Olympics News

India's Paris 2024 journey remained mixed as Paralympics punched above their weight to ease some of the pain caused by Olympians near-misses.

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

A funny interaction between India's Paralympics gold medallist Navdeep Singh and Bollywood star Rajpal Yadav has taken social media by storm.

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha on Tuesday insisted that its commitment to host the 2036 Summer Games "remained steadfast".

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.

The Indian Olympic Association's executive council meeting in New Delhi on Thursday is expected to be a heated affair with its members adding contentious items on the agenda.

In western Paris, the swimming pool where national hero Leon Marchand won four gold medals at this summer's Olympics in the French capital is being stripped down and prepared for a move.

IOA President PT Usha has issued a show cause notice to the body's Treasurer Sahdev Yadav following a complaint that his election violates the country's National Sports Code.

Indian wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat has slammed IOA president PT Usha for 'pretending' to support her after the failed weigh-in incident in Paris Olympics.

Paralympics: From 4 medals in 2016, India have won 19 medals in Tokyo and 29 in Paris with 18th place finish

The Indian Paris Paralympics contingent touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday.

Speaking exclusively to NDTV after a triumphant return, Manu Bhaker reckoned that the double bronze feat at the Paris Olympics has brought a 'wave of new opportunities and responsibilities'.

Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the bronze medal for India in the women's 400m T20 category final race at the Paris Paralympics 2024.

The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a "historic summer".

Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh on Sunday became the first Indian to be elected as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Paralympics 2024 September 7 Highlights: Navdeep and Simran won a medal each in their respective disciplines to take India's overall tally of medals to 29.