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"Focus will be on trying my best": Vinesh Phogat

Delighted at having secured a quota in the Paris Olympics this year, champion wrestler Vinesh Phogat said on Sunday she wouldn't be weighted down by the pressure of expectations and will focus on giving off her best at the mega event.

2024-04-21T17:17:45.443848+00:00 IST

Priyanka Goswami-Akshdeep Singh bag Paris 2024 quota for India

Priyanka Goswami and Akshdeep Singh secured a Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India in the marathon race walk mixed relay event after finishing 18th at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Turkiye on Sunday

2024-04-21T16:06:15.610200+00:00 IST

Manu, Anish on course for second successive trials win

Manu shot an aggregate of 585 in the women's 25M Pistol OST T2 qualification, to lead the five-woman field into the finals in pole position. In the men's 25M Rapid-Fire Pistol (RFP) OST T2, odds-on favourite Anish Bhanwala continued to dominate proceedings, topping the qualification round with a score of 582

2024-04-21T15:24:53.956582+00:00 IST

India’s Diksha rises to fifth place at Joburg Ladies Open

Diksha Dagar rose to tied fifth as she maintained her fine form with a superb 4-under 69 to rise into the Top-10 of the Joburg Ladies Open after three rounds. Diksha, a two-time winner on the Ladies European Tour and third on the Order of Merit in 2023, has rounds of 73-71-69, improving by two shots each day at the Par-73 Modderfontein Golf Club

2024-04-21T14:54:42.877151+00:00 IST

Scottie Scheffler takes lead at RBC Heritage; Theegala lying 4th

Scottie Scheffler's third round of 8-under 63 took him to 16-under 197 and is one-shot ahead of Sepp Straka (67) who got to 15-under after a 65. They will be in the final group on Sunday, with different wind and thunderstorms in the forecast

2024-04-21T14:50:04.127856+00:00 IST

Indian greco-roman wrestlers fail to win Olympics quota

The tournament giving quotas for the Olympics follows a bracket system under which two finalists from each weight category are given quotas for their countries. There is no gold medal or repechage matches, as per Olympics.com.

2024-04-21T10:45:02.516115+00:00 IST

India looking to shoot-down remaining Paris quotas in Doha

India have won a record 20 Paris Olympic quota places in Shooting, including a maximum of eight each in the rifle and pistol disciplines and four in Shotgun

2024-04-21T09:38:23.995227+00:00 IST

ARRC: Honda Racing India’s Kavin Quintal clinches 11th position

A consistent performance throughout the race resulted in Kavin crossing the chequered line in 11th position, winning 5 points for the team. Mohsin P finished the race in 20th position in round two of AP250 class Race 1

2024-04-21T08:54:22.247572+00:00 IST

Balraj Panwar bags Paris Olympics quota in rowing

India's ace Single Sculler Panwar finished third in the Qualification Championships at Chungju with a time of 7:01:27, booking a berth for himself for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

2024-04-21T06:21:00.948921+00:00 IST

Candidates 2024: Gukesh becomes sole leader with one round left

With the victory, the Indian took the sole lead before the final round.

2024-04-21T02:31:50.763903+00:00 IST

World Athletics Race Walking Team C'ships:Fourteen-member contingent to represent India

The marathon race walk mixed relay, which has been included in the Paris Olympics 2024, is being contested for the first time ever at a major championship

2024-04-20T18:08:04.568763+00:00 IST

Manu soars high, Anish takes expected win in shooting trials

Olympian and women's pistol ace Manu Bhaker, soared high, as much as six points above the world record, to take the women's 25M Pistol Olympic Selection Trial T1 (OST T1), literally demolishing the four-woman opposition at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range here on Saturday

2024-04-20T15:56:00.209156+00:00 IST

Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh Phogat secures Paris 2024 quota

This victory takes her a step closer to achieving her third successive Olympic spot. Though she has won the quota, it belongs to the country, instead of the individual, as per ESPN.

2024-04-20T14:42:56.481588+00:00 IST

Olympics: Chinese swimmers won medals despite failing drug test

Several athletes who tested positive, including almost half of the swimming team that China sent to Olympics, secured medals, including three golds. Many of these swimmers, including two-time gold medalist Zhang Yufei, still compete for China and are expected to play in the Paris Olympics this year from July-August, as per the New York Times.

2024-04-20T12:06:05.010231+00:00 IST

Equestrian Federation of India announces new competitions

The 2024-25 season will start on August 11 with the Sapta Shakti Horse Show in Jaipur with the AEF U-21 Show Jumping competition scheduled for October 12-13 while the Dressage meet will take place at the Army Polo and Riding Centre from November 28 to December 1

2024-04-19T17:46:43.687760+00:00 IST

Honda Racing India riders gear up for Round-2 of ARRC

After making a promising start at the inaugural round of 2024 Asia Road Racing Championship in the Asia Production 250cc (AP250cc) class, the Indian two-wheeler racing team enters the upcoming round with a total 5 points.

2024-04-19T17:34:00.084189+00:00 IST

Olympic Selection Trials: Esha, Bhavesh take day-1 honours

Esha totalled 585 across her precision and rapid-fire rounds in the women's sport pistol OST T1 qualifications, to steer two points clear of Simranpreet Kaur Brar. In the men's RFP OST T2, Bhavesh (580) took top billing, being rewarded for being the most consistent through the day, however Vijayveer Sidhu (579) and Anish (578) as the quota holders in the event, will feel satisfied with the day's work

2024-04-19T16:38:57.095028+00:00 IST

Asian Wrestling Qualifiers: Aman falls short of Olympic quota

In the event, three Indian wrestlers made an early exit and India failed to bag a men's freestyle wrestling quota. Two semifinalists from each weight division secure quotas for their country. There are no gold medal or repechage bouts, as per Olympics.com.

2024-04-19T16:09:46.451975+00:00 IST

Asian Canoe Sprint Championships: Megha Pradeep secures bronze

Racing at the Sea Forest Waterway, a venue used during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Megha clocked timings of 2:28.027 minutes to finish at third place. Gold and silver medals were captured by Vietnam's Diep Thi Huong (02:18.178 minutes) and Kazakhstan's Ulyana Kisseleva (02:26.645 minutes), as per Olympics.com.

2024-04-19T13:35:59.516204+00:00 IST

M Dharma fires 67 for two-shot lead on penultimate day

Dharma fired a third round of five-under 67 to establish a two-shot lead at a total of 14-under 202. Sachin Baisoya ended the penultimate day in second position at 12-under 204 after he carded a 66.

2024-04-19T09:32:56.484956+00:00 IST