Anshu Malik vows comeback after Paris Olympics disappointment, eyes LA 2028

New Delhi (IANS) Wrestler Anshu Malik, who competed in the Paris Olympics 2024, has expressed her thoughts on social media following her defeat in the 57kg pre-quarterfinal match against Helen Louise Maroulis of the USA. 

Anshu, who lost the…

Paris Olympics: It's gut-wrenching for Vinesh, entire nation, says Bindra as CAS to give verdict on Aug 13

Paris (IANS) Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual gold medallist in the Olympics, on Saturday, said it's 'gut-wrenching' for Vinesh Phogat as she waits for a verdict in her case against her disqualification from the final of the…

The firsts, near misses & a debacle: India conclude Paris Olympics campaign with 6 medals

Paris (IANS) India's Paris Olympics campaign concluded as Reetika Hooda fell short in the wrestling quarterfinals, and golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finished out of medal contention. 

A total of 117 Indian athletes participated across…

Paris Olympics: Bronze medal-winning Indian hockey team receives rousing welcome at IGI airport

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian men’s hockey team returned from the Paris Olympics campaign filled with new records, with a bronze medal on Saturday. The 16-member squad, which boasted 11 members from the bronze-winning team in the Tokyo Olympics, created…

Paris Olympics: 'True spirit of dedication', Tendulkar, Dhawan congratulate Aman Sehrawat on winning bronze

New Delhi (IANS) Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar and veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan on Saturday extended their congratulatory wishes for wrestler Aman Sehrawat who won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, adding sixth medal to the country's…

Paris Olympics: Neeraj bags silver as Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem sets new Olympic Record

Paris (IANS) Neeraj Chopra's hopes of winning a second successive gold medal to add to his first from Tokyo failed to materialise and the Indian had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the men's javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics…

PM Modi dials Neeraj Chopra, hails sportsman spirit of Olympian’s family

New Delhia (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to the Paris Olympics silver medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and hailed the sportsman spirit of his family.

PM Modi congratulated the Olympian on bagging a silver medal…

Vinesh Phogat announces retirement after Olympics disqualification

New Delhi (IANS) India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from wrestling hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. 

She made the announcement in an early morning post on social platform X on Thursday.

Paris Olympics: Harman's double, Sreejesh's saves help India bag bronze, second in a row after 52 years

Paris (IANS) Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace of goals as the Indian men's hockey team fought back from a goal down to prevail 2-1 over Spain in the third-place match and bagged a second successive bronze medal in the Olympic Games here…

Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phgat disqualified from women’s 50kg wrestling

Paris (IANS) In what will be a major heartbreak for Indian wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed "few grams over" the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.

"It…