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MP govt to groom budding sportspersons for 2024, 2028 Olympics: Chouhan

The Madhya Pradesh government will train budding sportspersons for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics, state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said

Karnataka sets up committee to select 75 medal winners for 2024 Olympics

A high-level committee was constituted Friday by the Karnataka government to identify the potential medal winners for participating in the 2024 Athens Games

Yogi govt presents Rs 42 crore monetary award to Tokyo Olympians

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday gave away a sum of Rs 42 crore by way of felicitating the Olympians who did the nation proud at the recently-concluded Tokyo Games

Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour, says Simon Biles

Simone Biles didn't plan for her second Olympics to become a flashpoint in the evolving conversation about the role proper mental health plays in all levels of sports

Paris 2024: Three-year Olympic cycle will be tricky, says Abhinav Bindra

India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra lauded the country's performance at the Tokyo Games, terming it a spirited one but said the road to Paris 2024 will be difficult

With Bhavani Devi's Olympic entry, fencing hopes it is no longer neglected

Bhavani's story will forever be etched in fencing folklore

Olympians, corona warriors to be part of I-Day celebration at Red Fort

Olympians and corona warriors, who played a vital role in fighting nvisible enemy -- Covid 19, would be part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in National Capital

With Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia win, JSW Sports aims to strike gold

Parth Jindal plans standalone sporting venture by 2025 and an IPO

Over 450 athletes training under Indian Army's 'Mission Olympics Wing'

More than 450 senior athletes are currently getting trained under the Indian Army's "Mission Olympics Wing", senior officials said on Tuesday. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, after joining the army in May 2016, was selected for training under the Mission Olympics Wing. He won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2021. The Mission Olympics Wing is an initiative by the Indian Army to identify and train promising sportspersons in 11 disciplines for various national and international competitions. According to army officials, there are five nodes in the Mission Olympics Wing: Rowing node, Marksmanship node (for shooters), Equestrian node, Sailing node and Army Sports Institute (ASI). They said the ASI is training over 200 senior athletes in seven disciplines: athletics, archery, boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing and diving. Around 100 shooters are getting training under marksmanship node. Around 90, 50 and 10 senior athletes are being trained currently under rowing node, sailin

ICC announces its big push for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed its intention to bid for cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Olympic aspirations

Start from basics to develop a sporting culture in the country

Frenzy, chaos as history-making Indian contingent returns from Tokyo

India's Olympic contingent, including history-making javelin throw gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra, returned to the country on Monday and was received enthusiastically by officials

India shall aim at top 10 slot in Olympics, says Venkaiah Naidu

After the best-ever performance at the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics, India shall look at breaking into the top 10 at the earliest possible, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday

Host gets the most: Here's a surefire way to lift your Olympic medal count

A look at the count of gold, silver, and bronze shows that the host country gets a significant boost, one that persists in subsequent games

Games close as they began: Odd, empty but still a global spectacle

Spotlight shifts to mental health, best of human athleticism of 206 National Olympic Committees; Tokyo hands over Games baton to Paris for 2024

Tokyo Olympics: From 3DAT to robots, the Games that went high-tech

The Olympics this year were not just tech-heavy in these more visible ways, but also deployed technology to bring the Games to the world in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic

Star caste of hockey

It's impossible to field an Indian hockey team that doesn't reflect the diversity, the united colours, better than any other. Shows that a sport, or a nation, will prosper with growing inclusivity

You don't win silver, you lose gold

In business too, losing finalists really get nowhere, get nothing. It is purely "winner takes all"

What next for hockey?

Till a few years ago, to even dream about India winning a medal in hockey would have been considered foolish

Olympics: Deepak Punia's coach Murad's accreditation terminated by IOC

International Olympic Committee (IOC) cancelled the accreditation of Deepak Punia's coach Murad Gaidarov after he "yelled" at a referee after the wrestler's game in the ongoing Tokyo Games.