New Delhi : Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday revealed that he was in pain after his epoch-making performance in the Tokyo Games but it was all worth it given the historic result he had achieved. At a felicitation ceremony by the government to honour the seven medal-winning performances at the Games after their arrival … Read more
New Delhi : India”s Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony here on Monday with sports minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an “incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence”. Gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the cynosure of all eyes in the … Read more
Tokyo/New Delhi : Newly-crowned Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra on Saturday dedicated his historic achievement to sprint legend Milkha Singh, who died of COVID-19 in June, a gesture that left his son and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh overwhelmed with “eternal” gratitude. “Milkha Singh wanted to hear the national anthem in a stadium. He is no … Read more
New Delhi : The BCCI on Saturday announced cash rewards for India”s medal winners at the Tokyo Olympics with Rs one crore reserved for Neeraj Chopra, who became country”s first track and field athlete to win a gold medal. Javelin thrower Chopra secured India”s second individual gold in Olympic history with a sensational performance. In … Read more
Tokyo : A resolute Indian men”s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating a plucky Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday. The eight-time former gold-winners, who battled a heartbreaking slump in the last four decades, made … Read more
Warsaw : Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed. Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz said the 24-year-old athlete had arrived in the Polish capital … Read more
New Delhi : Millions of Indians fell in love with hockey once again and social media went into a frenzy after the national team made its first Olympic semifinal in 49 years. The Indian team raised hopes of its first Olympic medal since 1980 by beating Great Britain 3-1 in the quarterfinals here on Sunday. … Read more
