NEW DELHI: At the second edition of TOI Dialogues in Uttarakhand, Olympic medallist and boxing legend Mary Kom shared personal reflections on her journey to success and the challenges she faced. She spoke about how recognition eluded her until she clinched bronze in the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite being a world champion multiple times.“After…
NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Jay Shah made a bold statement on his vision for global cricket, emphasising the importance of Test cricket after being elected unopposed as ICC chairman on Tuesday.Shah, 35, is the youngest to lead the ICC, succeeding Greg Barclay. His new commitment comes at a transformative time for cricket, with the sport…
NEW DELHI: Mondo Duplantis of Sweden set a new pole vault world record by clearing 6.26 metres during his second attempt at the Silesia Diamond League meeting on Sunday. This marks the 24-year-old’s tenth world record, surpassing his previous best of 6.25 metres, achieved earlier this month while retaining his Olympic gold medal in Paris….
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics, emphasizing the athlete’s responsibility to meet weight requirements. Phogat, a medal hopeful who had secured a historic victory over Japan’s Yui Susaki, was disqualified after failing to make weight on the second day of…
NEW DELHI: Australian skipper Pat Cummins has expressed strong interest in representing Australia at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to include cricket in the Games. This revelation comes on the heels of a tremendously successful period for Cummins, who captained Australia to victories in both the 2023 ODI…
In every Summer Games, many unique sports make it to the programme. Paris also had several fringe disciplines which added their own flavour and colour to the Games. SKATEBOARDINGSkateboarding made its debut appearance at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. There are two different skateboarding disciplines at the Olympics: park and street. With male and female…
Members of the Indian men’s hockey team, led by captain Harmanpreet Singh, touched down in India on Saturday morning after securing a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. The team’s victory over Spain in the third-place playoff helped India extend its record hockey medal tally at the Olympics to an impressive 13.While most…
One of the best Indian athletes today, Neeraj Chopra won his second successive Olympic medal on August 9, 2024. Neeraj Chopra, who won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, won a silver medal this time at the 2024 Paris Olympics. While Neeraj missed out on defending his gold medal at the Paris Olympics…
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: American wrestler Sarah Ann Hildebrandt won the gold medal in the 50kg category at the Paris Olympics after Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for being 100 grams overweight. Hildebrandt, who had been preparing for the final, faced an unexpected situation when Phogat was replaced by Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, whom Hildebrandt…
