NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s hockey team delivered an outstanding performance to secure a spot in the Olympic semifinals for the second time in a row while Lakshya Sen‘s dreams of gold medal shifted to a potential bronze on a mixed-result day for India at the Paris Games. India’s 53rd position in the medal tally…
NEW DELHI: When you talk about the Indian men’s hockey team victory it cannot be without the mention of PR Sreejesh, the man who always stands like a rock at the goal post and denies the opposition’s attempts to score.And in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals against Great Britain on Sunday, it all boiled down to…
NEW DELHI: Veteran custodian PR Sreejesh emerged hero as India pulled off a nail-biting 4-2 win in the shoot-out against Great Britain on Sunday at the Paris Olympics. Steering India into the semis after a standout performance in the shoot-out, keeper Sreejesh along with a jubilant Indian side was seen celebrating India’s epic triumph over…
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: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif on Saturday secured a medal at the Paris Olympics after defeating Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in the women’s 66-kilogram quarterfinals. Khelif’s victory comes amid intense scrutiny and online abuse over misconceptions about her gender, turning the issue into a broader debate about identity in sports.Khelif won her quarterfinal…
Every time adrenaline gushes through Harmanpreet’s forearms to send those drag-flicks whizzing past defenders and bring the opponent post crashing down in Paris, mind goes back to the January evening of 2023 in Bhubaneswar. A dejected India skipper, carrying the nation’s hopes on his penalty-corner skills, appeared clueless. The ball almost refused to roll up…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker positioned herself for a historic third successive Olympic medal while Lakshya Sen progressed to the badminton semifinals after claiming a historic win at the Paris Games on Friday. The Indian hockey team also ended a 52-year drought defeating Australia 3-2 in their final Pool B game. But despite the achievements, India…
NEW DELHI: Imane Khelif’s Olympic journey in Paris began with a victory shrouded in controversy, setting the stage for a dramatic and polarizing narrative. The Algerian boxer, who had been reinstated for the Games despite a previous disqualification from the 2023 World Championships due to a failed gender eligibility test, found herself at the centre…
NEW DELHI: Swapnil Kusale clinched India’s first-ever Olympic shooting medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event on a day when four other medal contenders including PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Sift Kaur Samra were knocked out from their respective events at Paris Olympics on Thursday. Little-known shooter Kusale secured a bronze…
NEW DELHI: Imane Khelif, a 25-year-old Algerian boxer, has become a focal point of controversy at the Paris Olympics, where she recently won her opening bout in the women’s 66kg category in a swift 46 seconds. This victory, however, is overshadowed by the ongoing debate over her gender eligibility, which has divided opinions within the…
