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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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Arguably the face of India’s shooting contingent for a few years, Manu Bhaker sees her popularity soar multi-folds. Bhaker already has two medals in her account, having clinched bronze twice – in 10m air pistol individual and mixed team events – and is on the cusp of a third in 25m air pistol…
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, pummelled her Italian opponent in 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Thursday as the controversy threatened to overshadow the sixth day of the Games. It will also renew the debate about the inclusion of competitors in other sports at the…
Athletics Federation of India vice-president Anju Bobby George believes that while the spotlight will undoubtedly be on javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to defend his Olympic title, the Indian men’s 4x400m relay team and steeplechaser Avinash Sable have the potential to spring a surprise at the Paris Games. A 29-member-strong Indian athletics contingent, led…
Indian archer Pravin Jadhav at Paris Olympics 2024© AFP Indian archer Pravin Jadhav bowed out of the Paris Olympics after losing his individual men’s recurve opening round clash in straight sets to Kao Wenchao of China on Thursday. Jadhav lost 0-6 (28-29 29-30 27-28) in the round of 64. Even though Jadhav shot…
India’s Schedule, Medal Events At Olympics 2024, Day 6: PV Sindhu© AFP India’s Schedule, Medal Events At Olympics 2024, Day 6: It’s a big day for India at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. Badminton starts PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty will be competing. Also, India would hope…
Germany’s Angelique Kerber during tennis match vs China’s Zheng Qinwen at Paris Olympics.© AFP German tennis player Angelique Kerber’s playing career has ended with a defeat to China’s Qinwen Zheng in the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s singles quarterfinals at Court Philippe-Chartier. In the men’s section, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, who battled in…
Following Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain’s victory over Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad, her father, Tiken Borgohain, expressed confidence in his daughter’s performance in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Lovlina defeated Hofstad 5-0 in the women’s 75 kg round of 16 bouts on Wednesday. Borgohain, a bronze medalist in the 69 kg category at Tokyo 2020,…
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…
Assured of a quarterfinal berth, India will aim for consistency when they take on reigning champions Belgium in their tough penultimate Pool B match of the Olympic Games in Paris on Thursday. The Red Lions are leading Pool B with three wins from as many matches, while the Indians are a rung below…
