Olympics 2024 News

Swapnil Kusale won bronze at Paris Olympics 2024 in the 50m rifle three positions event, but has set his goals even higher now.

The iron pieces embedded in the centre of each Olympic medal weigh 18 grams (about two-thirds of an ounce).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) told AFP Monday that the "defective medals" from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be replaced with identical models.

American swimming legend Gary Hall Jr, winner of 10 Olympic medals, lost his prized possession in the massive wildfires in Los Angeles, California.

Lovlina Borgohain is not yet eyeing the LA Olympics in 2028, with more immediate goals set.

While India have submitted a letter of intent to host the 2036 Olympics, it faces certain challenges before it can have a legitimate say.

Manu Bhaker, double Olympic medallist shooter, is in news after reports claimed the champion shooter's name was missing from the list of nominated athletes for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

In August, Manu Bhaker became independent India's first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics

While India's renowned badminton stars missed out on Olympic medals, Indai won five medals at Paralympics 2024.

New York, located nearly 3,000 miles away from Los Angeles, may be the venue for cricket at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman said games organisers in the staunchly Democratic California metropolis were confident of working smoothly with the incoming Trump administration.

The Indian women's hockey team failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024.

According to Manu Bhaker, who won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics 2024, there were 'quite some haters' who commented negatively on the ramp walk.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, India played brilliantly till the semi-finals but faltered in the last four stage. However, India rose to the challenge in the bronze medal match to beat Spain 2-1

Manu also shared the origin story of her introduction to shooting, and that the sport had been introduced to her while she was bunking a class in school.

Usha on Monday said that it was "deeply concerning" that the EC members failed to honour Olympic medallists and accused the Finance Committee of blocking funds.

The IOA had planned to award each individual medallist between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore, with coaches receiving Rs 15 lakh to Rs 25 lakh as part of the official felicitation.

The new rings, which the International Olympic Committee is expected to pay for, would be lighter versions of the originals and less prominent, according to a deputy Paris mayor, Pierre Rabadan.