As curtains fell on Paris Olympics on Sunday, Indian fans were left with a mixed feeling over the country’s performance. For a nation of 1.4bn people, our return of one silver and five bronze is very meagre. That the world’s most populous country couldn’t produce a single gold medal is hard to digest.However, if we…
It won’t be easy to judge India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics. Can we term it a successful one or not? Purely speaking about the number of medals won, India failed to match the tally from the last edition in Tokyo. It won six medals in this edition, in comparison to seven in Tokyo three…
NEW DELHI: Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist, has praised the Indian contingent for their commendable performance at the Paris Olympics. After the 142nd IOC session, where he received the prestigious Olympic Order, Bindra reflected on the team’s efforts and expressed admiration for their competitiveness across various disciplines, despite securing six medals –…
PARIS: A phone call woke me up early in the morning. This was in July of 2016. “You must meet this guy. He is tall, he is good looking, he is humble. Above all, he is your future athletics superstar. Javelin phekta hai. It will be a great photo-op too.” Neeraj Chopra? Javelin? The name…
NEW DELHI: Ten days into the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker is one of India’s three Olympic medallists in the French capital. The pistol shooter has risen from being the face of Indian shooting to be an inspiration for her compatriots.All of 22, it’s not a surprise that she doesn’t consider herself a role model yet…
NEW DELHI: In 1928, Indian hockey embarked on a journey that got written and rewritten in ‘golden’ words, where the team won medals for 10 Olympics in a row. The 44-year run of consecutive podium finishes included a period of 28 years that saw a couple of World Wars, India getting independence and six Olympic…
NEW DELHI: It’s commonly claimed that placing fourth at the Olympics represents the height of suffering. If finishing last is painful because of agony, then finishing in fourth place hurts because it is both close and far away. This can either propel an athlete to future glory or break them entirely.India has a lengthy history…
NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra aims to make history with back-to-back Olympic gold medals. He clinched the gold with a throw of 87.58 meters at the Tokyo Olympics.As Neeraj prepares for his second Olympic appearance in Paris, all eyes are on the talented athlete with the golden arm, poised to achieve this historic…
