WELLINGTON: New Zealand's most decorated Paralympian Sophie Pascoe announced Monday that she will not compete at the Paralympic Games in Paris, after becoming a mother. The 31-year-old announced the birth of her first child earlier this month. The elite swimmer, who has won 19 medals including 11 golds at four Paralympics, pulled out of this year's Games, running from August 28 to September 8. Although I'll miss the opportunity to represent New Zealand in Paris, this decision comes as a result o

CHENNAI: It was a historic day for Indian archery as the Indian men's recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav shocked reigning Olympic champions South Korea in a historic win to land an Archery World Cup gold medal after 14 years in Shanghai. In a battle between the top two seeds of the competition, India won 5-1 to take their gold medal count to five in the season-opening Stage 1 World Cup. Deepika Kumari, on her return to competitive archery, won the silver medal in

CHENNAI: Given the Delhi High Court instructions of March 7, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has decided not to hold trials to select wrestlers for the World Olympic Games Qualifier scheduled in Istanbul, Turkey from May 9 to 12. Instead, the federation has decided to send the wrestlers, who had competed in the Asian Olympic Games Qualifier in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan this month and could not earn quotas for the country. As per the court order, winners of the selection trials held on March 10

CHENNAI: Indian shooting is burning bright at the moment. Skeet shooter Maheshwari Chauhan became the latest to come under the spotlight with a quota-winning silver medal in the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship in Doha on Sunday. Like a woman possessed, she was in her element from the word go in the event, which was (as the name suggests) the final opportunity for the shooters to fetch the all-important quota. The skeet shooter didn't just get the quota, she aced it and narrowly mis

CHENNAI: CM MK Stalin on Sunday handed over a cheque for Rs 75 lakhs to Chess Grandmaster D Gukesh. Chess Grandmaster D Gukesh on Sunday met CM MK Stalin at his camp office, after winning the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament-2024. After congratulating him, Stalin handed over a cheque for R 75 lakh to the young grandmaster as a cash reward from the state government. The rising star thanked the state government for its encouragement and support. According to the press statement, the Tamil Nadu gov

CHENNAI: The long pending dispute between the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the sports ministry has been casting serious doubt on Indian wrestlers participation in the upcoming World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey from May 9 to 12. Expressing grave concerns over interference of the ministry in the WFIs affairs, the United World Wrestling (UWW) threatened that it would re-impose a temporary ban on the federation and this time even the athletes would be suspended. The letter

CHENNAI: When it comes to competition, the sport of shooting in India is as cutthroat as it can be. Ask the bunch who are currently part of the Olympic Selection Trial (OST). The margins are fine with the cream of sport vying for the all-important Olympic quotas. With the stakes as high as ever, the pressure is bound to be immense. All 37 rifle and pistol shooters, who are part of the trials, have mostly abandoned their daily comforts to come this far. It's a very relatable narrative where famil

SHANGHAI: India trounced Italy 236-225 in the women's compound team event to win their first gold at the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai here on Saturday. The team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, who qualified as top seed, dropped just four points from 24 arrows to down sixth seeded Italy in a handsome margin and open their account in the season-opening global showpiece. In the first three ends of six arrows each, Jyothi, Aditi and Parneet missed the perfect

CHENNAI: The long pending dispute between the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the sports ministry has been casting serious doubt on Indian wrestlers' participation in the upcoming World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey from May 9 to 12. Expressing grave concerns over interference of the ministry in the WFI's affairs, the United World Wrestling (UWW) threatened that it would re-impose a temporary ban on the federation and this time even the athletes would be suspended. The lett