Thursday, April 25, 2024

Topic: Olympics 2021

Neeraj Chopra: 121 years after 23 year old makes history

Neeraj Chopra won Gold in the Men’s Javelin Throw final to win Independent India’s first medal in Athletics on Saturday.

Casteist remarks shouldn’t happen: Vandana Katariya

"We are playing for the country… and whatever is happening… like casteist comments… whatever little I have heard, shouldn’t happen," Katariya told Indian Express.

India’s Ravi Dahiya takes home Olympic silver

Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya settled for the silver medal after losing the final of the men's freestyle 57kg weight class contest to two-time world champion Zavur Uguev of Russia at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.

Anna Kiesenhofer: From PhD in mathematics to being Olympics cycling champion

Winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria stunned herself and the whole world.

Simon Biles is not a quitter

“You have no idea what we are going through- I got a lot of great comments, like a lot of outpouring support and love, but I also got a lot of bad stuff,” says Simon Biles, on winning bronze in Tokyo Olympics, 2020. Biles has marked her Olympics return with bronze, after a mental health battle. She has won the bronze in the beam in the final to add to the silver she won in the team event.

PV Sindhu: India’s most accomplished athlete

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu became India's first woman double Olympic medallist, winning a hard-fought bronze against Chinese He Bingjiao, 21-13, 21-18.