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Yusuf Dikec and Kieron Pollard.© X (Twitter) The Paris Olympics 2024 has given sports lovers and fans around the world many memories to reminisce about. But perhaps the most iconic moment of the event did not come from a medal or a record, but from the shooting pose of Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec,…
Manu Bhaker and her personal coach Jaspal Rana (Instagram) Bhaker and Rana got back together to team up little over a year back, determined to erase their painful episode from the past and available evidence suggests that the mission has been accomplished. She calls him a father figure, and he perceives himself as her protector….
India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended with six medals, a tally one short of the record total from Tokyo 2020. It is, however, India’s third-best outing at the Summer Games after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012. Archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, wrestling, table tennis…
Rajnath Singh with Manu Bhaker.© X/@rajnathsingh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday showered praise on star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker as he met the double Olympic bronze medallist after her triumphant return from the Paris Games. Singh said every Indian is elated by her “incredible performances”. He also shared a photograph of their…
Manu Bhaker became a two time Olympic medallist at the Paris Olympics 2024. Her uncle Mahendra Singh Bhaker who runs a shooting nursery at his school in Goria village in Jhajjar explains how a young shooter hones his/her skill when they take up the sport. NDTV’S Osama Shaab spoke to Mahendra Singh before her 25m…
National pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung, who guided Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh to bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, returned home to the disheartening news that his house and locality are scheduled for demolition in two days. Jung, an Olympian, was given the notice along with other residents of the Khyber Pass…
Paris Olympics 2024: India’s Swapnil Kusale clinched bronze medal (AP) Following his bronze-winning performance in the Paris Olympics, Kusale has been promoted as OSD, Sports Cell in Mumbai from travelling ticket examiner. Central Railway on Thursday promoted shooter Swapnil Kusale, who won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and appointed him as an…
Swapnil Kusale has added a third medal to India’s tally at the Paris Olympics 2024 by winning a bronze in men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final. So far, India have won three bronze – all coming from shooting. Indian men’s hockey team lead Belgium 1-0 at the end of second quarter in a group stage…
While the whole of India was waiting to hear Sarabjot Singh after he and Manu Bhaker scripted history in the Paris Olympic Games, the 22-year-old shooter was asked by his mother to call later as she was busy. Sarabjot and Manu on Tuesday bagged India’s second medal in Paris, becoming the first shooters…
Pistol shooter Sarabjot Singh has experienced the extreme highs and lows of elite sport in his maiden Olympics. Inconsolable after a narrow miss in the individual 10m air pistol event, Sarabjot raised his game to match his more accomplished team-mate Manu Bhaker and secure a second shooting medal for India at the Paris…