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Indian sailors Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan ended day four of their campaign at the ongoing Paris Olympics outside the qualification zones in the men’s and women’s dinghy competitions on Sunday, finishing in 24th and 31st spots respectively after eight races. On day four, Vishnu was in seventh place with seven race points…
Lakshya Sen was undone by nerves, defending champion Viktor Axelsen said after defeating him in the Olympic semifinals but also predicted that the Indian youngster would be among the favourites to win a gold medal four years from now in the Los Angeles Games. Axelsen defeated Sen 22-20 21-14, managing to rally in…
India’s Lakshya Sen in action during men’s singles badminton semi-final match at Paris Olympics.© AFP India’s dream of a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton will remain unfulfilled after Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the men’s singles semifinals at the Paris Games on Sunday. The 22-year-old…
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 8 Highlights: Boxer Nishant Dev (in red).© AFP Paris Olympics 2024 Day 8 Highlights: Boxer Nishant Dev lost the men’s 71kg boxing quarterfinal against Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez (Mexico). A win would have sealed a fourth medal for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. Meanwhile, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who…
File photo of Nethra Kumanan.© X/@ChennaiIPL India’s Nethra Kumanan had a tough day in office in the women’s dinghy sailing event’s opening series at the Paris Olympics as she slipped to 24th spot after Race 6 in Marseille, France on Saturday. Having finished 11th after three races on Friday, the 26-year-old slipped to…
Manu Bhaker’s glorious run at the Paris Olympics 2024 has made the 22-year-old shooter from Haryana a household name in India. Manu is first Indian female shooter to win a medal at the Olympics. Jaspal Rana, a champion shooter himself during his playing days, was a big factor in shaping Manu’s career. Rana…
Deepika Kumari in action at the Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Veteran archer Deepika Kumari crumbed under pressure once again, suffering a 4-6 loss to Korea’s Suhyeon Nam in the women’s individual event quarterfinals to bring down curtains on India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics here on Saturday. Deepika had qualified for the quarterfinals…
Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Locked in for an exciting day! Here’s India’s schedule for Day 8 at Paris Olympics 2024: BOXING Men’s 71 kg quarter-final Nishant Dev 12:18 am GOLF Men’s individual strokeplay – Round 3 Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar (12:30 PM) SAILING Men’s Dinghy 1LCA7 – Race 5 and 6 Vishnu Sarvanan (3:50…
India’s Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 3: Manu Bhaker© AFP India’s Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024, August 3: India’s day at the Paris Olympics 2024 comes with hope for more medals, and possibly, more history being written by Manu Bhaker. The two-time medalist at Paris 2024…
The history-making Indian mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly close to ending India’s 36-year wait for an Olympic medal in archery but fell short to finish fourth at the Games in Paris on Friday. The team had already created history by entering the semifinals of the Summer Games for…