NEW DELHI: Lovlina Borgohain became the third Indian boxer, after Vijender Singh in Beijing 2008 and Mary Kom in London 2012, to win an Olympic medal, when she bagged a bronze medal in the women’s Welterweight category at the Tokyo Olympics. But she wasn’t satisfied with her performance. Her main aim was to win a … Read more
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hosted the Olympic-returned Indian athletes for breakfast at his residence, a day after lauding their memorable performance at the Tokyo Games from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Indian athletes returned from Tokyo with a haul of seven medals, including javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra‘s historic gold in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Driven by India’s best medal haul in Tokyo Olympics, the government will expand the size and scope of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) keeping the 2024 and 2028 Games in mind, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Sunday. During a felicitation programme organised for the triumphant Indian athletes, the Indian Olympic Association … Read more
NEW DELHI: While fitness is of utmost importance for athletes, the Indian men’s hockey skipper Manpreet Singh loves to have butter chicken when it comes to picking his favourite comfort food. However, javelin-thrower and Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra is pretty strict on his diet as he sticks to fruits when it comes to … Read more
NEW DELHI: It’s raining cash rewards and promotions for India’s Tokyo Olympics medal winners. India signed off the Tokyo Games with seven medals – 1 in athletics, 2 in wrestling, 1 in weightlifting, 1 in hockey, 1 in boxing, and 1 in badminton. With this, India also went past the mark of 6 medals, which … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony here on Monday with sports minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an “incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence”. Gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the cynosure of all eyes in the ceremony … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain stated that her next aim is to bag gold at Paris 2024 after she arrived in India to a grand welcome on Monday. “I want to say thank you to all. I am feeling good after coming back to India,” Lovlina told reporters at the airport. “I … Read more
NEW DELHI: Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday arrived back home to a thunderous and grand welcome after winning a gold medal at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. Javelin thrower Chopra on Saturday had won a gold medal and this was the first medal won by an Indian athlete in track and field in the Games. … Read more
NEW DELHI: 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 even as a frenzied crowd gathered outside the airport to welcome the heroes of the country’s best ever Games campaign. The athletes were welcomed by a Sports Authority of India delegation … Read more
