Olympics 2024 - players.bio

"Difficult To Explain": Archer Deepika Kumari On Leaving Her Daughter For Paris Olympics

Deepika Kumari is torn between two worlds. One where the doting mother longs to be with her 19-month-old daughter Vedika, and another where the ace Indian archer craves for an elusive Olympic medal. But the resilience she showed in fusing those two different spaces in her life has taken Deepika to the Paris Games, the fourth showpiece in her career. Deepika's determination to achieve glory in the ultimate sporting event in the world was evident when she stayed away from her daughter for two months to finetune her preparation.

Paris Olympics 2024: Prize Money In Store For Athletes Besides Medals

The 2024 Olympics is set to bring an unprecedented windfall for athletes competing in Paris Games. It isn't just the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals that the athletes will be competing for this year, with different federations announcing various cash rewards for sportspersons, based on their performances. Traditionally, the Olympic Games have refrained from rewarding players with cash prizes, but the trend seems to be changing this year. Though governments of countries and national sporting federations have usually rewarded players with cash prizes upon significant achievements in the Olympic Games, this time, even international federations have announced rewards.

24 Indian Armed Forces Personnel At Paris Games, Maiden Participation Of Female Service Athletes

Twenty-four personnel from the armed forces, including ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and two women participants, are among the 117 Indian athletes who are set to test their mettle at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The presence of these two women athletes in the contingent, marks the maiden participation of female service athletes at the Olympics, the ministry of defence in a statement on Saturday. Chopra, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, is a subedar in the Indian Army. Twenty-four personnel from the armed forces are among the 117 Indian athletes who are all set to make the nation proud at the Paris Olympics, beginning July 26, it said.

Lakshya Sen Working On Net Game Ahead Of Paris Olympics 2024

Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen on Friday said he has worked on his net game and the recent trait of conceding points late in a contest as he prepares in Marseille, France for the Paris Olympics starting next week. The world No 19 has been drawn in Group L along with Indonesian rival Jonatan Christie (WR 3), Guatemala's Kevin Cordon (WR 41) who finished fourth in Tokyo Olympics, and Belgium's Julien Carragi (WR 52). "We have focused a lot on overall improving the game and we had a good time for the last 6-7 weeks where I could really work on all the areas of the game," Sen replied to a PTI query during a virtual interaction.

Paris Olympics Says Operations 'Running Normally' After IT Outage

The Paris Olympics organising committee said Friday that its operations were "now running normally" following a global IT outage which affected some of its computer servers.

Former India Shooter Slams Shooting Preparations Ahead Of Paris Olympics 2024

Asian Games gold-medallist marksman Ronjan Sodhi on Friday said the Indian shooting contingent's preparations for Paris Olympics could have been planned in a better way and demanded more say for sportspersons in the running of the national federation. The Olympian double-trap shooter said the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was late in announcing the 21-member contingent for Paris, adding that he still has high hopes from the jumbo squad. A record number of shooters have qualified for the Paris Games with the previous best being 15 at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, raising expectations that India would break the jinx of going without a medal in the sport in the last two editions of the quadrennial showpiece.

"Aura Has Faded But...": Dhyan Chand's Son Sends Message To India Hockey Team Ahead Of Paris Olympics

The Indian hockey team has been handed an unenviable draw at the Paris Olympics and the legendary Ashok Dhyanchand reckons that the players will have to play "fearlessly" and "without pre-conceived notions" to negotiate the challenge. India had clinched a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 under Manpreet Singh to break a nearly four-decade-long jinx. There are huge expectations from Harmanpreet and Co. to achieve success in Paris. But India's performance over the last few months, especially against Australia and in the Pro League, has become the talking point as the team heads into the Games, commencing in less than a week's time.

"He Wants 100% Attention": India Olympic Equestrian Hope Anush Agarwalla Compares Horses To Humans

It does not take long for Anush Agarwalla to understand if his horse, Sir Caramello, is feeling nervous, excited or happy. After all language is not a barrier, if a relationship is built on harmony and trust. The 24-year-old Anush is the first Indian equestrian to qualify in individual dressage event at the Olympic Games, beginning July 26. As he gears up to compete in Paris, Anush is not worried about the results. He just wants to "fly" with Sir Caramello when he enters the arena. Such is the bond between the two that taking care of his horse is more important than taking care of himself.

Contacts

Olympics 2024 Sport News

"Difficult To Explain": Archer Deepika Kumari On Leaving Her Daughter For Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics 2024: Prize Money In Store For Athletes Besides Medals

24 Indian Armed Forces Personnel At Paris Games, Maiden Participation Of Female Service Athletes

Lakshya Sen Working On Net Game Ahead Of Paris Olympics 2024

Paris Olympics Says Operations 'Running Normally' After IT Outage

Former India Shooter Slams Shooting Preparations Ahead Of Paris Olympics 2024

"Aura Has Faded But...": Dhyan Chand's Son Sends Message To India Hockey Team Ahead Of Paris Olympics

"He Wants 100% Attention": India Olympic Equestrian Hope Anush Agarwalla Compares Horses To Humans