Imane Khelif of Algeria celebrates winning against Liu Yang of China. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Algeria’s Imane Khelif beat China’s Yang Liu to claim the gold medal in the women’s welterweight boxing at the Olympics on Friday. Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 world championships, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the…
Indian hockey players celebrate after winning bronze at the Paris Olympics. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar In the last half a century, the Indian hockey team had not secured two consecutive medals in the Olympics. When it retained its bronze medal in Paris on Thursday (August 8, 2024), it was time for celebrations and…
Lakshya Sen fought gallantly against Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal play-off in the men’s badminton singles at Paris Olympics on August 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Serving 3-1 up in the opening game of his Olympic bronze medal encounter against Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, Lakshya Sen attempted a high…
Paris 2024 Olympics flag bearer Sharath Kamal tries his hand at painting with Bihar’s first YouTuber In an unexpected fusion of athletic talent and creativity, 10-time national champion and 4-time Olympian Sharath Kamal recently joined a thrilling artistic session with Bihar’s first YouTuber, Artkala. This blend of the two worlds of sports and art resulted…
Noah Lyles, of the United States, opens his arms reacting the moment the board confirms the official results after finishing the men’s 100 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Lyles won, and Kishane Thompson, of Jamaica, was second. | Photo Credit: AP World champion Noah Lyles roared…
Claire Michel, of Belgium, is assisted by Lotte Miller of Norway after the finish of the women’s individual triathlon competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2021. Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday Aug.4, 2024 that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic plays a shot during his gold medal match against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s singles tennis at the Paris Olympics, on August 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz on August 4 to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete…
India’s Lakshya Sen in action during the semifinal match against Denmark Viktor Axelsen. He will playing the bronze medal playoff on August 5. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Following is India’s schedule on Day 10 of competitions at the ongoing Paris Olympics in Paris on August 5, 2024. Shooting Skeet Mixed Team (Qualification): Maheshwari…
Indian-themed restaurant Taj Mahal co-owner Atif Noman (C) outside his restaurant, in Châteauroux. | Photo Credit: PTI The streets of the charming Chateauroux resemble a mini India with a touch of ‘The Taj Mahal and Bombay’ offering double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and other shooters a welcome escape from the “barely survivable” Games Village food….
Katie Ledecky capped another stellar Olympics by becoming only the second swimmer to win an event at four straight Summer Games, holding off Ariarne Titmus to win the 800-meter freestyle. It was Ledecky’s second gold medal in Paris and ninth of her remarkable career, which marked another milestone. She became only the sixth Olympian to…
