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PM Modi hails Neeraj Chopra as "excellence personified" after silver medal
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
As Neeraj Chopra secured the silver medal in the men's javelin throw at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Indian athlete, calling him "excellence personified."
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Paris Olympics: Jyothi Yarraji fails to make it to semis of women's 100 m
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In the repechage round, Jyothi clocked in timings of 13.17 seconds to achieve the fourth-place finish, but the qualification was a privilege reserved for only the top two athletes from each heat.
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Paris Olypmics: Jyothi Yarraji finishes seventh in 100m hurdles heat
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Indian sprinter Jyothi Yarraji, who competed in the women's 100m hurdles in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, finished seventh in Heat 5 clocking a time of 13.16 seconds
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"She was sitting in protest...still made it to the finals": Deepender Hood
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Deepender Singh Hooda said, "The entire country is in shock and has many questions on the matter. Our daughter had worked so hard to reach the finals. When athletes around the world were practicing on wrestling mats, she was sitting in protest to seek justice for Indian w
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"Wrong to make any kind of political issue out of it": AFI president on Vi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Following Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the women's 50kg wrestling final at the Paris Olympics, Athletic Federation of India President, Adille Sumariwalla, said that no stone has been left unturned to provide support to the grappler, and it would be "wrong" to make a political issue
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India's marathon race walk mixed relay team fails at Paris 2024
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a disappointing turn of events at the Paris 2024 Olympics, India's marathon race walk mixed relay team, comprised of Suraj Panwar, and Priyanka Goswami, did not finish the final of the mixed relay event on Wednesday.
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Wrestling, Athletics, Table Tennis, Weightlifting - Here's India's action-
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India grappler Vinesh Phogat is set to play her final against United States's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt after beating Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the women's 50kg wrestling semi-finals.
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Paris Olympics: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez creates history; becomes first-e
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a marquee matchup of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez made history with his 6-0 gold medal win in the 130kg Greco-Roman final on 6 August, becoming the first athlete in Olympic history to take five gold medals in the same event.
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"It is bit cooler, humidity is much lesser...": Neeraj on competing in Par
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Chopra registered a huge throw of 89.34 metres in Group B of the men's javelin throw qualification round at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday and made his way into the finals. The star athlete threw 89.34 m in his first attempt, his best throw this season. The final will be played on Thursday at
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Paris Olympics: Kishore Jena fails to qualify for men's javelin final, fin
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Kishore's best attempt of 80.73 m could give him only the ninth spot. Only four competitors from group A advanced to the medal round. And to advance to the final round for the medal, the athlete will have to finish among the top 12 best athletes across both groups A and B, as per Olympics.co
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Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra kickstarts his title defence in Paris Olympi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra will begin his men's javelin throw title defence at the Paris 2024 Olympics from the qualification round on Tuesday.
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Hockey, Wrestling, Athletics, Table Tennis - Here is India's schedule for
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Indian men's hockey team will play world champions Germany in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 semi-finals while India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra starts his title defence in the men's javelin throw event on Tuesday.
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