Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) India’s Ravinder Khatri lost to Hungary’s Viktor Lorincz by technical superiority in men’s Greco-Roman 85kg 1/8 finals here on Monday. The 24-year-old Indian failed to provide any resistance during…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Chinese swimmer He Zi was surprised by a marriage proposal from her boyfriend and fellow diver Qin Kai after receiving her women’s 3 metre springboard silver medal at the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Russia’s Paralympic Committee (RPC) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a decision to ban the team from competeing at Rio, the RPC press office…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk has revealed that words of support from Usain Bolt helped drive him to break the world record in the 400m final at the Rio…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Aug 15 (IANS) Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar narrowly missed the Rio Olympics gymnastics bronze on Sunday night, but won the hearts of millions in Tripura and other parts of the country….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100m final at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first man to win the blue riband event three times in a row. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Swimmer Michael Phelps has said that his success at the Rio Olympics ensured he could retire without any regrets, even as he ruled out a return to competition. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov gave a how-to boxing tutorial to Colombia’s Yuberjen Martinez to win the light-flyweight gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. In a much-anticipated bout…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) British cyclist Jason Kenny took his fifth Olympic gold after winning track cycling men’s spint in the Rio Olympic Velodrome here. Kenny defeated Callum Skinner in an all-Britain final…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) The US won the second consecutive game by a slim margin, beating France 100-97 for a 5-0 record in the preliminary round of the men’s basketball tournament at the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Reigning world champion Ismael Borrero Molina of Cuba overpowered Japan’s Shinobu Ota to win the men’s 59kg Greco-Roman wrestling final when Russian Roman Vlasov successfully defended the 75kg title…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on a historic medal in the women’s vault competition by a whisker as she finished a creditable fourth in the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Following is the medals tally at the ongoing Rio Olympics as at 12 a.m. on Monday. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 25 18 18 61 China 13…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) India’s dismal performance at the Rio Olympics continued on Sunday with the tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna losing out on a medal while star shuttler Saina…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Chain Singh failed to qualify for the final round of the men’s 50 metre Rifle event at the Rio Olympics here on Sunday. Chain…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) As foreign journalists covering the Olympics here relax at night in the provided accommodation, few of them are aware that the apartment buildings sit on a land which was…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Delving into the editions of the Olympic Games held decades back, it’s difficult to miss out on somewhat of a co-relation between facial hair and gold medallists. The highest…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Britain’s Mo Farah recovered from a mid-race fall to successfully defend his Olympic 10,000 metres title at the Rio Games. Farah tumbled to the ground after appearing to trip…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The Rio Olympic Games has reached halfway point and organisers said the general operations are stable, highlighting their ability to react to and solve problems. “First days, we have…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The British men’s team took gold in track cycling event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new world record time. Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Owain Doull…