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India’s ace archer Deepika Kumari is confident of the team’s chances in the Paris Olympics. She said clear communication in tough situations will benefit them in the quadrennial event. Indian archers will compete in all five medal events in Paris: men’s and women’s teams, individual, and mixed categories. The women’s team boasts exceptional…
India head into the Paris Olympics 2024 aiming to better their record tally of seven medals from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Two medals in wrestling, one each in badminton, weightlifting and boxing, a return to silverware in men’s hockey and a glorious gold by Neeraj Chopra in javelin, were the events where India…
The adductor niggle that has troubled Neeraj Chopra in the past couple of months “is fine” now and the reigning Olympic champion has entered the high intensity phase of his Paris preparations, his German coach Klaus Bartonietz told PTI, dismissing concerns surrounding the Indian star’s fitness. The 26-year-old Chopra, who scripted history by…
Paris 2024 Olympics will begin on 26th July and end at 11th August. (AFP) The first group part of the Indian contingent have arrived in Paris ahead of the Olympics. India’s Chef-de-Mission Gagan Narang confirms that mood is certainly on the positive side upon arrival. As the first teams arrived in the Olympic Village in…
The mind can be our greatest strength or biggest weakness. The difference lies in how we train it. No two people respond to the same situation in the same way. The reason, once again, is the mind. It’s not situations, but our perceptions, that shape our responses. The mind holds the collection of all our…
When Jyothi Yarraji leaps past each hurdle in her bid to reach the finish line, it feels like she is trying to put behind all the struggles that her mother Kumari underwent while working in double shifts as a domestic help and a cleaner at a local hospital in Visakhapatnam. It is her…
Rafael Nadal returned to competition for the first time since his early French Open exit on Monday, teaming up with Casper Ruud for a doubles win in Bastad. It was Nadal’s first match since the 38-year-old fell to Alexander Zverev in the opening round at Roland Garros on May 27 as he prepares…
From developing intelligent yoga mats, applications and products like wearable sensors with a focus on improving athlete feedback in games like judo and boxing, among others, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras is collaborating with the Union government to bring deep tech into sports by providing technological support for hosting the 2036 summer Olympics, for which…