Paris Olympics 2024 News

With their quarter-final win, India has advanced to the semi-finals where they will face Germany for a chance to reach the final of the Paris Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 10 Highlights: Avinash Sable qualifies for men's 3000m steeplechase final, Lakshya Sen fails to clinch bronze

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 10 Highlights: Lakshya Sen missed out on getting a historic bronze in men's badminton, going down 21-13, 16-21, 11-21 against Malaysia's ZJ Lee.

Amit Rohidas to miss Olympic hockey semi-final against Germany, big setback for India

Amit Rohidas received a red card on directions of the video referee, after it deemed the player had intentionally hit William Calnan's face with his stick.

Paris Olympics, India's schedule on Day 10: Lakshya Sen battles for bronze medal at 6:00 pm IST

Paris Olympics, India's schedule on Day 10: Lakshya Sen will take on Malaysia's ZJ Lee and hope to end his campaign on a sweet note.

Amit Rohidas red card, goalkeeper using iPad during shootout: Hockey India raises concern about 'quality of umpiring' in Olympics quarterfinal, lodges complaint

Hockey India have lodged a complaint about the "quality of umpiring and decision-making" in the match. An official statement was released by the Indian hockey governing body confirming the same on Sunday evening.

Lovlina Borgohain’s quarterfinal loss leaves Indian boxing medal-less in Paris Olympics

Lovlina Borgohain's defeat, on the back of Nishant Dev’s controversial loss on Saturday night, ended India’s disappointing boxing campaign in Paris.

Lakshya Sen lets it slip against Viktor Axelsen in Olympic badminton semi-finals

Lakshya Sen was at his dynamic best for a long part of this Olympic men’s singles semi-final against Viktor Axelsen, who has won almost everything badminton can offer in the last few years.

Sreejesh the hero as fire-fighting Indian hockey team reaches Olympic semi-final despite playing with a man down

Having reached the semi-finals after overcoming this amount of pressure and having beaten Australia in the group stage earlier, this Indian team will believe they can do anything

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 Highlights: Lakshya Sen to play for bronze, India beat Great Britain to enter hockey semifinal, Lovlina loses

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 Highlights: Lakshya Sen to play for bronze, India beat Great Britain to enter hockey semifinal, Lovlina loses

Paris Olympics: Split decision or not, Nishant Dev’s inexperience showed in loss to Marco Verde

Nishant Dev had Marco Verde where he wanted him in the first round, but couldn’t sustain that pressure in the next two. And professional or amateur, getting caught on the ropes usually never ends well.

Paris Olympics 2024 India's schedule Day 9: Lakshya Sen in focus, Lovlina Borgohain eyes history, big test in men's hockey

Paris Olympics 2024 India's schedule Day 9: Day 9, which is Sunday will see India once again take part in many key events, starting with the men's hockey.

Imane Khelif clinches Olympic medal after facing global bullying over misconceptions about her gender

Imane Khelif faced outcry after the banned International Boxing Association claimed she failed an unspecified eligibility test to compete last year over elevated levels of testosterone.

Leon Marchand – Swimming sensation who had French President fist pumping, and Michael Phelps doing a jig of delight

Leon Marchand can freeze an image from Friday night of Emmanuel Macron giving it a proper fist pump after the 22 year old had raced to his fourth gold medal of the games in the men’s 200m individual medley.

Manu Bhaker: Fourth-place heartbreak and a place in India’s Olympic history

It’s all right that it didn’t end in the fairy tale that a third medal would have been. What Manu has done will still take some doing to surpass, for sure.

Imane Khelif Controversy: Italian boxer Angela Carini wants to apologise to her Algerian opponent

The bout, which lasted only 46 seconds, concluded abruptly when Carini withdrew, citing that a punch from Khelif had “hurt too much” for her to continue.

Dutee Chand speaks on Imane Khelif 'gender controversy' in Paris Olympics 2024

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been classified as a 'biological male' after her opponent, Angela Carini from Italy, decided to withdraw from the match after just 46 seconds.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 8 Highlights: Nishant Dev's loss raises questions, Manu Bhaker misses out on third medal

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 8 Highlights: Manu Bhaker missed out on a third Olympic medal after finishing fourth in the 25m air pistol final.

Paris Olympics 2024: India to take on Great Britain in hockey quarterfinals in a setting similar to 2020 Olympics

The quarterfinals look like this, based on the positions in Pool A and B: Belgium versus Spain, the Netherlands vs Australia, India vs Great Britain, and Germany vs Argentina.

India at Olympics 2024 Day 8 schedule: Which Indian athletes apart from Manu Bhaker can win medals on August 3?

Paris Olympics 2024, India's schedule on Day 8: Manu Bhaker has raised hopes of a third Olympic medal and Indians surely will hope this to be the case on Saturday in the women's 25m air pistol final.

Paris Olympics: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Ankita Bhakat break new ground for Indian archery, but agonisingly miss out on bronze

No Indian archers had ever gone that far, either as a team or in the individual events, and the disappointment of losing the bronze aside, this performance is something to build on.

In Lakshya Sen lives India’s Olympic badminton dream

For about an hour and a half, Lakshya Sen sparred with destiny and a seemingly relentless opponent before becoming the first Indian to reach the Olympic semi-finals in the men’s singles section.

Manu Bhaker a step away from historic third medal in Paris Olympics 2024

Time will tell whether Manu Bhaker will make it a hat-trick of medals, but what she has done has been nothing short of phenomenal.

India's pistol coach gets 'house demolition' notice after guiding Manu, Sarabjot to Olympic medals

Samresh Jung’s house is in the Civil Lines area and he said 200 families have been ordered to leave within two days.

Who is Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter who went viral at the Paris Olympics 2024?

Yusuf Dikec and Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal in mixed team 10-meter air pistol shooting Tuesday. It was Turkey's first-ever medal in Olympic shooting.

India at Olympics 2024 Highlights Day 7: Lakshya Sen storms into semifinals, Manu Bhaker raises hope of third medal

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights Day 7: Manu Bhaker finished second in the women's 25m pistol qualification and will now compete in the medal match, which will be played on Saturday at 1:00pm IST.

India at Olympics 2024 Day 7 schedule: Manu Bhaker to compete in women's 25m pistol qualification, Lakshya Sen eyes semifinal ticket

India at Olympics 2024 Day 7 schedule: Day 7 can turn out to be a promising one as Manu Bhaker, who has already bagged two medals, will be back in action.

IOC defends controversial boxer Imane Khelif: 'Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination'

The IOC said the IBA decision to disqualify the boxers last year was arbitrary and the main cause for the furore.

Paris Olympics: Imane Khelif’s 46-second bout against Angela Carini restarts controversy over DSD athletes

The whole issue of DSD athletes gained prominence through the exploits of Semenya, South Africa’s star athlete who took Olympic 800m gold in both London (2012) and Rio Di Janeiro (2016).

End of an unforgettable era in PV Sindhu’s Paris Olympics exit

On a sad day for India at the Olympic Games, PV Sindhu’s defeat was a late hammer blow.

Paris Olympics: Imane Khelif, boxer who had gender test issue, makes Italian opponent quit in 46 seconds

Imane Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue.

Paris Olympics: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty out; Lakshya Sen demolishes HS Prannoy in all-India clash

Apart from PV Sindhu, who plays China’s He Bingjiao in the last 16 on Friday, India’s best hope of a badminton medal is now Lakshya Sen, who cruised past HS Prannoy, his countryman, in the round of 16.

Paris Olympics: Nikhat Zareen exits boxing ring in tears, loses last-16 bout to Wu Yu of China

Nikhat, who carried forward the torch that Mary Kom lit, has won laurels for India for half a decade, but it remains to be seen if she has the appetite to carry on if there’s no Olympic gold at the end of the tunnel.

Swapnil Kusale stands up when it matters to clinch bronze in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions

In the elimination shots, Kusale shot 10.5, 9.4, 9.9 and 10.0. That was 0.5 behind Kulish, who would go on to take the silver.

Ahead of 50m Rifle 3 Positions final, Swapnil Kusale knows the value of every shot

In the Paris final, Kusale and China’s Liu Yukun, who topped qualification with 594 points, will be the only two Asians.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: India's top 3 medal prospects PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj-Chirag, Nikhat Zareen bow out; Swapnil Kusale wins bronze

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Swapnil Kusale won a bronze medal in men's 50m rifle 3 positions final, taking India's medal tally to three.

Olympics 2024 India schedule Day 6: Nikhat Zareen in spotlight, IND eye third medal in shooting

Paris Olympics 2024, India's schedule on Day 6: Swapnil Kusale will look to increase India's medal tally. He takes part in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions final.

'I relate to MS Dhoni's story as I'm a ticket collector': Swapnil Kusale, 1st Indian shooter to reach 50m rifle 3 positions Olympic final

Swapnil Kusale has watched the biopic of the World Cup winner multiple times and hopes to match the lofty achievements of the champion cricketer.

Paris Olympics badminton: Lakshya Sen overcomes big-time nemesis Jonatan Christie to enter knockouts

Lakshya Sen caused one of the big upsets of the men’s singles competition so far by putting out Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie, the No. 3 seed, in the group stage.

Lovlina Borgohain advances to quarters, one win away from second Olympic medal

Borgohain prevailed 5-0 in the contest and she is now just one win away from adding to her Tokyo bronze, which was claimed in the 69kg category, and achieve a feat that is unprecedented in Indian boxing.

Manu Bhaker admits creating fake profile defending PV Sindhu; shuttler responds

Bhaker's campaign is not over yet. She remains in contention for another podium finish in the 25m sports pistol event, with qualifications set for August 2.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: HS Prannoy stamps authority, Manika Batra endures tough loss, perfect start by Lovlina

India at Olympics Day 5 Highlights: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen secure dominating win, while Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain starts her campaign in Paris on a perfect note.

Nita Ambani hails Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh for historic bronze at Paris Olympics

'A special call out to Manu for becoming the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympic edition. The entire nation is keeping its fingers crossed for her hat-trick now,' Ambani said. Manu is also competing in the 25m pistol individual

India at Olympics Day 4 results: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh clinch bronze, Harmanpreet and Co. show massive improvement, no punch in boxing

India at Olympics Day 4 results: Find the results related to all India events that took place on July 30 at the Paris Olympics.

India at Olympics Day 5 schedule, match timings in IST, and live streaming details

India at Olympics Day 5 schedule: Find the full schedule along with the match timings in IST.

Coco Gauff makes emotional Paris Olympics singles exit after controversial umpire call

It's not the first time Gauff has been upset by a call she thought was incorrect — not even the first time in Court Philippe Chatrier, the main stadium used for the annual French Open Grand Slam tournament that was also the site Tuesday.

Paris Olympics: India’s archers need to buck history of mental frailty in knockout rounds

Ahead of the individual events starting on Tuesday afternoon, this mental frailty under pressure is the biggest concern, and it's up to Bommadevara, Ankita, Bhajan and Deepika to somehow rewrite that narrative over the coming days.

Sarabjot Singh: A lion-hearted Sikh enjoys his moment in the Chateauroux sun after clinching Olympic bronze

Sarabjot Singh is reserved and shy by nature and unlike some other athletes who use social media excessively, the sports shooter is happiest away from the spotlight.

“Let’s keep fighting till the last shot” – Manu Bhaker reveals the mantra behind mixed-team bronze medal

The Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh have clinched the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. They triumphed over the South Korean team of Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho in the bronze medal match, marking India’s second medal of the Games.

Olympics 2024 Highlights Day 4: Dhiraj Bommadevara loses by the barest of margin, Manu Bhaker scripts history, India qualify for quarterfinals in hockey

Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights Day 4: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won a bronze medal in 10m air pistol mixed team event, beating South Korea 16-10.

Brands face legal action for using Olympic medalists' images without sponsorship: Report

Manu Bhaker, the 22-year-old shooter who secured a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, has seen a surge in congratulatory messages from brands that are not associated with her