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It's A Now-Or-Never Situation For Me: Tarundeep Rai

It's a "now-or-never situation for me", says veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai as he seeks to win a maiden Olympic medal in his fourth appearance at the Games while also serving as the team's unofficial mentor in Paris. The 40-year-old Rai has won medals in every championships at the global and continental level but not the Olympics. He has two silver at the World Championships (2005, 2019), nine World Cup medals, including three gold, a silver and a bronze in Asian Games, two silver and a bronze in Asian Championships.

Coco Gauff named Team USA's female flag bearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremonies

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Canadian assistant coach kicked out of Games after drone incident

PARIS :The Canadian women's soccer team assistant coach and an analyst have been kicked out of the Olympic squad after New Zealand said its team had their training session disrupted by a drone flown by a staff member of their Group A opponents, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Wednesday.

Excluding boxing from LA Games 'would be a crime', Australian boxers say

PARIS : The possibility of boxing being excluded from the programme at the Los Angeles Olympics and beyond is "terrifying" and would hit athletes in the developing world the hardest, Australian boxer Harry Garside said.

Judy Murray praises Olympic star who sold Games medal to help with boy's life-saving surgery

Judy Murray has offered heartfelt praise to Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk for her selfless act of auctioning off her Tokyo 2020 silver medal to fund life-saving surgery for an ailing child. The javelin thrower became an embodiment of the Olympic spirit in 2021 when she parted with her hard-earned medal to support eight-month-old Mioszek Malysa's heart surgery. The infant's plight came to light after his parents earnestly sought financial assistance with Mioszek needing to travel from Poland to California for the surgery.Despite the collective fundraising efforts and the proceeds from Andrejczyk's medal, tragically Miloszek succumbed to his heart condition in March 2022, at only three years old. Murray stumbled upon this remarkable story this week on X, previously known as Twitter, saying: "How good is this?" accompanied by a heart emoji.

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It's A Now-Or-Never Situation For Me: Tarundeep Rai

Coco Gauff named Team USA's female flag bearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremonies

Canadian assistant coach kicked out of Games after drone incident

Excluding boxing from LA Games 'would be a crime', Australian boxers say

Judy Murray praises Olympic star who sold Games medal to help with boy's life-saving surgery

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Member of Canada Soccer support team detained in France for alleged drone use

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