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GD Goenka University has pledged to award Rs 1 crore in scholarships to students excelling in sports if javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra secures a gold medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics. With the final of the men's javelin throw scheduled on Thursday, all eyes are on Chopra to clinch a gold medal.

pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati has now become a major sensation across the world after a small fiasco that made the world know his name, but for all the weird reasons. According to previous ET reports, Anthony Ammirati's 'private parts' touched the crossbar of the pole vault arena, when he was taking his final jump of the qualifying event.

Food that goes uneaten at the Paris Olympics is helping those in need around the French capital

Mijain Lopez has gone out on top. The 41-year-old Cuban defeated Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile 6-0 in the 130-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to win his fifth consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. He's the first Olympic athlete to win gold in the same event at five consecutive Games, and the first wrestler to win five gold medals.

Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024, 2008 Beijing medallist Vijender Singh has voiced his concerns, calling the situation a «huge conspiracy against India.» Speaking exclusively to India Today on August 7, Vijender criticised the decision that barred Phogat from competing in the gold-medal bout against Sarah Hildebrandt of the United States. Phogat was found to be 150 grams over the permissible weight limit, which led to her disqualification. Vijender expressed his frustration, suggesting that the disqualification was part of a broader scheme to undermine Indian wrestlers. “The way she has performed is worth appreciating. Maybe some people couldn’t digest the happiness. We can reduce five to six kilograms in one night, so what’s the problem with 100 grams? I feel that someone had some problems, and so the step to disqualify was taken. She should have been given a chance to reduce the 100 grams,” Vijender told India Today. The disqualification means that Vinesh, who had earlier confirmed India’s fourth medal in Paris by defeating Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman in the semifinals, will return empty-handed. Phogat had achieved a significant victory on August 6 by ending Japan’s Yui Susaki's 82-match unbeaten streak, but her Olympic campaign was abruptly cut short.

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Vinesh Phogat was taken to a hospital in Paris on Wednesday, August 7, after being disqualified from the women’s 50kg final at the Paris Olympics. She fainted from dehydration, sources report. Vinesh was disqualified for exceeding the weight limit by 150 grams during the weigh-in on the competition’s second day. Although she was set to compete for the gold medal, she missed the weigh-in. Vinesh is currently stable and resting in the polyclinic at the Olympic Village. The Indian team cannot appeal the decision. Despite the best efforts of Vinesh, her coaches, and support staff, including drastic measures like cutting her hair and attempting to draw blood, they couldn't meet the weight requirement.

Hema Malini on Wednesday expressed surprise and disappointment at Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Paris Olympics for being 100 grams overweight. «It is very surprising, and it feels strange that she was disqualified for being 100 gm overweight. It is important to keep the weight in check. It is a lesson for all of us. I wish she could lose that 100 gm quickly, but she would not get an opportunity,» Malini said.

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to make a statement regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from Paris Olympics in Lok Sabha at 3pm on Wednesday. In a big blow to India's medal hopes from the wrestling arena, grappler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday was disqualified from the 50 kg women's wrestling event. Vinesh was scheduled to take on United States's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the Gold Medal watch. A statement issued by the Indian Olympic contingent said that Phogat had tipped the scales above the 50 kg mark and was disqualified.

Sam Watson, 18-year-old, set a speed climbing world record of 4.75 seconds at the Olympics. At a speed climbing event, spectators must be vigilant as athletes can scale the 15-meter wall in around five seconds. Climbing first appeared at the Tokyo Games in 2021, having been introduced to the Olympic radar at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in 2018. The sport, along with skateboarding and surfing, aimed to attract younger audiences. It will continue to be part of the program for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics.

It’s not just Simone Biles — a number of gymnasts and coaches are speaking out about the “weird and awkward” atmosphere during the individual balance beam final at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday.

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.

Luana Alonso, was sent back home from the ongoing action at the Paris Olympics after reports that her breathtaking beauty was distracting the players in her own team. She lost her Olympics village privileges after being called back by her home country from the Paris Olympics, as she was apparently distracting her own teammates during the events. Alonso, due to her beauty, had won many hearts at the Paris Olympics, mostly, the athletes at the Paris Olympics, and that proved quite costly for her, as her teammates could not handle her beauty, says a Blast report. After her return to Paraguay, Alonso shocked everyone by announcing her retirement from swimming. What her future plans are, have still not been extensive revealed yet.

Olympic controversy has somehow hit the news, this time around Ethan Katzberg, a hammer-thrower from Canada, who recently grabbed a gold medal for the nation, beating formidable athletes from Germany and Australia. With this win, Canada's most awaited gold medal came after waiting for more than half a century, with the last one coming back in 1956.

Armand Duplantis of Sweden made headlines on Monday as he shattered his own world record, clinching the pole vault gold medal at the Paris Olympics. In a thrilling conclusion to the fifth day of track and field events at the Stade de France, Duplantis soared over a height of 6.25 meters, surpassing his previous world record of 6.24 meters set at the Xiamen Diamond League in April. The crowd of 69,000 erupted in applause as the Swedish pole vaulter achieved this remarkable feat, marking his ninth world record-breaking performance. Following his victory, he emulated the shooting pose of Turkish athlete Yusuf Dikec, who gained viral fame for his silver medal performance at the Paris Games. Dikec’s reaction to Duplantis’s success further highlights the camaraderie and shared celebration among athletes.

Prakash Padukone observed that shooter Manu Bhaker excelled in the Paris Olympics partly due to the absence of intense pressure. He noted that Bhaker's success in shooting stemmed from not being among the favorites, a factor which often shields athletes from the debilitating pressure experienced by frontrunners. Padukone highlighted that many of India's past Olympic medals have come from athletes who were not expected to perform at such a high level, benefiting from the lack of pressure on their performances. «One of the reasons why Manu Bhaker has done well in shooting because she was not among the favorites. People who are favorites are always under pressure and have not done so well as expected. Most of our medals even in the earlier Olympics have come from people whom we have not expected anything because there is no pressure,» he said. «Olympics is all about handling pressure. All the more important it is more to pay attention to the mind...to train your mind...to do yoga..to do mediation,» he said.

PARIS – The Maple Leaf was not raised on Day 10 of the Paris Olympics after Canadian athletes were held off the podium for the first time at the Games.

The Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black development group for $125 million