Category: Olympics
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Olympic Football: France, Spain begin with a win
France and Spain started the Olympic Games with a stunning victory. The hosts defeated the USA 3-0, while Spain defeated Uzbekistan 2-1. USA started off well against France. However, early on, Jorde Mihailovich’s shot hit the crossbar and missed the chance to take the lead. France took the lead in the 61st minute through…
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Neeraj Chopra to lead Indian athletic contingent at Olympics
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will lead the 28-member Indian athletics contingent for the Paris Olympics. India’s athletics team consists of 17 men’s and 11 women’s athletes. Long jumper M. Venkatesh, who was ruled out of the Olympics due to an injury despite qualifying for the Olympics, Jeswin Aldrin is expected to replace Sreeshankar. With this,…
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Jeswin and Ankita qualify for the Olympics
Jeswin Aldrin in the men’s long jump and Ankita Dhyani in the women’s 5000m race have qualified for the Olympics. Ticks came to the team. With this, the total number of athletes in the Indian athletics contingent has gone up to 30. The top 32 in the rankings have the opportunity to compete in the…
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Avoiding shooting and archery is a setback for India. Commonwealth Games to begin today; India to reach final in 10 events
The Commonwealth Games begin today. India will play the final slot in 10 events today. The finals will be held in events such as triathlon, gymnastics, cycling, and swimming. Malayali swimmer Sajan Prakash will enter the semi-finals of the 50m butterfly event. India will take on Australia today in women’s cricket, which was included in…