Paris to host 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles gets 2028 games
Other Sports | September 14, 2017 12:48 ISTThis is the first time that the International Olympic Committee has granted two Summer Olympics at once.
This is the first time that the International Olympic Committee has granted two Summer Olympics at once.
In the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Khashaba Jadhav created history by becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in Wrestling.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is close to taking a decision regarding a bid to include cricket, in its Twenty20 format, in the 2024 Olympic Games, its Chief Executive Officer Dave Richardson has said.
Asserting that that countries ought to advance a culture of games for building peace and collaboration among individuals and nations, India has called for concerted action to prevent corruption, violence and drug abuse from permeating
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday brought the Olympic flag in the Japanese capital, the host city of the 2020 Olympic Games. It will be the second time when summer Olympics will be held in
India's medal hopes received a much-needed shot in the arm with shuttler Kidambi Srikanth beating World No. 5 Jan Jorgensen of Denmark to advance to the quarterfinals of the men's singles badminton event at the Rio Olympics here today.
New Delhi: Star shooter Abhinav Bindra has decided to quit the Target Olympic Podium Committee, which selects Olympic medal prospect Indian athletes for availing government funds for top class training in the run up to
Bengaluru: Not-for-profit organisation Olympic Gold Quest hoped that at least 25 of the 70 sportspersons they are currently supporting will qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.Speaking at a media conference here
Beijing: Spanish football club Valencia has entered into an agreement with United Nations Women (UN Women) to promote gender equality.The agreement signed in May saw Valencia and UN women announce their partnership to promote gender
New Delhi: Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela today qualified for next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after clinching a 10m air rifle bronze in the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) in Changwon, Korea.After qualifying fifth
Bangkok: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief , Thomas Bach, urged delegates to approve a wide-ranging revamp of the Olympic Games, which is likely to include a shake-up of the sports and the introduction of
Mumbai: Amid apprehension that the World Chess Championship title contest between reigning champion Magnus Carlsen and former winner Vishwanathan Anand could be postponed, the Indian ace is hoping the rematch would go ahead and be
London, Aug 10: Their reputation in tatters, Indian hockey team would look to salvage at least one victory from their disastrous Olympic Games campaign that has pushed them into a playoff to avert the bottom
New Delhi, Jul 11: The onset of every Olympics gives rise to bittersweet feelings among India's vast numbers of field hockey fans, with their pride in past gold medal performances accompanied by introspection about what
New Delhi, July 10: Hit hard by one of the biggest doping scandals in the run-up to the Olympic Games, India's athletics team, including a couple of medal hopefuls, would hope to seek solace and
Colorado Springs, Colorado Jul 10: United States national team goalkeeper Hope Solo received a public warning Monday from the U.S.Anti-Doping Agency after she tested positive for the banned substance Canrenone in a urine test.Solo has
London, Jul 8: Officials have shut the main highway linking London and Heathrow Airport for emergency repairs, less than three weeks before tens of thousands of extra visitors descend on the city for the Olympic
Paris, Jul 6: Guard Tony Parker can play for European runner-up France in the Olympic Games after San Antonio Spurs medics agreed he has fully recovered from an eye injury.Parker suffered a scratch to his
London, Jun28: There will be amazing performances and memorable scenes all over Britain this summer. And only some of them will involve medals.Many of the world's top athletes will compete in the Olympics this summer,
London, Apr 18: Wednesday 18 April marks the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
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