Page 27 - Olympic Games News

Paris Olympics 2024: India's rifle shooters in medal contention on July 27

In badminton, Lakshya Sen and the star doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will also begin their quest to finish on top of the podium

Chinese-Chilean TT player set to make Olympics debut at 58 in Paris

Zeng is currently the 151st-ranked table tennis player. She is part of Chile's national team, beating Dominican Eva Pea Brito in her debut

Taliban escapee turns break-dancer at Paris Olympics after 3 years

For Manizha Talash, all women in Afghanistan are role models for the suffering they are going through every day of their lives.

Arson, malicious attacks disrupt train lines in France ahead of Olympics

Around 250,000 travellers were affected by disruptions caused by the Paris train attack on the eve of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Indian hockey team take on NZ as they eye successive medals in Olympics

While of late India have gradually dropped from third to the seventh spot in the world, rankings are never never a fair measurement in modern day hockey.

Paris Olympics 2024: Do Olympics medals shine with a touch of real gold?

As world-class athletes compete for glory, one question may pop up about whether the coveted gold medals contain just gold. Check all you need to know about Paris Olympics 2024 medals here

Indian shooters aim to break nation's 12-year medal drought in Paris

The National Shooting Federation NRAI chose current form over pedigree to pick the squad for the mega event and it will be hoping they hit the bullseye at the National Shooting Centre here.

Sai Ashok set to become youngest Indian to officiate boxing events in Paris

The 32-year-old is only the fourth Indian since 1904 to officiate at the Olympics and the first to have represented the country as a player and an official at a World Championship event.

Paris Olympics 2024 India shooting contingent, full Schedule Live Streaming

Manu Bhaker will be looking to make amends after a timid outing in the Tokyo 2020 Games. Check Olympics 2024 India's shooting full schedule, live timings (IST), live streaming and telecast details

Olympics 2024: 78-member Indian contingent to take part in opening ceremony

Besides Sindhu and Sharath Kamal, who will be the flag-bearers, other prominent athletes include archer Deepika Kumari, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, table tennis player Manika Batra among others

Vegan Tuna to Daal-roti: Indian athletes' diet at Paris Olympics 2024

There will be separate stalls available in Paris with classic Indian dishes along with new-age dishes for all Indian athletes and travelling fans during the 15-day period of the tournament.

Olympic bans: A list of countries that were excluded from past Games

In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Russia and Belarus have been banned from participating in the games due to the Ukraine war. But they are not the first to face such a ban.

Olympics: India contingent full list, schedule date-wise (IST), streaming

Check Everything you need to know about India at Olympics (schedule, live match timings - IST) here

Paris Olympics 2024: Rain threat looms over grand opening ceremony

According to the Weather Channel, there is 35 per cent chance of rainfall, staring 7 PM Paris time (10:30 PM IST). Check Paris weather hourly rain forecast here

Why is Paris 2024 Olympics set to be the greenest Olympics in history

Paris Olympics 2024 will largely depend on renewable energy sources, including geothermal and solar power; France has put in place several environmentally friendly initiatives

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony live timings (IST), streaming in India

The Olympics 2024 opening ceremony will begin at 7:30 PM local time (11 PM IST) today and conclude at 11:15 PM local time (3 AM IST on Saturday).

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony Highlights: Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu fly the IND flag in the parade

This will be the first time when a parade of nations will not take place in a stadium but on the Seine River. Check Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony live updates and live streaming details here.

Paris trains hit by sabotage hours before Olympics opening ceremony

Nearly 800,000 passengers are said to be affected due to cancellations

With Paris Olympics set to open, organisers brace for hacker onslaught

A collection of government, private-sector and Olympic cybersecurity specialists have spent months preparing

Paris Olympics 2024: France to kick off games under tight security

Some 45,000 police, 10,000 soldiers and 2,000 private security staff will ensure the safety of the parade along the river Seine, its banks and surrounding monuments