Aug 13, 2024, at 04:49 pm
Pakistan went to the Paris Olympics with a mere contingent of seven athletes and no one even expected that the South Asian nation would return home with a gold medal, thanks to the stellar performance by javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem.
Aug 08, 2024, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition walked out of Parliament's upper house Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the dramatic disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Paris Olympics was turned down by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, media reports said.
PLA soldier, who was part of Galwan clash, made Beijing Olympics torchbearer
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Beijing/New Delhi/UNI: China deputed a People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier, who was part of the Chinese contingent that was involved in a bloody skirmish with the Indian Army at the Galwan Valley in June 2020, as a torch bearer at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay on Wednesday.
PM Modi meets Indian Olympics contingent
Aug 16, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the Indian Olympics contingent over breakfast at his official residence here.
Olympic-bound sportspersons are the real heroes, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Jun 26, 2021, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi, June 26 : Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju reiterated that India’s Olympic-bound athletes are national heroes and urged the people to extend support to these players in the same way they follow cricketers in the country.
Sarcastic Digvijaya wants hacking as an Olympic event
Dec 03, 2016, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IBNS): Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday suggested hacking as an event in the next Olympics.
Rio: PV Sindhu storms into finals, confirms India's second medal
Aug 19, 2016, at 03:14 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 18 (IBNS): Keeping her dominant play on court, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu reached the finals of women's badminton, thereby confirming India's second medal.
PM meets Rio bound Indian sportspersons
Jul 05, 2016, at 02:10 am
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): In a unique and perhaps unprecedented gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted individually with over 60 athletes who will represent India at the forthcoming Rio Olympics.