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Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda on Saturday bowed out of the Paris Olympics after impressing in her narrow quarterfinal defeat at the hands of top seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy in the women’s 76kg event in Paris. The repechage route for Reetika was closed by American Kennedy Blades, who defeated the Kyrgyzstan wrestler Aiperi 8-6…
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File photo of Thomas Bach.© AFP International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said at the Paris Games on Saturday he will not seek to remain in charge for a third term. “New times are calling for new leaders,” the 70-year-old German lawyer, who has been in charge since 2013, told a session of…
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File photo of Imane Khelif.© AFP Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane Khelif, the Algerian at the centre of a gender eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment, her lawyer said on Saturday. “The boxer Imane Khelif has decided to begin a new fight, a fight for justice, dignity…
The suspense of Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for Olympic silver deferred continues. Earlier, it was said that the verdict would come by Saturday, 9:30PM IST. But it has now been deferred. In a fresh statement, it has been said that the the ‘decision’ will be ‘issued’ by Sunday…
Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat© AFP Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is keeping his fingers crossed for wrestler Vinesh Phogat as she awaits a verdict on her appeal against disqualification from the Games but at the same time, he is also hoping that “people don’t forget what she did for the country” if the…
All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from her final in the Paris Games for being 100gm above the prescribed limit. Higuchi, the gold-medallist in men’s 57kg freestyle event, was…
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Achieved in the backdrop of systemic failure and administrative apathy, only Arshad Nadeem knows about the struggles he faced and sacrifices he made on his way to winning a historic Olympic gold medal in Paris. But back home in Pakistan, the ones who were supposed to provide him with way more than what…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded wrestler Aman Sehrawat for winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and said his life is inspirational for others. Congratulating the 21-year-old athlete over the phone, he noted that Sehrawat was the youngest of the Indian medal-winners in this Olympic games, and said his feat…
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The women’s pole vault event at the Paris Olympics 2024 saw some commendable performances. The gold went to Australia as Nina Kennedy cleared a best of 4.90m. Kennedy bagged a first-ever women’s pole vault gold for her country. American Katie Moon, the defending champion with whom Kennedy had shared world gold in Budapest last…
Eliud Kipchoge turned to fans and handed over his shoes, bib and socks to fans.© AFP Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge was hoping for a dream finale to his career at the age of 39 but ended up handing over his running shoes to a fan. The only man to run under…
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