Paris Olympics
- India
After Vinesh’s weight row, Aman Sehrawat loses 4.6 kg in 10 hrs before bronze bout
Paris: To gain something, Aman Sehrawat first needed to lose something. When the scales of the weighing machine showed 61.5 kg on Thursday after his semi-final defeat to eventual champion Rei Higuchi,…
- Sports
Paris Olympics: IOA hopeful of positive resolution of Vinesh’s case in CAS
Paris: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Friday remained hopeful of a positive resolution of wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s application before the Ad hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)…
- News
Paris Olympics, Medal Tally: USA cross 100 medals, India moves to 64th
Paris: The USA extended its lead on top of the Paris Olympics medal tally, crossing 100-medal mark to enter the Day-14 of the competitions. The USA have won 103 medals, including 30…
- Sports
CAS likely to hear Vinesh Phogat’s appeal over Olympic disqualification
Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is likely to accept Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 50 kg women’s wrestling gold medal bout. The Court of…
- Sports
India claim second successive hockey bronze in Olympics
Paris: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh rose to the occasion once again with twin strikes as the Indian hockey team beat Spain 2-1 to claim a second consecutive bronze medal at the Olympics and…
- Sports
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat enters Paris Olympics semifinals
Paris: Young Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat rekindled India’s hopes of a medal in wrestling, demolishing former world champion Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania by technical superiority to seal a place in the 57kg…
- World
Paris Olympics: Heartbreaks, embarrassment for India on Wednesday
Paris: India endured one of its most tumultuous and disappointing days in the ongoing Olympic Games here after Vinesh Phogat lost a sure-shot medal owing to disqualification, fellow wrestler Antim Panghal found…
- India
Paris Olympics: U.S wrestling legend seeks silver medal for Vinesh
Paris: Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the women’s 50 kg competition at the Paris Olympic Games has resonated with Jordan Burroughs, the American freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the 2012…
- India
Hema Malini’s remark on Phogat’s Olympics disqualification for overweight stirs row
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Mathura MP Hema Malini’s comments on the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics stirred a storm, with netizens criticising her as insensitive. Phogat’s…
- India
Vinesh Phogat is champion, disqualification heartbreaking: MPs
New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat will also be a champion and her disqualification from the Olympics is heartbreaking, Lok Sabha members said on Wednesday and demanded accountability and a review of the…
- Entertainment
Film fraternity sends heartfelt messages to Vinesh Phogat post Olympic disqualification
New Delhi: Members of the Indian film industry have extended their support to wrestler Vinesh Phogat after she was disqualified from the 50 kg women’s wrestling event at the Paris Olympics on…
- Sports
After Phogat’s disqualification, PM Narendra Modi offers support
Following wrestler Vinesh Phogat disqualification in the 50 kg women’s wrestling event in the ongoing Paris Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha to enquire…
- Sports
Olympics: Jyothika is dreaming big; backs her wish with determined efforts
When most women athletes in the 400-metre run start tiring and slightly slow down in the last 50 metres Jyothika Sri Dandi of India does the opposite. “This unique and natural gift…
- India
Olympics: Lack of psychological training affected our players, says Prakash Padukone
The shockingly poor medal haul of the Indian contingent in the ongoing Paris Olympics has left sports fans deeply disappointed. The media hype before the event had raised expectations sky high but…
- Bollywood
Paris Olympics: Taapsee Pannu, Riteish Deshmukh hail wrestler Vinesh Phogat
Paris: As Vinesh Phogat created history by becoming India’s first female wrestler to qualify for an Olympic final, members of the Indian film industry lauded the 29-year-old over her big feat. Taking…
