NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to French President Emmanuel Macron for the upcoming Paris Olympics. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit.The Olympics, held every four years, will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11.“I conveyed my best wishes to him on the…
NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday struck gold in Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar with 82.27m effort in his first competition on Indian soil in three years.The 26-year-old superstar struggled to get going initially and was second after three rounds. He took the lead in fourth round with an effort of 82.27m and he…
NEW DELHI: According to an Australian newspaper, 23 Chinese swimmers were permitted to participate in the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for doping. The Daily Telegraph in Sydney reported that these swimmers were found with traces of trimetazidine, a heart medication, during a pre-Olympic training camp. Despite these findings, Chinese anti-doping authorities cleared them, attributing…
NEW DELHI: Citing personal reasons, celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom stepped down as chef-de-mission of India’s Paris Olympics contingent on Friday.“Embarrassing to retreat from a commitment, but I am left with no choice,” Mary Kom was quoted by PTI after stepping down as India’s chef-de-mission for Olympics.MORE TO FOLLOW… Source link
