Seven Indian U-22 boxers, including Olympic-bound boxer Preeti, clinched gold medals as the Indian contingent concluded their highly successful campaign with an impressive 43 medals at the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived to cast his vote, a large contingent of youth and children cheered and screamed his name aloud while holding out his hand-made portraits outside the Nishan Higher Secondary School of Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Indian shuttler Tanisha Crasto partnering Ashwini Ponnappa in women's doubles believes that the Indian contingent has a strong shot at changing the colour of the medal from bronze and silver to gold as well as winning more than one in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 starting July 26.
The Indian contingent with an average age of below 25 was always going to be the underdogs against an outfit that had all the world's top-10 ranked players. And though the team lost 0-5 and finished second in the group, they would take a lot of positives ahead of their quarterfinals
The protesters, led by Kissan Ittehad Pakistan, gathered at the GPO Chowk on The Mall and tried to march towards the Punjab Assembly, where a heavy contingent of police intercepted them.
Considered the 'World Cup' of badminton, this competition will not directly impact the forthcoming Olympics in Paris, but it would be interesting to see how India's top badminton players perform under duress.
Indian pickleball athletes have showcased their prowess at the recently concluded US Pickleball Championships with a combined haul of three golds, three silvers and four bronze medals in various categories
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
More than 16,000 members of the AFP and U.S. military will train together this year. Contingents from the Australian Defence Force and, for the first time in Balikatan's history, the French Navy will also join the exercise as participants.
The Indian contingent finished the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with nine medals, which included four silvers and five silvers.
Two teams from India will be participating in the tournament- one each of boys and girls. The team consists of 11 athletes and unified partners in each, along with five coaches, representing eight states (Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Delhi)
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has backed his badminton contingent for the Paris Olympics 2024 and went on to say that the team will try its best to give something to the fans to cheer for in the upcoming mega event.