Bindra praised Manu for patching up with coach Jaspal Rana and for working in tandem for her success.
Following is India's schedule on Thursday, Day 13 of competition at the Paris Games:
Chirag Chikkara created history as he became only the third Indian to be crowned Under-23 World champion.
The government said it will also give Rs five million to silver medal winners and Rs 2.5 million for bronze.
Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men's soccer tournament after Sergio Camello scored twice in extra-time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes on Friday.
'The girls will do well, I hope we get one or two medals. It could be a silver or may be even a gold.'
The Olympics in London next year is Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's best chance for Olympic glory. But, for that to happen, Indonesian badminton legend Rudy Hartono says, she needs to improve her physical fitness considerably.
Dev Kumar Meena won gold and set a new national record with a 5.35m effort at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2025
Five Indian boxers, aiming for glory at the upcoming Paris Olympics, will embark on a month-long training camp in Germany.
The two cases shocked the tennis world with many fuming at how they were handled by the authorities.
The Prime Minister termed the athletes as "India's soldiers of 2036 Olympics".
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 javelin thrower DP Manu, a rising star with his sights set on the Paris Olympics, has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after a failed doping test.
Here's a look at some Indian-origin athletes who will be representing their adopted countries at the Paris Games
Both of them are banking on "conducive" conditions to ensure a strong performance.
'To win the Olympic gold medal, I have been really working really hard for the past five years now, and it has always been my dream.'
The Russian revolution that has swept women's tennis has not gone according to plan for Elena Dementieva. Dementieva was once touted as the woman most likely to lead the charge after she made the French and US Open finals in 2004, but her achievements have largely been undermined by her own compatriots.
A low-down on the eight runners -- four men and four women -- who finished second in their qualifying heats to make the Olympic cut.
Rudrankksh becomes second Indian shooter to win 10m air rifle gold at Worlds
Paul must overcome defending champion Alcaraz in the quarter-finals to keep his quest for a maiden Grand Slam title alive.
Oscar Pistorius competes in triathlon 12 years after murdering girlfriend
The 36-year-old goalkeeper, a veteran of 328 international matches, took to social media to announce his decision.
The national shooting federation NRAI chose current form over pedigree to pick the squad for the mega event and it will be hoping they hit the bullseye at the National Shooting Centre in Chateauroux.
Rediff.com looks at the gold medal winners of the London Olympics so far.
Tania Sachdev on Monday lamented the "lack of recognition" from the government of Delhi, prompting chief minister Atishi to reach out to her
Paris 2024 organising committee president Tony Estanguet on Sunday said the person who will light the cauldron on Friday was not yet aware they had been selected.
'It was tough financially for the first few years but my friends and family supported me and once he did well at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, there was no looking back.'
Norwegian hurdling great Karsten Warholm was all smiles after taking two tenths of a second off his own world best time by clocking 33.05 seconds to win the rarely-run 300 metres hurdles at the Xiamen Diamond League on Saturday.
The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday.
For all of Sohn's efforts at reconciliation, Japan has had an awkward relationship with him and his legacy.
Indian women golfers Aditi Ashok (79) and Diksha Dagar (80) slipped on the penultimate day to be tied 40th and 42nd at the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday.
Daley, whose popularity grew even more after he came out as gay in 2013, had won the Olympic gold medal in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform event at the Tokyo Games.
Injured Nisha Dahiya taken for wrist scan
Rafael Nadal teamed up with Norwegian Casper Ruud to register a 6-1, 6-4 win over second seeds Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Reyes-Varela on the Swedish clay.
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India will take on the winners of France and the Netherlands in women's team quarter-finals on Sunday; Men's team most fancied
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to host the Olympic Games in 2036.
Simranpreet Kaur Brar clinched her maiden senior international medal with a silver in the women's 25m pistol event.
It was Julien Alfred, from an island of 180,000 people, who stole the show in the women's 100m final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
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