Paris: India endured one of its most tumultuous and disappointing days in the ongoing Olympic Games here after Vinesh Phogat lost a sure-shot medal owing to disqualification, fellow wrestler Antim Panghal found herself in a soup following a disciplinary breach and celebrated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu ended medal-less. All eyes of Neeraj Chopra Adding to the … Read more
Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek joins Maeder in the final after finishing top of the fleet with 12 net points. Maeder ended the opening series with 15. According to the official Olympic Games website, the third to 10th kitefoilers will compete in two semi-finals on Thursday for the remaining final spots. The winner of each semi-final moves on. … Read more
Home Entertainment Hema Malini Brutally Trolled for ‘Mocking’ Vinesh Phogat’s Disqualification in Paris Olympics Hema Malini’s comments have sparked significant backlash on social media, with many pointing out that her words seem to trivialize the considerable challenges faced by top-level athletes. Indian wrestler, Vinesh Phogathas been disqualified from the 2024 Paris Olympics for exceeding the … Read more
Samuel Ogazi, an 18-year-old Nigerian athlete on Tuesday set a new Personal Best Time of 44.41s to secure a spot in the final of the men’s 400m event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Ogazi’s qualification is a milestone as it marks the first time a Nigerian will be making it to the event final … Read more
Norwegian distance swimmer Henrik Christiansen, or the ‘muffin man,’ cannot stop talking about a snack at the Paris Olympics. Declaring the double chocolate muffin ‘insane’ and ‘the single greatest thing about the Olympic Village’ on his TikTok, the key characteristics of the viral muffin are the abundant chocolate chips and a gooey chocolate filling. For … Read more
PARIS: A significant delay due to light winds on Monday (Aug 5) meant only one race on day two of the Olympics kitefoiling opening series, with Singapore world champion Maximilian Maeder top of the standings. Games debutant Maeder has now accumulated 11 net points after five races in the opening series. He leads Slovenia’s Toni … Read more
PARIS: Sprinter Shanti Pereira’s Paris Olympics campaign ended on Monday (Aug 5) after she clocked a time of 23.45s in the repechage heats. At the Stade de France, Singapore’s sprint queen finished last out of seven competitors in heat 1. Pereira’s personal best and national record stands at 22.57s, while her season’s best is 23.17s. There … Read more
Samuel Ogazi, an 18-year-old Nigerian athlete, has made a remarkable debut at the Olympic Games, qualifying for the 400m semi-finals with a new personal best time of 44.50s. This achievement marks a historic milestone, as Ogazi becomes the first Nigerian male athlete to reach the event’s semi-finals since 2008. Ogazi’s impressive performance earned him an … Read more
Rather, it was a recognition of the evolution of French identity, culture and language. France’s top-selling artiste, Aya Nakamura represented the multicultural, multilingual face of the country in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Photo: AFP Nakamura was born in the West African nation of Mali – which was under French colonial rule for 70 years … Read more
PARIS: Singapore’s world champion Maximilian Maeder began his Olympics campaign with a mixed bag of results on Sunday (Aug 4) and sits third overall in the fleet after four races. At the Marseille Marina, Olympic debutant Maeder accumulated eight net points after four races in the opening series. He trails Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek (six) and … Read more
