What do Olympians eat during the competition? – Firstpost

What do Olympians eat during the competition? – Firstpost

The road to an Olympic medal is lined with carbohydrates. As the Paris Olympics 2024 gets underway, a lot of attention is being given to the food that the athletes are consuming before they step on the mat, run on the field or dive in the pool. After all, what an athlete eats could fuel … Read more

How US Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik is raising awareness about two eye conditions – Firstpost

How US Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik is raising awareness about two eye conditions – Firstpost

The Paris Olympics 2024 is creating a lot of show-stopping moments. One such instance came on July 29 when Stephen Nedoroscik, a US gymnast, aced his pommel horse routine, helping Team USA’s men’s gymnastics team win its first Olympic medal — a bronze in 16 years! After his riveting 45-second routine in which he swung, … Read more

Chinese commentator Hu Xijin returns to social media after more than 3 months of silence

Chinese commentator Hu Xijin returns to social media after more than 3 months of silence

Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of state-owned newspaper Global Times, is back on Chinese social media after more than three months of silence. Hu reappeared on microblogging platform Weibo with a post on Thursday evening that expressed personal delight at a new bridge over the Chaobai River connecting the outskirts of Beijing with neighbouring Hebei province. … Read more

Mary Kom criticises Indian boxers

Mary Kom criticises Indian boxers

New Delhi: The six-member Indian boxing contingent, which included two World Champions and two World Championship medallists, was expected to deliver but fell short of securing any medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mary Kom, the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics, was not able to participate in this edition due … Read more

‘Retired’ wrestler Vinesh served with a whereabouts failure notice by NADA

‘Retired’ wrestler Vinesh served with a whereabouts failure notice by NADA

New Delhi: The National Anti-Doping Authority (NADA) has served a notice for a whereabouts failure to retired wrestler Vinesh Phogat after sending a team to collect urine sample of the wrestler who missed a medal in the Paris Olympic Games as she was disqualified for being 100gms overweight on the morning of the final. The … Read more

Canadian track star Andre De Grasse enjoying reception after latest Olympic medal

Canadian track star Andre De Grasse enjoying reception after latest Olympic medal

Andre De Grasse is enjoying the high of being a gold medallist once again. The 29-year-old from Markham, Ont., capped off an adversity-filled Olympics in August by anchoring Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay team to gold, a first for Canada since 1996. De Grasse has been in Toronto the last couple of weeks for the Toronto International … Read more

How Max Maeder’s parents Hwee Keng and Valentin first met almost 30 years ago

How Max Maeder’s parents Hwee Keng and Valentin first met almost 30 years ago

WHAT HAVE BOTH OF YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELVES THROUGH BRINGING UP YOUR KIDS?  VALENTIN: (Smiles) She will say I am a great father… Husband… I’m not so sure (laughs). HWEE KENG: He is very patient which is good for the kids. They get a lot of their self-confidence from him. MAX AND HIS SIBLINGS, KARL AND … Read more

China’s Xi lauds Olympic team for ‘morality and style’ amid doping scrutiny

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. His comment comes amid renewed scrutiny over doping issues involving Chinese swimmers and increased government efforts to address fan culture in sports … Read more

Vinesh returns to a rousing welcome after Paris heartbreak

Vinesh returns to a rousing welcome after Paris heartbreak

New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat on Saturday received a grand welcome on her return to the country and after being feted by several supporters and ‘khap panchayats’ en route to her village Balali, the celebrated wrestler said it was better than winning 1000 Olympic medals. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the IGI airport here and welcomed … Read more

N.J. county getting a new skate park amid burst of Olympics attention

N.J. county getting a new skate park amid burst of Olympics attention

Fans of skateboarding will be getting a new park of their own in Camden County, following more than a decade of local advocacy and at a time when interest in the sport is surging. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, … Read more