Rio de Janeiro, April 12 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) coordination commission has praised progress but warned that the time was limited on the first day of their final inspection visit ahead of Rio…
Canberra, April 12 (IANS) Australian Cameron McEvoy has swum the third fastest 100 metres freestyle in history on his way to qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the Australian Olympic qualifiers in Adelaide on…
Rio de Janeiro, April 12 (IANS) Athletes have given their seal of approval to Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic weightlifting venue after the completion of the sport’s official Rio 2016 test event. Colombia was the most…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) An eight-member team has left for Hong Kong to participate in the Asian Olympic Qualification event to be held between April 13-17, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) said…
Copenhagen, April 11 (IANS) The Danish men’s handball team booked its ticket for the upcoming Rio Olympics after beating Bahrain 26-24 in the final round of the qualification tournament at the Jyske Bank Boxen Arena…
Rio de Janeiro, April 11 (IANS) Golfers competing at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will have to contend with more than the usual hazards of bunkers, heavy rough and water. Organisers have…
Foshan (China), April 9 (IANS) Zhejiang swimmer Li Zhuhao, 16, timed 51.24 seconds to win the men’s 100 metres butterfly at the Chinese National Championships here on Saturday. Li’s time matched the national record set…
Rio de Janeiro, April 9 (IANS) Ten days before the start of Rio Olympic shooting test event, Chinese shooting team has arrived in the host city to get a taste of local climate, venue and…
Mumbai: Paralympic athletes during a press conference in Mumbai on April 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) India’s prominent para-athletes Devendra Jhajharia and Amit Saroha, who have already qualified for the Paralympic Games…
Rio de Janeiro, April 7 (IANS) The city will stage 12 test events in the next two months as preparations for the first Olympic Games in South America move into their final stage. April is…
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) India won the Asian Nations Cup chess team championship defeating Vietnam with a convincing 3-1 margin in the final round in Abu Dhabi, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) said on…
Rio de Janeiro, April 6 (IANS) The Olympic Park facilities here are practically ready four months before the inauguration of South America’s first Olympic Games, announced Roberto Ainbinder, the director of projects for the Municipal…
Hanoi, April 5 (IANS) Vietnam is trying to bag more tickets to the Rio Olympics in 2016, according to the country’s General Department of Sports and Physical Training on Tuesday. For the purpose, Vietnam will…
Moscow, April 5 (IANS) Russia on Tuesday urged that politics be kept out of sport and the Olympic Games in particular amid the ongoing doping scandal involving dozens of its athletes. “We have always insisted…
San Juan, April 4 (IANS) Young Puerto Rican boxer Alexander “El Pollo” de Jesus was shot multiple times and killed on a street in San Juan’s Hato Rey district, where he lived. Police said on…
Lagos, April 4 (IANS) The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) will join their counterparts throughout the world to celebrate the World Table Tennis For All Day on April 6. The day was jointly set by…
Rio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS) The Brazilian government is highly concerned with low ticket sales ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with only five months to go before the opening of the largest…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has accepted a request by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for the exchange of Mens Rifle 3 Positions to mens Trap for…
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) The coolest and the costliest hobby of mountain biking is coming up in a bigger way as a sport in India, organisers of the fifth edition of the annual gruelling event…
Boston (Massachusetts), April 3 (IANS) Russian teenager Evgenia Medvedeva posted a record-breaking free skate score to capture the figure skating title in her debut season. The 16-year-old earned 150.10 points for her free skate, beating…