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Olympics 2024: Paris, the city of love bids adieu, next stop Los Angeles

The gigantic Stade de France resembled a concert hall hosting a party to celebrate the fortnight of sporting excellence as a breathtaking closing ceremony -- that featured astonishing mid-air action -- drew curtains on the Olympic Games in the City of Love and passed on the baton to Los Angeles. The nearly four-hour-long innovative opening ceremony over River Seine had showcased the architectural wonders of the city and the country's rich heritage, and the closing ceremony was also enchanting, watched by close to 75,000 spectators. The two-hour-long show, created by Thomas Jolly, began with a musical performance as an ode to the Games' host city. French singer Zaho de Sagazan sang the famous 'Sous le ciel de Paris'. Meanwhile, coming from the iconic Louvre museum, a torchbearer seizes the lantern that contains the Olympic Flame and sets off to the Stade de France. PTI AT AM The closing ceremony celebrated the power of diversity and solidarity: just like the Olympics Games, which is

US ties China in Olympics gold medal count after women's hoops win

The U.S. women's basketball team held off France on Sunday to win gold in the final event of the Paris Olympics, and that hardware was needed for the Americans to tie China for the most with 40. The U.S. easily won the total medal count with 126. Aside from the 40 gold, the Americans won 42 silver and 44 bronze. The U.S. lost a bronze medal Sunday when the International Olympic Committee said it was reallocating the bronze given to Jordan Chiles in the women's floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu. U.S. Olympic officials are appealing. China came in second in the total medal race with 91. China won 40 gold, 27 silver and 24 bronze. Japan was a distant third with 20 gold medals, 45 overall. Great Britain won 65 medals, but only 14 were gold for an overall ranking of seventh. The medal rankings are done by gold, and the last time the U.S. didn't top the standings was at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, when the Americans finished second to China, 48-36. The U.S. has won the most overall

Olympics 2024: Cities and countries makes subtle case to host 2036 Olympics

If historic river settings are the new must-have accessory for Olympic host cities, then Istanbul's mayor wants the IOC to know his city has one. If the key to getting the 2036 Summer Games is having hosted world championships in top-tier Olympic sports, then Qatar can point to its track record over the past decade. If winning over the International Olympic Committee is about ambition, finance and relationship-building, then India's project backed by the Ambani family and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is well placed. Saudi Arabia is following a similar path and in Paris sealed an Esports Olympic Games hosting deal with the IOC for 12 years, beyond the next Summer Games that is available to be awarded. If the 2036 Olympics must go to Asia a logical option to follow Paris, Los Angeles in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032 then Indonesia will push its case as a fast-emerging economy of 280 million people. In Paris, interested parties discreetly made their case for hosting the Olympics in a .

Olympics: Pak javelin thrower Nadeem's father-in-law to gift him a buffalo

Pakistan might be showering its Olympic gold medallist, Arshad Nadeem with cash awards and other valuable prizes but his father-in-law has decided to gift the burly javelin thrower a buffalo as it goes well with the rural upbringing and tradition. Muhammad Nawaz told the local media in Nadeem's village on Sunday that gifting a buffalo is considered "very valuable" and "honourable" in their village. Nadeem won the javelin throw event in Paris with an Olympic Games record of 92.97 metres, pushing India's Neeraj Chopra to second spot. "Nadeem also takes great pride in his roots and despite the success, his home still remains his village and he still lives with his parents and brothers," said Nawaz. The father-in-law added that he had four sons and three daughters, and his youngest daughter, Ayesha, was married to Nadeem. Nawaz also disclosed that the couple has two sons and a daughter. Hailing from the rural area of Khanewal in Punjab, Nadeem had very limited means to train and trav

Extraordinary Paris Olympics 2024 draws to a close with spectacular show

The gigantic Stade de France resembled a concert hall hosting a party to celebrate the fortnight of sporting excellence as a breathtaking closing ceremony brought the curtains down on the Paris Olympics with a spectacular show, passing on the baton to Los Angeles for the next edition. While the nearly four-hour-long innovative opening ceremony held on the River Seine had showcased the architectural wonders of the city and the country's rich heritage, the closing ceremony was equally enchanting in the way it ebbed and flowed with the mood of the evening, with a fair sprinkling of Hollywood, including mega star Tom Cruise, adding to the vibrancy. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said: "These were sensational Olympic Games from start to finish. The Games showed us what greatness we humans are capable of. You embraced each other, you respect each other even if your countries were divided by war and conflict. Thanking you for making believe in a better world for

Olympics 2024: Check out India's final position in medals tally at Paris

India in the 2024 Paris Olympics finished 23 spot lower than they did at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Visitors to Paris museums, restaurants up 25%: France tourism minister

Tourism Minister Olivia Gregoire said that the number of people staying at hotels in French cities hosting Olympic events had risen 16%

Paris blues

India had many near misses at Olympics

Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights: USA finishes as table toppers; China and Japan at second and third

Denmark defeats Germany 39-26 in men's handball Gold medal match. Check all the highlights of day 16 here

Olympics 2024: China's women's TT team helps secure their 300th Gold

China won the women's team event in table tennis at the Paris Games on Saturday for the country's 300th gold medal in Olympic history. China beat Japan 3-0 in the final for its fifth consecutive gold in the women's team event, a feat that the men had also achieved on Friday. Each of us went all out today and played every position well, No. 1-ranked Sun Yingsha said. South Korea took the bronze with a 3-0 win over Germany, its first medal in the team event since the Beijing Games in 2008. China is the dominant force in table tennis, sweeping the five Olympic gold medals in Paris, with the other victories coming in the men's and women's singles tournaments and in the mixed doubles event. China has won 37 of the 42 gold medals awarded in table tennis since the sport was added to the Olympic program at Seoul in 1988.

Olympics 2024: Wembanyama puts world on notice despite Silver finish

Victor Wembanyama's first Olympics ended with tears, not gold. But he put the U.S. and the rest of the international basketball community for that matter on notice that he has arrived. And he is only going to get better. The French star finished with 26 points and seven rebounds in a 98-87 men's basketball gold-medal game loss to the U.S. on Saturday. It was the second straight Olympic silver for France, which also finished behind the U.S. in Tokyo in 2021. It capped a dream run at the Paris Games for the 20-year-old, 7-foot-4 star who was the NBA's Rookie of the Year this season. But as he stood after leaving the medal ceremony, he said the experience has only inspired him get back. I'm going to enjoy the moment, he said, clutching his silver medal. I'm proud of my teammates. I'm proud of having what we've done here in France in front of our fans. I'm going to let it all soak in. Wembanyama wasn't shy about saying in the leadup to the Olympics that he hoped France would get a

Olympic 2024: Triumphs that inspired, defeats that taught Indian contingent

The 33rd Olympics games in Paris recorded most numbers of fourth place finish for India

A look at all Indian Olympic medal winners over the years, check full list

Indian athletes have also been taking part in the Games since 1900 and have had a total of 41 medal winners so far. The most recent one being Aman Sehrawat's bronze in Paris

Paris Olympics 2024: Closing ceremony live time (IST); where to stream

The closing ceremony will be held at Stade de France on August 11 at 12:30 AM (Aug 12). This is the same stadium that hosted most of the athletic events over the two weeks

Olympics 2024: Uzbekistan dominated Olympic boxing after coach's life saved

Uzbekistan's beloved head boxing coach was revived from apparent cardiac arrest by two members of Britain's training staff after celebrating his team's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, his fighters confirmed. The Uzbek team went on to win five golds more than any Olympic team in the last 20 years in tribute to Tulkin Kilichev, who is recovering in a Paris hospital. (Kilichev) is more than a coach or a father, in fact, Bakhodir Jalolov said after winning his second super heavyweight gold medal. He has raised us. He educated us. He has transmitted the sports spirit to us. He has been with me in my heart, and tomorrow we will be going to visit him in the hospital. Kilichev fell ill backstage after flyweight Hasanboy Dusmatov won Uzbekistan's first gold medal Thursday. According to GB Boxing, team doctor Harj Singh and physical therapist Robbie Lillis found Kilichev in life-threatening distress. They performed CPR on the coach, and Lillis also used a defibrillator, the team ...

Olympics 2024: Indian hockey players receive warm welcome at Amritsar

Elated family members and ecstatic fans on Sunday accorded a boisterous welcome to members of the Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey team at the Amritsar airport as celebratory dhol' drummed in the background. India clinched their second successive bronze medal in the Olympics, beating Spain 2-1 at the Paris Games. Right after their touchdown, family members greeted the players with garlands and warm hugs, before accepting congratulations from the state political leaders such as minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla. Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh was overwhelmed by the reception and wowed to better their performance in the future. We will do our best in future, so that this sport gets more love, said Harmanpreet, who hails from Timmowal village in Amritsar. The 28-year-old, who is fondly called Sarpanch', said he was fortunate to lead this Indian side, and in a wider message to the society he urged the youngsters to take up the sport, focu

Paris Olympics 2024: Check full list of medal winners from India

A series of 4th-place finishes for the Indian contingent also didn't help their cause as luck was not working in India's favour this time.

2024 Paris Olympics: The summer of near-misses for Indian contingent

From Manu Bhaker to Vinesh Phogat, check out the full list of Indian athletes who missed the podium finish by the barest margin

Paris Olympics 2024: Full schedule on August 11, live time and streaming

Starting from the women's marathon, the final day of the Paris Olympics will have some interesting matches to follow.

Wait gets longer: CAS decision on Vinesh Phogat's appeal to come on Aug 13

The ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will take another day before deciding on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification from the women's 50kg free-style final of the Olympic Games. The 29-year-old was disqualified for being 100gm overweight at the time on weigh-in on Wednesday. The much-anticipated verdict on her appeal was earlier due to be announced this evening. "The ad-hoc division of CAS has extended time till 6pm on August 11, 2024, for the Sole Arbitrator Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs. United World Wrestling & the International Olympic Committee to issue a decision," the IOA said in a statement. "The reasoned order will be issued at a later date," it added. According to an IOA source, the decision is likely to be made public only on August 13, two days after the conclusion of the Games in Paris.