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September 16, 2024 4:50 PM

Paris Olympics: Deepika Kumari shines in women’s individual recurve event, seals spot in pre quarter-finals

In a display of skill and composure, India's veteran archer Deepika Kumari has secured her place in the Round of 16 of the women's individual recurve event at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Kumari joins fellow Indian archer Bhajan Kaur in the pre-quarterfinals, keeping India's medal hopes alive in archery. Kumari demonstrated her prowess in the elimination round, securing a comfortable 6-2 victory over Dutch archer Quinty Roeffen. The match was decided in four sets, with Kumari's precision and con...

September 16, 2024 4:51 PM

Paris Olympics: Indian shooters Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh lose in women’s trap qualification

Indian shooters Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh failed to advance to the final round of the women's trap qualification event. Both athletes, making their Olympic debuts, finished with identical scores of 113/125 after five rounds, placing them 22nd and 23rd respectively. Only the top six shooters progressed to the final. Despite the overall result, Rajeshwari Kumari managed to achieve a perfect score of 25/25 in the third round, marking the only flawless performance by an Indian in this ev...

July 30, 2024 5:33 PM

COVID-19 looms over Olympics with several athletes testing positive

Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events and has others donning masks once again at the Paris Games. Several athletes have tested positive, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister who was a medal hope in the women's 1,500 metres freestyle but had to withdraw from the event. Pallister has been instructed to isolate in her room. British swimmer Adam Pe...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker scripts history, becomes first Indian woman to win medal in shooting at Olympics

Manu Bhaker secured a bronze medal in the Women's Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting. Bhaker's score of 221.7 points earned her the third place, marking India's first medal in the ongoing Olympics. This historic win represents a remarkable comeback for the 22-year-old shooter. It was a redemption arc for Manu after her pistol malfunctioned in Tokyo Olympics. The gold medal went to South Korea's Ye Jin, who ...

September 16, 2024 5:06 PM

Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker qualifies for final in Women’s 10 Metre pistol

Ace India shooter Manu Bhaker finished third in the qualification round of Women's 10 Metre Air Pistol to qualify for the final at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Saturday. While Rhythm Sangwan failed to make her place in the final after finishing in 15th place. Manu Bhaker displayed a stunning performance in the qualification round. In the first two series, Manu ended with 97 points. In the third series, the 22-year-old bagged 98 points. In the final three series, she sealed 96 points to...

July 27, 2024 1:14 PM

People in Marseille play petanque while watching Olympics opening ceremony

Petanque players in the southern French city of Marseille gathered at their club on Friday (July 26) to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony while throwing balls, sipping pastis, and eating pizza. On the screen set up outside, a fleet of barges could be seen taking Olympic competitors on a 6 km stretch of the River Seine for the ceremony alongside some of the French capital's most famous landmarks, as performers entertained the crowds in a nearly four-hour spectacle. Since Michaela R...

July 27, 2024 10:20 AM

Olympics-Flotilla on Seine, rain and Celine Dion mark start of Paris Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine, dancers took to the roofs of Paris and Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song. France's three-time Olympic gold medallists Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner then lit the Olympic cauldron, suspended on a hot-air balloon, before Canada's Celine Dion sang Edith Piaf's "Hymn to Love", in her first public performance in years, drawing huge ...

July 25, 2024 5:23 PM

Paris Olympics: India directly qualify for quarter-finals in women’s team archery event

The Indian women's archery team, comprising Bhajan Kaur, Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat, directly qualified for the quarter-finals of the event at the Paris Olympics by securing a fourth-place finish with 1983 points. In the women's archery ranking round, South Korea led with 2046 points, followed by China (1996) and Mexico (1986). Ankita Bhakat achieved 11th place with a season-best 666 points. South Korea’s Lim Sihyeon, with a world record 694 points, and Nam Suhyeon, with a personal best...

June 7, 2024 3:32 PM

Olympic rings displayed on Eiffel Tower 50 days before Paris 2024 Games

Paris 2024 organisers on Friday unveiled a display of the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower with 50 days to go until the Summer Olympics in the French capital. The 29- by 13-metre construction, made of recycled steel, was installed on the south side of Paris' iconic monument by some 30 workers, using four cranes. The Eiffel Tower will be centre stage at the Olympics, with the beach volleyball competitions held at the feet of the 'Iron Lady'. Pieces of steel taken from the Eiffel Tower have al...

May 27, 2024 4:31 PM

Boxing World Qualifiers: Ankushita wins opening bout, Abhimanyu loses

Former world youth champion Ankushita Boro prevailed over Namuun Monkhor of Mongolia in the 60kg category while Abhimanyu Loura went down against Ireland's Kelyn Cassidy in the second round of the 80kg weight category in the 2nd Boxing World qualifiers for Paris Olympics in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. Boro, the first Indian woman competing for an Olympic berth in these qualifiers, began her bout strongly. She countered Monkhor's quick movements by strategically changing her tactics, ultimatel...