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1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS
End of an era: Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh diesIndia's sporting world mourns the passing of Randhir Singh. He was a distinguished Olympian and a respected administrator. Singh achieved h...
1972 Munich Olympics bronze medal-winning hockey goalkeeper Manuel Frederick diesManuel Frederick, a celebrated former Indian hockey goalkeeper, has passed away in Bengaluru. He was 78. Frederick was part of the 1972 Mun...
VK Malhotra: Indian archery's godfather and IOA's former stop-gap chiefVeteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who passed away at 93, was a pivotal sports administrator. He introduced and nurtured archery in I...
Dr Vece Paes, the hockey Olympian who shaped Indian sport long after his playing days, dies at 80Dr. Vece Paes, an Olympic hockey medalist (1972) and renowned sports medicine expert, passed away in Kolkata at 80. He served Indian sports...
Olympic hockey bronze medallist and sports icon Dr Vece Paes passes awayVece Paes, a former Indian hockey player and father of tennis star Leander Paes, passed away at 80. He was a member of the 1972 Olympic bro...
How an American Olympic swimmer psyched-out the whole Russian swimming team and made them grow moustaches?Mark Spitz's iconic moustache during the 1972 Munich Olympics became a psychological tool against competitors. Contrary to shaving it off, ...
September 5: When and Where to Watch the Olympic Drama onlineThe film September 5 tells the story of media coverage during the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis. It premiered at the Venice Film Fest...
1972 was last time I played in Delhi: Hockey legends reminisce as sport returns to national capitalIndian hockey legends Harbinder Singh and Zafar Iqbal shared their memories of playing in Delhi as the Indian men's hockey team prepares to...
Olympics 2024: Indian Hockey Team receive warm welcome at Delhi Airport after winning bronze medalThe Indian Hockey Team, fresh from winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, was warmly welcomed by fans at Delhi Airport, with players...
Odisha CM announces reward of Rs 15 lakh for each player following Indian hockey team's bronze medal triumph at Paris OlympicsOdisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for their bronze medal win at the Paris Olympics and an...
PR Sreejesh will be head coach of Junior India Hockey team: HI Secretary General Bhola Nath SinghHockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh announced that PR Sreejesh will become the head coach of the Junior India Hockey team after...
Paris Olympics hockey: 10-man India beat Great Britain in a thriller to reach semisThe India vs Great Britain men's hockey quarterfinal ended 1-1 in regulation time. Harmanpreet Singh scored for India before Lee Morton equ...
Paris Olympics: India to lock horns with Great Britain in Hockey quarterfinalsThe Indian men's hockey team bounced back in the men's competition with a 3-2 win over Australia in their last Pool B match on Friday. It i...
Paris Olympics 2024: Israeli special forces to guard its athletes during the gamesDue to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, there are reports of threats against Israeli athletes set to participate at the P...
Mossad chief vows to 'settle score' with HamasIsrael's spy chief on Wednesday vowed to make Hamas pay for its attacks on Israel, after a drone strike attributed to Israel killed the gro...
Germany appoints commission to re-appraise 1972 Munich Olympics attackThe project is part of a larger government approach to seek reconciliation with the families affected, including a compensation offer of 28...
India beat Great Britain 3-1, enter semis of Olympics men's hockey after 49 yearsEven though India's last of the eight Olympic gold medals came way back in 1980 Moscow Games, there were no semifinals in that edition as o...
Banned from the games: List of countries suspended in the history of OlympicsRussia is not the first country to be expelled. Here are some other countries barred in the history of the Olympic Games.
India need to bid for Olympics to inspire people: Olympic champion swimmer Mark SpitzSpitz, who won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, said there is lack of competition in India.
- Greatest Olympian need much more
Winning maximum golds does not make greatest Olympian. However, that does not automatically make him the greatest Olympian ever.