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Top Indian 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and javelin thrower Kishore Jena will hope to fine tune their Olympics preparations in the Paris leg of the prestigious Diamond League one-day meeting series on Sunday. Reigning Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has opted out of the Paris DL apparently due to an…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually interacted with the Paris Olympics-bound Indian athletes. PM Modi spoke with javeline star Neeraj Chopra, who will aim to defend his crown in Paris, boxer Nikhat Zareen and two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu. During the interaction, PM Modi expressed confidence that India’s Olympic-bound contingent will make the…
File photo of Jannik Sinner.© AFP World No.1 and reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek and No.2 Coco Gauff have been given top billings in the women’s singles as the International Tennis Federation announced the full team nominations for the singles and doubles events at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. Swiatek and Gauff…
File image of Vinesh Phogat.© SAI World championships medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday sought “urgent help” from Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the Ministry of External Affairs, and other authorities after her visa for Spain got delayed. Vinesh, who will be competing at the Grand Prix of Spain 2024 in Madrid, has her…
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Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh is desperate to reclaim the gold medal in the upcoming Paris Olympics in his bid to give a fitting tribute to the country and stalwarts of the game. Eight-time Olympic champions India won an Olympic medal, a bronze, after 41 years in the Tokyo Olympics to…
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed her own 400m hurdles world record on Sunday to book her place at the Paris Olympics in sensational style at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon. McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her rivals to power home in an astonishing 50.65sec, bettering her previous best of 50.68, also set at Hayward Field, during the…
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India’s first individual gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, and Paralympian Deepa Malik have been honoured with Special Recognition Awards at a ceremony celebrating Indians who have made a significant impact globally. India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual UK-India Awards 2024 at Fairmont Windsor Park, near London, on Thursday evening, honoured the sporting legends alongside a…
File image of Kiran Pahal© X (Twitter) Haryana’s Kiran Pahal on Thursday qualified for the Paris Olympics in the women’s 400 metres, clocking 50.92 seconds in the semifinal of the ongoing National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Panchkula, Haryana. The qualifying mark in women’s 400m was 50.95 seconds, which Kiran managed to breach to…
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Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who is taking it easy since returning to action following a six-month injury lay-off, is targeting a lift of above 90kg in snatch in next month’s Paris Games. Chanu, who suffered hip tendonitis and finished fourth in the 49kg women’s category in the last Asian Games,…
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Tulika Maan wasn’t sure she would make the cut for the Olympics but now that she has qualified for Paris Games, the Indian judoka is hoping to return with a medal and has set a target of reaching at least the bronze play-off. The 25-year-old Tulika, a Commonwealth Games silver medallist, on Tuesday…
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