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  1. Himanta wishes Lovlina Borgohain all the best for Paris Olympics

    Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wished boxer Lovlina Borgohain, the lone entrant from the state at the Paris Olympics, a release said on Friday.Lovlina won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games, becoming the first player from the northeastern state to win an Olympic medal...
  2. Iraq recovers 181 smuggled antiquities

    The recovered items included a bronze statue and eight metal boxes containing ancient skeletons, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.The artifacts were originally smuggled to Los Angeles from the Nimrud archaeological site in Nineveh province in the 1990s, Xinhua news agency reported...
  3. Gagan Narang to be India's Chef de Mission in Paris; Sindhu will be the female flag bearer

    New Delhi: London Olympics bronze medalist shooter Gagan Narang on Monday replaced Mary Kom as India's chef de mission for the Paris Olympics, where ace shuttler PV Sindhu will be the women's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Shah said the...
  4. Gagan Narang will be India's chef de mission at Paris Olympics

    New Delhi: London Olympics bronze medalist shooter Gagan Narang was on Monday appointed India's chef-de-mission for the Paris Olympics, replacing Mary Kom, where ace shuttler PV Sindhu will be the women's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.41-year-old Shaw, president of the Indian Olympic...
  5. 'Will not die an ordinary death': Gallantry award winning army officer's wife recalls his words

    New Delhi: "I would die with a bronze on my chest. I would not die a normal death." A heartbroken but proud Smriti recalled the words of her husband, Captain Anshuman Singh of the Army Medical Corps, to whom she has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra for her exceptional bravery.Wearing...
  6. Won't die a normal death: Gallantry award winning army officer's wife recalls his words

    New Delhi: "I would die with a bronze on my chest. I would not die a normal death." A heartbroken but proud Smriti recalled the words of her husband, Captain Anshuman Singh of the Army Medical Corps, to whom she has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra for her exceptional bravery.Wearing...
  7. Indian men's hockey team posing in Olympic jersey

    After spending two intense weeks in an intense national training camp here, the Olympic bronze medal-winning team will depart for Switzerland on Monday. The team, captained by Harmanpreet Singh, will spend three days at Mike Horn's base in Switzerland for mental strength and conditioning...
  8. Paris Olympics: Top 10 medal hopes for India

    IANS takes a look at the top 10 medal prospects for India based on their recent performance and fitness.Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw):Javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra will endeavor to create history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win consecutive gold medals. Chopra was last in action...
  9. AICF to announce delayed Chess Olympiad team in 'a week'

    Chennai, After a month of delay, the Indian team for the Budapest Chess Olympiad in September will be finalized in "a week", Indian Chess Federation president Nitin Narang said."The selection process is underway and the team should be finalized in a week," Narang said without specifying the...
  10. Vinesh Phogat gets Schengen visa for Spain with the help of Sports Ministry, External Affairs Ministry

    New Delhi: World Championship bronze medalist wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be able to travel to Spain for a competition as she got a Schengen visa on Wednesday with the help of the government.Phogat, who is competing in the 2024 Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid, had her flight scheduled for...
  11. Harmanpreet's over-reliance on drag flick a big concern for Rasquinha ahead of Paris Olympics

    The bronze medal in Tokyo after 41 years has doubled the expectations this time and everyone expected the team to not only win a medal in Paris but also improve the color of the metal.Former Indian captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha believes that it will be difficult for the Indian men's...
  12. 'The day Tokyo Olympics ended, I started preparing for Paris 2024': Nikhat Zareen

    The team includes Nikhat Zareen (women's 50kg), Preeti Pawar (women's 54kg), Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain (women's 75kg), Nishant Dev (men's 71kg) and Amit Panghal (men's 51kg). kg male).Since the conclusion of India's Tokyo 2020 campaign, Zareen has been focused on Paris...
  13. Interstate Athletics: Sable sets record; Toor, Parul also won gold medals

    Sable set the pulse racing at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium, winning the gold medal with a time of 8:31.75, bettering the previous record of 8:33.19 that he set in Lucknow in 2019. The 29-year-old Maharashtra Army athlete also He holds the national record of 8:11.20. Sumit Kumar (8:46.93) won silver...
  14. Kiran Pahal shatters Paris 2024 Olympic qualification mark in women's 400m

    Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Kiran Pahal surpassed the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualification mark in the women's 400 meters at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships held in Panchkula on Thursday.Pahal clocked 50.92 seconds in the women's 400m semi-final at the Tau Devi Lal...
  15. Five Indian boxers will train in Germany before Paris Olympics

    New Delhi [India]: Five Olympic-bound Indian boxers will head to the Olympic Center in Saarbrucken, Germany, for a month-long training camp starting June 28 as part of their final preparations before the Games.However, 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Amit Panghal (51kg) will continue to...
  16. "We are training for gold": Judoka Tulika Mann on her Olympic preparations

    In New Delhi [India], Indian judoka Tulika Maan was worried about her chances of qualifying for the Olympics. However, now that she is guaranteed a place at the Paris Games, she hopes to take home a gold. The 25-year-old has set a personal goal of at least reaching the bronze medal match...
  17. Five Olympic-bound Indian boxers will prepare in Germany before Paris 2024

    However, 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Amit Panghal (51kg) will continue to train with his coaches and national camp support staff at the Sports Authority of India's Shilaru Center and join the rest of the Boxing Federation team in France. India (BFI) gave this information in a release...
  18. Five Olympic-bound Indian boxers will train in Germany ahead of Paris Olympics

    New Delhi: Indian boxers, who are heading to the Olympics without Commonwealth Games gold medalist Amit Panghal, will travel to Germany for a month-long training camp starting June 28 ahead of the Paris Games.Boxers, including world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Tokyo Olympics bronze...
  19. We are training for gold: Judoka Tulika preparing for top performance at Paris Olympics

    Maan will be the ninth Indian woman judoka to compete in the Olympics."Judo has always been full of surprises and you never know what would happen at any moment. So you never know what will happen that day. Look how I got to the Paris Olympics! But looking at my training, I hope at least I...
  20. Judoka Tulika Mann recalibrates to medal after unexpected Paris quota

    In New Delhi, Tulika Maan was not sure if she would make the cut for the Olympics, but now that she has qualified for the Paris Games, the Indian judoka hopes to return with a medal and has set a goal of reaching at least the bronze medal. off.Tulika, 25, a silver medalist at the Commonwealth...