On the hot and humid afternoon of August 4, 2021, when Pakistan was going through below average rainfall and a drought like situation, a young lad in his mid-twenties decided to throw a spear so far that it ended the drought on Pakistan’s qualifications to Olympics finals. It was Arshad Nadeem’s 85.16 m javelin throw […]
BEIJING (AFP) – Police in Beijing said they had arrested a woman for posting defamatory online comments about athletes and coaches in the wake of the women’s singles table tennis final at the Paris Olympics. The 29-year-old woman, surnamed He, “maliciously fabricated information and openly slandered others”, the Public Security Bureau of Beijing’s Daxing district […]
PARIS: Cuban wrestling great Mijain Lopez became the first Olympian to win five golds in the same individual event on Tuesday after winning the men’s 130kg Greco-Roman final at the Paris Games, before immediately retiring. The 41-year-old has not lost a match since his long-time rival Riza Kayaalp of Turkey beat him in the final […]
PARIS: Nikola Jokic proved again why he is a three-time NBA most valuable player, leading Serbia to a nail-biting 95-90 overtime win over Australia on Tuesday and into the final four of the Paris Olympics basketball tournament. It was an uphill victory from the start for Serbia, who dug themselves out of a 24-point first-half […]
Listen to article PARIS: “89.34 or 89.32?” defending champion Neeraj Chopra humbly asked, seeking confirmation of his throw during a media interaction in the mixed zone after the Paris Olympics javelin throw qualification concluded at Stade de France on Tuesday. When asked what was going through his mind at the time of his first throw, which turned […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The WHO said the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic was still circulating and countries need to sharpen up their response systems. Several high profile athletes […]
PARIS (92 News) – Pakistan’s star athlete Arshad Nadeem on Tuesday qualified for the javelin throw finals with a throw of 86.59 metres in his first attempt in the qualifying round of the Paris Olympics 2024. India’s Neeraj Chopra also qualified for the medal round with a throw of 89.34 metres. The final of the […]
PARIS: Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem will be taking centre stage at the Stade de France, representing what will be the best of a nation of 230 million at the biggest sports event in the world. However, his prowess with javelin, the entire hype around his event and the campaign of Pakistan’s small Olympic contingent are […]
Listen to article PARIS: It definitely was not the ending Simone Biles was expecting as she was surprisingly upstaged in the floor exercise final by Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade — but a silver medal on Monday capped the American’s remarkable Olympic comeback. Stepping out of bounds with both feet at the end of two of her four […]
Listen to article Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles has proven that health conditions do not define one’s potential. “I have asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADHD, anxiety, and depression, but I will tell you that what you have does not define what you can become. Why not you!” Lyles declared, inspiring countless individuals with his story. Lyles made history […]