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Following Manu Bhaker’s historic bronze medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the shooter on her win and revealed the hard work and expenditure that went behind her training. Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women’s Air Pistol event on…
The star Indian men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be hoping to continue with their winning momentum at the Paris Olympics, despite their second Group C match against Germany’s Marvin Seidel and Mark Lamsfuss being cancelled due to Mark facing a knee injury, making their third game a must-win…
An ardent supporter of cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics, the legendary Rahul Dravid on Sunday said players are excited and he has heard “serious dressing room conversations” about competing in the world’s biggest sporting event. Dravid is in the French capital to attend a panel discussion on a theme titled ‘Cricket at the…
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Cricket legend Rahul Dravid, who knows a thing or two about handling pressure and meeting expectations, on Sunday complimented Manu Bhaker for the manner in which she overcame a forgettable outing at her maiden Olympics to win a historic bronze in this edition of the Games. Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter…
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Lakshya Sen’s victory deleted after opponent withrew© AFP Ace India shuttler Lakshya Sen’s dominating win over Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon in the badminton men’s singles Group L match at the ongoing Paris Olympics has been ‘deleted after the Guatemalan pulled out of the multi-sport event due to a left elbow injury. According to Olympics.com,…
Paddler Harmeet Desai’s Paris Olympics campaign ended© X (Twitter) India’s Harmeet Desai suffered a 0-4 loss against world no. 5 Felix Lebrun of France in the second round of the men’s singles table tennis competition, ending his maiden Olympic campaign here on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Surat couldn’t settle into a rhythm to…
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Manu Bhaker, India’s ace pistol shooter who bagged the country’s first medal at the 2024 Olympic Games, has not always had the easiest route to the top. Her father revealed that she wanted to change her sport after her 2020 Tokyo heartbreak. The 22-year-old, who won the hearts of millions of Indians on…
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Paris: Television broadcaster Eurosport on Sunday removed a commentator from its Paris Olympics coverage after he made a sexist remark during the swimming competition. Bob Ballard made the comment about Australia’s swimmers after they won the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay gold on Saturday. In a clip which went viral on social media, Ballard said: “Well,…
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Rafael Nadal insists Novak Djokovic will be the favourite when they clash at the Paris Olympics, after the Spaniard battled to victory over Marton Fucsovics in the first round on Sunday. Nadal had left his participation in the singles in doubt until the last minute because of a thigh injury, and was made…
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South Sudan basketball team in action at Olympics 2024.© AFP South Sudan’s opening Olympic basketball match was overshadowed by an embarrassing anthem blunder by organisers on Sunday. The African nation’s basketball team looked distraught after the wrong anthem was played as they lined up before their clash with Puerto Rico. South Sudan fans…