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Paris Olympics: PT Usha defends IOA medical team over Vinesh’s disqualification
Paris: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president, PT Usha, has said that IOA-appointed Chief Medical Officer Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala should not be held responsible for the disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat…
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Paris passes Olympic baton to LA as 2024 Games declared closed
Paris: ‘Au revoir’ Paris 2024! After 16 days of world-class competition across 32 sports and 329 events, the 33rd Summer Olympics came to a close on Sunday. Paris passed the baton to…
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Vinesh Phogat deserves silver medal at least, says Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday extended his support to wrestler Vinesh Phogat, saying she deserves at least a silver medal for reaching the 50kg freestyle final at the…
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Retired Olympic hockey hero Sreejesh predicts successor will emerge soon
Paris: Just-retired PR Sreejesh, who stood like a wall defending the goal for nearly two decades before bowing out on a high with a second Olympic hockey bronze medal here, believes India…
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Aman Sehrawat promises PM Modi gold at Olympics 2028
Paris: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Aman Sehrawat for clinching the bronze medal in men’s freestyle 57 kg wrestling event at the 2024 Paris Olympics and believes his life…
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Medal or no medal, I hope people never forget what Vinesh did for country: Neeraj
Paris: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is keeping his fingers crossed for wrestler Vinesh Phogat as she awaits a verdict on her appeal against disqualification from the Games but at the same…
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Japanese Olympic champ Higuchi consoles Vinesh; says I understand your pain
Paris: All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from…
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‘Free Afghan Women’ protest: Manizha Talash disqualified from Olympics
Paris: Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash, a member of the Refugee Olympic Team at the Paris 2024 Games, was disqualified after displaying the words “Free Afghan Women” on her cape during her breaking…
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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,…
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Paris Olympics: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal in men’s 57 kg freestyle wrestling
Paris: Aman Sehrawat secured a bronze medal in the men’s 57 kg freestyle category with a dominating 13-5 win over Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz as India ended what could only be described…
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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)…
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Olympics: Pak ecstatic over Nadeem’s gold; India celebrates success in hockey
The events of Thursday, August 8, at the Paris Olympic Games, turned out to be unforgettable for both India and Pakistan. The Indian hockey team bagged its second successive Olympic medal by defeating Spain…
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Happy for Neeraj, equally happy for Nadeem, he is also our child: Chopra’s mother
New Delhi: Elated for her son’s silver medal, Neeraj Chopra’s mother Saroj Devi also expressed happiness for Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who broke the Olympic record to beat the Indian defending champion in…
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Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem’s historic javelin throw gold medal in Olympics
Karachi: Karachi residents came out on the roads in large numbers to celebrate javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem’s feat of winning Pakistan’s first ever individual gold medal in the Olympics in Paris. The…
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Neeraj Chopra bags silver, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem sets new Olympic record
Paris: 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…
