TOKYO: Not quite satisfied despite becoming the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals, shooter Avani Lekhara on Friday said she had it in her to perform better at the ongoing Games but was done in by the nerves. The 19-year-old, who had won the 10m air rifle standing SH1 gold, added a 50m … Read more
MUMBAI: India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said the road to the 2024 Paris Games will be difficult and “tricky” given the shorter three-year cycle. The shooting ace also lauded the country’s performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. “It was a historic performance with the best-ever seven medals. There were moments … Read more
NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra continues to be the toast of the nation and deservedly so. For the first time in India’s Olympic history, the country has an Olympic gold medallist in athletics. In Tokyo, after a medal was confirmed, Neeraj kissed the track at the Olympic Stadium. He knew he had done the job for … Read more
NEW DELHI: It was on this day, 13 years ago, when Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Bindra had achieved the feat during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 10 metre air rifle shooter was seen at the top of his craft. The shooter had shot a 10.8 … Read more
When PV Sindhu qualified for the final at the Rio Games, Abhinav Bindra wanted her to win gold and had expressed how ‘lonely’ he felt at the top. He finally has company now. “I am ecstatic,” Bindra told TOI. Abhinav won India’s first-ever individual gold on August 11, 2008, and it has been a long … Read more
For the first time since 2008, the Indian National Anthem was played out at the Olympics. And that’s thanks to a 23 year old javelin thrower – Neeraj Chopra. Neeraj has done what no Indian athlete has ever managed to do before – win an athletics gold medal at the Olympics. The wait for an … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lovlina Borgohain has already assured India a second medal at the Tokyo Olympics and the boxer from Assam is now on the verge of creating history. India has won two medals in boxing in its Olympic history, Vijender Singh in 2008 Beijing and Mary Kom in 2012 London – they were both bronze. … Read more
