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File image of Vinesh Phogat competing at the Paris Oympics in 2024. (Photo: AP)

After Paris Olympics heartbreak, Vinesh Phogat back on wrestling mat, eyes LA Olympics: "Will tell my son I did this"

December 13, 2025 8:01 am

Vinesh had made it to the final of the 50kg wrestling event at Paris Olympics, but on the day of the final, she failed to make weight. That not only prevented her from competing in the final, but also meant that she would be disqualified from the event itself

Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, 4th left, crosses the finish line ahead of Sha'carri Richardson, of the United States, and Melissa Jefferson, of the United States, to win the women's 100 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo)

LA Olympics: Women's 100-meter sprinters to line up three times in the same day

November 13, 2025 1:14 am

Sprinters normally run a maximum of two races in a day at a major event. It's a change the men will not have to deal with, but that a women's field that could include the last two world champions, Sha'Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden

India’s chief athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair. (File Image)

Javelin and relay special focus events for LA Games: Indian chief athletics coach Radhakrishnan Nair

August 23, 2025 1:30 pm

Athletes unwilling to come out of the comfort zones, says Radhakrishnan Nair, Indian chief athletics coach.

Rights for up to 19 temporary Olympics venues at LA 2028 could be up for grabs. (AP)

LA 2028 Olympics to break from tradition and sell naming rights for venues at Los Angeles Games

August 15, 2025 10:37 am

In recent years, the International Olympic Committee has signalled a shift from a clean venue policy to a clean field of play policy.

England and Scotland could form the Great Britain cricket team for LA28 Olympics. (Reuters)

Los Angeles 2028 Olympics cricket: Talks on between ECB and Cricket Scotland for Great Britain team

April 19, 2025 12:41 pm

Olympic cricket events at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 will be played as a six-team T20 Tournament for both men and women according to the schedule announced by the International Olympic Committee last week.

Leadership from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said that they met with legislators and members of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration last week. (Reuters)

Olympics: White House offered reassurances on visas for LA28, USOPC says

April 18, 2025 12:59 pm

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has communicated that the White House has given reassurances to scrap visa suspensions proposed in a memo last month to 41 countries.

At the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, the men's and women's T20 cricket competitions will feature six teams each. (PHOTO: LA Olympics via X)

LA 2028 Olympics: Cricket to be hosted at Fairgrounds in Pomona, Southern California

April 16, 2025 10:10 am

Cricket is making a return to the Olympic fold at the LA 2028 Olympics after 128 years.

The Olympic Rings at the Closing Ceremony of the Paris Olympics. (IOC/Greg Martin)

Los Angeles 2028 Olympics: Six changes that impact India

April 11, 2025 8:56 am

We comb through the event programme that was approved for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games to find a few decisions that will have an impact on India's LA 2028 campaign.

Only six teams will play cricket at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. (BCCI)

Cricket in 2028 Olympics: Organisers confirm six teams will participate at LA Games

April 10, 2025 2:25 pm

Organisers confirmed on Wednesday that the LA tournament would be played in the T20 format with six teams competing in both the men’s and women’s competitions.