Indian archer Deepika Kumari suffered a defeat against Suhyeon Nam of South Korea in the quarterfinal match of the individual women's archery event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Saturday.
The agreement was signed in New Delhi on Wednesday. Anand will also go to South Korea for the official designation ceremony at the Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), Seoul Office.
India's shooting ace Manu Bhaker made history on Tuesday when she became the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics. Bhaker and her partner Sarabjot Singh secured bronze in the 10 M Air Pistol Mixed Team event. Earlier, Bhaker had won bronze in the women's individual 10M air
Around 5,000 people were rescued from flood-hit areas along North Korea's border with China over the weekend in efforts supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, CNN reported, citing the country's state media.
In a joint statement released by the US Department of State from the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting, "We condemn North Korea's destabilising launches using ballistic missile technology and its continued pursuit of nuclear weapons in violation of multiple UNSCRs."
Apparently with China's assertiveness in the East and South China seas in mind, the three countries also reaffirmed that they "strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the waters of the Indo-Pacific."
Veteran Indian wrestler Geeta Phogat congratulated shooter Manu Bhaker after she won the bronze medal in the 10 Metre Women's Air Pistol event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Sunday.
A US-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting also referred to as the "2+2" in Tokyo today was attended by the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japan Minister of Defence Kihara Minoru apart from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa.
Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker's coach, Jaspal Rana opened up about the Indian shooter winning the bronze medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics and said that it was a proud moment for him.
The head coach of the Indian shooting contingent, Suma Shirur, said on Sunday that every Indian is very proud after Manu Bhaker's historic medal win at the ongoing Paris Olympics.