NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday rejected Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal against her disqualification from the 50kg category final at the Paris Olympics.Vinesh, who was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight during the second weigh-in on the morning of her gold-medal match, had also requested to be awarded a…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday rejected Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal against her disqualification from the 50kg category final at the Paris Olympics.Vinesh, who was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight during the second weigh-in on the morning of her gold-medal match, had also requested to be awarded a…
NEW DELHI: He may be the first gold medalist for India in athletics and one of the best sportspersons the country has produced, but Neeraj Chopra remains humble and modest as ever.Though Neeraj failed to defend his Tokyo gold medal in the javelin final in Paris, losing to Pakistan‘s Arshad Nadeem, he didn’t let the…
NEW DELHI: India’s men’s hockey team showcased terrific skill and resilience to defeat Spain 2-1, securing their second consecutive Olympic bronze in a high-stakes clash at the Paris Games on Thursday. The match was a nail-biter, marked by intense moments and heroic efforts, with captain Harmanpreet Singh striking twice and emerging as the undisputed star…
NEW DELHI: The entire nation was devastated after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling event at the Paris Olympics for being slightly over the weight limit during her weigh-in on Wednesday morning.Vinesh made history as the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal match on Tuesday night, and she…
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…
NEW DELHI: Vinesh Phogat has already made history as the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the Olympic final. Now, she is just one win away from becoming the third individual Indian athlete to win a gold medal. She will face USA’s Ann Sarah Hildebrandt in the final.Mirabai Chanu, India’s weightlifting sensation, is also set…
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: 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: 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…
