Rio Olympics: Medals tally at end of day two
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Following is the medals tally of the ongoing Rio Olympics as on Sunday. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total China 3 2 3 8 United States 1 5 2 8…
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Gymnast Dipa creates history by entering Olympic final
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic final at the Rio Olympic Centre here. The 22-year-old qualified for the final round in…
Indian women’s archery team go down in Olympic quarters
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian women’s archery team crashed out of the Rio Olympics after losing to Russia in the quarter-finals at the Olympic archery stadium here on Sunday….
India’s wait for the first medal at Rio Olympics continues
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) Medals continued to elude India for the second successive day at the 31st Rio Olympics as shooter Heena Sidhu and the women’s archery team failed to impress, while the…
Indian women’s archery team go down in Olympic quarters
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian women’s archery team crashed out of the Rio Olympics after going down to Russia in the quarter-finals at the Olympic shooting centre here on Sunday. The Indians,…
Rio Olympics: Medals tally on Sunday
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Following is the medals tally of the ongoing Rio Olympics as at 11 pm IST on Sunday. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Australia 2 0 1 3 Hungary 2…
Russia to be barred from 2016 Paralympics: IPC president
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday confirmed a blanket ban on Russia from competing at the 2016 Games. The decision was taken following a recommendation from the World…
WADA retesting all sampples of Russian Paralympic athletes
Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is retesting all doping samples of all Russian athletes, who participated in the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2014, Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on…
Olympic rowing races postponed due to adverse weather conditions
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Olympic rowing races have been postponed due to adverse conditions here on Sunday. According to the organisers, racing was postponed and will not take place on Sunday due…
Indian women’s archery team beats Colombia to reach Olympics quarters
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, progressed to the quarter-finals beating Colombia 205-197 in the Rio Olympics at the Olympic shooting…
Social media makes light of serious sport
By Veturi Srivatsa These days one need not wait for an event like the Olympics to end to take an overall view, reactions are instant and tweeted in a torrent within seconds of a contest…
Heena fails to qualify for 10m Air Pistol finals
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Shooter Heena Sidhu missed out of the race to the women’s 10 metres Air Pistol finals event at the 31st Rio Olympic Games after finishing 14th in the qualifications…
Iran’s flagbearer competes at both Olympics, Paralympics in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The march-past of Iran’s contingent at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony has become one of the highlights of the event as wheelchair-bound archer Zahra Nemati, already qualified to compete…
Argentine judoka Pareto living a golden dream
Buenos Aires, Aug 7 (IANS) Argentine judoka Paula Pareto, who won South America’s first gold medal at the Rio Olympics, said she felt like she was dreaming after her victory in the 48kg category. “I…
Hosszu sets world record to win 400m individual medley gold
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu set a new world record to win the women’s 400 metres individual medley swimming category at the Rio Olympics. The 27-year-old finished in four minutes 26.36…
No Decision yet on Russia’s admission to Rio Paralympic Games
M0oscow, Aug 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has not yet announced its decision on Russia’s admission to the 2016 Rio Games, its director of media and communications Craig Spence has said. Some media…
Russian Olympic team fans’ house burgled in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Russian Olympic team fans’ house here was burgled during the 2016 Olympics opening ceremony, the house’s head Anastasiya Grigoryeva has claimed. “During the ceremony opening the Olympic Games,…
‘Olympic movement can hardly exist without Russia’
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The world Olympic movement cannot exist and develop without Russia, the president of the United World Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalovic has said. Lalovic said a report of the World…
Organisers apologize for long queues at Rio stadiums
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Rio Olympics organisers have apologized to fans for long queues at stadium entrances. “We should explain everything and first and foremost apologize to those who had to line up…
Indians endure disappointing day at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) India endured a larely disappointing day at the ongoing Rio Olympics with the men’s hockey team and rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal proving to be the only bright sparks. The…