Olympic Games News

Para archer Harvinder Singh alleges 'discrimination' in sports awards

Singh, a Tokyo Games bronze winner, claimed his maiden gold medal at Paris after defeating Lukasz Ciszek of Poland in the final 6-0

Coaching crisis, Olympic setbacks mark a disastrous year for Indian boxing

There were very few positives to count in a year when, after a widely successful 2023, expectations were sky high

Year in review: Top five moments which defined Paris Olympics 2024

India had a decent run at the 2024 Paris Olympics as they ended up with six medals under their belt

Paris Olympics organisers claim event was greener than recent Games

According to a French government carbon-impact calculator, 1.59 million tons of CO2 is equivalent to driving a car 182,675 times around the globe or 898,305 return flights between Paris and New York.

Why India must mind the financial impact of hosting Olympic Games

All summer games held between 1960 and 2024 had significant cost escalations for host countries

Neeraj Chopra to begin off-season training in South Africa by November end

The 26-year-old double Olympic medallist, who last competed in Brussels in the Diamond League Final in September, will spend 31 days in the South African city.

Neeraj Chopra bids heartfelt farewell to German coach Klaus Bartonietz

The 75-year-old coach, who guided Chopra to a historic gold at the Tokyo Olympics, a silver at the Paris Games this year, and several other medals, had earlier expressed his inability to continue

Paris Olympics displaced nearly 20,000 people, local associations say

In its report, the group Le Revers de la Mdaille, which translates as the other side of the medal, claimed that 19,526 people were displaced from informal housing between April 2023 and September 2024

IOA submits 'Letter of Intent' to host the 2036 Olympics in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had first talked about his government's aspiration to host the 2036 Olympics last year.

IOC withholds Olympic Solidarity fund for IOA amid internal conflict

The IOC took the decision in its Executive Board meeting on October 8 and communicated it to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in a letter on Friday

Rana defends PT Usha, credits her 'support' for Manu's Olympic medals

Manu became the first Indian sportsperson post Independence to win two medals in a single Olympics, claiming bronze in both the women's 10m air pistol individual and mixed team events.

Target to take India among top 5 Olympic medal winning countries: Mandaviya

"For achieving this target, the country needs a talent pool of world-level coaches and training and the LNIPE in Gwalior is playing a major role in it," the minister added

PR Sreejesh says every save he made in Paris Olympics was for his team

The 36-year-old Sreejesh, who retired from the game after a glorious 18-year international career, was nominated for the prestigious FIH Men's Goalkeeper of the Year Award 2024

IOA chief PT Usha sends show cause notice to treasurer Sahdev Yadav

A copy of the letter has also been marked to Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and International Olympic Committee's Associate Director of NOC (National Olympic Committee) Relations Department.

PM Modi meets Paralympic winners, congratulates them for record 29 medals

India gave its best-ever performance in the Paralympic Games by winning 29 medals, including an unprecedented seven gold, nine silver and 13 bronze medals

Paralympic star Kumar Nitesh wants badminton to be placed under PCI

The 29-year-old from Haryana, who secured a historic gold medal in the SL3 class at the Paris Paralympics, said para shuttlers needed to be treated on par with their able-bodied counterparts

Aussie hockey player suspended for trying to buy cocaine at Paris Olympics

Field hockey player Tom Craig was arrested but released without charge after trying to purchase the drug in Paris on Aug. 7 during a night out after his Olympic campaign ended.

PM expresses gratitude in letter to retired Sreejesh, backs him as jr coach

Sreejesh called time on his illustrious 15-year career after India's bronze-winning Paris Olympic campaign, which was the his and the team's second successive Games medal after the bronze in Tokyo

Paralympic medalist Parmar says people made fun of him for playing sport

The 24-year-old Parmar became India's first Paralympic medallist in judo when he won a bronze in men's 60kg (J1) in Paris Games on September 4.

Paralympics heroes welcomed with garlands and sweets upon homecoming

There was the customary dhol and euphoric chants hailing them as the athletes made their way out of the Indira Gandhi International Airport this morning.