Italy overcame a passionate “Marseillaise”-singing crowd at the Grand Palais to hand France its fourth fencing silver medal of the Games in the women’s team epee…
Paris: Indian badminton heavyweights PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s and men’s singles events, respectively, with dominant wins at the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday. Chasing an unprecedented third Olympic medal, Sindhu did not have to toil much before getting past Kristin Kuuba of Estonia 21-5 21-10 in her…
Paris: Tokyo Olympics bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Games after clinching a comfortable win over Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad here on Wednesday. Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest to remain on course for a second successive Olympic medal. The reigning world champion had won her Tokyo bronze in the 69kg…
Paris: Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars — be they physical, psychological or both…
Paris: The Indian hockey team lead Ireland 2-0 in their third match of men’s hockey pool B at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Tuesday. Harmanpreet with both the goals. In the 12-team competition divided into two pools, four sides from each pool will qualify for the quarterfinals. The Indians are placed in a tough Pool B…
