Former India wrestler Vinesh Phogat recently blamed Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and its president, PT Usha, for not offering her support and playing politics at the Paris Olympics after she was disqualified on the morning of her gold-medal match. However, top lawyer Harish Salve, has revealed that Vinesh didn’t want to “carry this any further”…
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: The pressure was palpable on Neeraj Chopra‘s face as he grabbed the javelin for his first throw in the Paris Olympics final. Having won gold at the Tokyo Games, Neeraj was aiming for another finish on top of the podium but eventually ended up winning the silver, finishing behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who…
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…
NEW DELHI: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat is set to return to India alongside Aman Sehrawat, who secured a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Following the conclusion of the Games, the duo will embark on their journey back home. Their flight is scheduled to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at approximately 10:30…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ad-hoc division requires additional time to reach a decision regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal. The 29-year-old athlete was disqualified from the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics due to being 100gm overweight during the weigh-in on Wednesday.Initially, the highly anticipated verdict on Phogat’s…
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…
NEW DELHI: Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday by defeating Darian Toi Cruz from Puerto Rico. The final score of the bout was 13-5 in favor of Sehrawat.This victory brings India’s medal tally to six, with five bronze and one silver….
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…
