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Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as the India men’s hockey team registered a famous 3-2 win over Tokyo Games silver medallist and nemesis Australia in its final Pool B match in Paris on Friday. Already assured of a quarterfinal berth before Friday’s encounter, the Indians played valiantly and dominated the proceedings for…
Image for representative use© AFP Indian athletes battling the soaring temperatures and lack of cooling in their rooms in the Paris Olympic Games Village have been provided with 40 portable air conditioners by the country’s sports ministry to make their stay comfortable. The air-conditioners were sent to the Games village after discussions with…
Balraj Panwar in action© X (Twitter) Indian rower Balraj Panwar’s placed fifth in final D of the men’s singles sculls, as a result, India’s rowing campaign came to an end at the event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Panwar clocked 7:02.37 to rank fifth in final D and finished 23rd overall on his…
Manu Bhaker in action© AFP Indian pistol shooter Manu Bhaker, aiming for a hat-trick of Olympic medals here, came up with a superb performance in 25m sports pistol, to finish second in qualification and book a place in the final in Chateauroux on Friday. The 22-year-old shooter, who already has two bronze medals…
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Tulika Mann in action© X (Twitter) Indian judoka Tulika Mann crashed out of the women’s 78kg event at the Paris Olympics after going down in the opening round to London Games champion Idalys Ortiz of Cuba in Paris on Friday. The 25-year-old from Delhi, a silver medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, lost…
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National pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung, who guided Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh to bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, returned home to the disheartening news that his house and locality are scheduled for demolition in two days. Jung, an Olympian, was given the notice along with other residents of the Khyber Pass…
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Weary from a challenging loss, Nikhat Zareen valiantly restrained her tears as she recounted the trials she faced both within the ring and in the 48 hours preceding the pre-quarterfinal bout against China’s Wu Yu, until she finally succumbed to her emotions. Touted as one of India’s strongest medal prospects before the Games,…
Swapnil Kusale after winning bronze medal in Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Kusale finished on 451.4 points, just 0.5 short of silver medalist Serhiy Kulish at the point of elimination. Kusale made a stunning comeback into the medal spots after languishing near the bottom for the majority of the event. The 28-year-old from Kambalwadi…
India shooter Swapnil Kusale at Paris Olympics 2024© AFP Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya hailed India shooter Swapnil Kusale for winning the bronze medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. Mansukh Mandaviya took to his official X handle and pointed out that Swapnil Kusale is…
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An athlete’s journey is not without its share of injury travails and there was a phase in Paris Olympic medallist Sarabjot Singh’s career when he was not able to lift his pistol even once, let alone repeat the exercise 60 times in competition. Careful planning and rehabilitation, however, saw him emerge from the…