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India finished its Paris Olympics campaign with six medals, including one silver

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Ready for the shot: Avani Lekhara will compete in three events: the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1, the mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1, and the women’s 50m 3-position rifle SH1.

Paris Paralympics 2024 Preview: Indian Paralympians poised to prosper again

With a mix of seasoned champions and promising newcomers, the Indian contingent at the upcoming Paralympics Games in Paris will strive to make a signi

Powerful statement: After her 100-metre heats in the Paris Olympics, Kimia Yousofi of Afghanistan held up these words on paper: ‘Education’, ‘Sport’, ‘Our Rights’.

Fighting for all Afghanistan women at Paris Olympics

Of the six Afghan athletes in the Paris Olympics, the ruling Taliban recognises only the three men.

High road to success: The 29-year-old from Moldova is now 7-2 since his first meeting with Tybura back in 2020.

UFC Fight Night: Serghei Spivac moves closer to earning a title shot with win over Marcin Tybura

Serghei Spivac avenged his earlier loss to Marcin Tybura and put himself back on track for a shot at the championship belt.

Strong statement: Punjab FC players celebrate their victory against Everton.

Next Generation Cup 2024: Heroes of the future

The under-21 side of Punjab FC delivered a remarkable performance in the Next Generation Cup, defeating the academy teams of Aston Villa 2-0 and Evert

Dunith Wellalage took a brilliant five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka clinched their first ODI bilateral series victory over India in 27 years, securing a commanding 110-run win in the third and final ODI in Colombo.

India tour of Sri Lanka: Key stats, records and trivia from IND v SL series

IND vs SL key numbers: Here are the important stats and records from India’s recent tour of Sri Lanka.

Giant of the game: Manchester City’s ruthlessness under Pep Guardiola, led by the mercurial Erling Haaland, has become modern-day folklore.

European Football Season Preview: Will Harry Kane’s title drought end?

From Manchester City’s quest for a fifth consecutive Premier League title to Real Madrid’s Galáctico-like makeover, there’s no dearth of subplots in t

A lone ranger: Aman Sehrawat was the sole male Indian wrestler at the Paris Olympics.

India in Wrestling, Paris 2024 Olympics review: A legacy upheld and a heartbreak

Aman Sehrawat’s bronze in the 57kg category extended India’s wrestling legacy at the Games, but Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the final for mi

Maximum effort: Lakshya Sen came the closest to handing India another medal in badminton.

India in Badminton, Paris 2024 Olympics review: Lakshya provides saving grace in an otherwise lacklustre campaign

Indian supporters were left praising Lakshya’s fourth-place finish. The exit of Satwik and Chirag proved to be the biggest shocker. The elimination of

Steely presence: Col. Ashok (centre) officiated the high-voltage clash between Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Hungary’s Luca Anna Hamori.

Paris Olympics 2024 Diary: From Paris with love and receiving a pin from an Olympic medallist

Paris Olympics 2024: Our correspondents Y.B. Sarangi and Jonathan Selvaraj share their experiences from the Olympic Games in Paris.

Not fast enough: Despite going into the lead early on, Sable (white) was quickly caught by the rest of the group, eventually finishing 11th.

India in Athletics, Paris 2024 Olympics review: Season records fail to convert to medals

Of the 28 Indian track and field athletes who qualified for the Olympics, only one other Indian, apart from Neeraj — Avinash Sable in the men’s 3000m

Doyen of the sport: P. R. Sreejesh, who has played over 300 international matches, has been one of India’s most consistent players. He has helped India win several tournaments, including the Olympic bronze medals at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.

Farewell Sreejesh, the man who brought us saves, memories and tears

Fans who cheered “Sreejesh, Sreejesh” for years will miss the tall, masked guardian in goal.

Manu Bhakar and P. R. Sreejesh at the closing ceremony. At the end of the Paris Olympics, India just had six medals, one shy of the seven won in Tokyo 2021.

Off-side: India’s Paris medal tally paints a bleak picture

The glaring lack of a strong presence in sports like swimming (37 golds) and athletics (48), which account for the most medals, indicates that India p

No one had ever reached an Olympic final only to be denied the chance to compete because they had failed to make weight on the day of the competition.

There weren’t many like Vinesh Phogat, and there won’t be many like her

Vinesh has always been a fighter. Tragedy has followed her, yet somehow, against the odds, she has emerged victorious.

Frustrating fourth: Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Mirabai Chanu could only finish fourth this time.

So near, yet so far for Mirabai Chanu, Dhiraj Bommadevara-Ankita Bhakat in Paris 2024 Olympics

Finishing fourth proved to be a theme for India in Paris. The agony of it was experienced by the IOA president herself. Usha had missed a medal in the

India’s Lovlina Borgohain (Blue) competes in the Paris 2024 women’s 75kg quarter-final boxing match against China’s Li Qian.

India in Boxing, Paris 2024 Olympics Review: A devastating punch in the gut as Indian boxers return without a medal

It’s time for introspection and brainstorming for the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) after the country drew a blank in the Paris Olympics, despite f

Bronze medalist Team India poses on the podium during the Men’s Hockey medal ceremony on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

India in Hockey, Paris 2024 Olympics Review: History repeats itself as Fulton’s philosophy is vindicated

For the first time since 1972, the Indian men’s hockey team won consecutive Olympic medals, validating head coach Craig Fulton’s ‘defend to win’ philo

India’s Manika Batra (R) celebrates with her teammates after winning their women’s table tennis singles match in the team round of 16 against Romania.

India in Table Tennis, Paris 2024 Olympics Review: Women paddlers steal the show with pathbreaking performances

Despite being far from the podium, Paris 2024 turned out to be India’s most successful Olympic table tennis outing, primarily thanks to its female pad

A double whammy: Manu Bhaker followed up her bronze in women’s 10m air pistol with a second medal as she combined with Sarabjot Singh to win bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team.

India in Shooting, Paris 2024 Olympics review: Manu double and gut-wrenching near misses paint positive picture for future

Following the three historic shooting medals, the present is a happy place, worth celebrating, but it’s hard not to dwell on the many frustrating “wha

Prakash Padukone has been Lakshya Sen’s childhood coach.

Sunil Gavaskar: Making excuses is where India will win gold medals every single time

In the debate that followed Prakash Padukone’s frank assessment of Lakshya Sen’s Olympic podium miss, the majority tended to side with the current wou

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