The 43-year-old asserted that the para athletes are physically and mentally ready for the Paris Games and will continue the trend of doing well at marquee events as they did at the Para Asian Games last year and in the recent world championships.
The focus was on "team bonding" for the Indian archery team on Friday following their inspiring show in the qualification round of the Paris Games
India's Sumit Antil wins javelin throw F64 gold with Paralympics record of 70.59m, becomes first Indian man to defend title.
No Indian athlete since Independence has won multiple medals at a single Games.
The big names who will be bidding for a podium finish before bidding farewell...
But IOC chief inspector Denis Oswald said there is still a lot to do with less than six months before the 2004 Games.
All venues and transport projects are operational two weeks before the Olympic Games' opening ceremony.
David Munyasia was excluded from the Olympic Games after testing positive for cathine, a prohibited stimulant.
France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Nations League despite a lacklustre goalless draw against Israel on Thursday.
Buildings, bridges and 370 kilometres of cement highways will be dressed in the same colours as the uniforms of thousands of Olympic volunteers.
With the 200-day countdown to the August 13-29 Games starting on Sunday, much work remaina to be done.\n\n
England enjoyed a 3-1 victory over Finland thanks to goals from Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice.
Really pained by events in Indian wrestling but hopeful of two medals: Yogeshwar Dutt
Jitender Kumar, Akhil Kumar and Vijender Singh are determined not to get overawed by the strong field at the Athens Games.
The two pugilists qualified for the Olympics after entering the finals at the qualifying tournament in Gangzhou, China.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs is encouraging people travelling to Athens for the August 13-29 Games to be aware of the increased terror threat globally.
Neeraj Chopra not to try anything new during competition worked wonders for Sumit Antil who heeded to the superstar javelin thrower's advice to win back-to-back gold
Colonel Rathore's vision is to conduct the 'best ever IPL in Jaipur', and the partnership with the Royals positions RR and the state government to achieve that goal.
South and North Korea will also begin talks about fielding a unified team for the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Britain's six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy said he was "optimistic" and "positive" after revealing on Friday that he had been diagnosed with cancer last year.
Akhil Kumar and Vijender lost in the semi-finals at a pre-Olympic boxing tournament.
Gagan Narang lauded the Indian shooting contingent for their fantastic performances
India have sent an 84-strong contingent of para-athletes, the largest ever in the country's history -- a heady mix of youth and experience, for the Paralympic Games, starting in Paris on Wednesday.
Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling, prompting an outpouring of support from the sporting community.
Work on widening the 42-kilometre road to make it fit for the marathon was delayed after one of the contractors ran into financial difficulties.
Rathore takes over from the pro-active Goel following a major cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India's flag-bearer for Paris Olympics, Achanta Sharath Kamal, on Wednesday recalled the most memorable moments from his five appearances at the Games so far.
China announced a record 407-member team to compete in 26 disciplines at the Athens Olympics Games.
Trains, the metro system and lifts ground to a halt across the city but Olympic venues and hospitals faced no problems.
The Indian pugilist was beaten by Japan's Toshiyuki Iqarashi in a first round bout in the Asian qualifying tournament.
Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal when she held off Croatia's Donna Vekic for a 6-2, 6-3 win in a tense final on Saturday.
The condoms will be available to over 17,000 athletes and officials at the pharmacy of the athletes' Olympic village.
The Karnataka lass achieved the Olympic qualifying time while claiming the silver in the women's 50 metres freestyle at the Afro Asian games.
Abhinav Bindra became India's first individual gold medallist at the 2008 Olympic Games when he registered a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10m air rifle event on August 11, 2008.
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