Olympics 2024
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When did India officially send its first Olympic contingent? Which athletes participated?
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2024, 03:43 PM ISTIndia's first ever participation at the Olympics is widely known to be 1900 when Norman Pritchard, Kolkata born athlete, became the first ever from the country to participate in the Games. However, it was not an official entry from India. Then when did India send its official contingent to Olympics?
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India's elite dog squad, K9 teams to provide security at Paris Olympics 2024 for first time
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2024, 01:16 PM ISTParis Olympics are scheduled to get underway on July 26 and for the first time, two K9 teams from Central Reserve Police Force, part of India's elite dog squad, will provide security at various venues of the Games. The K9 teams, Vast and Denby, left for Paris on July 10.
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IOA releases list of Indian contingent for Paris Olympics 2024, 117 athletes to participate
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2024, 12:21 PM ISTParis Olympics is all set to get underway from July 26 and the Sports ministry has approved the final list of Indian contingent for the Games. A total of 117 athletes and 140 support staff members will be travelling with shot putter Abha Khatua missing out after qualifying.
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France: Macron accepts Prime Minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government
World | Jul 16, 2024, 10:03 PM ISTFrench centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government resigned on Tuesday but will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is appointed following an inconclusive snap election.
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India's performance in field hockey at Olympics
Hockey | Jul 16, 2024, 12:20 PM ISTOlympic Games are only 10 days away from getting underway on July 26 as India is set to send an 118-member contingent for the mega event. Among 10 gold medals India has won at the Olympics, 8 have come from field hockey. Let us have a look at their performance in Olympic history.
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Olympics 2024: Medal contender pair of Satwik-Chirag gets favourable draw for Paris Games
Other Sports | Jul 15, 2024, 05:50 PM ISTOlympics 2024: Indian pair Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty will be playing in their second Olympics in the men's doubles category at the upcoming Paris Olympics after featuring in the Tokyo Games in 2021. The two have been put in Group C of the event.
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Tulika Maan Exclusive: India's lone Judo contender in Paris Oympics hopes to win a medal at Games
Other Sports | Jul 10, 2024, 01:14 PM ISTTulika Maan will be the lone Indian contender in Judo for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024. Tulika secured her place at the Games through a continental quota. Ahead of the Paris Games, Tulika opened up on her preparation and goals for the future in an exclusive conversation with India TV.
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Vinesh Phogat gets perfect build-up ahead of Paris Olympics, strikes Gold at Spanish Grand Prix
Other Sports | Jul 06, 2024, 11:58 PM ISTVinesh Phogat is set to compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics. She has got a perfect build-up ahead of the Games as she clinched a Gold medal at the Spanish Grand Prix in the 50 Kg category. Vinesh defeated Mariia Tiumerekova to win the Gold.
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PM Modi interacts with Paris Olympics-bound Indian athletes, extends his best wishes
Other Sports | Jul 05, 2024, 11:17 AM ISTThe Indian athletes are set to depart for Paris for the upcoming Olympic Games 2024. Ahead of their departure, the athletes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who extended his best wishes to them for the upcoming Games.
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Neeraj Chopra issues clarification on his suspected 'injury' after withdrawing from Ostrava meet
Other Sports | May 26, 2024, 05:38 PM ISTIndia's ace javelin athlete Neeraj Chopra clarified his decision to skip the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 meet. The organisers of the meet said that Chopra had suffered a muscular injury but the 26-year-old clarified that the decision to skip is precautionary keeping in mind the Paris Olympics.
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'Don't treat expectations as burden but as...': PR Sreejesh to young players ahead of Olympics
Hockey | Apr 01, 2024, 04:52 PM ISTHockey India celebrated the best performers of the year 2023 for men and women with team awards, milestones trophies and individual awards. Along the sidelines, 'Goalkeeper of the Year' PR Sreejesh opened up to India TV ahead of the tour of Australia, Europe and then the big one - the Olympics.
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There can be no Russian flags in 2024 Paris Olympics: French President Emmanuel Macron
World | Sep 07, 2023, 02:41 PM IST"Of course, there can be no Russian flag during the Paris Games, I think there is a consensus on that matter," said French President Emmanuel Macron.
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SAI appoints 398 coaches, assistant coaches in preparation of Olympics 2024 and 2028
Other Sports | Feb 16, 2022, 07:29 PM ISTThe new batch of coaches and assistant coaches has a host of eminent names, including Asian Games gold medallist rower Bajrang Lal Thakar. He joins as rowing coach.
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Paris, LA to host 2024, 2028 Olympic Games
Other Sports | Aug 01, 2017, 05:30 PM ISTEarlier, both Los Angeles and Paris were originally competing to host the 2024 Olympics.
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NITI Aayog drafts action plan targeting 50 medals at 2024 Olympics
Other Sports | Sep 22, 2016, 09:51 PM ISTFollowing the disappointment with India’s performance at the Rio Olympics 2016, The Indian think tank National Institution for Transforming India or NITI Aayog on Wednesday has announced an action plan named “Let's Play” with an
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Today's 5 major news headlines you might have missed!
India | Apr 02, 2015, 09:08 PM ISTDelhi's poisonous air: Blame game starts between central and state governmentsDelhi's air quality is becoming poisonous but instead of finding an immediate solution, both central and state governments seem to be busy settling political scores
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Narendra Modi sets his eyes on 2024 Olympics, pitches Ahmedabad as the venue
Other Sports | Apr 02, 2015, 03:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: It seems that India has set its sight on hosting the 2024 Olympics. The venue, if India manages to win the bid, could be Ahmedabad.Quoting its Sources, a DNA report said that there