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Four-time Olympian and 2012 bronze medallist Gagan Narang replaced Mary Kom as India’s chef-de-mission for the 2024 Olympics, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced. Mary Kom stepped down due to health issues. IOA President P.T. Usha expressed confidence in the athletes’ preparedness. P.V. Sindhu will be the female flagbearer. The Paris Olympics will run from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

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The 9th Women’s Cricket Asia Cup begins on July 19, 2024, in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, with Nepal facing the UAE. Held in the T-20 format, all matches, including the final on July 28, will be at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. Organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), affiliated with the ICC, the ACC is led by BCCI General Secretary Jay Shah. India, the defending champion, won the 2022 edition.

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Indian tennis legends Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj became the first Indian and Asian men’s tennis players inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, making India the 28th country represented. British sports journalist Richard Evans was also inducted. Paes was honored in the Player Category, while Amritraj and Evans were recognized in the Contributor Category. The Hall of Fame now includes 267 tennis legends from 28 nations.

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Spaniard Manolo Marquez has been appointed head coach of the Indian men’s football team, while also continuing his role with FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season. Marquez will assume the national team head coach role full-time after the ISL season. AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey announced the appointment.

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Manu Bhaker of Haryana opened India’s medal account at the 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris, winning a bronze in the 10-meter air pistol event on 28 July 2024. She became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal in shooting. The Paris Olympics, held from 26 July to 11 August 2024, features 32 sports, with India competing in 16 disciplines. Bhaker, 22, scored 221.7 points to finish third in the eight-woman final. South Korean Oh Ye Jin won gold with an Olympic record of 243.2 points, and silver went to South Korean Yeji Kim with 241.3 points.

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Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from competing in women’s freestyle wrestling finals at Paris Olympics due to being overweight by just100 grams exceeding limit set by wrestling rules governing weight categories.She had reached finals after defeating wrestlers including Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yui Susaki & European champion Oksana Livach.

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India won the CAVA Women’s Volleyball Nations League final, defeating Nepal 3-2 in Kathmandu. This victory marked India’s second title in the league. Despite a previous loss to Nepal in the league stage, India secured the championship in the finals. The final match displayed high competition and skill between both teams. India took Gold, Nepal secured Silver, and Iran settled for Bronze in the tournament.

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Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in men’s javelin throw at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a throw of 89.45 meters, his best of the season. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold with a record-breaking throw of 92.97 meters, marking Pakistan’s first gold in javelin throw. Grenada’s Anderson Peters secured the bronze with a throw of 88.54 meters. The podium highlighted the fierce competition and diversity of the Games.

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The 33rd Summer Olympics ended on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France, with the Olympic flame being extinguished by IOC President Thomas Bach and French swimmer Leon Marchand. The Olympic flag was handed over to Los Angeles, USA, which will host the 34th Summer Olympics in 2028. India sent a 117-member team to the Paris Olympics and won six medals: one silver and five bronze. Medal winners included Manu Bhaker (bronze, two events), Swapnil Kusale (bronze), the Men’s Hockey Team (bronze), Neeraj Chopra (silver in javelin), and Aman Sehrawat (bronze in wrestling).

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Experts have recently raised concerns about technological doping in sports. Technological doping involves gaining an advantage through specialized sports equipment, such as the Speedo LZR Racer swimsuits used in the 2008 Olympics, which were later banned. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulates and may prohibit technologies deemed “performance-enhancing” or contrary to the spirit of the sport.