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Even best of preparation can fail but I will give it all: Mirabai Chanu on
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Paris 2024 will be Mirabai Chanu's third Olympics. After a horror debut at Rio 2016, the Manipuri, pushing 30, made impressive comebacks with sterling shows at global competitions. Mirabai became the first lifter in 22 years to become a world champion in 2017. The gold at the Commonwealth Ga
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Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shubhankar Sharma join list of Olympians, set to repres
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Olympic debutants Shubhankar and Gaganjeet punched their tickets to Paris after they were placed 48 and 54 respectively in the final OGR list
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Simone Biles shares personal journey to Olympics in Netflix documentary
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In anticipation of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Netflix is set to premiere 'Simone Biles Rising,' a gripping four-part documentary series that chronicles the journey of acclaimed gymnast Simone Biles.
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Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra bags gold at Paavo Nurmi Games
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra whose personal best of 89.94m is the Indian men's national record, logged his best throw of the night, a modest 85.97m in his third attempt to clinch the top podium
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India's number one golfer Shubhankar Sharma qualifies for Paris Olympics 2
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Shubhankar Sharma, whose Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) is 222, qualified with an Olympic rank of 48 paving the way for a Games debut for the Chandigarh lad
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Ganemat Sekhon finishes sixth in Lonato
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Ganemat Sekhon only managed 16 hits out of the first 20 in the 60-shot final, to be the first finalist to be eliminated. Rio Olympic champion Diana Bacosi won gold with 57 hits
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India's Shotgun squad for Paris Olympics 2024 announced
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India's Shotgun squad for Paris Olympics 2024 announced. Trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman has made the cut in men's Trap, while Rajeshwari Kumari will take aim in the women's Trap. Anantjeet Singh Naruka will be India's sole men's Skeet shooter while Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan in
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Alagappa University Honors Chennais Amirta's International Culinary Olympi
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18: Golden Girl Sreya Aneesh and Amritha P.Sadan for winning 2 Gold Medals at EXPO CULINAIRE -27th Edition at an event held at Hyatt Regency, Chennai.
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Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka to skip Paris 2024 Olympics
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The world no 3 Aryna Sabalenka and the world no 10 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia will not compete in the forthcoming Paris Olympics.
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Khelo India women's weightlifting zonal league to take place in Indore
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Khelo India Women's Weightlifting League tournaments for the 2024-25 season are part of a larger calendar of events throughout the year
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IOC Executive Board proposes creation of 'Olympic Esports Games'
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The IOC's initiative follows successful ventures into esports with events like the Olympic Virtual Series in 2021 and the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore in June 2023 which featured over 130 players in 10 mixed-gender category events. With a packed audience in Singapore, the event attracte
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Neeraj Chopra to compete in Paavo Nurmi Games 2024
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Neeraj Chopra had pulled out of the Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet in Czechia late last month as an injury precaution but is on the entry list for the Paavo Nurmi Games 2024
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