Paris, Aug 10 (IANS) Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the gold medal in the men's marathon event at the 2024 Games here on Saturday with a new Olympic record timing of 2:06:26. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, who was eyeing an unprecedented third consecutive top finish at the Olympics, failed to finish the marathon.
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) American sprinter Erriyon Knighton, embroiled in a doping controversy, finished fourth in the men's 200-metre final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. However, his abrupt departure from the media zone without taking interviews has only fueled further suspicion regarding his eligibility to compete.
Paris (France), Aug 9 (IANS) India’s athletics campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics came to a disappointing end as the men’s and women’s 4X400m relay teams failed to make it to the final rounds at the Stade de France on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised star athlete Neeraj Chopra for winning a silver medal in the men's javelin throw event in Paris on Thursday night and becoming the third Indian to claim medals in back-to-back Olympics.
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra's hopes of winning a second successive gold medal to add to his first from Tokyo failed to materialise and the Indian had to be satisfied with a silver medal in the men's javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics on Thursday night.
Paris, Aug 8 (IANS) India's top distance runner Avinash Sable could not keep up the pace and finished 11th in the men's 3000m steeplechase which was won by Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco in a season's best time of 8 minutes 06.05 seconds at the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday.
Paris, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian athletes Annu Rani and Sarvesh Kushare faced disappointments at the Paris 2024 Olympics, as both failed to advance to the finals in their respective events here on Wednesday.
Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) Defending Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra reached the final of the men's javelin throw event with a mighty throw of 89.34m in the first attempt of the Group B qualification in the Paris Olympics here at the Stade de France on Tuesday.
Paris, Aug 5 (IANS) Renowned distance runner Avinash Sable made history on Monday by becoming the first Indian to reach the final of the 3000m Steeplechase after finishing fifth in heat 2 of round 1 after clocking a time of 8:15.43 at the Stade de France here.
Paris, Aug 5 (IANS) Defending champions and India's biggest hope for a gold medal, Neeraj Chopra will be launching his campaign for the defence of his crown while the men's hockey team will take on Germany for a place in the final in highly anticipated clashes in Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
