Olympics

PARIS: Consistency is Neeraj Chopra's thing. And he has used that plank to dominate javelin events at the highest levels for a few years. It's why a silver, at least right now, felt like a disappointment. One legal throw out of six seemed a…

PARIS: He calls this space his home—the 17-by-12 feet rectangle between the posts and the turf in front. His life revolved around this space over two decades. Just before the game, PR Sreejesh went out onto the turf in the north-eastern…

PARIS: It usually never happens in professional sports. But in Vinesh Phogat's case, it has happened. She was found 100g overweight and has been disqualified after the weigh in on the morning of her gold medal bout. As per the rules, she…

PARIS: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu came tantalisingly close to clinching a second Olympic medal but a faltered lift in her final attempt cruelly snatched the dream from her grasp, leaving her with a fourth place finish in the women's…

PARIS: Every single thing Simone Biles has done at the Paris Olympics has been spotlighted: four medals, an online feud with a former teammate and a social media post that appeared to take a swipe at presidential candidate Donald Trump.…

PARIS: It's always a bit crazy inside the athletics stadium. The sport itself is considered the Blue Riband event of the Olympics, just like swimming and gymnastics. While the last two are confined within the walls of halls, athletics is…

Paris: Twenty-two years after first picking up a bat, Brazilian amputee table tennis star Bruna Alexandre is finally making her dream come true, warming up for the Paralympics by competing at the Paris Olympic Games. The 29-year-old,…

PARIS: Star player Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie and made a memorable entry into the quarterfinals of the women's table tennis team competition at the Paris Olympics…

PARIS: India's key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas will miss Tuesday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal against Germany after the country's appeal against his one-match suspension, for being red-carded in the quarterfinal, was rejected…

PARIS: Star shooter Manu Bhaker, who created history by winning two bronze medals at the Paris Games, is set to be India's flag bearer at the Olympic closing ceremony here on Sunday. Manu opened India's medal account at the ongoing Games…

PARIS: Deepika Kumari placed herself in an advantageous position against Korea's Suhyeon Nam by winning two of the first three sets but shot a horrible 7 with the second arrow of the fourth set to throw away a great opportunity as India's…

PARIS: Carlos Yulo won the second Olympic gold medal ever for the Philippines, edging defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in the men's floor exercise finals at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 24-year-old Yulo scored 15.000,…

PARIS: Lakshya Sen was struggling in the first game. The game of coherence he is known for deserted him. There were errors. A tinge of nervousness perhaps because he is the only Indian shuttler left at the 2024 Paris Olympics. A sport that…

CHENNAI: The Indian recurve mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara produced an excellent performance but fell short of a podium finish at the Paris Olympics on Friday. The American duo of Brady Ellison and Casey Kaufhold won…

PARIS: India stunned Tokyo Games silver medallist and their biggest nemesis Australia 3-2 here on Friday to finish their pool engagements on a high having already qualified for the quarterfinals of the men's hockey competition at the Paris…

PARIS: They call it the ordeal or the curse of the fourth-place finish. One can be on the podium or last but the fourth is called the worst of all. It will torment the athletes throughout their life. Ask any Indian athlete — from the great…

PARIS: Harmanpreet Singh saved his best for last as an error-prone India left it late to salvage a point against Argentina in their second group game. The men's hockey team, who secured the points in the opening game against New Zealand…

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Indian shooter misses a medal by a whisker in the men's 10m air rifle final at the Paris Olympics

The two were meeting in the second round because while Djokovic is the top seed, Nadal’s ranking is outside the top 150 on account of a lack of matches.