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It's no secret that after the success of the Tokyo Olympics, where both the Indian men's and women's teams made history (the men won a bronze ending a 41-year wait, while the women finished fourth, narrowly missing a medal), expectations from Indian hockey players have gone through the roof. ...

Nrraj chopra posts video mssage after recieving criticism for his statement on taking javelin from Arshad NadeemOlympic gold-medalist and star athlete Neeraj Chopra is the talk of the town. Recently while giving an interview he sparked controversy when he narrated how he wasn’t able to locate his javelin and ...

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said Parliament is “the temple of our democracy”, which provides us the highest forum where we “discuss, debate and decide issues for the well-being of our people”. These were his first remarks since the end of the Monsoon Session of Parliament ahead of ...

The use of the anthem is an old trick in marketers' booksTokyo 2020 was not just about news jacking and controversial moment marketing, many brands have used the biggest stage in global sports to run some very interesting campaigns. Here is a look at how some brands have used ...

The performance of the Indian women’s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics has garnered praise from almost all quarters, with even Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeting: “We narrowly missed a medal in Women’s Hockey but this team reflects the spirit of New India — where we ...

It was a historic day for the nation as Neeraj Chopra’s javelin pierced the Tokyo night sky to herald a new dawn for Indian sports. With this, India ended its campaign at the XXXII Olympiad with seven medals – the country’s best performance at the Summer Games.Superstar Bajrang Punia ...

Next, yes, it’s true, Assam’s Lovlina Borgohain won a boxing Bronze, Manipur’s Mirabai Chanu won a weightlifting Silver, and Manipur’s Mary Kom has been India’s champion boxer for years, but what about our other fellow Indians from the North-east - from Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal, Sikkim, Manipur, Assam, Tripura ...

World Number 1 German Johannes Vetter, who was the overwhelming favourite for the final, threw 82.52m before slipping on the run-up in his second throw. Thankfully, Vetter wasn’t hurt and could be seen doing fine on the sidelines. His third throw too was a foul and was then shockingly ...

Tokyo, August 6: All eyes will be on Neeraj Chopra to deliver India's elusive Olympic medal in athletics and end a wait of 100 years when he competes in the men's javelin throw final here on Saturday.A pre-tournament medal contender, the 23-year-old Chopra fuelled country's expectations by topping the ...

In the warm southern California summer of 1932, a group of young and colourfully-dressed athletes caught the attention of the residents of the Olympic host city. Angeleños, as the residents of Los Angeles were called at that time, had been expecting to see exotic looking foreigners, but even so, ...