Paris Olympics: Ramita, Arjun Babuta to go for glory in air rifle finals on Monday

Paris (IANS) After Manu Bhaker opened the country's account with a bronze on Sunday, Indian shooters will be hoping to add more medals with two of them figuring in the finals of their respective events in the Paris Olympic Games shooting competition…

Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker bags historic bronze in women's 10m Air Pistol event

Chateauroux (IANS) Manu Bhaker won a historic bronze medal for India in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. 

Manu shot 221.7 in the final to become the first Indian women's athlete to win a medal in shooting.

Paris Olympics: Boxer Preeti registers dominant victory over Kim Anh in Women's 54kg

Paris (IANS) India’s Preeti Pawar stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Women’s 54kg category in boxing, with a comprehensive win in a first-round bout. The 20-year-old southpaw from Bhiwani in Haryana humbled Vietnam’s Vo Thi Kim Anh 5-0 in the…

World records in women's 400m hurdles, Women's 1500m, men's pole vault, ratified in time for Olympics

Monaco (IANS) With just a few days to go before the start of the athletics competitions in the Paris Olympic Games, World Athletics, the governing body for track and field competitions, has ratified several World Records set over the past seven months.…

Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker qualifies for women’s 10m Air Pistol Final

Chateauroux (France) (IANS) India’s top medal hopeful in shooting, Manu Bhaker got off to a strong start at the Paris Olympics as she scored 580-27x in the qualification round to finish third, securing a place in the final of the women’s 10m Air Pistol…

Paris Olympics: NASA shares stunning images from space, Musk reacts

New Delhi (IANS) NASA on Saturday shared stunning images of Paris from space as the 2024 Paris Olympics got off to a blistering start amid thunderclouds and heavy rains. 

The International Space Station (ISS) posted some images from its X social…

Paris Olympics: Rain likely to play spoilsport during the opening ceremony

Paris (IANS) As the world gets ready to watch the most unique and spectacular opening ceremony for the Olympic Games ever on Friday evening, there is a possibility that rain could play spoilsport and dampen the mood at the extravaganza, according…

Paris Olympics: Sumit Nagal to face France's Corentin Moutet in men's singles first round

Paris (IANS) Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal is set for a challenging start at the Paris Olympics as he faces local hope Corentin Moutet in the first round of the men's singles event on the clay courts of Roland Garros here. In the men's doubles,…

Paris Olympics: Indian women's archery team ranks 4th, to compete in quarterfinals

Paris (IANS) India started its Paris Olympics campaign on a bright note a day ahead of the Opening Ceremony with the women's team securing a fourth-place finish in the ranking round to seal a spot in the quarterfinal stage at Les Invalides here…

PM Modi congratulates Abhinav Bindra on being awarded Olympic Order

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the medallist shooter and IOC member for being awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 

Bindra, who in 2008 became the first Indian to win an individual…