Two-time Olympian Sajan Prakash added yet another feather to his cap on February 17 when he became the first swimmer to be conferred the coveted Arjuna award for swimming in 12 years, which he received at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. Incidentally, Sajan Prakash was the only male swimmer from the country to make it to…
Paris Paralympics 2024: India’s medal tally so far at the Paris Paralympic Games has risen to 24, India’s best-ever haul. The country is now ranked 13th among the participating nations at the international multisport events after Dharambir won gold in the men’s club throw F51 event while Pranav Soorma secured silver. Dharambir’s mentor, the third…
In a bizarre turn of events, North Korean athletes Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, who won silver medals for their country at the recent Paris Olympics, are undergoing a process of ‘ideological evaluation’, according to a report in The Telegraph. The process is said to last a month and is aimed at ‘cleansing’…
Growing up in Balali, a small village some 100 kilometres from Delhi, Vinesh Phogat could scarcely have imagined that she would one day be on the world stage. The third child of a bus driver, she has had a life plagued with struggles. Her father was killed when she was just a child. Her mother…
Indian shooting contingent for Paralympics at the airport. | Photo Credit: X/@Media_SAI Pistol marksman Manish Narwal on Saturday (August 24, 2024) expressed confidence in the Indian shooting contingent surpassing its Tokyo Paralympics medal tally at the upcoming Paris Games, saying the “intense” training would hold the team in good stead. A 10-member shooting contingent, including…
Days after delivering a fighting performance at the Paris Olympics 2024, 24-year-old Indian table tennis player Archana Kamath has decided to quit the sport, citing her passion for studying, reported Indian Express on 22 August. Kamath was part of a three-member Indian women’s table tennis team that failed to reach the semi-finals in the Paris…
India’s Golden Boy, Neeraj Chopra, proved his mettle again after winning a second Olympic medal in Paris last month. Chopra had won a gold medal for India in the previous Olympics edition. As Neeraj Chopra became the first track-and-field athlete from India to win medals in consecutive Olympic editions, brands have been queuing up to…
Amid the Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat still taking time to get a hold what she went through for the past 15 days, reports of her receiving cash prize after Paris Olympics are getting attention of the people. Phogat, who challenged her disqualification at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) and sought a silver medal…
Almost a week after announcing the verdict on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s plea against disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024 as dismissed, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) on 19 August released a full report of the entire proceedings. In the report, the CAS explained the terms and conditions of the United World Wrestling…
Ever since India wrestler Vinesh Phogat returned to India from Paris, she has been showered with with lots of support, love and blessings. Despite she could not secure a medal in the Paris Olympics, he won the hearts of her fans. On 19 August, the wrestler celebrated Raksha Bandhan with her brother Harvinder Phogat in…
