Olympics

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

Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu defeats Yamaguchi, storms into semis

India shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the semi-finals of the women's singles event after defeating Japan's number four seed Akane Yamaguchi in the qua...

Friday, July 30, 2021 3:19 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Bronze assured for India as Lovlina Borgohain storms into semis

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain confirmed her place on the podium after storming into the semifinals of the women's welterweight (69-75kg) category at...

Friday, July 30, 2021 10:32 AM

Tokyo Olympics: Satish Kumar punches his way to QFs after defeating Ricardo Brown 4-1

India boxer Satish Kumar progressed into the quarter-finals of the men's super heavyweight (+95kg) category in the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Rica...

Thursday, July 29, 2021 11:04 AM

Tokyo Olympics records highest single-day spike with 24 new COVID cases

The Tokyo Olympic organising committee on Thursday reported 24 more COVID-19 cases associated with the games, the highest daily count since the commit...

Thursday, July 29, 2021 10:56 AM

Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu opens India's tally at Games, wins silver in Women's 49kg...

Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's medals tally on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category here at Tokyo Inter...

Saturday, July 24, 2021 12:15 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Saurabh storms into medal round of men's 10m air rifle, Abhishek crashes out

Saurabh Chaudhary on Saturday stormed into the medal round of the men's 10m air rifle after finishing on top in the men's 10m air rifle qualification,...

Saturday, July 24, 2021 11:29 AM

Tokyo Olympics: 19 athletes and six officials to be part of Indian contingent for opening ceremony

Twenty-five members from the Indian contingent will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics scheduled to be held on Friday at the Natio...

Friday, July 23, 2021 10:18 AM

Tokyo Olympics: Two athletes test COVID positive, tally rises to 87

Twelve new positive COVID-19 cases on Thursday were reported by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' organizing committee, which includes two athletes residi...

Thursday, July 22, 2021 11:38 AM

Tokyo 2020 chief does not rule out cancellation of Games amid COVID-19 scare

The head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee Toshiro Muto has not ruled out the cancellation of the Olympic Games amid the COVID-19 scare.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 12:19 PM

Tokyo Olympics: With the games we're committing an act of faith in the future, says Thomas Bach

With three days to go for the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach examined the distant...

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 12:40 PM

Tokyo Olympics: First case of COVID-19 detected in Games Village

With just six days to go for the much-awaited Tokyo Olympics, the first case of coronavirus has been detected at the Games village.

Saturday, July 17, 2021 11:04 AM

Tokyo Olympics: Sumit Nagal has qualified for Games, confirms AITA Secretary General

Indian ace tennis player Sumit Nagal has qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics on the basis of withdrawals in the men's singles.

Friday, July 16, 2021 5:31 PM

Tokyo Olympics: UP govt to give Rs 6 crore to gold medal winners from state

Uttar Pradesh government has announced a Rs 6 crore cash reward for all those athletes from the state who will bag a Gold medal in the upcoming Tokyo...

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 2:04 PM

Tokyo Olympics: Medals to be made from recycled electronic devices like discarded laptops, smartphon...

Athletes bringing laurels for their country in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will be presented with medals composed of recycled electronic devices.

Friday, July 2, 2021 6:10 PM

US President won't attend Tokyo Olympics: White House

US President Joe Biden won’t attend the Summer Olympics in Tokyo scheduled to begin from July 23, the White House said on Monday.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 11:10 AM

Tokyo Olympics: Amit Panghal to enter Games ranked number one in 52kg category

Pugilist Amit Panghal will be entering the Tokyo Olympics as the world number one in the men's 52kg flyweight category.

Sunday, June 27, 2021 12:56 PM

Milkha Singh, the man who introduced India to 'track and field'

Milkha, who is regarded as one of the world's greatest athletes, defeated Pakistan sprinter Abdul Khaliq in a 200-Metres race to win a gold medal in T...

Saturday, June 19, 2021 9:22 AM