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Vinesh Phogat's Night Of Torture: 'Drastic' Weight-Loss Ordeal That Saw Star Cutting Hair, Shortening Clothes

Of all the ways one can imagine about missing out on an Olympic medal, Vinesh Phogat's certainly falls in the rarest of rare category. Hours after the star Indian wrestler was disqualified from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 gram overweight, three Indian Olympic medallists - Ravi Dahiya, Saina Nehwal and Vijender Singh - told NDTV that they were astonished at the development. All of them agreed that they have never heard of such disqualification ever at top-level sport.

Paris 2024: Olympic training in Seine authorised after postponement

Paris Olympics organisers have confirmed that a training session in the river Seine had been authorised, a day after cancelling another session due to pollution.

Heartbreak In Paris: What UWW Rules Say On Vinesh Phogat's Disqualification

In a shocking turn of events at the Paris Olympics, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from her gold medal bout in the women's 50 kg category after failing her second weigh-in on Wednesday. The disqualification ended her gold medal aspirations and highlighted the rigorous weight restrictions that are in place at the Olympics. Vinesh faced challenges with weight cutting and was racing against time to ensure that she met the stringent 50 kg limit. But she ultimately missed the mark by just over 100 gm, sources said.

Modern Pentathlon-Elgendy seeks to turn pressure into a positive

PARIS : Egypt, the most populous Arab country, has only a single bronze medal so far from the Paris Olympics and the pressure is building on Ahmed Elgendy.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif dominates Thai opponent to advance to gold medal bout

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Australia earn revenge and spot in last four with Serbia win

PARIS : Australia got their revenge and a spot in the Paris Olympics women's basketball semi-finals as they breezed past Serbia 85-67 to earn a shot at another rival on Wednesday.

"Can't Say What's Right Or Wrong": Lovlina Borgohain On Boxing Points System After Olympics Exit

Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain crashed out of the Paris Olympics after losing to China's Li Qian in the women's 75kg quarterfinal at North Paris Arena on Sunday. With Lovlina's 1-4 split result, India failed to win any medals in boxing events in Paris. Following her loss, Lovlina spoke to IANS and expressed her disappointment for not being able to recreate her heroics from the previous edition. “I am having trouble accepting this defeat as I failed to achieve what I thought I would. I have to see where I lacked in the contest, if I knew beforehand where I lacked maybe I could have been champion,” Lovlina told IANS.

Paris Olympics: Antim Panghal Surrenders To Turkish Opponent In Round Of 16

India's biggest wrestling medal hope Antim Panghal crashed to a humiliating 0-10 defeat at the hands of her Turkish opponent Yetgil Zeynep in the women's 53 kg category at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Antim, who was one of the first to gain an Olympic quota in the category earlier owned by Vinesh Phogat, was outclassed in 101 seconds in the first round. The Turkish wrestler emerged victorious by virtue of "Technical Superiority" where she had a clear 10-point lead over her Indian opponent.

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Vinesh Phogat's Night Of Torture: 'Drastic' Weight-Loss Ordeal That Saw Star Cutting Hair, Shortening Clothes

Paris 2024: Olympic training in Seine authorised after postponement

Heartbreak In Paris: What UWW Rules Say On Vinesh Phogat's Disqualification

Modern Pentathlon-Elgendy seeks to turn pressure into a positive

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif dominates Thai opponent to advance to gold medal bout

Australia earn revenge and spot in last four with Serbia win

"Can't Say What's Right Or Wrong": Lovlina Borgohain On Boxing Points System After Olympics Exit

Paris Olympics: Antim Panghal Surrenders To Turkish Opponent In Round Of 16