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Host France slips to fifth place with 62 medals, including 16 gold, 24 silver and 22 bronze

Says all these years his life had revolved around hockey and now that he has retired, he doesn't know what he will do

Gets a befitting welcome as thousands of fans cheered and jostled to get a glimpse of the athelete, who won the javelin throw gold

The Olympic Order is the highest honour bestowed by the IOC, recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Olympic Movement.

Hyderabad paddler Sreeja Akula reached the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles event at the Paris Olympics, also delivered a strong performance in the women’s team event, despite the Indian team’s quarterfinal loss to Germany.

Sreenidi Deccan FC announced the signing of a Panamanian winger Angel Gabriel Orelien Gonzalez ahead of the upcoming I-League 2024-25 season.

The 29-year-old was disqualified for being 100gm overweight at the time on weigh-in on Wednesday.

The tournament is slated to be held in two cities — Sylhet and Mirpur, with warm-up round scheduled to commence on September 27

Aman entered the Olympics with hopes of winning gold, but his bronze medal is still a significant achievement. "I'm very happy and want to dedicate this medal to the country," Aman said. "Though I aimed for gold and was defeated in the semifinals, winning a medal on my Olympic debut is still special."

Harmanpreet and team members greeted with garlands and celebratory dhol as they made their way out of the arrivals at Indira Gandhi Airport

The 21-year-old's protest was aimed at drawing global attention to the plight of women under Taliban rule in her homeland

Khelif quickly took control, dominating the first two rounds with a commanding lead. Her aggressive strategy, fueled by the enthusiastic Roland Garros crowd, allowed her to dominate the bout. Despite Yang’s attempts to counter with her southpaw jab and sharp combinations, Khelif’s relentless pressure and powerful punches kept her opponent on the defensive.

Win 111 medals, including 33 gold, 39 silver and 39 bronze medals; China on second spot with 33 gold, 27 silver and 23 bronze medals for a total of 83

The hosts, led by Thierry Henry, struck early, thrilling the Parisian crowd. Spain swiftly responded with three quick goals before halftime, taking a 3-1 lead. Despite the deficit, France refused to back down on home soil.

India now have five bronze medals and a silver, which javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged on Thursday.

While the entire country awaits to hear the decision by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) to see whether Vinesh will be awarded the silver medal, one of the biggest sporting icons of India, Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to post his final thoughts

Vinesh Phogat's appeal will be represented by renowned senior counsels Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania before the CAS ad-hoc division. Salve will be joining the hearing online.

Modi asked him not to dwell on missing the gold medal and said very few athletes have the distinction of winning two Olympic medals.

Says it was the love of the family, locals and his fans that turned into Neeraj's greatest victory in two consecutive Olympics

Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time in their 11 face-offs to claim the Olympic gold medal with a sensational Games record of 92.97m

He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams and make our nation proud, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem breaks the Olympic Record in the men's javelin throw final with a monster heave of 92.97 metres

Aman, who had raised hopes of securing a place in the final following two big victories against celebrated opponents in the earlier rounds, was no match for the 28-year-old Higuchi -- the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist.

Preetham and Nithya clinches silver and bronze in the ongoing 40th Sub-Junior and 50th Junior National Aquatic Championship on Thursday.