[ad_1] Paris Olympics, hockey: Semifinal loss would hurt, but India should pick up the broken pieces in bronze playoff Colombes: Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh at the end of the men’s hockey semi-final match between India and Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Colombes, France, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. India lost the match. (PTI Photo/Ravi […]
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu misses bronze medal at Paris Olympics by a whisker, finishes fourth | Sport-others News
[ad_1] When Mirabai Chanu squatted, the weight of an entire medal-hungry nation rested on her shoulders. However, that was not to be. As the 4’11” lifter tried to get back on her feet and outstretch her arms, they wobbled and gave away. The barbell dropped and India settled for another fourth place with a total […]
Vinesh Phogat weigh-in controversy: ’If you allow this 100 grams, then you would be allowed 200 grams. There is no end’ – wrestling governing body responds | Sport-others News
[ad_1] The Americans have proposed wholesale rule changes. The Greeks have pleaded with the world body to keep the weigh-in for just one day. The Nigerians suggest a 2-kg exemption. And the Turks can’t help but feel sorry for Vinesh Phogat. On Tuesday, the Indian wrestler became the toast of the wrestling world by producing […]
Vinesh Phogat’s comebacks: 2 ACL injuries, 2 elbow surgeries, 2 Olympic heartbreaks and finally a medal at Paris 2024 | Sport-others News
[ad_1] Vinesh Phogat will compete in the final of the 50kg weight class today with only USA’s Sarah Hildebrandt standing in the way of her becoming the first ever woman from India to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Irrespective of what medal Vinesh Phogat wins today, it will be the best performance by […]
Vinesh Phogat’s brutal takedown of Yusneylis Guzman to reach Paris 2024 final: Plucky, dreamy, and pugnacious | Sport-others News
[ad_1] All of just 29, there are few things that Vinesh Phogat has not experienced in the last two years of her life. But even by her standards of having to deal with the extraordinary, she finds herself in a land of, frankly, overwhelming firsts. Haryana’s greatest woman wrestler will be in the Paris Olympics […]
Neeraj Chopra’s 89.34 metres in qualifying was special but watch out for dangerous competitors in final, including Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem who threw 86.59 | Sport-others News
[ad_1] Just one throw in the qualifying round was all it took Neeraj Chopra to book his place in the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics. It is a reel we have all seen before at major championships. A single throw is enough for Neeraj – 88.77 metres at last year’s World Championships […]
Vinesh Phogat, like Simone Biles, proves her baiters wrong; beats unbeatable Yui Susaki | Sport-others News
[ad_1] Simone Biles and Vinesh Phogat don’t play the same sport; nor are they Olympians of equal stature. Though, they share an eerily similar story. Success for the GOAT American gymnast and the World Championship medalist Indian wrestler has come at an unfairly high price. Their tales do have feel-good chapters of sweat and sacrifices […]
India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 8 schedule: Manu Bhaker in contention for historic 3rd medal, boxer Nishant Dev eyes podium spot | Sport-others News
[ad_1] If Thursday was a day of heartbreaks, then Friday brought some cheer. India missed out on a historic archery medal as Ankita-Dhiraj fell short in the bronze medal match. But there were some significant results, most importantly Manu Bhaker qualifying for a third final of the Games. Saturday isn’t a hectic day for Indians, […]
Explained: How did a 7-month pregnant fencer compete at the Paris Olympics? | Sport-others News
[ad_1] Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez recently made headlines after revealing that she competed at the Paris Olympics while she was seven months pregnant. The Cairo-based fencer is a three-time Olympian whose campaign in the women’s saber event at Paris 2024 ended with a defeat to Jeon Hayoung of South Korea. It was after her loss […]
Sindhu on playing at LA Olympics in 2028: ‘4 years is long time away, I’ll take break, come back, see what’s in store’ | Sport-others News
[ad_1] After PV Sindhu’s Paris Olympics campaign was cut short in the round of 16 by China’s He Bing Jiao, the two-time Olympic medallist didn’t want to look too far into the future and comment about her playing at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. At the Rio Olympics, Sindhu had claimed a silver medal […]