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"It just opens up the game to completely new audiences....": Ponting on cr
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Cricket's return to the Olympics has been a long time coming. Last featured in the Games in 1900, the sport is set to make its long-awaited comeback after 128 years at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, as per ICC.
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Nathan Lyon calls for inclusion of all abilities cricket in Paralympics
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Lyon responded to a clip posted by a fan about cricket being included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. He urged Cricket Australia, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and star India batter Virat Kohli to take action in the direction of i
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"She deserves the silver": Sourav Ganguly on Vinesh Phogat's appeal for me
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly opened up on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the final of women's 50 kg wrestling at the Paris Olympics and said that she deserves the silver medal.
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US-based organisation urges IOC to allow Taiwan's team to compete under na
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) and more than a dozen other overseas groups, in a letter, urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Taiwan's team to compete under the name "Taiwan" rather than "Chinese Taipei", reported Focus Taiwan.
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India Hockey players reach Amritsar after bronze medal win at Paris Olympi
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
After clinching th bronze medal in th ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, the players of the Indian Men's Hockey Team such as Hardik Singh Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, and Gurjant Singh returned to their hometown on Sunday.
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"It was heartbreaking but we overcame it": Hockey player Vivek Prasad on s
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Indian men's hockey team player Vivek Prasad was welcomed in a grand way in his hometown, Madhya Pradesh, after winning the bronze medal in the Summer Games.
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After claiming historic gold in Paris, javelin ace Arshad Nardeem receives
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Paris Olympics gold medallist in the men's javelin throw event, Arshad Nadeem received a grand welcome after landing in Pakistan.
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"Privilege to pursue my dream": Abhinav Bindra as he receives prestigious
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Legendary Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order by the International Olympic Council (IOC) at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on Saturday.
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Punjab government to award Rs 1 crore to India hockey players from Punjab
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Punjab Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harbhajan Singh ETO announced that the state government has decided to give Rs 1 crore to each player of the men's hockey team who hails from Punjab following their bronze medal triumph at the Paris Olympics.
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Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem to receive Hilal-e-Imtiaz after his brilliant per
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Javelin Throw gold medallist in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, is set to be honoured with Hilal-e-Imtiaz by the country's government.
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Paris 2024: Shooting, Hockey, Wrestling, Athletics - India's total medal t
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
India managed to win a total of six medals which included a silver and five bronze at the Paris Olympics 2024.
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Paris Olympics: Golfers Aditi, Diksha finish 29th, 49th in women's individ
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Despite missing out on podium once again, Aditi maintained that the Olympic dreams were very much alive. The 26-year-old Bengaluru star, who was competing in her third Olympics, shot 4-under 68 with seven birdies against three bogeys but said she will come back again in Los Angeles in 2028.
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