The 25-year-old Sreeshankar, placed seventh in the world rankings, injured his left knee while training at Palakkad, his hometown, earlier this month. He ruled himself out of the marquee multi-sport event as he opted for surgery following a series of consultations and tests, as per Olympics.
With the Paris 2024 Olympics in mind, Yuki Bhambri said he is ready for the Summer Game if an opportunity comes knocking, but he is focussing on the upcoming Grand Slam French Open as of now to determine his chances of going to the mega event.
Asian Games champion and world record holder Sift Kaur Samra, emerged victorious in the first women's 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) Olympic Selection Trial (OST T1), even as Niraj Kumar outgunned his four rivals in the corresponding men's event, as the on-going OSTs 1&2 at the Karni Singh S
Usain Bolt, the fastest man on earth and Olympics legend, has been named as an ambassador for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which will be played in the West Indies and USA from June 1-29 this year.
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has selected 50 boxers, including Olympic-bound Preeti (54kg) to represent India at the upcoming ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championship 2024 to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 27 to May 7.
The Special Olympics South Asia seven-a-side Unified Football Tournament 2024 concluded on April 19 with the SO Bharat Female Football team securing a third position and the male team securing a fifth position.
India's trap shooters are unlikely to be in the mix for Paris Olympic quotas after the second day of qualifications at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun in Doha.
Ashi Choksey and Swapnil Kusale outgunned the rest in their respective women's and men's 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) field of five, to take the qualification honours on day five of the on-going Olympic Selection Trials (OST) Rifle/Pistol
'Banned: A Social Media Trial' by sports historian Boria Majumdar was officially launched here on Tuesday, highlighting the support he received from India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and renowned badminton coach and 2001 All England champion Pullela Gopichand dur