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Kamalpreet, India's discus thrower, makes a spectacular throw to qualify for final Tokyo Olympics

Kamalpreet Kaur, a 25-year-old Indian discus thrower from Patiala, has qualified for the discus final at the Tokyo Olympics. This is Kamalpreet's Olympic debue.

Jul 31, 2021

Today, keep your fingers crossed for Sindhu, Panghal, and Atanu at Tokyo Olympics

At the Tokyo Olympics, Indian athletes relive the final moments of their respective events. The day of crosses for India is July 30th, as the country aims to win additional medals.

Jul 31, 2021

Olympics Men's Hockey Quarterfinals: India will face Great Britain tomorrow

India will face Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the men's hockey competition at the Tokyo Olympics on August 1st.

Jul 31, 2021

Lovlina reaches boxing semi-finals in Tokyo Olympics, medal hopes revive

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain of Assam has assured India a medal in the women's welterweight division at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the second Indian boxer to earn an Olympic medal after MC Mary Kom.

Jul 30, 2021

Tokyo Olympics : PV Sindhu and Boxer Satish Kumar make it to quarter finals

India is hoping to win a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics with badminton player PV Sindhu Strom reaching the quarterfinals and boxer Satish Kumar in the quarterfinals in the men's super heavyweight division.

Jul 29, 2021

Mirabai Chanu returns to Manipur after Olympic triumph; Promoted as Additional SP Sports

Mirabai Chanu's return to Nongpok Kakching, Manipur, was greeted with a flurry of elities and family members.

Jul 28, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: It's time to honour the likes of Rankireddy-Shetty and Kamal for a better future

Indian athletes demonstrate their abilities at the Tokyo Olympics, but it is time to honour their efforts beyond winning medals.

Jul 28, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Indian scullers fail medal hopes, finish sixth and last in semifinals

Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh's men's lightweight double sculls rowing team finishes sixth and last in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, falling short of a medal.

Jul 28, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: With a win over Hong Kong's Cheung, Sindhu advances to the knockout round

PV Sindhu of India advanced to the Round of 16 in the women's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics, defeating world No. 34. Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi

Jul 28, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: A day when 57 and 13-year-old stood tall on podium

At Olympics, age is no restriction for achieving glory. Monday showed us that as a 57-year-old and a 13-year-old stood tall on the podium.

Jul 27, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Nagal defeats Istomin to win India's first tennis singles match since 1996

men's tennis singles In the first round, Sumit Nagal defeated Uzbek Denis Istomin. Nagal's victory was India's first at the Olympics since 1996 in men's singles tennis.

Jul 24, 2021

Table Tennis: Manika Batra advances to second round in Tokyo Olympics

At the Tokyo Olympics, Indian paddler Manika Batra advanced to the second round of the women's singles table tennis competition. Manika's next opponent will be Ukraine's 20th seed Margaryta Pesotska

Jul 24, 2021

Badminton: Shetty-Rankireddy keep their nerve to win first round at Olympics; Sai Praneeth loses

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy of India defeated Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei in the men's doubles. B Sai Praneeth was defeated by Israel's Misha Zilberman in the Tokyo Olympics.

Jul 24, 2021

Who's Mirabai Chanu: Her colourful journey from accidental weightlifter to Olympic medalist is inspiring [Profile]

Mirabai, a 26-year-old Manipur native, finished second at the Tokyo Olympics behind China's Hou Zihui to earn silver

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

Traditional Japanese breakfast may be effective against Covid

Researchers have found that a fermented soybean dish often served for breakfast in Japan, can prove to be effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.

Jul 22, 2021

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