This is her second medal of Paris Paralympics and India's sixth medal in total.
Ariarne Titmus got Australia's women off to a golden start by winning a race of record breakers on a rocking opening night of the Paris Olympic swimming meet at the La Defense Arena on Saturday.
Carlos Alcaraz said he will be "at 100%" for the US Open despite stopping his training in New York on Saturday as a precaution after twisting his ankle.
Japan's Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from her final in the Paris Games for being 100gm above the prescribed weight limit.
I will continue, albeit after a small break: PV Sindhu
Ambani won unanimously with 100 per cent of vote at the 142nd IOC session in Paris.
Wrestlers Antim, Aman seeded at Paris Olympics
The decision to push the restart date for some clubs back until Sunday, June 28 came after Botafogo and Fluminense, who both say it is premature to play football, took the case to court to try to postpone their restart.
'This was all conspired to gain a hold on the Wrestling Federation of India and to attack the BJP and its ideology...This team of Rahul, the Congress keeps doing these things.'
'We need more support from states to back budding talents from not-so-affluent families.'
Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Aman Sehrawat, along with former world championship bronze-winner Geeta Phogat, on Monday announced that they would soon launch a Wrestling Champions Super League (WCSL)
Rafa Nadal suffered a setback in his Paris 2024 Olympics preparations on Sunday as he was beaten 6-3 6-2 in the Swedish Open final by Portuguese seventh seed Nuno Borges.
Brazil's Alexandre makes Olympic debut, eyes Paralympic gold
On the highest step of the Olympic podium, US basketball player Brittney Griner wept, tears trickling down her face as her country's national anthem serenaded her for a gold medal she could not have imagined winning while in a Russian prison.
Long jumper Aldrin and 3000m steeplechaser Parul exit from Paris Olympics
Indian wrestlers have not missed a medal since the 2008 Beijing Games and the onus is now on Vinesh Phogat & Co to continue the trend.
No fewer than 14 will be up for grabs as day one promises action across multiple sports: four golds in swimming, two each in cycling, fencing, and judo, and one each in diving, skateboarding, shooting, and rugby sevens.
India's Sumit Antil wins javelin throw F64 gold with Paralympics record of 70.59m, becomes first Indian man to defend title.
The reigning world champion had won her Tokyo bronze in the 69kg category.
The Indian ace has previously won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Games and a bronze in the Tokyo edition.
After the curtain have come down here are some of the stunning moments from the Rio Olympics that made everyone stand and cheer.
Here's a look at some Indian-origin athletes who will be representing their adopted countries at the Paris Games
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.
'I have funded myself for tournaments until Nov last year, after which I was sent with the Indian team for tournaments as I met the selection criteria to make the team. I was included as part of TOPS scheme only after qualifying for the Paris 2024 Games till the Olympic Games, that's it.'
Here is a quick glance of all the highs and lows from Nadal's stupendous career:
Acharya said he has asked Rio to submit signatures of all the 32 MLAs supporting him by Monday.
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.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy have been handed relatively easy groups for the Paris Games, which begin on July 26.
Soorma, a dashing six-footer, expressed gratitude towards his family for supporting his and wants to give them back by winning a medal at the Paris Paralympics.
Jamaica's dominance in the women's 100 and 200 metres came to an abrupt end in Paris
P.V. Sindhu recognises how badminton has changed since she won the women's singles silver at the Rio Games eight years ago and says she needs to be smarter to win a third Olympic medal in Paris
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat added to India's medal tally at the Olympics, winning the bronze in the men's 57kg Freestyle in Paris on Friday. He defeated Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz 13-5.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 13, Thursday, August 8.
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling, prompting an outpouring of support from the sporting community.
'Disengagement is merely the first step in a lengthy process of arriving at a new normal along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh and the entire land boundary.' 'The Indian government should insist on the restoration of the status quo ante in Eastern Ladakh.'
Over a hundred world leaders including the Indian prime minister will be at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio.
A third straight Olympics medal eluded P V Sindhu after a shock exit from the Paris Games following a straight-games defeat to China's world No. 6 He Bingjiao in the women's singles badminton pre-quarter-finals in Paris on Thursday.
The last thing members of Brazil's Olympic sailing team want to talk about is the water.
The IOC said it would not organise the tournament in 2028, leading to fears the sport might be excluded from future Games.
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