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Teams of technical officials selected by World Archery for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Indranil Datta of India and Britain's Kathy Lipscomb are set to chair teams of technical officials for archery competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, respectively.

year.The 37-year-old will be supported by deputy Guillermina Garcia of Mexico and Brazilian director of shooting


Los Angeles 2028 chairman Wasserman gives emotional speech about Ukraine and Israel at IOC Session

  • Los Angeles 2028

A speech by Los Angeles 2028 chairman Casey Wasserman at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session where he called on support for Ukraine and expressed his horror at the terrorist attack on Israel earlier this month left opinion divided here today.

Islamist group a day after waves of its fighters broke through the heavily fortified border on October 7, shooting



Concert featuring K-pop stars marks 100 days to go to Gangwon 2024

  • Gangwon 2024

A concert featuring performances from K-pop groups Itzy and RIIZE helped mark 100 days to go until the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games are due to begin.

Co-Presidents Lee Sang-hwa, a double Olympic speed skating champion and Jin Jong-oh, a four-time Olympic shooting


Maharashtra Chief Minister hosts Bach before IOC Session and Olympic Forest Network plans launched in Odisha

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has met with Maharashtra State Chief Minister Eknath Shinde prior to the upcoming Session here, and the organisation has further strengthened its ties with India through a restoration project in Odisha as part of the Olympic Forest Network.

Odisha Forest Department, the Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust and The Habitats Trust.India's Olympic shooting


Azerbaijan target largest Olympic team at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Sports officials in Azerbaijan are hoping that their team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be the biggest in the nation's history and emulate pre-pandemic levels of performance.

Azerbaijan won three medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships held in Baku but not in Olympic

disciplines ©ITGApart from Zemfira Meftaxetdinova's women’s skeet shooting gold at Sydney 2000, the majority

general Azer Aliyev told insidethegames.Although Azerbaijan won their three medals at the International Shooting


Los Angeles proposes five new sports for 2028 Olympics programme

  • Los Angeles 2028

Los Angeles has proposed five new sports for the programme for the 2028 Olympic Games - baseball and softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash.

equestrian, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing, shooting


Olympic champion Bindra speaks of pride for India's Hangzhou 2022 performance

  • Hangzhou 2022

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra has praised India's athlete delegation from the Asian Games after the country posted a record medal haul here.

It has been the most sensational performance," Beijing 2008 shooting gold medallist Bindra told Indian

most successful sport, with the team winning 29 medals ©Getty ImagesIndia's best performances came in shooting

and athletics.While shooting topped the country's charts with seven victories, athletics saw the most


Philip Barker: An Olympic passage to India 40 years ago

  • Inside the Blogs

The Olympic spotlight falls on India this month as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session is set to begin in Mumbai.

who had not participated in the FIFA World Cup.There was also uncertainty over the location for the shooting


OCA Acting President Singh's daughter continues shooting legacy at Hangzhou 2022

  • Hangzhou 2022

Rajeshwari Kumari has continued the legacy of her father, Randhir Singh, by winning an Asian Games shooting

without a handful of security guards convoying with him and he needed to gain permission to go to the shooting

There are great memories from the rich past of me shooting the Olympics and the Asian Games."

at the Asian Games when he triumphed at Bangkok 1978.India amassed 22 medals of all colours in the shooting


Home crowd roars for Chinese Taipei in late 3x3 basketball glory at Hangzhou 2022

  • Hangzhou 2022

The home crowd cheered just as loudly for Chinese Taipei as they did China in a rousing set of 3x3 basketball finals here at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games before an athletics dispute broke out between India and the host nation on day eight of competition.

South Koreans Choi Gwang-ho and Jung Cheol-won did the same in the men's.China dominated the day's shooting



Adekoya pips Naser to Asian Games glory after duo return from doping bans

  • Hangzhou 2022

Kemi Adekoya overcame Salwa Eid Naser to claim the women’s 400 metres title at the Asian Games here just months after the two Nigerian-born Bahraini sprinters returned to the track after serving doping bans.

won the men’s synchronised 3m springboard title with 422.55.The hosts also claimed the only gold in shooting



Zhang on fire as hosts China surpass 100 golds on day six of Hangzhou 2022

  • Hangzhou 2022

Red-hot Zhang Yufei spearheaded China’s swimming sensations by securing her sixth title in the pool on a day where the hosts exceeded 100 gold medals across the sports at the Asian Games here.

Jepchumba of Bahrain posted a personal best time of 31:43.73 to seal top spot.China struck twice in shooting

10m air pistol final and a victory for Du Linshu in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition.The shooting