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NEW DELHI: Ace shooter and multiple-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, world chess champion D Gukesh, Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh, and para-athlete Praveen Kumar have been announced as the recepients of the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award -- the country's highest sporting honour.

It was a decision that robbed hundreds of athletes of their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory

The French capital witnessed memorable Olympic and Paralympic performances, while there were mixed fortunes for British teams in other sports.

“I'm afraid the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris were a total failure,” a critic said after seeing the deteriorating state of the Olympic medals from Paris. The post Olympic Winners Share Pathetic State Of Their Medals After 2024 Paris Games: “Total Failure” first appeared on Bored Panda.

Sometimes, not often, a year in sports is like countries marching out in alphabetical order at an Olympics opening ceremony. Only here, the first letter is not G for Greece, like at the Games, but A for Annum (Latin for year, for Gen X’s benefit).

Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return, and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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The 25-year-old rower from Coleraine in Northern Ireland was part of the Team GB women’s quadruples sculls crew that won at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Hugo Duncan, Hannah Scott and Marissa Callaghan have all become MBEs in the New Year Honours.