Gold medalist Shericka Jackson suffers injury during track and field event as Paris Olympics loom
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NADA Suspends 400m Runner Deepanshi Over Failed Dope Test
India's top woman 400m runner Deepanshi has been suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for anabolic steroids during the recent National Inter-State Athletics Championships, held at Panchkula, Haryana. Deepanshi had secured a silver medal in the event, clocking an impressive 52.01 seconds in the women's 400m final. The 21-year-old athlete had finished just behind Kiran Pahal, who won the gold with a time of 50.92 seconds, setting a new meet record.
US investigating Chinese swimmer doping case
World Aquatics executive director Brent Nowicki has been subpoenaed by the US government to testify in an investigation into how 23 Chinese swimmers avoided punishment after testing positive for banned drugs weeks ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Russian wrestlers refuse to participate in Paris Games
Russian wrestlers invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes will not take part after some of the leading wrestlers were left off the invitation list, the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) said on Saturday.
Prakash Padukone To Mentor India Badminton Squad In Paris Olympics
Legendary Prakash Padukone is set to travel as a mentor along with the 15-member Indian badminton squad for the Paris Olympics, beginning on July 26. Padukone, the first Indian to win the All England Championship, was retired in 1991 even as badminton was introduced in the Olympics at the 1992 Barcelona Games. While Lakshya Sen is a product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), Sindhu had announced Padukone as her mentor ahead of the Paris Games after shifting her base to Bengaluru from Hyderabad. She is preparing for her third Olympics.
Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell Clears Multiple Proposals For Equipments Of Paris-Bound Athletes
The Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday approved multiple proposals for assistance towards equipment by athletes and para athletes in the build up to the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games. At its weekly meeting, the MOC has approved a proposal of paralympic table tennis medallist Bhavina Patel for assistance to compete in ITTF Para Table Tennis Asia Training Camp 2024 in Thailand from July 16 to 20 along with her coach and escort. It also approved the request of para shooters -- Manish Narwal, Rudranksh Khandelwal, Rubina Francis and Sriharsha R Devareddy -- for various sport shooting related equipment.
Commentary: Singapore’s Olympics selection saga - how did we end up here again?
SINGAPORE: The Olympic Games take place once every four years. “Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter” is the motto of these Games. Translated from Latin, it means “Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together”.
Ukraine's Mahuchikh breaks 1987 women's high jump world record
PARIS :Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women's high jump on Sunday, clearing 2.10 meters at the Paris Diamond League to break a mark that has stood since 1987.