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Neeraj Chopra in action at Paris Olympics 2024© AFP Neeraj Chopra pulled off a season best attempt of 89.45m in the Paris Olympics 2024 javelin final but it was not enough to clinch the gold medal. The defending world champion had to be satisfied with the silver as Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem broke the…
Family members of P.R. Sreejesh celebrate the bronze won by Indian hockey team at the Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When P.V. Raveendran, father of the legendary Indian hockey goalkeeper and two-time Olympic medallist P.R. Sreejesh, received a call from his son before he suited up for his final international game in Indian…
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Young Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat lost to Japanese top-seed Rei Higuchi in the 57kg free-style semifinal bout as the country’s hopes of winning a gold from wrestling suffered a big blow at the Olympics in Paris on Thursday. The 21-year-old Aman will now play for the bronze medal against Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi…
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“Please leave me alone, I want to go back home,” said a distressed Antim Panghal as she and her team boarded an Air India flight to New Delhi on Thursday evening, concluding a controversial Olympic campaign in which she was ousted in the opening round before facing the prospect of a three-year ban…
Indian players celebrate the bronze medal win against Spain in Paris on August 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A look at the 16 hockey players who powered India’s campaign, along with coach Craig Fulton, in Paris: Goalkeeper: P.R. Sreejesh (Matches: 336) The 36-year-old was the hero in the bronze medal match against Spain on…
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File photo of Indian hockey team.© AFP Hockey India announced a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh for each player of the men’s hockey team and Rs 7.5 lakh for each member of the support staff in recognition of their bronze medal triumph at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Harmanpreet Singh-led side secured…
Head coach Craig Fulton speaks to hockey players before an Olympic match. | Photo Credit: PTI Coach Craig Fulton said building trust was the key while moulding the Indian hockey team in his own philosophy over a short period of time and making it defend its bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. According to Fulton,…
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Neeraj Chopra, Men’s Javelin Throw Final, Paris Olympics 2024 Live Streaming: India’s gold medal hopes at Paris Olympics 2024 lie once again on the shoulders of Neeraj Chopra, as he competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw Final on Thursday night. The Olympic gold medalist from Tokyo 2020, Chopra will aim to become the…
Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh celebrates after India won the men’s hockey bronze medal match against Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Colombes, on August 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI In Tokyo, goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh perched himself on top of the goalpost after India broke a 41-year-old medal drought by securing a bronze. In Paris,…
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Men’s Javelin Throw Final, Olympics 2024: Arshad Nadeem (centre), Neeraj Chopra and Anderson Peters.© AFP Neeraj Chopra Men’s Javelin Throw Final, Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra came up with a season best throw of 89.45m to clinch silver in javelin throw event at Paris Olympics 2024 early on Friday morning. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, however, did…
