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Tokyo Olympic Games CEO: Official costs known early next year

Olympic costs are notoriously difficult to track, but no matter the actual cost, most of it is public money

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra meets Abhinav Bindra

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday met the country's first-ever individual gold medallist from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Abhinav Bindra, and his family. The javelin star from Haryana got a puppy named 'Tokyo' as a gift from Bindra. In a tweet after the meeting, Chopra said, Took my Olympic medal to meet its elder sibling from Beijing (Bindra) today." "Thank you@Abhinav Bindra sir for your family's warm hospitality and for 'Tokyo' (the puppy) who I will cherish forever, he added. Bindra said it was a pleasure to meet and interact with India's golden man. I hope that 'Tokyo' will be a supportive friend and motivate you to get a sibling named Paris (wishing him luck for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games) for him in 2024, he tweeted. The two of us agree that the process is the Goal. The process is the Gold. And the Process is most rewarding. Happy to have spent the afternoon with this young Gold Medallist, Bindra said in another tweet.

HC seeks Centre's stand on plea by Manika against Table Tennis Federation

Delhi HC sought Centre's stand on the petition filed by table tennis player Manika Batra against the TTFI for dropping her name for the Asian Championship

The great wall: Meet Savita Punia, goalkeeper, Indian women's hockey team

In Punia, Vaibhav Raghunandan encounters a quiet strength that was unmissable in Tokyo

Neeraj Chopra sets sights on Olympic record to go with his golden feat

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said that he has set his eyes on breaking the Olympic record to go with his gold medal winning feat at the Tokyo Games. Neeraj, who has a personal best of 88.07m metres, clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m in his second attempt at Tokyo Games. The Olympic record stands at 90.57m set by Andreas Thorkildsen in Beijing 2008 and Neeraj said it would be great to add one more feather to his cap. "An Olympic gold medal is the ultimate. But in athletics, you can add one more thing to your gold medal an Olympic record, the 23-year-old said during his maiden trip to Kolkata after becoming the first ever Indian to win an Olympics gold in athletics. "I've the national record standing at 88.07 metres, while the Olympic record is 90.57. If I can go a step further then it would be an Olympic gold with a personal best and an Olympic record, he said about his target. Neeraj is here on a two-day visit for a private felicitation .

Neeraj Chopra and PR Sreejesh to appear next on 'KBC 13' hotseat

The players will be welcomed by a reverberating cheer from the audience and the host of the show Amitabh Bachchan.

Like IPL, India needs a league for wrestling too, says Bajrang Punia

In this special interview, Punia talks about his Olympic dream, the experience of meeting PM Narendra Modi, his next goal and more

Madhya Pradesh govt appoints Olympic hockey player Vivek Sagar as DSP

The MP govt has issued a letter appointing hockey player Vivek Sagar, who was part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, as DSP in the state police

Must congratulate all participants in Tokyo Paralympics: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that as the Tokyo Paralympics come to an end and winners are celebrated, all participants who gave their best must be congratulated.

Need to start planning for Asian Games now: Hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Indian men's hockey team Manpreet Singh believes now it's time to stop basking in the glory of the achievement at the Tokyo Olympics, and better start planning for a busy 2022 calendar.

Tokyo Paralympics: Javelin thrower Navdeep finishes fourth in F41 event

India's javelin thrower Navdeep finished at the fourth spot in the men's javelin throw F41 event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttler Manoj Sarkar wins bronze in SL3 men's singles

India shuttler Manoj Sarkar won a bronze medal after defeating Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the men's singles SL3 event in Tokyo Paralympics

Tokyo Paralympics: Shuttler Pramod Bhagat wins historic badminton gold

With badminton making its debut at the Paralympics this year, Bhagat, the current world No. 1, thus became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the sport.

Amit Shah felicitates Olympics medalist Mirabai Chanu in Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu at the 51st Foundation Day celebration of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR & D).The sportsperson was appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police (Sports) in the police department by the Manipur government earlier in July after her outstanding show at the Games.Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar were present at the event held at BPR & D Headquarters in New Delhi.Chanu had opened India's medals tally on Saturday as she bagged a Silver in the Women's 49kg category at Tokyo International Forum.She lifted a total of 202 kg (87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk) during her four successful attempts across the competition that was held between July 23 and August 8 this year.

Paralympics: Anurag Thakur, Deepa Malik hail Manish Narwal, Singhraj

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur lavished praise on Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana after the shooters won medals in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday.

Shooter Manish Narwal clinches India's 3rd gold, Adana bags silver

Shooter Manish Narwal clinched India's third gold at the ongoing Paralympics while compatriot Singhraj Adana bagged the silver in the P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 event here on Saturday. The 19-year-old Narwal shot a total of 218.2, a Paralympic record, to claim the yellow metal while Adana, who had won the bronze in the P1 men's 10m air pistol SH1 event on Tuesday, added a silver to his kitty with an effort of 216.7. Russian Olympic Committee's Sergey Malyshev took home the bronze with an effort of 196.8. Earlier in the qualifying round, Adana progressed to the medal round in fourth place with a total of 536 while Narwal shot 533 to qualify at seventh at the Asaka Shooting Range. The other Indian in the fray, Akash failed to make the final, finishing 27th in the qualifying round. As the pistol is held with one hand only, athletes in SH1 category have an impairment affecting one arm and/or the legs, for example resulting from amputations or spinal cord injuries. P4 is a classification

Paralympics: Singhraj, Narwal qualify for final in Mixed 50m air pistol

India's chances of winning a medal in the P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 at the Tokyo Paralympic Games doubled with both Singhraj and Manish Narwal qualifying for the final on Saturday

Paralympics: Bhagat, Suhas enter badminton finals; Manoj loses in semis

Pramod Bhagat and Suhas Yathiraj stormed into the men's singles finals of the badminton event in their respective classification but Manoj Sarkar's loses in his SL3 class semifinal

Manika alleges national coach asked her to fix match in Olympic qualifiers

Responding to Table Tennis Federation of India's show cause notice, Manika strongly denied that she brought disrepute to the game by refusing Roy's help.

Indian hockey teams unlikely to compete in Birmingham CWG: IOA chief

The Indian hockey teams are unlikely to participate in next year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham to ensure they hit peak form during Asian Games, which is a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics