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Olympic champion Tola to tackle New York marathon title defence
NEW YORK : Ethiopian Tamirat Tola will defend his title at the New York City Marathon weeks after picking up gold in Paris, hoping to become only the second athlete to win the Olympic title and the five-borough major in the same year.
China's Xi lauds Olympic team for 'morality and style' amid doping scrutiny
BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (Aug 20) hailed the Chinese Olympic delegation for maintaining high standards of "morality, style and cleanliness" in their pursuit of gold medals at the Paris Olympics.
Manu Bhaker Shakes A Leg On 'Kala Chashma' Song - Video Breaks Internet
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker scripted history by becoming the first athlete from independent India to win two individual medals in the same edition of the Olympics. Bhaker enjoyed a sensational run of form at the Paris Olympics 2024 as she won bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event and the 10m air pistol mixed team event along with Sarabjot Singh. Manu came extremely close to adding another medal to her tally but finished fourth in the 25m women's pistol. She has been enjoying a lot of attention since coming back home from the Olympics and in a video going viral on social media, she was seen grooving to the famous song "Kala Chashma" along with some school kids during a felicitation ceremony.
Paralympics 2024: PCI Vice President Satya Prakash Sangwan Named Chef De Mission For India
Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) vice president Satya Prakash Sangwan was on Tuesday appointed as the chef de mission of the Indian contingent at the upcoming Paris Paralympics. Sangwan brings with him over a decade of dedicated service and experience within the Paralympic movement. As the CDM, he will lead India's largest-ever contingent of 84 para-athletes competing across 12 sports disciplines. "It is a great honour to be entrusted with this responsibility. I am committed to ensuring that our athletes have everything they need to succeed and make India proud at the Paralympics," Sangwan.
Legendary alpine skier Stenmark competes in pole vault at World Masters
Alpine skiing great Ingemar Stenmark is still wowing audiences with his skill between the poles at the age of 68, but this time it's in pole vault at the World Masters Athletics Championships.
Pakistan Cricket Board's Massive Role In Arshad Nadeem's Olympic Gold, Helped Struggling Athlete With...
Arshad Nadeem ended a long drought for Pakistan at the Olympics 2024. The last time the country won a medal at the Olympics was in 1992 edition. Javelin thrower Nadeem ended the long wait with an Olympic record of 92.97m. to take home the gold medal ahead of India's Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver with his season best throw of 89.45m. After the Olympic feat, Arshad Nadeem has been showered with cash prizes but there was a time when he struggled for funds.
Rules 'Draconian', No illegal Act By Vinesh Phogat: Court of Arbitration for Sport On Olympic Disqualification
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said that it is an athlete's responsibility to stay within the weight limit but also called the consequences of failing the weigh-in on the second day 'draconian' while giving the reasons for rejecting Vinesh Phogat's appeal. Vinesh qualified for the 50kg freestyle gold medal match after victories over Yui Susaki, Oksana Livach and Yusneylys Guzman Lopez but the Indian wrestler was disqualified for being overweight. The United World Wrestling (UWW) rules stated that any wrestler who fails to make weight is completely disqualified and her appeal was also rejected by CAS.