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Sai Ashok Set To Become Youngest Indian To Officiate Paris Olympics Boxing Events

July 26, 2024 admin

File photo of Kabilan Sai Ashok.© X/@BFI_official India’s former international boxer Kabilan Sai Ashok will become the youngest from the country to officiate in the Paris Olympics after he was appointed as Referee Judge for the sporting showpiece beginning on Friday. The 32 year-old is only the fourth Indian since 1904 to officiate…

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Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Paris Games Officially Open; PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal Lead Indian Contingent

July 26, 2024 admin

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Olympics 2024: Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai To Open Campaign Against Lower-Ranked Jordanian Rival

July 26, 2024 admin

Indian table tennis player Harmeet Desai will commence his campaign at the Paris Olympics on the opening day of the competition on Saturday, taking on Zaid Abo Yaman of Jordan in the preliminary round. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra, India’s current No.1 Sreeja Akula and veteran men’s player Achanta Sharath Kamal will…

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India’s Schedule At Olympics 2024 Day 1: All Eyes On Shooters, Rohan Bopanna, Boxers

July 26, 2024 admin

India’s Schedule At Olympics 2024 Day 1: The first day of the Paris Olympics 2024 will see several top Indian athletes in action. Leading the charge for India on Day 1 will be star badminton pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. All eyes will be on the shooters too. The Indian men’s hockey…

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Record Shooting Contingent Out To End India’s 12-Year Medal Drought

July 26, 2024 admin

A squad full of debutants free from past baggage will aim to ace the ultimate test of their lives when the shooting competition of the Paris Olympics begins in the sleepy French town of Chateauroux on Friday. India has won four Olympic medals in shooting out of its overall tally of 35 but…

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Expect Women Boxers To Do Better Than Before In Paris Olympics: Vijender Singh

July 26, 2024 admin

India’s boxing medal hopes at the Paris Games will hinge on how its women pugilists perform, feels the country’s lone Olympic medal-winning male boxer Vijender Singh, who expects the Nikhat Zareen-led squad to fetch at least two podium finishes. Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Tokyo bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (75kg)…

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All Eyes On Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain As Boxers Open Olympic Campaign

July 26, 2024 admin

World Championship medallists Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev will wade through draws that are at best tricky in their quest to achieve India’s best Olympic medal tally in boxing when the competition kicks off in Paris on Saturday. Indian boxers have fetched three medals in the Olympics so far, all bronze….

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“Not Just Any Medal, But Gold”: Ex Olympic Medalist On Indian Athletes’ Mentality

July 25, 2024 admin

Olympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang said Indian athletes’ mindset has changed over the years and their confidence has touched unprecedented levels, encouraging them to set their sights on a gold medal. The London Games bronze medallist, who is serving as India’s Chef-de-Mission at the Paris Olympics, felt the Indian athletes are now not…

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Up Against China, India Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai Says India ‘Can Beat Any Team’

July 25, 2024 admin

Having played an important role in India clinching gold medals in the team competition in the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, star Indian paddler Harmeet Desai believes India has the ability to upset any team at the Olympic Games in Paris. On Thursday, he insisted that the team’s preparation was well on track…

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“PV Sindhu Is An Underdog In Paris Olympics”: Ex Badminton Star

July 25, 2024 admin

Former India shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Thursday dubbed two-time medallist PV Sindhu an “underdog” at the Paris Olympics but said her name still carries a lot of weight and opponents would be wary of her big-match credentials. Eyeing an unprecedented third straight Olympic medal, Sindhu has not been at her best since returning…

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