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Vinesh is expected to join the Indian National Congress on Friday. She is likely to contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.
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She finished behind Iran's Sareh Javanmardi and Turkey’s Aysel Ozgan who collected the gold and silver medal respectively.
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In his address, the Chief Minister said it is a historic occasion as these sons of the soil who have brought laurels for the state and country are being honoured
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In a viral social media video, Arshad Nadeem, the gold medal-winning javelin thrower from the Paris Olympics, was seen enjoying moments with Haris Dar, a member of the Milli Muslim League (MML), which is associated with Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Pakistan.
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Closing ceremony caps two-and-a-half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a boisterous, star-studded show in France's national stadium
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Host France slips to fifth place with 62 medals, including 16 gold, 24 silver and 22 bronze
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Says all these years his life had revolved around hockey and now that he has retired, he doesn't know what he will do
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Gets a befitting welcome as thousands of fans cheered and jostled to get a glimpse of the athelete, who won the javelin throw gold
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Aman entered the Olympics with hopes of winning gold, but his bronze medal is still a significant achievement. "I'm very happy and want to dedicate this medal to the country," Aman said. "Though I aimed for gold and was defeated in the semifinals, winning a medal on my Olympic debut is still special."
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Harmanpreet and team members greeted with garlands and celebratory dhol as they made their way out of the arrivals at Indira Gandhi Airport
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The 21-year-old's protest was aimed at drawing global attention to the plight of women under Taliban rule in her homeland
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Khelif quickly took control, dominating the first two rounds with a commanding lead. Her aggressive strategy, fueled by the enthusiastic Roland Garros crowd, allowed her to dominate the bout. Despite Yang’s attempts to counter with her southpaw jab and sharp combinations, Khelif’s relentless pressure and powerful punches kept her opponent on the defensive.
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Win 111 medals, including 33 gold, 39 silver and 39 bronze medals; China on second spot with 33 gold, 27 silver and 23 bronze medals for a total of 83
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The hosts, led by Thierry Henry, struck early, thrilling the Parisian crowd. Spain swiftly responded with three quick goals before halftime, taking a 3-1 lead. Despite the deficit, France refused to back down on home soil.
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India now have five bronze medals and a silver, which javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged on Thursday.
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While the entire country awaits to hear the decision by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) to see whether Vinesh will be awarded the silver medal, one of the biggest sporting icons of India, Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to post his final thoughts
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Vinesh Phogat's appeal will be represented by renowned senior counsels Harish Salve and Vidushpat Singhania before the CAS ad-hoc division. Salve will be joining the hearing online.
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Modi asked him not to dwell on missing the gold medal and said very few athletes have the distinction of winning two Olympic medals.
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Says it was the love of the family, locals and his fans that turned into Neeraj's greatest victory in two consecutive Olympics
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Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time in their 11 face-offs to claim the Olympic gold medal with a sensational Games record of 92.97m
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He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams and make our nation proud, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem breaks the Olympic Record in the men's javelin throw final with a monster heave of 92.97 metres
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Aman, who had raised hopes of securing a place in the final following two big victories against celebrated opponents in the earlier rounds, was no match for the 28-year-old Higuchi -- the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist.
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This was Aman's second successive win via technical superiority. Earlier, he defeated European Championships gold medallist Vladimir Egorov of North Macedonia to make it to the last-eight stage
