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Paris Olympics: Harmanpreet Singh-led 10-men Indian hockey team defeats Great Britain in shoot-out to advance into semi-finals

ANI - 4 August, 2024

Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian men's hockey team defeated Great Britain in a thrilling quarter-final match at the Paris Olympics and advanced into the semi-final

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After Paris Olympics organising committee fails to provide Air Conditioners amidst high heat and humidity, Indian Sports Ministry steps in to provide ACs to...

OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2024

The Indian athletes battling the high temperatures and humidity at the Paris Olympic Games Village have been provided with 40 portable air conditioners by India’s sports ministry to make their stay comfortable.

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Paris Olympics 2024: Indian hockey team beats Australia 3-2, first Olympics victory against the Aussies in 52 years

Jinit Jain - 2 August, 2024

India triumphed over World No. 4 Australia, the silver medallists from Tokyo 2020, with a 3-2 victory in Paris 2024 Olympics.

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‘This is unjust’: Italian boxer Angela Carini cries her heart out after abandoning fight at Paris Olympics against ‘biological male’ Imane Khelif of Algeria...

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2024

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who was disqualified after failing gender test last year, defeats biological woman Angela Carini of Italy in just 46 seconds in Paris Olympics

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Paris Olympics 2024: India Shooter Swapnil Kusale wins bronze medal in men’s 50m rifle 3P event

ANI - 1 August, 2024

India shooter Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday

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From dreaming of being a boxer in childhood to getting her pistol jammed in the Tokyo Olympics: Meet Manu Bhaker, the girl who made...

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2024

Manu Bhaker emphasised that her only focus was on doing her job rather than thinking about its outcome as she had Lord Krishna’s words in the back of her mind.

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Manu Bhaker scripts history by winning bronze in 10m air pistol, becomes first India woman to win medal in shooting at Olympics

ANI - 28 July, 2024

Ace India shooter Manu Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women's Air Pistol event in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday.

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International Olympic Committee apologises for the blunder of introducing South Korean contingent as North Korea during the opening ceremony

ANI - 27 July, 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday apologised for a blunder in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony where South Korea was incorrectly introduced as North Korea

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Shooting, Bopanna, ‘Sat-Chi’ and men’s hockey in focus: India’s Paris Olympics schedule for Saturday

ANI - 27 July, 2024

After a glittering opening ceremony, the Indian contingent will be in action in seven different sports on Saturday, with shooting, hockey, badminton and tennis being standout sports.

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France’s high-speed rail system TGV disrupted by multiple acts of sabotage hours ahead of Olympics opening ceremony, over 800,000 affected

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2024

"Coordinated malicious acts targeted several TGV lines last night and will seriously disrupt traffic until this weekend. I strongly condemn these criminal actions which will compromise the vacation departures

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