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Are India ready to spring a surprise?

India men's hockey team faced setbacks post-2008 Olympics but aims for success in Paris, learning from past failures. New strategies and strong team dynamics key for medal hopes.

India will take on New Zealand in their first pool match on Saturday. (HI)

sports

Updated on Jul 26, 2024 05:00 AM IST

BySandeep Nakai

2 weightlifters lose London Olympic medals because of doping

The latest sanctions bring the total of London doping cases to 77, five more than at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to IOC statistics.

IOC disqualifies three Romanian weightlifters from 2012 London Olympics(File)

sports

Updated on Nov 25, 2020 09:38 PM IST

Associated Press | ByAssociated Press

India can reclaim hockey Olympic medal in Tokyo: Former captain Bharat Chetri

Chetri, who was part of the Indian team that finished last in 2012 London Olympics, said it is his belief that the past masters of the game can achieve something big in Tokyo.

Former captain Bharat Chetri was a goalkeeper with the Indian hockey team.(Image Courtesy: Hockey India)

sports

Updated on Jul 21, 2020 03:44 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Olympics postponed, Lin Dan calls time on glorious career

With the Tokyo Games delayed by a year, Lin Dan realised it would be too much to ask of his 36-year-old body, becoming the latest retirement—and probably the biggest—caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lin Dan celebrates after defeating Sameer Verma of India.(Getty Images)

sports

Updated on Jul 04, 2020 11:47 PM IST

NEW DELHI | BySandip Sikdar

Local sport easier to restart after virus, says health adviser

The Premier League is hoping to resume its season on June 8 as part of a plan labelled “Project Restart” while sports ministers in Germany have said the Bundesliga could return from the middle of next month.

People pass the German Bundesliga soccer club stadium 'Allianz Arena' in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2020.(AP)

sports

Updated on Apr 29, 2020 04:34 PM IST

London | ByAgence France-Presse

Winning pair on the badminton court, loving couple off it

After a few years in the Danish national badminton set up, where Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl became close friends, they realised that their friendship had grown into love.

Denmark’s Kamilla Rytter Juhl (left) and Christinna Pedersen with their daughter Molly.(HT Photo)

sports

Updated on Feb 07, 2020 10:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySandip Sikdar

Kobe Bryant’s relentless spirit inspired NBA fans, players

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant were among the nine people killed when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed in the hills above Calabasas.

A file photo of Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant.(REUTERS)

sports

Updated on Jan 27, 2020 08:29 AM IST

Washington | ByAgence France-Presse

Malaysia Masters: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu enter quarterfinals

Saina Nehwal, who had won the Indonesia Masters last year before going through a rough patch, dispatched Young 25-23, 21-12 after a thrilling 39-minute contest.

sports

Updated on Jan 09, 2020 01:38 PM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Boxer Sumit Sangwan gets one year ban for dope test failure

“Sumit Sangwan banned for 1 year with immediate effect for consuming the specified prohibited substance,” NADA DG Navin Agarwal posted on his Twitter handle.

Sumit Sangwan of India (L) in action with Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino of Brazil.(Getty Images)

sports

Updated on Dec 26, 2019 11:44 PM IST

New Delhi | ByIndo Asian News Service

Shooting is under pressure in England, says Olympic champion Peter Wilson

The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games organising committee’s decision to exclude shooting—a move that has drawn the ire of India—may not be directly connected to the decline of shooting in Britain, but Wilson says the sport definitely is “under huge pressure in England”.

File image of Peter Robert Russel Wilson of Great Britain(Getty Images)

sports

Published on Dec 01, 2019 09:18 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByNavneet Singh

Keen contest between Olympian wrestler and five-time MLA for hotseat Baroda

Both the Congress and the Janayak Janta Party (JJP) have fielded Jat candidates, which may lead to a division of Jat votes.

elections

Updated on Oct 20, 2019 03:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Baroda | BySaurabh Duggal

Ex-Olympic champion Li Xuerui bids adieu to int’l badminton

The 28-year-old Chinese shuttler won the gold medal in London Olympics in 2012 where she defeated Wang Yihan in the final in three games.

sports

Updated on Oct 19, 2019 07:05 AM IST

New Delhi | ByIndo Asian News Service

Amazing to see how Roger Federer has reinvented himself: Leander Paes

Federer on Monday announced that he will be participating in next year’s Tokyo Olympics, thus putting an end to speculation about his retirement.

sports

Updated on Oct 15, 2019 04:35 PM IST

Mumbai | ByIndo Asian News Service

Serena Williams Birthday: 6 interesting facts about women tennis’ biggest star

She currently has 23 Grand Slam titles and is just a single championship away from equalling Margaret Court’s record.

Serena Williams with the 2017 Australian Open trophy.(Getty Images)

sports

Updated on Sep 26, 2019 11:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Delhi | ByYASH BHATI

Boxing’s healing punch: Sarita Devi fights drug menace in her village through the sport

In 2012, after failing to qualify for the London Olympics, Sarita found herself spending time at her village after many years.

The ‘Sarita Regional Boxing Academy’ has now grown into a full-fledged training centre with 70 children(Hindustan Times)

sports

Updated on May 06, 2019 03:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAvishek Roy

PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth to lead India at Sudriman Cup

Four-time World Championships medallist Sindhu won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics while Saina won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics.

A file photo of PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal.(HT Photo)

sports

Updated on May 01, 2019 01:42 AM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Para archers given second floor rooms without lift

When HT visited the hostel on Wednesday afternoon, the elevator flashed an “out of service” sign on its electronic board, and a vaulting pole was blocking its entrance.

sports

Updated on Apr 17, 2019 11:11 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAjai Masand

IOC disqualifies a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist for doping

Valentin Hristov has been stripped of his third-place finish in the 56-kilogram class. His positive test, for oral turinabol, had been announced in December.

File image - Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan competes during the men's 56-kg weightlifting competition at the 2012 Olympics.(AP)

sports

Updated on Mar 29, 2019 04:45 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPTI

Pullela Gopichand hopes India will get badminton gold at 2020 Olympic Games

“In 2008 (Beijing Olympics) - the quarterfinal results was the biggest result, in 2012 (London Olympics) we had the first-ever bronze (Saina Nehwal), in 2016 (Rio Olympics) we had the first-ever silver (P V Sindhu) and, hopefully, 2020 (Tokyo Olympics) we will have the first-ever gold,” Pullela Gopichand said in Mumbai Monday.

File image of PV Sindhu, right, and Saina Nehwal, left, with their coach Pullela Gopichand.(AP)

sports

Updated on Jan 21, 2019 05:58 PM IST

Mumbai | ByPTI

Weightlifting: Two Olympic champions banned after tests reanalysed

Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Olympic -105kg gold medallist six years ago, and Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinov, who won the same category in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, both tested positive for anabolic steroids.

File image of Ruslan Nurudinov.(Reuters)

sports

Updated on Dec 24, 2018 11:38 PM IST

Paris | ByAFP

Mary Kom, chasing sixth world boxing title, determined to deliver again

The five-time world champion and London Olympic bronze medallist got a first round bye and will meet Kazakhstan’s Aigerim Kassenayeva in the 48kg contest.

New Delhi: Boxer MC Mary Kom during a practice session ahead of Women's World Boxing Championship.(PTI)

sports

Updated on Nov 18, 2018 01:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Supermom Mira Potkonen in quest of World Championship gold

Mira Potkonen took to boxing at the age of 27 to shed the post-pregnancy fat. She never thought she could master her pastime fitness drill to the extent that it would land her an Olympic medal, the country’s only medal from the 2016 Rio Olympics.

New Delhi, India - Nov. 16, 2018: Finland's Mira Potkonen (in Red) in a bout against Australian`s Anja Stridsman (in Blue) in Women's 60 kg category, during AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2018, at IG Stadium, in New Delhi.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

sports

Updated on Nov 16, 2018 06:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAvishek Roy

Sushil Kumar, Swapna Barman dropped from revised TOPS list

Sushil Kumar, who won bronze and silver medals respectively in 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics in 66kg freestyle category, crashed out in his first qualification bout at this year’s Jakarta Asian Games.

Swapna Barman won heptathlon gold for India at Asian Games 2018(REUTERS)

sports

Updated on Nov 15, 2018 08:10 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPTI

Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr critical, admitted to ICU

Balbir Singh was part of India’s first post-Independence hockey team that won gold in the 1948 London Olympics.

Balbir Singh Senior was part of India’s first post-Independence hockey team that won gold in the 1948 London Olympics.(Ravi Kumar / HT File Photo)

sports

Updated on Oct 04, 2018 07:25 AM IST

Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

Wrestler Sushil denied direct ticket to World Championships, to undergo trials

Sushil Kumar will compete at the national selection trials to be held next week to qualify for the World Championships in Budapest.

Jakarta: India's Sushil Kumar after losing the qualification round in the men's freestyle wrestling (74kg) at the Asian Games 2018, in Jakarta.(PTI)

sports

Updated on Sep 05, 2018 08:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByNavneet Singh

2018 Commonwealth Games: Aussie world champ Sally Pearson “gutted” after injury exit

The absence of Sally Pearson, Australia’s 100 metre hurdles world champion, is another blow for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast which have already been hit by a number of high-profile withdrawals.

Australia’s world champion 100 metres hurdler Sally Pearson carries the baton during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.(REUTERS)

sports

Updated on Apr 05, 2018 09:15 AM IST

Reuters, Gold Coast | ByReuters

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Latest from london olympics

India men's hockey team faced setbacks post-2008 Olympics but aims for success in Paris, learning from past failures. New strategies and strong team dynamics key for medal hopes.

The latest sanctions bring the total of London doping cases to 77, five more than at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, according to IOC statistics.

Chetri, who was part of the Indian team that finished last in 2012 London Olympics, said it is his belief that the past masters of the game can achieve something big in Tokyo.

With the Tokyo Games delayed by a year, Lin Dan realised it would be too much to ask of his 36-year-old body, becoming the latest retirement—and probably the biggest—caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Premier League is hoping to resume its season on June 8 as part of a plan labelled “Project Restart” while sports ministers in Germany have said the Bundesliga could return from the middle of next month.

After a few years in the Danish national badminton set up, where Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl became close friends, they realised that their friendship had grown into love.

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant were among the nine people killed when a helicopter they were travelling in crashed in the hills above Calabasas.

Saina Nehwal, who had won the Indonesia Masters last year before going through a rough patch, dispatched Young 25-23, 21-12 after a thrilling 39-minute contest.

“Sumit Sangwan banned for 1 year with immediate effect for consuming the specified prohibited substance,” NADA DG Navin Agarwal posted on his Twitter handle.

The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games organising committee’s decision to exclude shooting—a move that has drawn the ire of India—may not be directly connected to the decline of shooting in Britain, but Wilson says the sport definitely is “under huge pressure in England”.

Both the Congress and the Janayak Janta Party (JJP) have fielded Jat candidates, which may lead to a division of Jat votes.

The 28-year-old Chinese shuttler won the gold medal in London Olympics in 2012 where she defeated Wang Yihan in the final in three games.

Federer on Monday announced that he will be participating in next year’s Tokyo Olympics, thus putting an end to speculation about his retirement.

She currently has 23 Grand Slam titles and is just a single championship away from equalling Margaret Court’s record.

In 2012, after failing to qualify for the London Olympics, Sarita found herself spending time at her village after many years.

Four-time World Championships medallist Sindhu won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics while Saina won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics.

When HT visited the hostel on Wednesday afternoon, the elevator flashed an “out of service” sign on its electronic board, and a vaulting pole was blocking its entrance.

Valentin Hristov has been stripped of his third-place finish in the 56-kilogram class. His positive test, for oral turinabol, had been announced in December.

Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Olympic -105kg gold medallist six years ago, and Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinov, who won the same category in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, both tested positive for anabolic steroids.

The five-time world champion and London Olympic bronze medallist got a first round bye and will meet Kazakhstan’s Aigerim Kassenayeva in the 48kg contest.

Mira Potkonen took to boxing at the age of 27 to shed the post-pregnancy fat. She never thought she could master her pastime fitness drill to the extent that it would land her an Olympic medal, the country’s only medal from the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Sushil Kumar, who won bronze and silver medals respectively in 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics in 66kg freestyle category, crashed out in his first qualification bout at this year’s Jakarta Asian Games.

Balbir Singh was part of India’s first post-Independence hockey team that won gold in the 1948 London Olympics.

Sushil Kumar will compete at the national selection trials to be held next week to qualify for the World Championships in Budapest.

The absence of Sally Pearson, Australia’s 100 metre hurdles world champion, is another blow for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast which have already been hit by a number of high-profile withdrawals.

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