Olympics 2021

Tokyo: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finished a creditable sixth in her first Olympics with a best throw of 63.70m. It was a rain-interrupted final here Monday which probably affected Kamalpreet Kaur’s performance. The 25-year-old Kamalpreet had qualified for the final with the second best throw...

Tokyo: Reigning World Champion PV Sindhu said Monday she was completely blank after winning a second successive Olympic medal. PV Sindhu also said it took her a while to realise the enormity of her historic achievement. The 26-year-old etched her name Sunday among the all-time...

Tokyo: Finally the wait is over. Gymnast Simone Biles is returning to competition here. The 2016 Olympic champion will compete in the balance beam finals Tuesday. Simone Biles took the decision to participate in the beam finals, a little over a week after stepping away...

Tokyo: Watching a movie on self belief after three consecutive losses rebuilt the Indian women’s hockey team’s shattered morale. The film helped the team to ‘aim for the clouds’. The side’s Dutch coach Sjoerd Marijne revealed Monday after Rani Rampal and Co entered their maiden...

Tokyo: government said a Belarus track sprinter was safe Monday after she alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from the Olympics venue. The sprinter identified as Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has also alleged that officials of her country tried to take her back to Belarus....

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday congratulated shuttler PV Sindhu for winning the bronze medal in the women's singles badminton at the Tokyo Olympics. "Big congratulations to PV Sindhu for winning the second medal for India," Gandhi tweeted. Sindhu defeated China's He Bingjao 21-13,...

Tokyo: Reigning world champion P V Sindhu Sunday became only the second Indian and the country's first woman to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win over world no.9 He Bing Jiao of China in the badminton women's singles third-place play-off...

Tokyo: Following is India's schedule on the seventh day of the Tokyo Olympics Friday. Archery: *Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova (Russian Olympic Committee) in Women's Individual Pre-quarterfinals Match: 6:00am IST. Athletics: *Avinash Sable in Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Heat 2: 6:17am IST. *M P...

Tokyo: Following are the results of Indian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics on day six of competitions here Thursday. Archery: *Atanu Das beat Deng Yu-Cheng (Chinese Taipei) 6-4 in men's individual first round; beat Oh Jin Hyek (Korea) in shoot-off in second round to...

Tokyo: The Indian women's hockey team's Dutch coach Sjoerd Marijne said Tuesday that he had noted ‘positive signs of progress’ in India's performance against Germany, and the team was focused on playing a much improved game against Great Britain next at the Tokyo Olympics Wednesday. The...