Israel Olatunde lowers own Irish 100m record in London
Israel Olatunde has smashed his own Irish record in London, the Tallaght sprinter clocking a time of 10.12 at the NEB Open.
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Paris organizers aim to emulate success of London 2012 as 'normalcy' returns to Paralympics
It's been more than a decade since the last Summer Paralympics went off without major controversy.
College football recruiting: Winners, losers, big questions - ESPN
Official visits are done, the flood of summer commitments is gone and the August recruiting dead period is here. In a few weeks, college football's elite will compete again on the field.
NDR 2024: Singapore Sports School to move to Kallang Alive precinct as part of master plan
SINGAPORE: Two decades after it first opened its doors, the Singapore Sports School will move its campus from Woodlands to Kallang as part of the Kallang Alive Masterplan.
"Need To Leave It To...": Neeraj Chopra On Not Breaching The 90m Mark Yet
Having missed out on breaching the elusive 90m mark at the Paris Games, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has left that widely debated matter "to the gods". After all, Chopra has been chasing that milestone for years and the wait got longer when his only legal throw of 89.45m got him a silver at the Paris Olympics earlier this month. A back-to-back medal at the Summer Games was a monumental feat for an Indian athlete but it was way short of Arshad Nadeem's sensational 92.97m that comfortably secured a historic gold for the Pakistani.
Paris Paralympics 2024: Full List Of Indian Athletes - All You Need To Know
India have named 84 athletes to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which is scheduled to be held from August 28 to September 8. The contingent is India's largest ever sent to the Paralympic Games. At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, India had sent 54 athletes, which included 14 women. At the Paris Paralympics, however, that number has grown to 84 overall with 32 women included in the Indian contingent, as per Olympics.com. India will compete in three new sports - para-cycling, para-rowing and blind judo - at the Paris Paralympics, extending the country's participation to 12 sports. Overall, 22 sports will be held at Paris 2024.
280 Million Pakistan Rupees And...: Arshad Nadeem Showered With Huge Cash Prize - Report
Arshad Nadeem, the javelin throw gold medallist in the recently-concluded Paris Games, said Pakistani women athletes should be given modern facilities so that they can perform at the highest level. Since returning home with Pakistan's first gold in the Olympics since 1984, Nadeem has been showered with cash prizes worth around 280 million, cars and other gifts. In the latest instance, the Governor Punjab on Saturday gave him a cash prize of two million rupees and a car.
Vinesh Phogat Says This On Support Staff, Who Were Called 'Tourists' And Faced Backlash After Olympic Heartbreak
After Vinesh Phogat got disqualified from the Olympics 2024 50kg wrestling final for being 100 gram overweight, several athletes, officials and other blamed her coaches, phyios and trainers for not being able to manage her weight. In fact, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh raised questions on the presence of Vinesh's personal coach and support staff, wondering what they were doing in Paris. “The player is fully concentrated on her practice which is why it would be unfair to blame her for this. Why is the support staff sent with the athlete, and the government sends them along with the player, ‘Wo sab wahan tafri karne gaye hai kya (have they gone there for tourism)?' Sanjay Singh said.