Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian women shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul crashed out of the Rio Olympics 2016 after losing in the quarter-finals in their 10 metre air rifle event here on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Dattu Bhokanal gave India’s Rio Olympics campaign a rousing start as he reached the quarter-finals of the men’s single sculls rowing after finishing third here on Saturday. In the…
Sao Paulo, Aug 6 (IANS) Brazilian military police has detained at least 35 people in Sao Paulo protesting against the 2016 Olympic Games. On Friday, 100 protesters gathered at the Paulista Avenue (Avenida Paulista), the…
Moscow, Aug 6 (IANS) Russia’s two-time Olympic pole-vaulting champion Elena Isinbayeva has claimed that she will not give up training as long as there is any chance that she can take part in the Rio…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio Games after testing positive for drugs, the country’s Olympic Committee has said. The unidentified athlete tested positive…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Russia’s legendary pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, a two-time Olympic champion, has said she is likely to run for the presidency of the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF). “It is certainly…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Spanish point guard Jose Calderon has that the Rio Olympics men’s basketball tournament was up for grabs and that “in one game anyone can beat anyone”. Spain is in…
Berlin, Aug 6 (IANS) Schalke’s new arrival Coke will be out of action after suffering a knee ligament injury. The “Royal Blues” start with a setback into their preparation as summer signing Jorge Andujar Moreno,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has said the French capital promises to host a spectacular and engaging Games. Paris 2024 will place sport at the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Eight more Russian athletes were allowed to take part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday bringing the total number to 279. The Court of Arbitration…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will abide by the recently passed ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against punishing already-sanctioned Russian athletes twice over anti-doping violations….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian women’s archery team comprising, Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, finished seventh in the Rio Olympics, while individually all of them advanced for the Round of…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s women’s archery team, comprising Deepika Kumar, L. Bombayala Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, finished seventh to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the 31st Olympics here on Friday. Deepika bagged 640…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Atanu Das gave India’s Olympic campaign a rousing start with a spirited performance in the ranking round of the men’s individual archery event at the Sambodromo here on Friday….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Atanu Das gave India’s Olympic campaign a rousing start with a spirited performance in the ranking round of the men’s individual archery event at the Sambodromo here on Friday….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Oksana Chusovitina from Uzbekistan has decided to retire after her seventh Olympic Games here at Rio and the 41 years old gymnast hoped that she can reach the vault…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it has removed Kenya from its list of anti-doping code violators. WADA declared Kenya in breach of global anti-doping rules in May…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Avtar Singh, only the second Indian to make it to the Olympics after the qualification norm was intorduced, is determined to prove his worth and make the…
Rio de Janerio, Aug 5 (IANS) About 100 doping samples collected at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London tested positive for performance-enhancing substances following a recent reanalysis, the president of the International Olympic Committee…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The Rio Olympics organisers have launched a mobile app that allows fans to follow the competition results and check out the details of their favourite disciplines in real time…