Paris: Celebrated hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will join star shooter Manu Bhaker as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games here on Sunday, a fitting honour and recognition for his contributions to the team. Before homing in on Sreejesh, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief PT Usha spoke with…
Paris: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China 5:0 in the final…
Paris: Around 13 years ago, when Rashid Ahmad Saqi first laid eyes on Arshad Nadeem, he saw more than just a tall teenager; he saw potential for greatness. At a local school-level competition in Mian Channu, located in Punjab Province, Pakistan, the 14-year-old Arshad was participating in almost every track and field event. However, it…
Paris: To gain something, Aman Sehrawat firstly needed to lose something. When the scales of the weighing machine showed 61.5 kg on Thursday after his semi-final defeat to eventual champion Rei Higuchi, Aman had a bigger job at hand before taking the mat for the bronze medal play-off. India’s youngest Olympic bronze medal winning grappler…
New Delhi: The Olympic bronze medal winning Indian men’s hockey team including captain Harmanpreet Singh arrived from Paris here on Saturday morning. The Indian team extended its record medal haul to 13 with a 2-1 victory over Spain in the third place match in Paris on Thursday. However, not all members of the bronze medal…
Paris: Grappler Aman Sehrawat became India’s youngest ever Olympic medallist by clinching the 57kg free-style category bronze less than a month after his 21st birthday to complete a memorable Games debut and lift the sagging spirits of the controversy-hit national wrestling contingent here on Friday. Sehrawat, who turned 21 on July 16, notched up a…
Paris: An Egyptian Olympic wrestler was arrested in Paris on sexual assault charges, French prosecutors said Friday. A 26-year-old athlete was detained early Friday after allegedly groping a woman from behind outside a Paris cafe, according to a statement from the Paris prosecutor’s office. The office did not name the wrestler but said he was…
Paris: World record holder and former world champion Tobi Amusan crashed out of the women’s 100m hurdles at the Olympics on Friday as defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn sailed into the final. Amusan shocked the world in 2022 when she set a world record of 12.12sec on her way to victory at the World Champoinships in…
Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad hoc Division has officially registered an application filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat in response to a contentious decision by United World Wrestling (UWW),CAS said in a statement. Phogat’s appeal challenges UWW’s decision to disqualify her from the gold medal match in the Women’s Freestyle 50kg…
Paris: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he — and Covid –upstaged Noah Lyles’ plans for a sprint double in Paris. Tebogo, 21, was able to ease up at the end and still clocked an African record of 19.46sec for gold, with American Kenny Bednarek…
