North News Chandigarh, August 14 Raising concerns about the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) statement regarding wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav criticised the central government on August 14. On August 7, Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics for being 100 grams overweight the permissable limit. This was just a few hours […]
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Lovish Chauhan North News Chandigarh, August 13 Vinesh Phogat was on the brink of achieving ultimate glory at the Paris Olympics when she was denied the chance to make history for India due to ‘rules.’ Vinesh missed out on an Olympic medal after failing the weigh-in for the 50kg final event on August 7. She […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 12 Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal, following her disqualification from an Olympic final for missing weight, could be resolved as late as Tuesday, according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a shared silver medal, following her disqualification from an Olympic final for […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 12 The two-week thrilling competition event that was the Paris Olympics finally came to an end on August 11, 2024. “With the biggest contingent ever, 117 athletes, India went to Paris with the expectation of touching the double-digit medal tally for the first time,” reported the Hindustan Times. It wasn’t easy, […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 10 Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, congratulated wrestler Aman Sehrawat for winning the Bronze Medal in the Men’s Freestyle 57 kg at the ongoing Olympics in Paris, France. In his post on X previously known as Twitter, the Prime Minister wrote “More pride thanks to our wrestlers! Congratulations to Aman Sehrawat for winning […]
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“We could not let slip another medal” North News Chandigarh, August 10 Aman Sehrawat shone brightest as the Indian wrestler dominated Puerto Rico’s Darien Toi Cruz to clinch the bronze medal in the Men’s 57kg Freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday. “Aman’s determination and grit, though, would not be broken, as the Indian […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 9 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday felicitated Olympic medal winner professional shooter Manu Bhaker, who called on him at his official residence. The Chief Minister congratulated Manu Bhaker and her family for her rare achievement in the Ongoing Paris Olympics. He said that by bagging two medals in […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on Friday for winning a silver medal in men’s javelin at the Paris Olympics 2024. “Neeraj Chopra is excellence personified! Time and again he’s shown his brilliance. India is elated that he comes back with yet another Olympic success. Congratulations to him on […]
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North News Chandigarh, August 9 The Indian men’s hockey team staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Spain 2-1, clinching the bronze medal at the Olympics, and giving a fitting farewell to veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who played his last international match on Thursday, the news portal Olympics.com reported. This victory marked India’s first back-to-back Olympic […]
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Neeraj Chopra wins silver North News Chandigarh, August 9 Neeraj Chopra delivered the second-best throw of his career, reaching 89.45m in the men’s javelin final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Chopra, was injured just months ahead of the competition. Despite his impressive performance, it wasn’t enough to secure the gold. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem set […]
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