Canada mixes up women's beach volleyball pairings ahead of Paris podium pursuit
Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan will team up with world silver medallist Sophie Bukovec in a quest for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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2024 Paralympics in Paris will feature outdoor opening show for 1st time
The world's best Paralympic athletes, parading down France's most famous boulevard with their prosthetic limbs, mobility chairs and stories of adversity, heading to a grand celebration of their prowess and sports on the Paris square where the French Revolutionaries of 1789 chopped off heads.
Iran's Olympic chief claims no punishment coming for climber Elnaz Rekabi
The president of Iran's national Olympic committee claimed Thursday that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nation's mandatory headscarf.
Sailing-Olympic champion Belcher decides against Paris tilt and retires
SYDNEY : Australian sailor Mat Belcher, who won two gold medals and a silver in the 470 class over three Summer Games, has decided not to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics and announced his retirement on Thursday.
Who makes the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for world championships?
Over the previous decade, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team was the hardest roster to make in the sport. It may still be. But those who earn spots at this year’s world championships will have seized an opportunity.
Indian boxing: Irish great Bernard Dunne named High Performance Director
A renowned name in the world of boxing, Dunne will be joining the Indian team following a successful five-year stint with Irish Athletic Boxing Association, serving in the same position. The 42-year-old, who has won the WBA World Championship (2009) and the European Championship (2007), will take over the position which was left vacant after Santiago Nieva's departure.
Esha Singh becomes 25m pistol junior world champion
Esha, 17, became the junior world champion, while Shiva Narwal, 16, shooting in men’s 10m air pistol event, missed out on a medal and a quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Shiva finished eighth in the final, where Pakistan’s Gulfam Joseph booked a berth for Paris after finishing sixth.
Following in Abhinav Bindra's footsteps, new world champion Rudrankksh Patil says 'it took time to sink in'
Cairo. In the process, Rudrankksh became only the second Indian world champion in the 10m air rifle category after Abhinav Bindra, who won gold in 2006. Rudrankksh is overall the sixth world champion shooter from India. Among them, only Bindra went on to win an Olympics medal. Rudrankksh’s gold has also resulted in him winning a quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Rudrankksh, lovingly known as Sai at home, is the eldest child of Balasaheb Patil, SP Palghar. His mother, Hemangini, is a regional transport officer at Vashi in Navi Mumbai. With that kind of background, rigour and discipline are qualities that have been imbibed well.