Oscar Pistorius competes in triathlon 12 years after murdering girlfriend
Lakshya Sen is only the third Indian men's badminton player to reach the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games.
India's Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh finished at lowly 30th and 37th positions respectively while national record-holder Akshdeep Singh pulled out after the 6km mark in Paris
On Friday Ma, one of the true greats in Table Tennis, wrote his name into the history books by becoming China's most decorated Olympian with six golds in all, dating back to the London 2012 Games.
India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games.
Ageless Indian tennis star Leander Paes, who completed a career Grand Slam at the Australian Open last week, says that the London Games is probably his "best" but not the "last" chance to win a second Olympic medal.
The 35-year-old is judo's most decorated athlete at the Olympics with six medals.
American Masai Russell won the Olympic 100 metres hurdles title in a blanket finish on Saturday.
Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal have secured their Paris Olympics 2024 quotas for India
'I would say you have to give six months to a year to give the athletes to kind of even register that person is going (to the Olympics). People are struggling to find their kit. So, things could have been better.'
Three years ago, India returned from Tokyo with seven medals, and it is only natural that a double-digit performance is now desired in Paris.
Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on the bronze medal as she finished fourth in the women's 25m pistol event, at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory.
The London Olympics countdown entered its final 200 days on Monday with government and organisers talking up the legacy Britain can look forward to long after the last medal has been won and the show is over.
What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?
This is the first time a country has won all the diving events at one Games.
World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz will pair up with 22-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the doubles at the Paris Olympics.
Djokovic described beating Carlos Alcaraz to claim the Olympic singles gold medal at the fifth attempt as the biggest achievement of his career on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic etched his name into Olympic history, capturing the gold medal in a thrilling victory over Carlos Alcaraz.
Novak Djokovic admitted reality was beginning to bite after the Serb was unable to bridge a 15-year age gap in a Wimbledon semi-final drubbing against Italian Jannik Sinner on Friday.
'I feel good and I'm rounding into shape ahead of the Olympics.'
Indian men's hockey team leaves for Mike Horn's base in Switzerland ahead of Paris Olympics
Poland's Iga Swiatek could become only the third woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of her first six major finals, joining Margaret Court and Monica Seles, but Swiatek is not taking the big-hitting Anisimova lightly.
Unlike for previous Olympics, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium.
Here's a look at some Indian-origin athletes who will be representing their adopted countries at the Paris Games
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beat Italy's Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-2 to reach his first Olympic final on Friday and will bid for gold in a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz tempered expectations for Spain's dream team on Wednesday as they looked ahead to playing together in the Paris Olympics.
Indian men's and women's cricketers came out in support of India's Olympic-bound athletes.
'At least 25 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of plastic chewing gum gets dumped.' 'And because the way people spit it out, there's no possible way this plastic can be recycled.'
-German veteran Tatjana Maria defied the odds to move into the biggest final of her career when she stunned second seed and Australian Open champion Madison Keys 6-3, 7-6(3) at the Queen's Club Championships on Saturday.
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
American lucky loser Reilly Opelka put up an intense battle to stun top seed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5), 7-6(5) and reach the Libema Open semi-finals in Den Bosch on Friday.
Gagan Narang lauded the Indian shooting contingent for their fantastic performances
The ISSF World Cup final in New Delhi has been robbed of some sheen as three of Britain's top shotgun shooters, including Paris Olympics trap gold-medallist Nathan Hales
'If you are willing to shine like the sun, you must be willing to burn like it.'
The Indian hockey team entered the Olympic semifinals for a second successive edition but Lakshya Sen's zealous push for a gold turned into a hunt for bronze on a bitter-sweet Sunday for India at the Paris Games.
'The girls will do well, I hope we get one or two medals. It could be a silver or may be even a gold.'
China's Yang Jiayu claimed gold in the women's 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 8, Saturday, August 3, 2024:
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