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Kishore Jena Says India Can Win More Than One Javelin Medal At Paris Olympics

Rising men's javelin throw star Kishore Kumar Jena was a top attraction at the launching of the Khelo India Rising Talent Identification programme by the Union minister of youth affairs and sports, Anurag Singh Thakur, at the Sector 7 Sports Complex in Chandigarh on Tuesday. While felicitating the 28-year-old from Odisha, the minister wished him good luck at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The Summer Olympic Games are just a little more than 130 days away and Jena is working hard towards making it a memorable outing for the country along with Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra.

'We gotta get better': Dillon Brooks wants Canada's best NBAers on Olympic squad

As far as Dillon Brooks is concerned, it's the more the merrier at this summer's Paris Olympics.

British track team confident in new kit

LONDON : The kit Britain's track cyclists will use at the Paris Olympics will not be bettered by another nation, according to the man responsible for keeping them top of the medals table.

All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women's singles competition but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth faltered in the opening hurdle of men's singles at the All England Championships on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 but her German opponent, world No. 26 Li Yvonne Li, then decided to retire, paving the way for the Indian to the next round. The 28-year-old from Hyderabad is likely to next face top seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six times they have crossed paths in international badminton. In fact, only once has Sindhu managed to take a game away from the world No. 1 Korean when they met last time at the Asia Championships in Dubai last year.

World Cup qualifier against North Korea to stay in Pyongyang, says Japan's football association

TOKYO: Japan's World Cup qualifier against North Korea will be played in Pyongyang as planned later this month, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said it had been told on Monday (Mar 11).

Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for specific track and field athletes

Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of this year's Paris Olympics because of substandard anti-doping programs at home, the sport's investigators said Monday.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Win Second French Open Men's Doubles Title

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enjoyed another memorable 'Evening in Paris', lifting the French Open badminton crown for the second time with a dominating straight-game victory over Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the men's doubles final in Paris on Sunday. The world No. 1 Indian pair had finished runners-up in the French Open in 2019 before winning the title in 2022. On Sunday, the Asian Games champions outwitted Lee and Yang 21-11 21-17 in 37 minutes to regain the Super 750 tournament title and also win their first crown of the season after reaching the summit clash for the third time in 2023.

Four countries face stricter testing ahead of Olympics

Athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will face more stringent out-of-competition (OOC) testing to be eligible for the Paris Olympics as their national testing programmes are not sufficient, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.

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Kishore Jena Says India Can Win More Than One Javelin Medal At Paris Olympics

'We gotta get better': Dillon Brooks wants Canada's best NBAers on Olympic squad

British track team confident in new kit

All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round

World Cup qualifier against North Korea to stay in Pyongyang, says Japan's football association

Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for specific track and field athletes

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Win Second French Open Men's Doubles Title

Four countries face stricter testing ahead of Olympics