NEW DELHI: After winning a silver medal at the Olympics in Paris, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra intended to compete in India sooner rather than later against other well-known worldwide names.With a javelin throw of 89.45 meters, Chopra finished second in the Paris showcase behind Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, who set an Olympic record with…
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 –…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, India’s star pistol shooter, arrived home on Wednesday after making history at the Paris Games, where she became the first Indian in the post-Independence era to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. Bhaker’s Air India flight from Paris landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, where around…
The most disheartening outcome in major sporting events like the Olympics is often finishing just outside the medals, in the dreaded fourth place. India has had its share of such agonizing heartbreaks in previous Summer Games, including the near misses of legends like Milkha Singh and PT Usha. The ongoing Paris Games have been no…
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…
CHATEAUROUX: A rollercoaster. That’s how Manu Bhaker described it later here on Saturday morning. Her bid for a historic third medal had ended in an agonizing finish. It must have left her feeling empty inside, but she did not show it. She has learnt not to show it. She was there, up there. And then…
NEW DELHI: Star shooter Manu Bhaker, India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics, narrowly missed out on adding a third medal in the 25m pistol competition, finishing fourth while archer Deepika Kumari also faced disappointment as India’s archery campaign came to a disappointing end at the Paris Games…
NEW DELHI: After the heartbreak of finishing fourth in the women’s 25-meter pistol final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Manu Bhaker took to X (formerly) to express her gratitude and reflect on her journey.Despite narrowly missing out on a third Olympic medal, losing the bronze medal to Hungary’s Veronika Major by the slimmest of…
NEW DELHI: The Land and Development Office (L&DO) has decided not to proceed with the eviction at the Khyber Pass area in Delhi, which includes the residence of Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker‘s shooting coach Samaresh Jung along with 200 other residents.Jung had filed a petition against the eviction in the Delhi high court, and the…
