The official Omega Olympic countdown clock located beside the River Seine | Photo Credit: Franco Arland The Olympic Games Paris 2024 concluded with a grand closing ceremony on August 11, drawing the curtain on an event that had millions of people glued to their screens, cheering for their country’s best athletes. After 16 days of…
AFTER A FORTNIGHT featuring 329 competitions, the battle for Olympic supremacy came down to the last event on the final day of the Paris games. When America’s women’s basketball team beat France’s in the final on August 11th, they also helped their country equal China’s tally of 40 golds at these games. As a result,…
Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen is set to compete for a bronze Olympic medal after losing his semifinal match. The 22-year-old suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen on Sunday. The ace player will have another chance to win an Olympic medal when he meets Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the…
Unlike his competitors, Dikec eschewed any specialised equipment – such as noise-cancelling ear protectors, special lenses to enhance precision and prevent blurring, or even a hat. Yet, he and his teammate won silver, and took social media by storm. “SWAG. This man just explained the meaning of the term to us, “Anand Mahindra wrote in…
