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Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa led a trio of teens on the podium in the women's street skateboarding at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, in front of a sellout crowd at the La Concorde venue.Her compatriot Liz Akama took silver, while Brazil's Rayssa Leal claimed bronze.The top-ranked competitor...
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South Korea won their 10th consecutive gold medal in women's team archery in a nail-biting shoot-off as their three first-time Olympians held off China 5-4 at the Paris Games on Sunday.The win means South Korea maintained their complete dominance of the event, winning every gold medal since...
21:40
Rafael Nadal, the undisputed king of clay, has navigated a tricky opening match at the Paris Olympics. The Spaniard overcame a stiff challenge from Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, ultimately prevailing 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.With the victory, Nadal sets up a potential blockbuster second-round clash...
21:19
Palestinian swimmer Yazan Al Bawwab's sole Olympic race lasted less than a minute but just being in the water was a statement in itself.The 24-year-old pointed to a Palestinian flag on his chest as he explained what it meant to represent a homeland not just lacking a pool but struggling for...
20:59
HS Prannoy has secured a convincing victory over Fabian Roth, winning their Group K match at the Paris Olympics. The Indian shuttler showcased his superior skills and experience, ultimately triumphing with a 21-18, 21-12 scoreline.HS Prannoy has made a strong start to his match against...
19:21
Enfin! A yellow disc has appeared in the Paris sky. And with it the biggest star of the Games, gymnast Simone Biles, dazzled in her opening routine.The rain has moved on and the Olympic venues set among the French capital's most famous landmarks will finally bathe in the warmth and light Paris...
18:30
Sumit Nagal
Sumit Nagal crashed out of the Olympics men's singles tennis competition after a hard-fought three-set loss to Corentin Moutet of France in the first round of the men's singles.The 26-year-old Indian number one lost 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 in the match that lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes.Each player won the...
18:28
Deepika Kumari
India's Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari suffering a 0-6 thrashing at the hands of the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the women's team archery at the Paris Olympics.The Netherlands trio of Quinty Roeffen, Gaby Schloesser and Laura van der Winkel dominated from the start to win...
17:27
Dhinidhi Desinghu
India's swimming campaign at the Paris Olympics came to an end with both Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu failing to progress to the semi-finals of their respective events.Nataraj finished joint-second in the slower heat with a timing of 55.01s but the 23-year-old was 33rd in the overall...
16:53
India's shooter Arjun Babuta secured a spot in the final of the 10m air rifle event of the Olympic Games after finishing seventh in the qualification round on Sunday.The 25-year-old Babuta shot a series of 105.7, 104.9, 105.5, 105.4, 104.0 and 104.6 to make the cut with a score of 630.1 points.He...
16:37
Two-time World champion Nikhat Zareen powered into the women's 50kg Olympics' pre-quarterfinals with a hard-fought victory over Germany's Maxi Karina Kloetzer in Paris on Sunday.The 28-year-old, who is unseeded, prevailed by a 5-0 unanimous decision win against the German in a rather messy round...
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Manu Bhaker has won India's first medal at the Paris Olympics with a bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol event.Manu created history, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting.A resilient Manu ended India's 12-year wait for a shooting medal in the Olympics. The...
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Manu Bhaker has won India's first medal at the Paris Olympics after finishing among the top three in the women's 10m air pistol final.
15:51
Manu Bhaker holding on to third place with 160.9 ahead of Vietnam's Vinh Trinh Thu, who has 159.9.The two South Korean shooters still on top but the difference is not much.Manu with 181.2 still in third place as just four shooters remain with the last four eliminated.
15:47
Manu Bhaker hits a 10.5 with her first shot of the Elimination Stage to close in on second placed Jin Oh Ye of South Korea.Manu follows it up with 10.4 to jump to second place as Jin Oh Ye can manage only 9.5 after hitting 9.2 with her previous shot.Manu hits 9.8 but Kim Yeji responds with 9.9 to...
15:40
Manu Bhaker starts the second series with 10.1 to stay second with South Korea's Yeji Kim hunting down rapidly.Infact, both shooters are tied with 70.8 after the seventh shot as Manu shot 10.3.Manu slips down to third after shooting 9.6 with her eighth shot, with the two South Koreans in the top...
15:40
Manu Bhaker starts the second series with 10.1 to stay second with South Korea's Yeji Kim hunting down rapidly.Infact, both shooters are tied with 70.8 after the seventh shot as Manu shot 10.3.Manu slips down to third after shooting 9.6 with her eighth shot, with the two South Koreans in the top...
15:35
Manu Bhaker makes a fantastic start -- 10.6 with her first shot followed by 10.2 to be in second place behind South Korea's Jin Oh Ye, who started with 10.7 and 10.8.Manu drops down to third after a disapppointing 9.5 with her third shot.She bounces back with 10.5 to take her tally to 40.8 and...
15:29
India will be hoping for their first medal at the Paris Olympics as Manu Bhaker will be seen in action shortly in the women's 10m air pistol final.The 22-year-old shot 580 to finish third in the qualifications in which Hungarian ace Veronika Major claimed the top spot with a score of 582.
15:20
India's top-ranked table tennis player Sreeja Akula entered the round of 32 with a clinical 4-0 win over Sweden's Christina Kallberg.Sreeja, who had created history by becoming the first Indian paddler to win a WTT Contender singles title, registered a 11-4, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 victory in 30 minutes...
15:18
Shooting:In the men's 10m air rifle qualification, India's Arjun Babuta is seventh after shooting 105.7 and 104.9 in his first two series.Sandeep Singh was trailing way behind in 39th after managing 103.6 and 104.0 in his first two series.
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Xie Yu of China won gold in the men's 10 metre air pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, with Italy bagging silver and bronze through Federico Nilo Maldini and Paolo Monna.After China won the 10 metre air rifle mixed team event on Saturday, Xie gave his country another gold at the...
14:59
India's Ramita Jindal gave a strong display of marksmanship to qualify for the women's 10m air rifle final in fifth place even as Elavenil Valarivan succumbed to pressure to miss out despite being among the contenders, finishing 10th at the Paris Olympic Games on Sunday.Ramita, the Hangzhou Asian...
13:41
Balraj Panwar
Rower Balraj Panwar advanced to the quarter-finals of the men's singles sculls after finishing second in the repechage.Panwar took second place as he clocked 7:12:41 to bounce back after finishing fourth in the heat.
13:21
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu cruised to victory in the opening group badminton singles match against World No 111 Fatimath Nabaaha of Maldives.Sindhu registered a dominant 21-9, 21-6 victory in just 29 minutes.
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ShootingElavenil Valarivan and Ramita Jindal are both in the top eight in the women's 10m Air Rifle Women's Qualification.Valarivan jumped to second with 106.1 in the second series, while Ramita is eighth after shooting 106 in the second series.The top eight shooters from the qualification will...
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Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu showed her class against World No 111 Fatimath Nabaaha of Maldives, wrapping up the first game 21-9 in just 13 minutes.
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P V Sindhu
Shooter Manu Bhaker will be aiming to win India's first medal at the Paris Olympic Games when she competes in the women's 10am air pistol final, scheduled to start at 3.30pmIndia's top shuttlers P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy will be in action as they feature in their opening singles group stage...
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