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Olympics: India team directly qualify for QF in women's archery

The Indian women's archery team, comprising Bhajan Kaur, Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat, directly qualified for the quarter-finals of the event at the Paris Olympics by securing a fourth-place finish with 1983 points.

2024-07-25T10:36:35.052088+00:00 IST

"I have been dreaming about it": Sharath Kamal

Ahead of the opening ceremony of the much-awaited Paris 2024 Olympics, India's flag-bearers, Achanta Sharath Kamal and PV Sindhu, expressed their excitement ahead of the memorable moment.

2024-07-25T09:22:21.687734+00:00 IST

Hitaashee takes 2-shot lead in 10th leg of WPGT

Hitaashee Bakshi, the leader on the Order of Merit, roared back into form with a 2-under 70 to take a 2-shot lead at the end of the first round of the 10th Leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Prestige Golfshire.

2024-07-25T06:09:51.922153+00:00 IST

Abhinav Bindra continues to inspire athletes: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday congratulated Beijing Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra for being awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

2024-07-25T04:17:01.193843+00:00 IST

Paris Olympics: Indian men's table tennis team to face China

Since the team events were introduced during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China has emerged as champions of the men's team competition in all subsequent editions. On the other hand, India has qualified for the team events in the sport of the first time ever in their Olympics history, as per Olympics.com.

2024-07-25T03:32:09.413312+00:00 IST

Pickleball World Rankings, PWR World Series announced

PWR will bring regional bodies under one unified structure to enhance sports governance and future longevity. The announcement was made by PWR, The Times Group, colleagues from international pickleball bodies and some of the world's top players, including women's world number 1 on the APP Tour, Megan Fudge DeHeart.

2024-07-25T03:25:00.480130+00:00 IST

Paris Olympic: India to start with archery ranking rounds

For the first time since London Olympics 2012, India will be fielding their full team of six archers, putting up a challenge in all five medal events in men's team/individual, women's team/individual and mixed team categories, as per Olympics.com.

2024-07-25T02:51:56.211471+00:00 IST

India look to follow up Tokyo's success as they prepare for Paris

Over 100 athletes will represent India in 69 medal events across 16 sports at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which officially gets underway on July 26 in France.

2024-07-24T18:26:55.103593+00:00 IST

Raj Kumar Pal excited to play in his maiden Olympics

A vital cog in the Indian team, Raj Kumar Pal first came into the spotlight when he was selected for a five-nation U-23 tournament in Belgium in 2018

2024-07-24T17:16:19.706363+00:00 IST

Indian boxing contingent reaches Paris ahead of Olympics 2024

The Indian boxing contingent reached Paris on Wednesday ahead of the 2024 Olympics

2024-07-24T16:59:14.895166+00:00 IST

Mansukh Mandaviya interacts with NSS volunteers from across India

Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, engaged in a dynamic and insightful interaction with National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers from across India through video conference on Wednesday.

2024-07-24T15:48:45.897136+00:00 IST

Olympic Games 202: Nita Ambani re-elected as IOC Member

Ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this weekend, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today announced that Nita Ambani, leading Indian philanthropist and founder of the Reliance Foundation, has been re-elected unanimously as the IOC from India at the 142nd IOC session in Paris that is currently underway, winning unanimously with 100% of the vote.

2024-07-24T15:08:37.639112+00:00 IST

Dravid to attend discussionon on inclusion of cricket in Olympics

Former India head coach Rahul Dravid was present at the inaugural India House at the Paris Olympics, which celebrated cricket's inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics with a panel discussion titled 'Cricket at the Olympics - Dawn of a New Era'.

2024-07-24T14:28:52.878688+00:00 IST

PT Usha arrives in Paris ahead of Olympics

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha has arrived in Paris to encourage the Indian contingent for the upcoming Olympics 2024

2024-07-24T13:15:35.464467+00:00 IST

Achanta Sharath Kamal shares his top 5 Olympic moments

India will feature in the men's and women's team as well as individual events of table tennis in Paris and Sharath, in his fifth Olympics appearance, will be aiming to win that elusive table tennis medal for the country

2024-07-24T09:29:42.300558+00:00 IST

Carlsen, Anand, Nakamura among top icon players for GCL 2

The league will feature a minimum of three marquee showdowns every day between the Icon players as they lead their teams into the chess arena. The first-of-its-kind franchise-based league will feature a total of six teams. Each team will consist of six players, including one Icon player, two superstar male players, two superstar female players, and one prodigy player.

2024-07-24T09:00:29.227868+00:00 IST

Mark Butcher heaps praises on spinner Shoaib Bashir

A fifer from Bashir crushed the West Indies' dream of a comeback as they were skittled out for 143 runs during a run-chase of 385 runs after a glorious fightback during the second Test at Nottingham. WI had gained a first-inning lead of 41 runs, scoring 457 in reply to England's first-inning total of 416 runs. But the Three Lions' commendable batting display led by Harry Brook and Joe Root helped the hosts to 425 runs, setting 385 for the visitors to win. WI could not stay alive in the series as Bashir's spell pushed them to the backfoot and England sealed a 2-0 series win with a game to go.

2024-07-24T06:46:08.745258+00:00 IST

Mirabai Chanu starts training in France ahead of Paris Olympics

Chanu, the 29-year-old weightlifter, started training at La Ferte-Milon in France.

2024-07-24T03:24:42.904183+00:00 IST

Coach Sundeep Verma to accompany Paris-bound Gaganjeet Bhullar

Verma will be accompanying leading Indian professional Gaganjeet Bhullar at the Paris 2024 Olympics

2024-07-23T16:05:06.131417+00:00 IST

"With the best...": Satwiksairaj meets tennis icon Nadal

Indian badminton star Satwiksairaj Rankireddy shared a picture with Nadal on his Instagram story, with him being ecstatic about posing "with the best".

2024-07-23T04:09:52.395718+00:00 IST

India to kickstart Paris Olympics journey on Thursday

The 16 sports India will be competing in during Paris 2024 are: Archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and tennis.

2024-07-23T03:40:19.680085+00:00 IST