NEW DELHI: Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh became the first Indian to be elected as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Sunday. This election took place during the 44th General Assembly of the OCA, and Singh will serve from 2024 to 2028. The 77-year-old former Olympic shooter was the only eligible…
Imane Khelif, an Algerian boxer who won gold at the Paris Olympics, has named Elon Musk and JK Rowlings in her complaint against “cyber bullying”.Khelif, who had been in the docks before over her gender eligibility, faced severe criticism after defeating Itanian boxer Angela Carini in an opening-round bout in just 46 seconds at the…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ad-hoc division requires additional time to reach a decision regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal. The 29-year-old athlete was disqualified from the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics due to being 100gm overweight during the weigh-in on Wednesday.Initially, the highly anticipated verdict on Phogat’s…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ad-hoc division requires additional time to reach a decision regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal.The 29-year-old athlete was disqualified from the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics due to being 100gm overweight during the weigh-in on Wednesday.Initially, the highly anticipated verdict on Phogat’s appeal…
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif secured a historic gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Friday, winning the women’s welterweight final against China’s Yang Liu, amidst intense scrutiny over her eligibility. The 25-year-old became the first Algerian woman to win an Olympic boxing gold medal, addressing the gender controversy that shadowed her victory with determination and…
NEW DELHI: Paris Olympics has been hit by another major controversy as Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, alleged to be a ‘biological male,’ defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini in a women’s boxing bout within 46 seconds on Thursday. The incident has led to a heated debate on social media, drawing in comments from high-profile personalities like…
NEW DELHI: From Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly acknowledging India’s effort to host the 2036 Olympic Games to cricket making its return to the biggest stage of multi-sport events after a wait of 128 years, the 141st IOC (International Olympic Committee) Session held in Mumbai ended with a bat-and-ball story that now offers the cricket-mad…
