The International Olympic Committee should investigate India's wrestling federation and bolster its tools to report cases of sexual harassment, the Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) said
P V Sindhu registered a straight games victory over Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the women's singles group stage match, in Paris, on Sunday.
Forget past and think about future: coach Harendra Singh's advice to women's hockey team
The Indian will have yet another uphill task at hand when he takes on Axelsen, the baby-faced badminton giant, who has terrorised his opponents in the last few years.
A summary of India's athletes' showing at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday.
At 55, Georgian shooter shows up at record 10th straight Olympics to fulfil father's last wish
Really pained by events in Indian wrestling but hopeful of two medals: Yogeshwar Dutt
Yavarivafa would be jailed three times -- once entirely alone for a day, crying and taken from her mother -- before she made it to Birmingham, England at the end of 2019 and finally found a home.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 8, Saturday, August 3, 2024:
Sindhu stands on the brink of history as she pursues the gold medal in the upcoming Games, having won a silver and bronze in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo edition respectively.
P V Sindhu has no regrets about her preparation for the Paris Olympics, saying she did everything she could to be in the best shape but her defence let her down in the women's singles pre-quarter-final against China's He Bing Jiao, in Paris, on Thursday.
From the early pioneers to today's global superstars, the Olympics have captured hearts and minds, shaping cultures and inspiring generations.
Expectations were high from Paris and observers of the game felt at least one, if not two medals, could be expected from the six boxers who qualified.
Don't do any strange things in preparation ahead of Olympics, Gopichand's advise to shuttlers
Thousands of athletes and staff roamed the Olympic village freely, mingling at cafes and swapping souvenir pins.
Dipa Karmakar scripts history, becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Senior Championships
Jaspal Rana's contribution towards Manu Bhaker's remarkable transformation into a double Olympics medallist will not go unnoticed. The national shooting federation is mulling bringing the Dronacharya awardee coach back into its fold.
Novak Djokovic etched his name into Olympic history, capturing the gold medal in a thrilling victory over Carlos Alcaraz.
Mandaviya, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha unveiled the ceremonial outfit, playing kits, performance shoes and travel gear for the Indian team.
'In women's singles now, there are a lot of long rallies and long matches, being consistent. I am confident in that now.'
Lakshya leaves Paris with the best-ever finish by an Indian shuttler in the men's singles event at the Olympics.
Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that was mandated by the sport's world governing body.
Lakshya Sen falls to Axelsen in semis, to play bronze-medal playoff
Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a late equaliser to salvage a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Argentina.
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Alexander Zverev
India's world record holder weightlifter Mirabai Chanu revealed that she was 'completely broken' after the failure at the 2016 Rio Olympics and talking to a psychologist helped her get back on track.
From battling opposition from the villagers who considered wrestling to be a man's sport, losing her father at the age of just nine, to taking on powerful federation officials, Vinesh has faced innumerable hardships on her way to realising her dreams.
Swapnil Kusale made a conscious effort to not pay attention to the scores and just wanted to worry about his breathing and shooting the 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooting at the Paris Games on Thursday. .
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:
Men's skeet, where competitors use shotguns to break clay targets flung into the air, has become much more competitive over the last decade, and it was "getting harder and harder to win", Hancock observed.
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.
Images from Monday's swimming action at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France.
Vinesh had failed to win a medal in her two previous Olympics appearances.
India's first and only tennis medal in the history of Olympic Games came way back in 1996, when Leander Paes claimed the singles bronze in Atlanta.
A summary of the day's tennis action at Roland Garros.
Thangavelu had won the Rio Paralympics T-42 high jump gold by clearing 1.89m.
Images from the Track and Field action at the Parish Olympics on Monday.
Vinesh Phogat is a reminder that true champions are not just defined by their medals but by their character and their impact on society.
Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal have secured their Paris Olympics 2024 quotas for India
Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Wednesday.
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