NEW DELHI: If the life of a sportsperson were to be likened to an amusement park ride, nothing would fit the script more than the rollercoaster that entertains crowds who never realise what it takes to build the machine that can endure those twists and turns day in and day out to deliver the perfect…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, who won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, will compete in the Women’s 25m Pistol Qualification on Friday. Rising shuttler Lakshya Sen will battle it out in the singles quarterfinals, and judoka Tulika Maan will make her Olympic debut.Following is India’s Day 7 schedule at the Paris Olympics on Friday…
NEW DELHI: Yusuf Dikec, a Turkish pistol shooter, has become an internet sensation due to his laid-back demeanour while competing at the 2024 Olympics, where he won a silver medal. Images circulating on social media show Dikec shooting with one hand in his pocket, wearing a simple T-shirt, glasses, and a stoic expression. Despite his…
NEW DELHI: Swapnil Kusale etched his name in the annals of Indian sports history on Thursday, becoming the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Kusale secured the bronze medal with a total score of 451.4 in the men’s final.This achievement marks India’s third medal at the…
NEW DELHI: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has made history at the Paris Olympics, winning two bronze medals and becoming the first Indian athlete from independent India to achieve this feat in a single edition of the Olympics. Her admiration for fellow Indian sports icon PV Sindhu emerged as a touching moment, garnering a warm response…
Sarabjot Singh, a farmer’s son, was introduced to the sport at a summer camp in his teens. He liked the pistol, enjoyed hitting the target & was hooked. Now, he has an Olympic bronze to his name…CHATEAUROUX: Sarabjot Singh looked a little lost after assuring himself of a medal in Manu Bhaker‘s company. This was…
Shooting star 1st Indian post-1947 to win 2 medals at 1 Olympic CHATEAUROUX: “No time to celebrate. My work is unfinished. There’s a lot to play for,” Manu Bhaker had said after winning her first Olympic medal on Sunday. There indeed was a lot more at stake. There was a date with history too. The…
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: At just 22 years old, Manu Bhaker has already cemented her place in Indian sporting history. With two bronze medals secured at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 10m air pistol and the mixed 10m air pistol events, she has become the first athlete from independent India to achieve such a feat…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a conversation with Olympic medalist Sarabjot Singh, congratulating him on his brilliant teamwork with history-maker Manu Bhaker, which led to their bronze medal victory in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Sarabjot Singh, an Indian shooter, achieved remarkable success in…
