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Indian women's and men's 4x400m relay teams qualify for Paris Olympics 2024

In the women's competition, the quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, M R Poovamma, Jyothika Sri Dandi and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes and 29.35 seconds to finish second

Olympics 2024: Big blow for India medal hopes! Nada suspends Bajrang Punia

According to reports, Punia failed to provide his urine sample for the selection trials at Sonepat on March 10, prompting NADA to issue the order suspending him from participation in any future events

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia indefinitely for not giving dope sample

Punia failed to provide his urine sample for the selection trials at Sonepat on March 10, prompting NADA to issue the order suspending him from participation in any future events

A city scarred by terrorism prepares an Olympic opening without walls

Since the 2015 deadly Islamist attacks, France has become sadly accustomed to terrorist threats and to soldiers patrolling its crowded squares and train stations

Paris will become no-fly zone to safeguard 2024 Olympic opening ceremony

The no-fly zone will extend for a radius of 150 kilometers (93 miles) around Paris, the civil aviation authority and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin have said

Vinesh Phogat secures women's 50kg category Paris Olympics quota for India

The 29-year-old Vinesh has now secured her third straight Olympic quota, having featured in Rio Games (2016) and in Tokyo (2020) earlier

Indian wrestlers to miss Asian Olympics qualifiers due to Dubai rains

Punia and Kalkal eventually managed to reach Bishkek after being stranded at Dubai international airport due to incessant rain and flooding, but they could not report for mandatory weigh-in on time

Paris Olympics opening ceremony on river Seine will last nearly 4 hours

A total of 205 delegations will parade on more than 80 boats on the Seine. The ceremony will drift slowly from east to west, bridge to bridge, snaking six kilometers (3.7 miles) from Pont d'Austerlitz

Olympics 2024: Uncertainty stares Russian athletes despite qualifying

The IOC expects that 36 Russian athletes and possibly as many as 54 will do well enough at qualifying events to compete in Paris

Paris 2024: Things to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece

It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens venue used for the first modern Olympics in 1896

Mary Kom steps down as Chef-de-Mission for upcoming Paris Olympics

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha announced that Mary Kom had asked to be relieved from her position in a letter addressed to her

Paris 2024: Neeraj Chopra to compete in Finland's Paavo Nurmi Games

The 26-year-old Chopra, who will begin his season in the Doha Diamond League Meeting on May 10, won a silver in the 2022 edition of the Paavo Nurmi Games with a throw of 89.30m

Paris Olympics 2024: Injuries are mentally challenging - Mirabai Chanu

I was delighted to be back in competition, I am training at 70 percent; everything is okay now; and recovery is good, says Mirabai Chanu

Paris Olympics: 'It's Nikhat's time, Lovlina needs to be more proactive'

Blas Iglesias Fernandez feels that Tokyo Games bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain's (75kg) chances will have to boil down Nikhat's level of aggression in the ring.

Sindhu opts out of Uber Cup; strong side for Thomas Cup title defence

Sindhu, who has played six tournaments since returning to action at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February, pulled out of the event to give herself more time to recover for Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics: Indian hockey team ready for Australian challenge

The away assignment offers the ideal chance for India to break their decade-long dry spell against Australia and secure a Test series win

Olympics 2024: Nikhat, Manika, Sreeshankar's abroad training plea cleared

Boxers Nikhat, Preeti Pawar, Parveen Hooda and Lovlina Borgohain will travel to Turkey for a foreign training camp along with their coaches and a physio, the ministry said in a statement.

49-kg category: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu qualifies for Paris Olympic 2024

Returning from a six-month injury lay off, Chanu lifted a total of 184kg (81kg+103kg) at the tournament, which is the final and a mandatory qualifier for the Paris Olympics.

Paris 2024: Hockey coach Fulton has no problems in India ahead of Olympics

Schopman had served as the head coach of the Indian women's hockey team while Fulton was in charge of the men's side

Paris 2024: Mirabai returns to competitive action after 6-month layoff

Chanu, who has been recuperating from hip tendonitis she suffered during the Asian Games in September last year, has all but qualified for the Paris Olympics