Audrey Leduc sprints to new Canadian record in women's 100m at Paris Olympics
Canada's Audrey Leduc has bested her own national record in the women's 100-metres at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
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Paris Olympics: How much is a gold medal worth?
The Olympics' most coveted prize — the gold medal — contains only a minimal portion of gold.
"Did Whatever I Could Have Done For India": Swapnil Kusale After Clinching Olympic Bronze
Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale shone at 2024 Paris Olympics with a historic bronze medal in the Men's 50m rifle three positions event on Thursday. Spending much of the early parts of the final in the fifth or sixth position, Swapnil made a dash for the top to clinch the bronze medal. This became India's third shooting medal, as well as the third medal overall, in Paris 2024. "Jo India ke liye kar sakte hain, hamne sab kuch kiya (Whatever I could have done for India, I did)," Swapnil told NDTV in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
India's Shooting Coach Samresh Jung, Back From Olympics, Gets House Demolition Notice
National pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung, who guided Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh to bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, returned home to the disheartening news that his house and locality are scheduled for demolition in two days. Jung, an Olympian, was given the notice along with other residents of the Khyber Pass locality in the Civil Lines area of the national capital. The notice was issued by the Land and Development Office (LNDO) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which claimed that the land on which the Khyber Pass colony is located belongs to the Ministry of Defence and is therefore illegal.
"Matter Of Great Joy": Swapnil Kusale's Coach On Shooter's Olympic Bronze
After India shooter Swapnil Kusale's historic bronze medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics, his former coach Vishwajeet Shinde expressed his feelings saying that his victory has brought great joy to the nation. Kusale became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event. The shooter clinched the bronze medal for India in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final after finishing in third place with an aggregate of 451.4. He secured India's third overall medal in shooting. "I am very happy he got an Olympic medal today. His victory is a matter of great joy for us. This is the result of the hard work he did and I am very happy for him," Vishwajeet Shinde told ANI.
PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Swapnil Kusale For Clinching Bronze At Paris Olympics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated India shooter Swapnil Kusale after his bronze medal triumph in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. PM Modi took to his official X handle and hailed Swapnil Kusale's performance and said that it is special because he's shown great resilience and skills. "Exceptional performance by Swapnil Kusale! Congrats to him for winning the Bronze medal in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the #ParisOlympics2024.
Meet some of the Canadians running the 'Marathon for All' at the Paris Olympics
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Ankita Bhakat -Dhiraj Bommadevara Enter Mixed Team Archery Quarterfinals
Indian recurve mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara produced an excellent performance to rally past Indonesia and enter the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics in Paris on Friday. The Indians notched a 5-1 (37-36 38-38 38-37) win over their Indonesian opponents Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu. Dhiraj and Ankita consistently shot 9s and 10s.