For India at the Rio 2016 Olympics , the women made the nation proud by returning with two medals. Picture by Getty Images By Olympics.com 02 June 2020 00:46 GMT+86 min read The2016 Olympic Gamesat Rio was a watershed one for India as for the first time in Olympic history, their med...
The 2024 Formula 1 season wraps up this weekend in Abu Dhabi and in many ways nothing is different, but at the same time, everything has changed. First off, you have Max Verstappen. The Dutch driver wrapped up his fourth straight title a couple weeks ago. But his team, Red Bull, has...
While the International Olympic Committee does not pay prize money to medalists, many countries offer monetary rewards to their athletes for the number of medals they win at the Olympics. Here's a look at how much money medalists from 12 countries could take home, based on data compiled by ...
The International Olympic Committee does not pay prize money to medalists, but many countries offer monetary rewards to their athletes for the number of medals they win at either the Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics. CNBC compiled the chart below, sourcing information from various national Olympic...
Grenada'sAnderson Petersis bidding for a hat-trick of javelin world titles, but he has been well below his best this season with Czech throwerJakub Vadlejchleading the way this season with 89.51m. Vadlejch looks set to battle it out for gold with India's...
"My son [Zyon, born in August 2017] needs me," the 37-year-old, who has eight Olympic medals overall and will serve as a captain of Team Jamaica in Paris, toldEssence.com. "My husband [Jason Pryce] and I have been together since before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed...
Even though we’ve seen Indonesia dominating the Science Olympic, there are not many of them compared to total students in Indonesia. And sometimes, when a teacher discovers such talents, they will groom the talent and kind of neglecting the other. I’m not playing a victim card. But the ...
The Indian women's hockey team must no longer be shadows of the men and their medals. Do not imagine them in your mind's eye as small or frail. In Tokyo, they have grown larger than they have ever been, in their minds and in ours. They have clim...
Chinese athletes did a great job at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, winning 88 medals in total. But did you know that there are many cool technologies behind their success? Su Bingtian, the first Chinese sprinter, reached an Olympic 100m final. With the help of scientific training, he made...
While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers comprehensive coverage across the region. Plans start at £6.99 per month, or the local equivalent, with...