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Olympics Organisers Cancel First Triathlon Training Over Seine Pollution

The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers said. Following a meeting "on the water quality" and tests, "a joint decision was taken to cancel the swimming part of the triathlon orientation," a Paris 2024 and World Triathlon statement said. The River Seine was declared clean enough for swimming in tests from mid-July, but doubts remained as to whether the waters would be fit for competition.

"What Matters Is I Gave My 100 Per Cent": Indian Shooter Elavenil Valarivan After Olympics Mixed Team Exit

After failing to qualify for the final in the 10 m air rifle mixed team event at the Paris Olympics, Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan said that she gave her 100 per cent during the event, and that is what matters to her. Elavenil Valarivan and Sandeep Singh took part in the 10 m air rifle mixed teams qualifiers. Only four teams out of 28 had the privilege of qualifying further for the knockout stages, i.e., a gold medal match for the top two teams and a bronze medal match for teams ranked third and fourth. India could not make it to the final four.

India vs New Zealand Live Streaming Olympics 2024 Men's Hockey Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

India vs New Zealand Live Streaming, Olympics 2024 Men's Hockey Pool B: The Indian men's hockey team kickstart their Paris Olympics 2024 journey, as they take on New Zealand in their opening Pool B game. After winning a bronze in Tokyo 2020 - India's first Olympic hockey medal in 41 years - expectations are high for the men. However, having been placed alongside New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Ireland and Belgium in a difficult Pool B, they have their work cut out. India are ranked seventh in the world, while New Zealand are ranked tenth.

Nigerian Boxer Suspended From Olympics After Doping Test

Nigerian boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore has been suspended from the Paris Olympics for violating an anti-doping rule, the International Testing Agency said Saturday. A sample collected from the boxer "has returned an adverse analytical finding for the specified prohibited substance furosemide," the ITA said in a statement. Furosemide is classified under "diuretics and masking agents" by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the ITA added. The sample was collected in Paris on Thursday, a day before the Olympics opening ceremony, and reported by a WADA-accredited laboratory on Saturday.

Paris Olympics: After Historic Day In Qualifier, Manu Bhaker Eyes 'Golden Girl' Title In Final

Sport can be brutal at times and there's arguably another sport where the margin of error is a small as in shooting. Three years after the Tokyo heartbreak, she produced a supremely confident performance to redeem herself and enter the women's 10m air pistol final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. In the process, Manu became the first female shooter from India to reach the final of an individual shooting event in the Olympic Games. Manu could go on to become the only Indian shooter to win a gold medal, if she takes the top podium spot in the final on Sunday.

India's Full Results At Paris Olympics Day 1: Manu Bhaker Keeps Hopes Alive Amid Shooting Setback

The first day of the Paris Olympics 2024 was a mixed day for the Indian contingent, as some of them were able to make their mark and some of them missed out on the chances on Saturday. Let's take a look at the performance of the Indian athletes on Day 1:

Olympics 2024: Ex-Indian Olympian Predicts Badminton Medal, It's Not PV Sindhu

Defending Asian and Commonwealth Games champions in men's doubles, the former World No.1 pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will start their Paris Olympics campaign against the French duo of Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar later in the day. The Indian long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar feels that the duo has the best chance of returning home with a medal. Rankireddy and Shetty are India's top medal prospects in badminton along with two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu. Sindhu is hoping to become the first Indian sportsperson to win medals in three successive Olympic Games editions.

Paris Olympics 2024: How India Narrowly Missed Men's 10m Air Pistol Final Spot

Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema sparkled in patches but could not make the men's 10m air pistol final after both the air rifle mixed teams also fell by the wayside during qualification in a disappointing start for Indian shooters in the Olympic Games on Saturday. Sarabjot finished ninth with a total score of 577 in the qualifications while Arjun ended way behind at 18th with 574. Germany's Robin Walter, who also shot 577, grabbed the last (eighth) qualifying spot after managing to shoot one inner 10 (X) more than Sarabjot's 16. A perfect 100 in the fourth series propelled the 22-year-old Sarabjot into the top-three after a poor start but he failed to sustain the momentum and fizzled out.

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Olympics Organisers Cancel First Triathlon Training Over Seine Pollution

"What Matters Is I Gave My 100 Per Cent": Indian Shooter Elavenil Valarivan After Olympics Mixed Team Exit

India vs New Zealand Live Streaming Olympics 2024 Men's Hockey Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Nigerian Boxer Suspended From Olympics After Doping Test

Paris Olympics: After Historic Day In Qualifier, Manu Bhaker Eyes 'Golden Girl' Title In Final

India's Full Results At Paris Olympics Day 1: Manu Bhaker Keeps Hopes Alive Amid Shooting Setback

Olympics 2024: Ex-Indian Olympian Predicts Badminton Medal, It's Not PV Sindhu

Paris Olympics 2024: How India Narrowly Missed Men's 10m Air Pistol Final Spot