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Shooter Manish Narwal expresses gratitude after winning gold at Tokyo Paralympics

Indian shooter Manish Narwal on Saturday expressed gratitude towards family, coaches and everyone who supported him during the journey after he won a...

Saturday, September 4, 2021 12:02 PM

Wasn't able to 'implement' my game plan, says Bhavina Patel after silver in Tokyo

After scripting history in Tokyo Paralympics, paddler Bhavina Patel said she is disappointed on not giving her hundred per cent in the gold medal matc...

Sunday, August 29, 2021 10:54 AM

Tokyo Paralympics: Powerlifter Sakina Khatun finishes 5th in women's 50kg final

India's Sakina Khatun finished fifth in women's 50 Kg powerlifting final in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.

Friday, August 27, 2021 11:48 AM

Tokyo Paralympics: India discus thrower Vinod reclassified in T/F52 category ahead of Games

Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar has been reclassified in the T/F52 category rasing hope of a medal in the said category for the country at the Tokyo...

Sunday, August 22, 2021 1:41 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Punia expresses gratitude after leading Indian contingent in closing ceremon...

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia might have won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics but the grappler wants to leave no stone unturned in practising and training...

Monday, August 9, 2021 11:53 AM

Nearly 29,000 people ordered to evacuate in Japan as typhoon Mirinae looms

Nearly 29,000 people in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba near Tokyo have received evacuation orders due to typhoon Mirinae approaching the country's e...

Sunday, August 8, 2021 1:08 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Bajrang Punia clinches bronze, beats Daulet Niyazbekov

Grappler Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal in the men's freestyle 65kg category in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after defeating Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyaz...

Saturday, August 7, 2021 4:35 PM

Typhoon expected to approach Tokyo on the last day of Olympics

A typhoon is expected to approach Tokyo and its neighboring areas from the Pacific on Sunday, the final day of the Tokyo Olympics, reported Kyodo News...

Saturday, August 7, 2021 2:12 PM

10 injured in knife attack on Tokyo train

At least 10 people were injured after a man stabbed them on Tokyo’s Odakyu Electric Railway commuter train on Friday, local officials said.

Saturday, August 7, 2021 11:23 AM

Athletes gave Tokyo 2020 a great Olympic soul, says IOC President Bach

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach stated he was concerned that Tokyo 2020 could become Games without a soul after spectators...

Friday, August 6, 2021 5:54 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya takes silver after losing final to Zavur Uguev

Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya on Thursday settled for silver after going down against Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Zavur Uguev in the men's 57 kg f...

Thursday, August 5, 2021 4:52 PM

Your hard work has paid off: PM Modi tells hockey team skipper Manpreet and coach Reid

Minutes after the Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to skipper Manpreet...

Thursday, August 5, 2021 1:02 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Indian men's hockey team clinch bronze, win medal after 41 years

It took 41 years, but the dream of every Indian was finally realised on Thursday as the men's hockey team beat Germany 5-4 to win the bronze medal her...

Thursday, August 5, 2021 10:45 AM

Tokyo Olympics: Wrestlers Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia storm into semis

Indian wrestlers Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia stormed into the semi-finals of the men's freestyle 57kg and 86kg category respectively at the Tok...

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 10:30 AM

Tokyo Olympics: Vandana Katariya becomes first Indian woman hockey player to score hat-trick at Game...

Vandana Katariya who scored three of India's four goals against South Africa in the final pool A hockey game became the first Indian woman to register...

Saturday, July 31, 2021 2:54 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur ranks second in qualification, advances to final

India discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the finals after finishing second in the women's discus throw qualification event here at Olympic S...

Saturday, July 31, 2021 10:45 AM

Tokyo Olympics: 21 more COVID-19 cases reported

The Tokyo Olympics organising committee on Saturday confirmed 21 more COVID-19 cases related to the Games.

Saturday, July 31, 2021 10:26 AM

Japan to expand state of emergency as COVID-19 shadows Olympics

Japan on Friday was set to impose states of emergency through Aug. 31 in three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka...

Friday, July 30, 2021 4:47 PM