Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa has said that she received no individual financial assistance from the sports ministry in the build up to Paris Olympics, adding that her request for a coach was turned down ahead of the just-concluded Games. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) released a document outlining the financial assistance given…
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal has defended herself against critics on social media, who criticized her for saying that she was unaware of the javelin throw before Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic victory. Some of the trolls even called her as the “Kangana Ranaut of Indian sports.” However, Saina Nehwal took this as a compliment and praised the…
French authorities said on Tuesday that more than 140 cyberattacks were reported during the Paris Olympics, but none of them disrupted the competitions. In the runup and throughout the Olympic Games, France’s cyber security agency had been on high alert for attacks that had the potential to disrupt the organising committee, ticketing or transport. Between…
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal is facing social media backlash for her comments on not knowing ‘javelin throw’, until Neeraj Chopra won Gold in 2021 during Tokyo Olympics. While speaking to Shubhankar Mishra on his podcast, the badminton player said, âWhen Neeraj won, that is when I got to know about athletics has got this game…
Nations invest in sports for three strategic reasons. The first is global positioning. Sports are surrogates of warfare and derived from combat. Think of shooting, archery, javelin and discus throws, fencing, boxing and of course wrestling. The Olympic Games have always been a surrogate battleground for global power jockeying. Recall Berlin, 1936, where African-American Jesse…
A day before the historic the Court of Arbitration for Sports’ final verdict on ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s plea against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics, Vinesh was seen leaving from Olympic Games village in Paris on Monday. She was seen leaving the village, as the Paris Olympics 2024 concluded on 11 August along…
Ace Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem won a gold medal in the javelin throw category at the Paris Olympics after sending the javelin to a whopping 92.97 metres distance. Not only he created a world record, but also defeated India’s Neeraj Chopra to become world’s best javelin thrower. Neeraj won the silver medal in the same…
Days after Charith Asalanka-led Sri Lanka defeated Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team in the three match ODI by 2-0 at Colombo, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh said that he has not not seen a single ball of cricket during the India versus Sri Lanka series as he was watching only the Olympics. Harbhajan even gave…
Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg | Photo Credit: AP The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday featured performances by a diverse lineup of artists, including Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and H.E.R. The show opened with French-American band Phoenix performing their hit âLisztomania.â The set included guest appearances from French artist Kavinsky and Belgian…
Tom Cruise arrives with the Olympic flag at the Paris 2024 closing ceremony | Photo Credit: X/ @Olympics Tom Cruise made an unforgettable entrance for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games. The actor made a dramatic appearance by skydiving into the Parisian stadium, where he received the…
