SQUASH India men finish sixth, women seventh in World Junior squash team events India finished sixth and seventh in the men’s and women’s sections respectively in the World Junior Squash Championships held in Houston, USA. The Indian men lost to England 1-2 in the match for fifth position while their women counterparts beat New Zealand…
A 29-member Indian contingent is set to compete across 16 track and field events at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Athletics in Paris will kick off with the men’s 20km race walk on August 1 and conclude with the women’s marathon on August 11. The Indian squad comprises National Record holders in all categories except men’s…
India’s performance at the Olympic Games has gone from strength to strength in the previous edition, with the country bagging seven medals at the Games. The 2020 edition of the Games saw Neeraj Chopra win India’s first gold medal in track and field, becoming a trailblazer for athletes from the country looking for glory at…
Paris Olympics 2024 is set to be held from July 26 to August 11. While the Indian contingent will hope to better its Tokyo Olympics’ performance of one gold, two silver and four bronze medals from three years ago, it will have to face some tough challenges to achieve that. Here are five Indian medal…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. This quadrennial event will be hosted in the French capital for the third time, following the years 1900 and 1924. Around 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in 329 events, which…
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza. As the Israeli team settled into the Athletes’ Village, the IOC studied a letter from the Palestine Olympic Committee asking for a ban on…
The latest (33rd) edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11 this year. Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” Olympic sports, with the addition of breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. While the Olympics officially begin later with the opening ceremony scheduled on…
British dressage star Charlotte Dujardin withdrew from the Paris Olympics on Tuesday after a video emerged showing her making “an error of judgement” during a coaching session. Dujardin, a three-time Olympic champion and joint most decorated British woman Olympian, said she had withdrawn from all competition while authorities investigated the incident. “A video has emerged…
Polish high jumper Norbert Kobielski has been provisionally suspended for doping just days before the Paris Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who has a personal best of 2.33 metres, finished 10th at last year’s world championships in Budapest and sixth at the European championships in Rome last month. ALSO…
Explosive opener Shafali Verma slammed a career-best 48-ball 81 as defending champion India thrashed minnows Nepal by 82 runs in its final group match to confirm its semifinal spot at the Women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament here on Tuesday. With India shuffling the batting order, Shafali and Dayalan Hemalatha (47) opened the innings and gave…
