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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: Olympic Games

Indian archer Deepika Kumari ousts former world champion to reach Olympics quarterfinals

Kumari delivered a perfect 10, hitting the bull's eye, to topple Russia's Ksenia Perova in a thrilling one-arrow shoot-off to advance to women's individual quarterfinals.

Indian shooters crash out of Olympics qualifying round in 10m air rifle mixed event

Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar stood at 12th position while Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar ended 18th out of 29 pairs. The mixed events are making their Olympic debut.

Mirabai Chanu wins silver medal in weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics, a first in 21 years

Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics with her victory in the 49kg category and opened the country's account in the games on Saturday.

India men’s hockey team beats New Zealand 3-2 in first match of Tokyo Olympics

Harmanpreet Singh scored a double for India, while Rupinder Pal Singh opened the scoring in the tenth minute for the eight-time former champions, currently ranked fourth in the world.

Tokyo Olympics linked Covid-19 cases cross 100 with 19 new infections

Olympic organisers in their daily Covid update announced that 3 athletes,10 Games-concerned personnel, 3 mediapersons and contractors associated with the event have been found positive.

Indian athletes from 7 sports to skip Olympics opening ceremony over Covid concerns

Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra said that flag bearers-Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh will be among the 30 athletes participating in the opening ceremony.

At Olympics opening ceremony, 6 officials from Indian contingent allowed, no cap on athletes

India's deputy chef-de-mission Prem Kumar Verma advised the athletes, who have events the next day, to skip the ceremony and focus on their game.

What happens if hockey finalists catch Covid before match? New rules set for pandemic Olympics

IOC devises sport-specific regulations as a contingency measure that will be put in motion in case a confirmed Covid case is reported in any sport.

Have to be on top of my game, no match will be easy at Olympic level, says PV Sindhu

Reigning badminton world champion and Rio Games silver medallist Sindhu's statement comes as the Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to begin on 23 July.

Olympic-bound athletes, staff to be given priority after Covid vaccine rollout

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that India is expected to send the largest ever contingent to the postponed Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to be held from 23 July in 2021.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.