Searched for
1948 SUMMER OLYMPICS
National Sports Day 2024: Theme, date, and significance in IndiaNational Sports Day is celebrated annually on August 29th in India, marking the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand. This day emphasizes...- Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity, take a look at the athlete gender breakdownThe 2024 Paris Olympics aim for gender parity with a 50-50 split among over 11,000 athletes. Some sports still have more men's events, but ...
- Olympics isn’t just a sports event, it’s a movementLast month, World Athletics (WA) made an announcement to reward every Paris Olympics Gold medallist with a cash award of $50,000. While man...
- What happens when Olympics and politics collide?Hundreds of athletes have come to an Olympic Games and never returned to the home nation they represented in the pool, on the mat or on the...
- Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of Kim Jong Un's sister unclearSome say Kim Jong Un may have demoted his sister over general policy failures. Others, however, believe he could be worried about her rapid...
- Remembering Ashwini Kumar – The brilliant police officer and great sports administratorKumar’s police career began in 1942 when he joined the Imperial Police (I.P.) at the age of 22. The Service was a precursor to the present ...
- Tokyo 1940: The missing OlympicsIn 1940, Tokyo was set to host the summer Games but they were cancelled. 80 years later, the city finds itself in a similar situation, alth...
- Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' creates history, becomes first Bollywood film to release in Saudi ArabiaThe Reema Kagti-directed film is the second movie after Rajinikanth's 'Kaala' to hit the theatres in the Gulf country.
- Twitter unveils emoji inspired by India's first Olympic gold medal for Akshay Kumar's 'Gold'The special emoji will be active till August 16.
- Centre set to study feasibility of bidding for 2032 OlympicsIf the ambitious move takes concrete shape and passes muster with the political leadership, the National Capital Region would be the automa...
Load More
