Tag: Paris Olympics
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Paris 2024 Olympic Torches And Memorabilia Auctioned At $259,634
The Paris 2024 torch, which football great Zinadine Zidane passed to his tennis legend Rafael Nadal, has been auctioned on Sunday with numerous other official memorabilia. Overall, the items were auctioned at a total €228,556 ($259,634), including commissions taken by the Paris auction house, Vermot & Associes. Among the items auctioned were: Five Olympic torches…
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Deepak Punia, Udit Shine; Bronze For Dinesh At Asian Wrestling Championships 2025
Deepak Punia clinched his third silver at the Asian Wrestling Championships while Udit bagged his second consecutive runners-up spot on the concluding day of the event on Sunday. Punia faced off World No.1 Amirhossein B Firouzpourbandpei in the gold medal match, losing his first point by stepping out. He hardly made a move in the…
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Coach Riccardo Filippelli: Sister Maheshwari Chauhan Deserved Medal At Paris 2024
Italy is the most-loved destination for Indian skeet shooters. The nation provides the Indian skeet shooters practicing for the various events, including the Olympic Games, with the best facilities, equipments, training partners, and reliable coaches. Two-time World Champion Riccardo Filippelli is one such coach. He has not only coached the veteran Mairaj Ahmad Khan to…
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Imane Khelif ‘Not Going Anywhere’ After IBA Sues IOC Over Gender Row
Paris 2024 gold medalist Imane Khelif has reacted to the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) stance against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing her and Lin Yu-ting participate at the last Summer Olympic Games. In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order, the IBA released a statement saying, ‘Despite notifying the IOC about the disqualification…
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Monnaie de Paris, The French Mint, Sacrifice Top Production Heads After Paris 2024 Medal Row
In the wake of the Paris 2024 medal row, Monnaie de Paris, the French Mint, has sacrificed three of its top production heads. Marc Schwartz, the CEO of the organization, was at the forefront of taking this decision after over 100 Olympic medals developed cracks and caught rust, months after the conclusion of the Summer…