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Tokyo Olympics: India opens medals tally as weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins silver

This is India's second medal in the sport after Karnam Malleswari won bronze in the 69kg category at the 2000 Sydney Olympics

Jul 24, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: India loses in the quarterfinals of the Olympic mixed archery event

The Indian mixed team in archery, which included Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav, was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Olympics. After the ranking phase, the Indian team had qualified as the ninth best team.

Jul 24, 2021

Tibetan groups oppose Beijing hosting Winter Olympics, call for diplomatic boycott

Tibetan organisations located in Switzerland have filed a complaint with the International Olympic Committee, as calls for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics have become louder.

Jul 24, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: India's medal hopes high on these 10 women athletes

As the Tokyo Olympics get off on Saturday, here is a list of the top ten women who have the best chance of contributing to a medal-starved nation's tally.

Jul 24, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Shushila, a judoka, withdraws from competition

Sushila Devi Likmabam, an Indian judoka competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games, was pinned in the first round by Hungarian stalwart Eva Csernoviczki. Shushila, a silver medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, had qualified for the Olympics through the continental quota slot.

Jul 24, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Harmanpreet Singh, Sreejesh help India defeat New Zealand 3-2 in hockey

In a tense 3-2 victory over New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics, Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace and goalie PR Sreejesh made some spectacular saves in the fourth quarter.

Jul 24, 2021

Olympics Archery: Deepika qualified ninth, enters first elimination round

On the first day of the Tokyo Olympics, ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari finished a creditable eighth after the women's individual ranking round, with a total of 663 points. This is her third Olympics.

Jul 23, 2021

Marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk with baby Zoe

Olympics committee's blatant disregard towards nursing athletes draws flak; wave of change erupts [details]

While the Olympics games welcomed female power on the field; it ignored the challenges that some of the women athletes, especially new mothers, need to deal with while hoping to represent their country on an international platform.

Jul 23, 2021

Olympics Winners: Award of Rs 75 lakh for gold, Rs 40L for silver and Rs. 25L for bronze medal announced

IOA has announced cash award of Rs 75 lakh for each gold medal winner; Rs. 40 lakh silver and Rs. 25 lakh to the bronze medal winners at Tokyo Olympics

Jul 23, 2021

Tokyo Olympics : IOA officials briefly upset after false alarm showed 3 Indians with Covid symptoms

A fake report from 'Infection Control Software' claimed that three Indians had Covid-19 symptoms, sending the Indian contingent into tizzy over attending the Opening ceremony

Jul 22, 2021

Ghosts of the past haunt Tokyo 2020 Olympics; IOC continues to fire wrongdoers

It's D-1 for the Tokyo Olympics which is all set to open to the world on July 23. However, the ghosts of the past continue to haunt the summer games as it keeps attracting attention for wrong reasons.

Jul 22, 2021

Six athletes, five media personnel test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening

A covid-19 positive case list uploaded on Olympics.com two days ahead of the opening highlights 79 cases in the last 20 days. While 46 are residents of Japan, 33 are foreign nationals.

Jul 21, 2021

A photo of Rebecca Meyers training for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Tokyo Olympics: Swimmer Rebecca Meyers withdraws from Paralympic games citing lack of support

World record holder and three-times Paralympic gold winner Rebecca Meyers from the US withdrew from the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics starting August 24 over USOPC's decision to not let her mother accompany and assist her during the games

Jul 21, 2021

Brisbane to host the Olympic Games 2032

Brisbane was selected to host the 2032 Olympics under a new selection process that saw Australia win the bid

Jul 21, 2021

A file photo of sport climbing event being held at the 2018 Asian Games

Olympic games to scale up with sport climbing and ski mountaineering

Sport Climbing made its debut in the international sports scenario at the 2018 Asian Games and this year, it shall be inducted in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In India, while professional sport climbing has been recognized and championed for the last 25 years, it's yet to secure a space on the international platform.

Jul 21, 2021

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Tokyo Olympics: India opens medals tally as weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins silver

Tokyo Olympics: India loses in the quarterfinals of the Olympic mixed archery event

Tibetan groups oppose Beijing hosting Winter Olympics, call for diplomatic boycott

Tokyo Olympics: India's medal hopes high on these 10 women athletes

Tokyo Olympics: Shushila, a judoka, withdraws from competition

Tokyo Olympics: Harmanpreet Singh, Sreejesh help India defeat New Zealand 3-2 in hockey

Olympics Archery: Deepika qualified ninth, enters first elimination round

Olympics committee's blatant disregard towards nursing athletes draws flak; wave of change erupts [details]

Olympics Winners: Award of Rs 75 lakh for gold, Rs 40L for silver and Rs. 25L for bronze medal announced

Tokyo Olympics : IOA officials briefly upset after false alarm showed 3 Indians with Covid symptoms

Ghosts of the past haunt Tokyo 2020 Olympics; IOC continues to fire wrongdoers

Six athletes, five media personnel test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening

Tokyo Olympics: Swimmer Rebecca Meyers withdraws from Paralympic games citing lack of support

Brisbane to host the Olympic Games 2032

Olympic games to scale up with sport climbing and ski mountaineering

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]

Is exhibiting cleavage mandatory? Malaika Arora opts for low neck sleeveless outfit at event in Vrindavan, leaves netizens furious