Quincy Hall produced an incredible late surge to overhaul Briton Matthew Hudson-Smith and take a first Olympic 400 metres gold for the United States since 2008 in another scintillating race on Wednesday. Hudson-Smith seemed on course to win his country’s first gold over the distance since “Chariots of Fire” Eric Liddell in the Paris Games…
In a major embarrassment for the country, Antim Panghal and her entire entourage is being deported from Paris for a major disciplinary breach where the young wrestler handed her official accreditation card to her sister, who was caught by security while leaving the Games Village. Panghal had crashed out of the Paris Olympics after losing…
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has moved the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after her disqualification from the Women’s Freestyle 50kg final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Vinesh reportedly appealed to be reinstated for the gold-medal bout but has since asked for the silver medal to be awarded to her. The CAS interim ruling…
It’s down to Neeraj Chopra once again, isn’t it? When he strides into the Stade de France on Thursday night, it will take the talismanic spear thrower’s broad shoulders to salvage an Olympic campaign that began promisingly but now seems mired in despair. So far, he’s done little that makes it seem the burden is…
CHENNAI Neeraj Chopra will take to the field on Thursday to try and defend his gold medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Chopra qualified for the final by finishing first in the qualification event on Tuesday, throwing a season-best of 89.34m. Chopra will be looking to make history and become the first Indian athlete with…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year. The Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. On August 8, Indian athletes will be in action across multiple disciplines such as golf, wrestling, athletics and…
Olympic gold medallist Jordan Burroughs suggested on Wednesday that the United World Wrestling (UWW) must amend its rules to award the silver medal to Vinesh Phogat after the Indian wrestler failed to meet the cut during the pre-match weigh-in. Vinesh was disqualified and will be ranked last in Paris 2024 after she exceeded the weight…
The announcement comes just days after Djokovic won a gold medal at the Paris Games on Sunday after defeating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) in what was likely to be his final shot at Olympic glory.
Australia got its revenge and a spot in the Paris Olympics women’s basketball semifinals as it breezed past Serbia 85-67 to earn a shot at another rival on Wednesday. Beaten by Serbia at the same stage of the 2016 Rio Games, Australia made sure there would not be a repeat by methodically building a 26-19…
Vinesh had wrestled at her first Olympics in the 48kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She was 22 then. As she grew older, it became harder to maintain that weight.
