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Shooting begins on July 27, the day after the opening ceremony, and runs through Aug. 5

Updated On: 16 Jul 2024 | 12:54 PM IST

Unheralded Akshdeep Singh clinched the men's 20km event gold with a stunning national record time to qualify for this year's World Championships as well as 2024 Paris Olympics on the opening day of the National Open Race Walking Championships here on Tuesday. The 22-year-old from Punjab clocked 1 hour 19 minutes and 55 seconds to obliterate the earlier national record of 1:20:16 which was in the name of veteran Sandeep Kumar who finished a lowly seventh with 1:23.28. The men's 20km race walk qualifying time for both the World Championships to be held in Budapest in August and 2024 Olympics is 1:20:10. Before Tuesday's surprise result, Akshdeep's personal best was 1:26:10 which he had clocked at the Inter-University Championships at Moodbidri in Karnataka early last year. Women's 20km event national record holder Priyanka Goswami expectedly won gold with a time of 1:28:50 to also qualify for both the World Championships and 2024 Olympics. Her national record stands at 1:28:45 which

Updated On: 14 Feb 2023 | 4:47 PM IST

Russian athletes have no place at next year's Paris Olympics while their country's invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a summit of sports officials from 36 countries Friday. The International Olympic Committee argues it would be discriminatory to exclude Russia and ally Belarus from sports ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. With qualifying in many sports already underway, the IOC wants athletes from those countries to compete in a neutral capacity without national symbols. While Russia kills and terrorizes, representatives of the terrorist state have no place at sports and Olympic competitions, Zelenskyy told the summit in an opening address by video link, according to a transcript issued by his office. And it cannot be covered up with some pretended neutrality or a white flag. Because Russia is now a country that stains everything with blood even the white flag. It must be recognised. And this must be recognised, in particular, at the level of t

Updated On: 11 Feb 2023 | 6:41 AM IST

Russia's path to sending a team to the Paris Olympics next year became clearer on Thursday amid fierce objections from Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee indicated on Wednesday it favors officially neutral teams from Russia and its ally Belarus at the 2024 Olympics despite a plea from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to exclude them entirely. A day later, Russia and Belarus were invited to compete at the Asian Games, a key Olympic qualifier. Russia typically competes as part of Europe but has a tense relationship with many of the countries set to host qualifying events there. Russia and Belarus have been barred from almost all international competitions in Olympic sports following the invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskyy has said he told French President Emmanuel Macron, whose country is hosting the Olympics, that Russia should have no place there. Ukraine is seeking to rally support against the IOC-brokered plan. IOC has been disregarding Russian war crimes, claiming t

Updated On: 26 Jan 2023 | 8:32 PM IST

As expected Indian wrestlers had a medal rush as they got a perfect 12 at the Commonwealth Games from their contingent. However, a tougher test awaits them at Asiad, World Championships and Olympics

Updated On: 14 Aug 2022 | 5:20 PM IST

After an excellent performance at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Indian badminton players have sent a strong message to their opponents that India can do wonders at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Updated On: 14 Aug 2022 | 12:17 PM IST

After clinching the gold medal in the Men's Freestyle 74kg category final, Naveen said that he will focus on performing better in Asian Games and 2024 Paris Olympics.Indian wrestler Naveen won the gold medal in the Men's Freestyle 74kg category final after defeating Pakistan's Muhammad Sharif Tahir in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022.He defeated Muhammad Sharif Tahir at the Coventry Arena Wrestling Mat B on Saturday."I'm very happy that I won a gold medal for the country. I prepared well & executed it. I played without any pressure and felt happy to beat a Pakistani player. My next target is Asian Games and 2024 Olympics," Naveen told ANI.Naveen sealed a 9-0 victory by points against Tahir in the gold medal match and clinched India's third gold of the day at the CWG.Naveen was dominant in the first period and did not let his opponent take any points. The Indian grappler took a 2-0 lead in the first period by pinning his opponent.In the final three minutes, Naveen managed to ..

Updated On: 07 Aug 2022 | 10:27 AM IST

Star Indian women's hockey team striker Vandana Katariya has set her eyes on wining the gold in this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China to help them directly qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Updated On: 18 Mar 2022 | 7:32 PM IST

Thousands of Olympic athletes on boats cruising along the River Seine toward the sun setting like a giant gold medal behind the Eiffel Tower.

Updated On: 14 Dec 2021 | 11:01 AM IST

Australia's highest-ranking Olympic official and current premier of state of Queensland where the 2032 Summer Games will be held have put an early test to old adage that sports and politics don't mix

Updated On: 22 Jul 2021 | 11:40 AM IST

Indian Olympic Association accepted SRL Diagnostics' offer to join hands as 'Lab Diagnostics Partner' to provide services to athletes and officials attending the Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Games

Updated On: 28 Jun 2021 | 10:12 PM IST

I'm hoping that in next couple of months' time we should be ready with at least some of the events, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

Updated On: 08 Jun 2020 | 4:55 PM IST

The 2024 Games is a mid-term goal but the long term is 2028, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

Updated On: 08 Jun 2020 | 4:41 PM IST

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic will have "no impact" on the Paris Games, which will go ahead as scheduled in "summer 2024", the head of the organising committee Tony Estanguet told AFP on Tuesday. The 2020 Games were delayed until "no later than summer 2021" by the IOC and Japanese Prime Minister Sinzo Abe earlier on Tuesday, but Estanguet said the first postponement of an Olympics during peacetime would not affect the Paris edition, which will now be staged three years after the Tokyo event. "The 2024 Games will be held in the summer of 2024. There is no impact on the date," said the three-time Olympic canoeing champion. The Olympics were due to be held from July 24-August 9 this year, but it was deemed too dangerous to hold it as planned due to the pandemic which has claimed the lives of almost 7,000 people worldwide. "It was the best decision for the athletes, for all the players in the Games," added Estanguet. "I believe that the Games m

Updated On: 25 Mar 2020 | 12:43 PM IST

It is disappointing that world's 2nd most populous country has not been able to produce champions in sports, said Niti Aayog

Updated On: 21 Sep 2016 | 8:43 PM IST