Olympics - players.bio

Lakshya Sen To Train In France Ahead Of Paris Olympics, PV Sindhu In Germany

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved Indian Badminton ace Lakshya Sen's proposal for financial assistance towards a 12-day training session in Marseille, France, in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Lakshya Sen, who will compete in the men's singles event in Paris, will train at The Halle des Sports Parsemain with his coach and support staff from July 8 to July 21 ahead of the Olympic Games.

Former Australia skipper Hooper dropped from sevens squad

MELBOURNE : Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been omitted from Australia's rugby sevens squad for next week's world series final in Madrid in a setback to his Olympic bid.

Amit Panghal In Focus As Indian Boxers Fight In Final Qualifiers For Paris Olympics

Indian pugilists will be determined to overcome the recent setbacks both inside and outside the boxing ring when they aim for the last available tickets to the Olympic Games at the second World Qualification Tournament, starting on Friday. Up until the last qualifying event, Indian boxers had four quotas but in an unprecedented embarrassment, that number is now down to three after women's 57kg holder Parveen Hooda was handed a 22-month ban for whereabouts failure this month. The boxers' performance at the previous world qualifiers in March was dismal to say the least with only 2023 World Championship bronze medallist Nishant Dev moving past the opening round.

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu Eases Into Semis After Beating Han Yue

Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu moved to the semifinals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters competition on Friday. Sindhu fought against China's world number 6 shuttler Han Yue in the quarterfinal round. She defeated her Chinese opponent by 13-21, 21-14 and 12-21 in a match that lasted for 55 minutes. Sindhu's next clash will be against either Putri Kusuma Wardani or Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the semis. In the previous round, Sindhu beat South Korea's Sim Yu Jin. She won by 21-13, 12-21 and 21-14. The match lasted for 59 minutes.

Australia breaststroker Hodges retires with 'hips of 60-year-old'

MELBOURNE : Australian swimmer Chelsea Hodges, who helped the nation claim the women's 4x100 metres medley relay gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has retired from international swimming at the age of 22 after struggling with injuries.

Canadian swimmer Ruslan Gaziev suspended for anti-doping violations

Canadian Olympic swimmer Ruslan Gaziev has been suspended 18 months for anti-doping rule violations.

Tom Fannon secures 50m Olympic qualifying time

Ireland now has five individual swimmers qualified for the Paris Olympics as 26-year-old Tom Fannon dipped under the qualifying time for the 50 metre freestyle at the Irish Open and Olympic trials at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.

Amit Panghal In Focus As Indian Boxers Fight In Final Qualifiers For Paris Olympics

Indian pugilists will be determined to overcome the recent setbacks both inside and outside the boxing ring when they aim for the last available tickets to the Olympic Games at the second World Qualification Tournament, starting on Friday. Up until the last qualifying event, Indian boxers had four quotas but in an unprecedented embarrassment, that number is now down to three after women's 57kg holder Parveen Hooda was handed a 22-month ban for whereabouts failure this month. The boxers' performance at the previous world qualifiers in March was dismal to say the least with only 2023 World Championship bronze medallist Nishant Dev moving past the opening round.

Contacts

Olympics Sport News

Lakshya Sen To Train In France Ahead Of Paris Olympics, PV Sindhu In Germany

Former Australia skipper Hooper dropped from sevens squad

Amit Panghal In Focus As Indian Boxers Fight In Final Qualifiers For Paris Olympics

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu Eases Into Semis After Beating Han Yue

Australia breaststroker Hodges retires with 'hips of 60-year-old'

Canadian swimmer Ruslan Gaziev suspended for anti-doping violations

Tom Fannon secures 50m Olympic qualifying time

Amit Panghal In Focus As Indian Boxers Fight In Final Qualifiers For Paris Olympics