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…
Paris: The men’s Olympic triathlon planned for Tuesday has been postponed over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine River, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed to take place. Organizers said they will try to hold the men’s triathlon Wednesday instead. The women’s competition is also scheduled on Wednesday, but both are…
Dubai: India’s Smriti Mandhana moved up to fourth place in the list of batters, while seamer Renuka Singh Thakur was ranked fifth among bowlers, in the latest ICC T20I rankings issued on Tuesday. India opener and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who scored a vital 60 in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, moved…
Paris: When Charline Van Snick flirted with another female athlete after winning the bronze medal in Judo in the 2012 London Olympic Games, she said her coach told her she needed to stay in the closet for the future of her career. “It was a moment when I didn’t feel like myself,” the 33-year-old retired…
