Paris Olympics: McLaughlin-Levrone shatters world record for women’s 400m hurdles gold
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone cemented her status as one of the sport’s all-time greats by shattering her world record in the 400m hurdles final at the Paris Olympics. The American superstar ran a blisteringly fast race to win the women’s 400m hurdles gold medal in a new world record time of 50.37 seconds. […]
Paris Olympics, Medal Tally: USA cross 100 medals, India moves to 64th
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) The USA extended its lead on top of the Paris Olympics medal tally, crossing 100-medal mark to enter the Day-14 of the competitions. The USA have won 103 medals, including 30 gold, 38 silver and 35 bronze medals to continue to be on the top of the table. China placed second […]
Ad-hoc committee files corruption complaint against 3 former RCA executive members
Jaipur, Aug 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) ad-hoc committee on Thursday registered a police case against three members of the former executive committee of the association. These members included former RCA Secretary Bhavani Samota, Treasurer Rampal Sharma and Joint Secretary Rajesh Bhadana. They were accused of indulging in several scams and irregularities. The […]
Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra is excellence personified, says PM Modi as javelin thrower bags silver
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised star athlete Neeraj Chopra for winning a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw event in Paris on Thursday night and becoming the third Indian to claim medals in back-to-back Olympics. Neeraj, who won the gold medal in Tokyo, came up with his second-best-ever throw […]
Paris Olympics: Neeraj bags silver as Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem sets new Olympic Record
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra’s hopes of winning a second successive gold medal to add to his first from Tokyo failed to materialise and the Indian had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. Chopra, who came into the final as […]
Odisha CM Mohan Majhi announces cash reward for Indian Men’s Hockey Team
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced a special reward of Rs 4 crore for Amit Rohidas, a member of India’s men’s hockey team that won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. Amit hails from Odisha. CM Majhi also announced Rs 15 lakh each for all the players […]
