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Neeraj Chopra will be back in action on August 22 for the Lausanne Diamond League. "… I have finally decided to participate in the Lausanne Diamond League, which begins August 22," said Neeraj Chopra. During the Paris Olympics, Chopra had expressed his desire to play in the Diamond League Final to be held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 14. For that to happen, he will have to play at least one DL Meeting — either in Lausanne on August 22 or in Zurich on September 5.

India to Ukraine, Ravi Shankar presented his letter of credence to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv. The other envoys who also presented their credentials to Zelenskyy were Ambassadors of Mexico, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, and Belgium, who along with Shankar, will begin their diplomatic missions in Ukraine. Sharing a post on X Friday, Zelenskyy wrote, «Today, the newly appointed Ambassadors of Mexico, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, India, and Belgium begin their diplomatic missions in Ukraine.»

Paris 2024 Olympics promises an action-packed schedule as 13 gold medals are up for grabs before the Closing Ceremony concludes the Games on Sunday, August 11. With numerous high-stakes events scheduled, fans will have plenty to watch as the Olympics reach its thrilling climax.

men's marathon in Paris on Saturday as Eliud Kipchoge's bid for a third gold went up in smoke. Tola clocked an Olympic record of 2hr 06min 26sec for victory, finishing 21 seconds ahead of Belgium's Bashir Abdi, whose silver marked an upgrade from his bronze garnered at the Covid-hit Tokyo Games three years ago. Kenya's Benson Kipruto, winner of Tokyo, Boston and Chicago marathons in recent years, rounded out the podium, a further 13sec adrift.

2024 Paris Olympics, a stage where athletic prowess meets global attention, saw the German track star Alica Schmidt, often hailed as the “world’s sexiest athlete,” fall short of her Olympic dreams. Despite high expectations, Schmidt and her team were unable to secure a spot in the women’s 4×400-meter relay final, marking a disappointing end to her campaign.

Police have launched a manhunt in Barcelona for ex-Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says he plans to return to his country on Thursday despite the likelihood of being arrested on his return

Some Olympic triathletes who swam in the River Seine have fallen sick and were forced to pull out of competition this week amid concerns about the river’s water quality – a simmering issue plaguing Paris 2024 organizers.

Olympics 2024 and they have inched a step closer to an Olympic medal, with an eye on the gold. Having beaten Great Britain in a thrilling quarterfinal clash, Harmanpreet and Co have dodged a bullet and will face 2023 World Champions, Germany on Tuesday. But the field is not clear for the Indian men as they do not have defender Amit Rohidas on their side for the penultimate clash as he has a one match ban in place by the International Hockey Federation.

As the unseeded Sen faces World N0. 2, he has hopes of 1.4 billion Indians, who are anticipating a medal from him in this edition of the Games. The 22-year-old shuttler has become the sole hope after the exits of prominent players like Satwik-Chirag and PV Sindhu. Sen and Axelsen have a shared history, as the Indian trained with the former World No. 1 in Dubai after being dropped from the Thomas Cup team.

Indian Men's Hockey Team will lock horns with Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday. The Indian men's hockey team bounced back in the men's competition with a 3-2 win over Australia in their last Pool B match on Friday. It is their first victory against Australia in the Olympics since 1972 Munich games. India bounced back from a 1-2 loss to the defending champions, Belgium, in their previous game. With this victory, India finished second and will now face Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the ongoing marquee event.

Olympic Games, she said her coach told her she needed to stay in the closet for the future of her career. «It was a moment when I didn't feel like myself,» the 33-year-old retired Belgian Olympian said. «He said, Charline, you have to fit in the box. Everyone is looking at you and you have to be straight.… I understood that it's not a place to be yourself, it's not a place to be LGBTQ+.»

Lakshya Sen's dominating win over Guatemala's Kevin Cordon in the badminton men's singles Group L match at the ongoing Paris Olympics has been 'deleted after the Guatemalan pulled out of the multi-sport event due to a left elbow injury.

Olympic games. French and allied intelligence officers have worked around the clock to watch for possible attacks. On July 21st French authorities arrested a Russian chef in Paris with ties to Russian intelligence services on suspicion of seeking to cause “large-scale…destabilisation" of the games.

Indian CAPF and special commando force dogs are in France to provide a counter-terrorist and anti-sabotage security cover to various venues of the Paris Olympics slated to open next week, official sources said on Wednesday. The ten Indian K9 (canine) teams will undertake sniffing and patrolling duties at various venues that will hold events for the Paris Olympics. They have been given a special 10-week training for this first-ever kind of collaboration of canine squads between the Indian and the French government, a security officer told PTI. The teams along with their handlers are drawn from the central armed police forces (CAPFs) like the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force apart from the elite federal contingency commando force National Security Guard (NSG) and the Assam Rifles.

Buckingham Palace to Antilia check the full list of the most expensive houses in the world. 1. Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace located in London, United Kingdom is almost worth 4,900 million dollars. It has wide planted gardens and a distinctive balcony where the royal family appears during major ceremonies. Buckingham Palace contains state chambers, a vast art collection, and elaborate ceremonial areas.

diamond exports have been faltering due to weak demand from the key market, China, and they are unlikely to stabilise unless the government provides support to the industry, the head of a leading trade body said on Thursday. India is the world's largest centre for cutting and polishing diamonds, accounting for nine out of 10 diamonds polished globally. «We're battling weak demand, particularly due to China's slow recovery from COVID-19. As a result, demand continues to fall,» Vipul Shah, chairman of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), told Reuters.

TURIN, Italy—Over more than 120 years of history, the Tour de France had seen stage winners emerge from 33 different countries. The list included historic cycling powerhouses like France and Belgium, more recent talent hubs such as Denmark and Slovenia, and even a couple that came completely out of nowhere, like Latvia. But the roll call of winners at cycling’s biggest bike race expanded a little Monday when a 24-year-old named Biniam Girmay crossed the line first to become the first Eritrean to take a stage here.

Bank's next interest rate cut is still a relatively easy decision, but subsequent moves should only come once inflation is clearly heading towards the 2% target, ECB policymaker Pierre Wunsch said in an interview. The ECB cut rates in early June but made no commitment about any further moves, arguing inflation was still too high and it lacked the confidence that 2% was within reach.

EthCC[7] the annual Ethereum Community Conference began in Brussels, Belgium. Having moved from Paris this year, the Ethereum community was out in full force to attend at an all new venue.