How much money is an Olympic medal worth? Gold, silver and bronze values explainedOlympic medals hold significant value beyond their metal composition. While gold medals are primarily silver with a gold coating, and silve...
10 Feb, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
2026 Winter Olympics medal count: Here’s where the medal race stands and how Team USA is performing in ItalyTeam USA eyes a stronger showing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, aiming to surpass their 2022 Beijing performance. With strong conten...
10 Feb, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Vinesh Phogat and her dangals: A tale of battling odds, injuries and a whole systemVinesh Phogat, a 29-year-old Indian female wrestler, has been disqualified for weighing 100 grams more than the permissible limit in the 50...
06 Sep, 2024, 06.02 PM IST
Olympic gold medals are worth more than ever after cost of metals surgedThe 2023 Paris Olympic gold medals had an all-time high value of around $900, driven by elevated gold and silver prices. Olympians benefit ...
11 Aug, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Pakistan is ahead of India in Olympics even though it has just one medal. Here's whyIndia vs Pakistan Olympics 2024 medals: Pakistan won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, beating India with a throw of 92.87m. India has wo...
09 Aug, 2024, 09.24 AM IST
This is how much US star gymnast Simone Biles makes for winning each Olympic medal, all you need to knowSimone Biles is currently the biggest legend in artistic gymnastics for Team USA and has already secured two gold medals at the Paris Olymp...
04 Aug, 2024, 01.02 AM IST
Do Olympic medals contain pieces from Eiffel Tower? Know the real story hereThere is a wave of discussion and assumptions, after rumors that the Olympic medals been handed to winning athletes in Paris, are made usin...
31 Jul, 2024, 03.57 AM IST
India’s Olympic odyssey: From 1912 Stockholm discussions to bidding for 2036India eventually participated in the 1920 Games and, under the patronage of Sir Dorab Tata, sent a handful of athletes to the 1924 Games in...
23 Jun, 2024, 12.23 AM IST
India aim for 2024 Olympics spot as World Archery Championships commence from TuesdayIndia has sent a total of 12 archers for the world championships, with Ankita Bhagat leading the Indian women's recurve team, which made it...
31 Jul, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
Brij Bhushan's comments on our medals demeaning: Protesting wrestlersIndian Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has hit out at Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former head of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), fo...
19 May, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
How much is a Olympic gold medal actually worth?According to the International Olympic Committee, gold medals are required to be at least 92.5% silver and are plated with about 6 grams of...
13 Feb, 2022, 05.17 PM IST
My body was in pain day after Olympic gold but it was worth it: Neeraj ChopraAt a felicitation ceremony by the government to honour the seven medal-winning performances at the Games after their arrival this evening, ...
09 Aug, 2021, 09.55 PM IST
Think an Olympic medal is priceless? Numismatics can buy it for the right priceThe first-place silver medal from the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896 sold for $180K.
04 Aug, 2021, 06.09 PM IST
Winning medals wasn’t always so serious, whisky-swilling shooters and café-stopping runners were once Olympians tooWhen the modern Olympic Games started in 1896, Baron Pierre de Coubertin laid far more stress on the spirit of participation rather than th...
10 Jul, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Narinder Batra's call to boycott the Commonwealth Games is wrong and rightBoycotting CWG isn’t the correct approach but what the IOA president said about monetary reward to athletes should be discussed in detail
27 Sep, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
Was advised to retire after Beijing Olympics: Sushil KumarIn a book titled 'My Olympic Journey', Sushil recalled that despite suggestions of calling it quits after the Beijing Olympics, he chose to...
26 Jun, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
London Olympics 2012: Gagan Narang’s winning shot may hit bull’s-eye in advertisementsIndian shooter Gagan Narang may have won a bronze at the London Olympics, but back home it has assured him of a golden opportunity with res...
01 Aug, 2012, 03.59 PM IST