Bhuvan Gupta is an inquisitive management postgraduate who gave in to his ever-enduring desire to pursue sports journalism. Beyond the primary pursuits of reporting and sub-editing on all things sport, his interests lie in food, etymology and cinema.
Paralympic Committee of India president Devendra Jhajharia talks about the preparation that has gone into honing athletes' mental and physical fitness over the last 3-4 years, and why he believes a top-20 finish in the Paris 2024 medal tally is within sight
Having won two medals and come close to a third at Paris 2024, Manu Bhaker knows what it takes to surmount the "unique pressures" of the Olympics. In an exclusive interaction with Outlook, the 22-year-old discusses her strategy for Los Angeles 2028 and what the Indian shooting contingent needs to bridge the gap between promise and results
The road to India's candidature for hosting its first-ever Olympics is arduous. But the idea itself is not necessarily in tune with the country's socio-economic realities
Catch the highlights of the Indian men's hockey team's victory turn in the bronze medal match against Spain at the Paris Olympics 2024
India played world-class hockey but the Germans snatched victory with a winning goal from Marco Miltkau in the 54th minute. The defeat signals the end of India's gold medal dream but they still have a shot at bronze. Harmanpreet Singh and Co will vie with Spain for third place on Thursday. Catch the highlights of the IND vs GER match
After a close three rounds, the Indian boxer went down by a split 4-1 overall decision to crash out of the women's 75kg competition and miss out on a medal. With her loss, the Indian boxing campaign at Paris 2024 too ended. Catch the highlights of the Lovlina Borgohain vs Li Qian quarter-final bout
The 22-year-old fought hard and was in the lead in both games, but eventually went down to the defending champion 20-22, 14-21. Lakshya Sen will next play Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal play-off. Catch the highlights of the Sen vs Axelsen badminton match
The duo of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara fought hard but lost to United States' Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison to finish fourth and narrowly miss out on an unprecedented archery medal at the Olympic Games. Catch the play-by-play updates of the recurve archery match, right here
India pulled off a historic victory against Australia, beating them for the first time at the Olympics since the 1972 Munich Games. Harmanpreet Singh netted a brace and Abhishek scored the opener, as the Kookaburras were trounced 2-3. Catch the highlights of the IND vs AUS Pool B match here
The Indians won the first game with ease, but tapered off subsequently as Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik levelled up just when it mattered. The disappointing loss ends India's hopes of a medal in men's doubles, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will have to head home from Paris empty-handed. Catch the highlights of the badminton last-eight match, right here
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