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Current generation of athletes is not chicken hearted: Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra advised Paris 2024 athletes to focus on the present, reflecting on his 2008 Beijing Games. Bindra lauded their confidence at a French Embassy and IFCCI event. Thierry Mathou praised India-France sports ties, crucial for 2036 aspirations. India's contingent aims for better than Tokyo. Neeraj Chopra and Sable cited. Grassroots efforts essential amid intense medal speculation.
India to host 2036 Olympics? Prime Minister Modi reiterates desire to bring games home in interaction with athletes heading to Paris
During the interaction, the Prime Minister also reiterated his desire for India to host the 2036 Olympics, even asking the athletes to report back with information to improve the subcontinent's bid for the games. The Prime Minister interacted with athletes from multiple disciplines and across levels of experience, talking to superstars PV Sindhu and Neeraj Chopra as well as first-time Olympic athletes like Kishore Jena and Parul Chaudhary.
Who is Sharath Kamal, table tennis star leading India's contingent at Paris Olympics 2024
Sharath Kamal, India's ace table tennis player, will carry the Indian flag at the Paris 2024 Olympics, marking his fifth and final Olympics appearance. Kamal, ranked World No. 88, holds a record 10 national table tennis championship titles and has secured 13 medals at the Commonwealth Games, including seven golds. He has also earned two medals at the Asian Games and is a three-time bronze medalist at the World Championships. In other appointments, MC Mary Kom, a six-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist, has been named the chef de mission for the Indian contingent.
Sharath Kamal to be India's flag bearer, Mary Kom appointed chef de mission for Paris Games
Six-time World Champion Mary Kom, bronze medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, will be assisted by luger Shiva Keshavan, who has been appointed the deputy chef de mission. "Mary Kom's unparalleled dedication to sports and inspiring journey makes her a natural choice to guide and mentor our athletes at the Olympics," IOA said. "Keshavan, a former Olympian in luge, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to support the team's management and coordination efforts."
Indians finish 1-2 in junior air rifle mixed team at Granada 10m World Cup
India won gold and silver medals in the 10m air rifle junior mixed team event at the ISF 10m World Cup in Spain. Isha Anil Taksale and Umamahesh Maddineni defeated Anvii Rathod and Abhinav Shaw 16-8, increasing India's medal tally to seven. Georgia secured gold and silver in the air pistol mixed team event.
Inaugural edition of India-Saudi Arabia joint military exercise gets underway in Rajasthan
India and Saudi Arabia have commenced their joint military exercise, 'SADA TANSEEQ,' in Rajasthan. The exercise, scheduled until February 10, involves 45 personnel from each side. The Saudi Arabian contingent is represented by the Royal Saudi Land Forces, while the Indian Army contingent comes from the Brigade of the Guards (Mechanised Infantry). The exercise aims to enhance interoperability, camaraderie, and joint operational capabilities, particularly in semi-desert terrain. It focuses on shared best practices, tactics, techniques, and procedures for operations in the sub-conventional domain under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announces setting up of 2 shooting ranges, 2 archery training centres
At a grand felicitation ceremony organised at Karnal, players, both medal-winners and others who participated at the event, received cash prizes from the chief minister. Khattar honoured the gold medal-winning athletes with a cash reward of Rs. 3 crore, the silver medalists with Rs 1.5 crore, and bronze medalists with Rs. 75 lakh, along with commendation letters and job offer letters, to recognise their accomplishments.
Asian Games: India wins second Gold in shooting, top finish for Women's 25 m pistol team
India's shooting team consisting of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan won a gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. They secured a total of 1759 points, beating China by 3 points. This is India's seventh shooting medal and fourth gold medal overall at the Games. The shooting events will continue until October 1st, with a total of 33 medal events taking place.
Asian Games 2023: India wins big with two silver medals in rowing and shooting
India had an exciting start to their Asian Games 2023 medal campaign, winning two silver medals in rowing and shooting. The lightweight men's double skulls pair and the women's 10m air rifle team secured second place in their respective events. In shooting, two Indian athletes qualified for the finals in the individual event. Indian rowers will compete in nine finals, with several other teams also advancing to the medal round.
'Rust' shooting case: Prosecutors get second analysis of gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
A new expert analysis of the revolver fired in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin has been conducted, following the dismissal of charges against him in April. The new analysis, from ballistics and forensic testing experts in Arizona and New Mexico, relied on replacement parts to reassemble the gun fired by Baldwin.
France police shooting: What is happening in France? Know about riots triggered in Paris after police shot dead 17-year-old
Violent clashes and looting continued in France for a fourth day following the police shooting of a teenager. President Macron urged parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media. 270 arrests were made. French territories overseas also experienced unrest. The national football team called for peace.
In shooting's absence, India hopes to make 'surprise' gains in Commonwealth Games
The UK is hosting the mega event for the third time in the last 20 years with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) unable to attract new bidders out of the 56 countries that made up the sporting body due to cost constraints. The CGF has 72 members but is made up of 56 countries.
Covid-19 cases reported in Indian shooting team in Changwon ahead of World Cup
The shooters representing India in the 10m air rifle, 10m air pistol and trap events are currently in Changwon with the rest of the contingent expected to reach late on Thursday night.
3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Copenhagen mall
A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested after the shooting, Copenhagen police inspector Soren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that anyone else was involved in the attack, though police were still investigating.
Kolkata: Two killed, several injured as cop opens fire near Bangladesh High Commission before shooting himself dead
The incident occurred around 2.30pm when the Kolkata Police Armed police constable Chodup Lepcha, hailing from Kalimpong, who had joined duty after leave, fired about 10-15 rounds, sources said.
Kolkata: Woman killed as policeman fires several rounds before shooting himself dead
A policeman allegedly fired several rounds outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in central Kolkata's busy Park Circus area on Friday afternoon, killing a woman before shooting himself dead, police said. The identities of the woman and the policeman are yet to be known.
'They were shooting civilians,' say Ukraine refugees who saw abuses
"It was very eerie," said Ihor Diekov, one of the many people who crossed the Irpin river outside Kyiv on the slippery wooden planks of a makeshift bridge after Ukrainians blew up the concrete span to slow the Russian advance.
Crude shoots higher on US Russian oil ban, Asian shares stabilise
The price of a barrel of crude, already on the march higher in January on supply worries and expectations of a strengthening global economic recovery, has rocketed upward since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Oil is now roughly double its early December low.
With just six months of cash in bank, IPO was a desperate contingency plan: Zomato CEO
Zomato to stay focussed on food, will only invest in businesses that can add more than $10 billion to its market cap going forward, says CEO Deepinder Goyal
Tokyo Paralympics: India finishes 24th with record 19 medals
India sent its biggest ever contingent of 54 para-athletes across as many as 9 sporting disciplines at the Games. Badminton and Taekwondo made their debut in Tokyo, both of which were represented by India.
Rahi Sarnobat, Manu Bhaker look to redeem India's faltering shooting campaign in Olympics
Its morale hit after a series of poor results and revelation of factionalism among coaches, India's shooting contingent would be looking towards the seasoned Rahi Sarnobat for a reboot while hoping that Manu Bhaker rediscovers her form in the women's 25m pistol event of the Olympics on Thursday.
Reaching Olympics via revamp: India’s Tokyo contingent is our most diverse ever, with many firsts
Over the past few years, the groundwork has been laid to ensure India becomes a sporting powerhouse in the times ahead. The ministry of youth affairs and sports has adopted a multi-pronged approach, with targets and timelines to ensure our budding athletes have the finest facilities in order to compete at the highest level, writes Union Minister Anurag Thakur
Five IAF personnel part of Indian contingent for Tokyo Olympics
Four personnel -- Sergeant Shivpal Singh, Sergeant Noah Nirmal Tom, Junior Warrant Officer Deepak Kumar and Corporal Alex Anthony -- will be competing as sportspersons, while Master Warrant Officer Ashok Kumar will be a referee in the wrestling events, the IAF said in a statement on Thursday.
India's 10m air rifle teams get just 20 minutes of training in Tokyo after 'time slot issue'
While the other Indian shooters trained for more than two hours, the rifle teams, including Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan, who have events lined up on the first competition day in July 24, saw their practice sessions reduced to less than half an hour.
India to send 228-strong contingent to Tokyo Olympics, 119 athletes in it
"The total Indian contingent for Tokyo Olympics will be 228. There will be 67 male athletes and 52 female athletes. We are fighting for 85 medal events," Batra said in the virtual interaction.
IOC framework states countries can replace COVID-infected athlete in mixed team shooting events
"For the mixed team event, in case an athlete can no longer take part in the event, but the NOC (National Olympic Committee) has another athlete on site, the NOC can replace an athlete team member," the IOC's Tokyo 2020 Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR) stated.
TV broadcasters scramble to find shoot locations amid rising Covid cases
Broadcasters don’t want a repeat of last year, when the pandemic-induced sudden nation-wide lockdown exposed their unpreparedness in terms of content pipeline. This time, broadcasters said they were prepared. Once the shoots were allowed late last year, most started creating banks.
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