Leander Paes eyes Olympic medal in 2021 - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years ago

Leander Paes eyes Olympic medal in 2021 - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Leander Paes is looking forward to featuring in his eighth Olympics. The Indian tennis ace, who turns 48 next year, is hoping that the Tokyo Olympics goes ahead as planned and gives him another opportunity to make the country proud by “winning a medal.” “It is not just about the participation. It is always about competing and aiming for medals,” Paes said on Friday while launching the Motovolt, a brand of electrical cycles. But we hope that the vaccine comes out and we distribute fast so that all of us can get it,” Paes said. We hope Tokyo comes around and the event happens, and India will represent its best,” Paes said.

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From The Archives: A car ride with Leander Paes, India’s brand new individual Olympic medallist
1 year, 6 months ago

From The Archives: A car ride with Leander Paes, India’s brand new individual Olympic medallist

The Hindu  

Leander Paes has taken us all through a riveting journey of his sporting career. India’s Leander Paes being greeted by his father Vece Paes and All India Tennis Association President, R.K. Khanna after winning the bronze medal in the Atlanta Olympics ‘96. Leander Paes of India stands on the podium after winning a bronze medal in the men’s singles tennis …

Leander Paes gears up for Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 9 months ago

Leander Paes gears up for Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics is still a few months away, but Indian tennis star Leander Paes has already started preparing for the mega event. I have always been a patriot and for me, the country will always come first,” Paes said on the sidelines of the Tennis Premier League season III auction on Tuesday. However, he was quick to add that …

Leander Paes eyes French Open comeback in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Leander Paes eyes French Open comeback in 2021

The Hindu  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Monday said he is eyeing a French Open comeback this year in his quest to make a record eighth appearance at the Olympics in Tokyo. I got a grand farewell at the Australian Open last year so I felt this year I would be sitting out and watching," Paes said. READ| The Olympic bronze …

Leander Paes eyeing 'unbreakable' record eighth straight Olympics in Tokyo
4 years ago

Leander Paes eyeing 'unbreakable' record eighth straight Olympics in Tokyo

India TV News  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Friday said he wants to make a record eighth straight Olympic appearance and is preparing hard to participate in next year's Tokyo Games. Paes would turn 48 by the time Tokyo Olympics, slated to begin on July 23, happens but he said age is just a number and he has the big motivation to …

Indian Tennis Icon Leander Paes Launches His Website on Independence Day
4 years, 4 months ago

Indian Tennis Icon Leander Paes Launches His Website on Independence Day

News 18  

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Saturday launched his website on the occasion of the country's 74th Independence Day. Paes is the only tennis player from the country to have won a singles Olympic medal as he grabbed a historic bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Games, beating Argentina's Fernando Meligeni in the play-off. And in that I wanted to share …

How Leander Paes' Atlanta medal inspired India's Olympic stars
4 years, 5 months ago

How Leander Paes' Atlanta medal inspired India's Olympic stars

The Hindu  

India’s most decorated sportspersons describe how Leander Paes’ 1996 Olympics bronze medal led others to develop the self-belief within themselves that they can win medals at the Games. Bajrang Punia 2018 Wrestling World Championships silver medallist and 2013 and 2019 World Championships bronze medallist Leander Paes is a superb athlete. READ | P. V. Sindhu 2019 Badminton World Championships gold …

Leander Paes recalls journey to 1996 Atlanta Olympics bronze medal
4 years, 5 months ago

Leander Paes recalls journey to 1996 Atlanta Olympics bronze medal

The Hindu  

Leander Paes would have been days away from competing in his eight Olympics in a pandemic-less world. Paes became independent India’s second individual Olympic medallist — after wrestler Khashaba Jadhav in 1952 — when he won the bronze in singles at the Atlanta Olympics on August 3, 1996. On a rainy day in Mumbai, Paes travelled back in time with …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tennis ace Leander Paes won't wait for eighth appearance if Games are cancelled
4 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tennis ace Leander Paes won't wait for eighth appearance if Games are cancelled

Firstpost  

Paes is the only Indian to appear in seven Olympics, starting from Barcelona Games in 1992 and Rio Olympics in 2016. Leander Paes has revealed he will not wait for four years to make his eighth Olympics appearance if the Tokyo Games do not take place in 2021. In an interaction with Purav Raja during an Instagram Live session, Paes …

Leander Paes wants to complete 100 Grand Slam appearances
4 years, 7 months ago

Leander Paes wants to complete 100 Grand Slam appearances

The Hindu  

Leander Paes is just three shy of completing a century of Grand Slam appearances but is now unsure about whether the COVID-19 pandemic will allow him to complete the coveted milestone or compete at next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Paes had announced that 2020 would be his last season as a professional player but his plan to bid adieu on a …

Leander Paes: ‘Tokyo Olympics postponement the right thing to do’
4 years, 9 months ago

Leander Paes: ‘Tokyo Olympics postponement the right thing to do’

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, India’s tennis ace, Leander Paes, welcomed the decision, calling it a ‘smart move’. The Games, scheduled to begin in July, was officially pushed back by a year on Tuesday after Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s meeting with International Olympic Committee chief, …

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