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The parents of Olympic shooting bronze medalist Swapnil Kusale on Thursday said they were sure he would win a medal for the “tricolour and the country”. “We let him focus on his work and didn’t even call him yesterday so that he should not get distracted,” Swapnil’s father Suresh Kusale told reporters in…
“Please give me something to eat,” Olympic bronze medal winning shooter Sarabjot Singh said on his arrival at India House — a repository showing the soft power of the country that aspires to host the 2036 Olympic Games. Singh and Manu Bhaker combined to beat South Korea 16-10 in the 10 meter air…
Indian badminton heavyweights PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s and men’s singles events respectively with some terrific performances. While Sidhu was the favourite going into the encounter, Lakshya had to face the third seed Jonatan Christie in his final group game. Lakshya didn’t just march past the…
File photo of Manika Batra.© AFP Manika Batra’s dream run in the Paris Olympics has reached its end as India’s first-ever woman to reach the Round of 16 was defeated in the pre-quarterfinal in five games (4-1) by Japan’s Miu Hirano. Despite losing four games, Manika did not seem to be struggling in…
India’s lone rider, Anush Agarwalla, astride Sir Caramello Old, finished ninth in Group E in the Dressage Grand Prix Individual Qualifier round of the 2024 Olympics Equestrian competitions in Versailles, France on Wednesday. The ninth-place finish in his group meant, Agarwalla, the 24-year-old from Kolkata who has been training in Germany since he…
Deepika Kumari competes in the archery women’s individual elimination round during the Paris Olympics.© AFP Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari entered the pre-quarterfinals in the women’s individual event of the Olympic Games after winning back-to-back matches in Paris on Wednesday. Deepika, who flattered to deceive in the team event, first defeated Reena Parnat…
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Sreeja Akula in action© AFP Sreeja Akula rallied to enter the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought 4-2 win over Singapore’s Jian Zeng in a women’s singles round of 32 match as Indian table tennis continued to make history at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. On her 26th birthday, Sreeja won the match 9-11 12-10…
Swapnil Kusale in action© X (Twitter) Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale on Wednesday qualified for the finals of 50m rifle 3 positions in Chateauroux after finishing seventh in the qualification round but Aishwary Tomar ended at the 11th position to make an exit. Kusale shot 198 (99, 99) in kneeling position, 197 (98, 99)…
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The Indian men’s hockey team expectedly beat Ireland despite a few defense lapses to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics, with skipper Harmanpreet Singh scoring a brace in a 2-0 win in a Pool B match, here Tuesday. Unlike the previous two matches, India penetrated the rival circle consistently and dictated…
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Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh celebrating their Olympics bronze.© AFP While the whole of India was waiting to hear Sarabjot Singh after he and Manu Bhaker scripted history in the Paris Olympic Games, the 22-year-old shooter was asked by his mother to call later as she was busy. Sarabjot and Manu on Tuesday…
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