Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wrote a letter to the former women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampa and commended her for being “a true ambassador of the immense potential of our nation’s Nari Shakti.”“You have been a true ambassador of the immense potential of our nation’s Nari Shakti. Redefining excellence and setting a benchmark…
Neeraj Chopra. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images) LUCKNOW: Illustrious athlete and two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra, who was in the city on Saturday, recollected his experiences of Lucknow and said that his target is to achieve the 90-metre throw.“My recollections of Lucknow are indelibly etched in my mind. It was in this city…
NEW DELHI: India’s star shooter Manu Bhaker etched her name in the history books with her stellar performances at the Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old from Haryana is now a proud owner of two Olympic medals, a feeling that is yet to sink in for the shooter from Haryana. Manu won two bronze medals in Paris…
Australian hockey player Tom Craig received a 12-month ban, with six months suspended, by Hockey Australia (HA) following his arrest in Paris for purchasing cocaine. The ban began on Monday after HA’s integrity unit investigated Craig’s actions during the recent Paris Olympics.The terms of the ban require Craig to serve six months fully, with the…
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: Hockey India has officially declared a financial reward for the national men’s hockey team following their achievement at the Olympic Games. Each player of the team, which secured a bronze medal for the second time in a row, will receive Rs 15 lakh, while the support staff members are to be awarded Rs…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, who won two medals at the Olympics in Paris, claimed on Saturday that she was not under any pressure to win a third medal as she came just short of winning a bronze in the women’s 25-meter pistol event.Bhaker concluded the Olympics in fourth place, making history as the first Indian…
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: Jaspal Rana, the coach of Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker, recently disclosed his ongoing struggle to secure a permanent job since the Tokyo Olympics. This revelation came after Bhaker’s historic achievement of winning a bronze medal in Paris, making her the first female shooter from India to win an Olympic medal.In an emotional interview…
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra‘s popularity in the country has skyrocketed since he won India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics. But the fame doesn’t seem to get into his head and continues to display his modest nature.When asked about his fame in comparison to renowned cricketers like Virat Kohli and MS…
