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  • In A First For Country, Nita Ambani Inaugurates India House At Paris Olympics |

    PARIS: Fresh off the year’s most extravagant wedding, Nita Ambani inaugurated the India House for the Paris Olympics on Saturday. 

    The first of its kind at an Olympic Games for India, the temporary house is meant to promote Indian culture as the country aspires to host the 2036 Games. The endeavor was born from the partnership between the Indian Olympic Association and the Reliance Foundation, which Ambani founded and chairs. 

    “Today we gather here at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 to open the doors to a dream. A dream that belongs to 1.4 billion Indians. A dream to bring India to the Olympics and our shared dream to bring the Olympics to India,” Ambani, an International Olympic Committee member, said in her address. 

    India House is one of several hospitality houses that spring up around the Games, affiliated with participating countries or brands. This is a smattering of what’s on offer from Saturday through Aug. 11, the day of the closing ceremony: 

    — Tributes to Indian architecture and artistic motifs (think tigers and peacocks) 

    — Virtual reality tourism 

    — Cricket matches 

    — Workshops on block printing 

    — Henna tattooing and Bollywood dance 

    — A lounge for athletes 

    — Food, of course, which ranges from biryani and mutton curry to curd rice and several desserts. 

    “It’s beautiful, it’s colorful. It’s smiles, it’s joy, it’s happiness. It’s India,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said at the event. “It’s what we all love, the entire world. The world is here today. And India House unites the world.” 

    Infantino was there to encourage the development of soccer in India, whose men’s team ranks 124th and women’s team 67th in their respective FIFA standings. 

    “In India, football is fantastic,” he said. “Together, we make it grow even more. And, I’m here for that. So to all Indians: Watch us, football is coming seriously now in India.” 

    India has sent 112 athletes in 16 sports to the Olympics. 

    In addition to daily activities, India House will have performances, including an opening night concert from famed Bollywood playback singer Shaan. Sunday is “Bollywood Day” but will feature an hourlong session with ex-cricketer and coach Rahul Dravid on the future of cricket at the Olympics. 

    Men’s and women’s cricket, played in the Twenty20 format, will be added at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. 

    Ambani was accompanied by her husband, Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire industrialist who is Asia’s richest man. It’s been a busy month for the couple: Their youngest son, Anant Ambani, was married just two weeks ago in an elaborate, global celebrity-filled affair that many have dubbed the wedding of the year. 

  • Paris Olympics 2024 India’s July 28 Schedule: List Of Events, Time In IST, Medals, Where To Watch Live Streaming | Other

    After a tough start to the Paris Olympics 2024 campaign, the Indians athletes will look to shine on day 2 of the competition. Balraj Panwar who competed on first day finished fourth in Men’s Single Sculls event on his debut Olympic Games. He will now take part in the repechage round on July 28 to compete for a medal if he goes through.

    Another Olympian who has made it to a final is shooter Manu Bhaker. Bhaker finished third in the qualifications for the 10m Air Pistol Women’s final, scoring 580 points. The 22-year-old will now compete for India’s first medal in this Olympics, with Hungarian ace Veronika Major topping the qualifications with a score of 582.

    Many other athletes are set to begin their campaigns on Sunday, including PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy, who will face their first opponents of the Games.

    In one of the marquee matchups, boxer Nikhat Zareen will step into the ring, aiming to punch her ticket to Olympic glory.

    Following is India’s schedule at the Olympics on Sunday…

    Badminton

    * Women’s Singles (Group stage): PV Sindhu vs FN Abdul Razzaq (Maldives) — 12.50 pm

    * Men’s Singles (Group stage): Prannoy HS vs Fabian Roth (Germany) — 8.00 pm Shooting

    * Women’s 10m Air Rifle Qualification: Elavenil Valarivan — 12.45 pm (Lady Gaga’s Surprise Performance To Celine Dion’s Show Stopper: Key Moments From The Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony)

    * Men’s 10m Air Rifle Qualification: Sandeep Singh and Arjun Babuta — 2.45 pm

    * Women’s 10m Air Pistol Final: Manu Bhaker — 3.30 pm Rowing

    * Men’s Single Sculls (Repechage 2): Balraj Panwar — 1.18 pm Table tennis

    * Women’s Singles (Round 2): Sreeja Akula vs Christina Källberg (Sweden) — 12.15 pm onwards

    * Women’s Singles (Round 2): Manika Batra vs Anna Hursey (Great Britain) — 12.15 pm onwards

    * Men’s Singles (Round 2): Sharath Kamal vs Deni Kozul (Slovenia) — 3.00 pm onwards Swimming

    * Men’s 100m Backstroke (Heat 2): Srihari Nataraj — 3.16 pm

    * Women’s 200m Freestyle (Heat 1): Dhinidhi Desinghu — 3.30 pm Archery

    * Women’s Team (Quarter-finals): India (Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari) vs France/Netherlands — 5.45 pm

    * Women’s Team (Semi-finals): 7.17 pm onwards

    * Women’s Team (medal rounds): 8.18 pm onwards.

  • India vs New Zealand Paris Olympics 2024 Free Live Streaming: When, Where And How To Watch Hockey Match Live On TV, Mobile Apps, Online | Other

    After a glittering opening ceremony, the Indian contingent will be in action in seven different sports on Saturday, with shooting, hockey, badminton and tennis being standout sports. A Saturday full of action will start for India with Balraj Panwar competing in rowing, in the single sculls heats at 12:30 PM.

    Then, the focus will shift to shooting, with 10 m air rifle mixed team qualification scheduled for 12:30 PM, which will see teams of Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal in action. The shooting action will continue with the 10 m air pistol men’s and women’s qualifiers scheduled for 2 PM and 4 PM respectively.

    The air pistol qualifiers will feature stars like Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema, Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan in action. After some consistent shows in national and international events leading up to the Olympics, Team India would no doubt, be strong contenders for a medal in every category. (Paris Olympics 2024 India Day 1 Schedule: Focus On Indian Shooters And Men’s Hockey Team- Live Streaming Details Here)

    A standout event for India today will be the first round of men’s doubles tennis, which will feature India’s doubles star Rohan Bopanna teaming up with world No. 65 N Sriram Balaji in pursuit of maiden Olympic medal from 3:30 PM onwards. Having won a Grand Slam event, the Australian Open men’s doubles event with Matthew Ebden of Australia, Bopanna will be aiming to utilize his winning momentum, consistency and experience in his medal chase, which he narrowly missed out on in the 2016 Rio Olympics when he Teamed up with Sania Mirza for mixed doubles but could just finish fourth.

    From 11:00 PM onwards, some badminton action will kick off, with men’s singles and doubles and women’s doubles matches set to take place till 5:30 PM. The men’s singles medal prospect and Commonwealth Games champion, Lakshya Sen, India’s red-hot men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and women’s doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa will have the spotlight on them.

    At 7:15 PM, Indian paddler Harmeet Desai will be in action during the preliminary round in men’s table tennis singles competition. (Paris Olympics 2024: Disappointing Start For India In 10m Air Rifle Team Shooting, No Final Four Spot)

    From 9:00 PM, the Indian men’s hockey team, a major source of pride for the country in its Olympic history, would start its pursuit for a medal in their men’s Pool B match against a strong New Zealand team. After securing a bronze in Tokyo 2020 after over 40 years, the Men in Blue will be rare to go out there and play fearlessly to change the color of their medal to gold.

    Here are the livestreaming details of India vs New Zealand Hockey match in the Paris Olympics 2024:

    When and what time will the India vs New Zealand hockey match start?

    The India vs New Zealand hockey match will be played on July 27 at 9:00 PM IST.

    Where will India vs New Zealand hockey match take place?

    The India vs New Zealand hockey match will take place at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium..

    Which channel will telecast India vs New Zealand hockey match in India?

    India vs New Zealand hockey match will be aired on Sports18 Network in India.

    How to watch the live streaming of the India vs New Zealand hockey match in India?

    The India vs New Zealand hockey match will stream live on the JioCinema app and website.

    At 12:02 AM in night, the boxing contingent of India will kickstart its campaign as well, with Preeti set to compete in round of 32 of women’s 54 kg category.

  • France’s High-Speed ​​Rail Network ‘Attacked’, Ahead Of Paris Olympics 2024 Opening | Other

    Arson attacks and other “malicious acts” have hit France’s high speed train network, disrupting the transport system, the country’s national rail operator said on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    French railway operator SNCF reported acts of vandalism on several of its high-speed train routes, DW said. The TGV high-speed rail network was disrupted on lines to the country’s west, north and east, with service being cut off on some sections, causing delays, local media reported. (Paris Olympics 2024 India’s July 27 Schedule: List Of Events, Time In IST, Medals, Where To Watch Live Streaming)

    “Coordinated malicious acts targeted several TGV lines last night and will seriously disrupt traffic until this weekend. I strongly condemn these criminal actions which will compromise the vacation departures of many French people. A big thank you to the #SNCF teams, on the bridge to restore traffic conditions as quickly as possible.,” the country’s Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete said on X.

    The country’s Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera condemned the attacks and was cited by the BFM TV, a French news broadcast television and radio network, as saying “To play against the Games is to play against France, against your side, against your country. ”

    She said that the impact for travelers, Olympic athletes, and the general public was currently being assessed while assuring “smooth transportation of all delegations to the competition sites.”

    The rail operator SNCF said that train traffic on the Atlantic, North and East area had been disrupted. This situation should nevertheless “last at least the whole weekend, while the repairs are carried out” the operator said in a statement.