NEW DELHI: Top Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj may have had an underwhelming Tokyo Olympics but the duo feels that experience gained would help them in future events as they train their sights on a podium finish at next year’s Commonwealth and Asian Games. Prakash wrote a new chapter in the history of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra‘s historic gold-winning feat in the Olympics was listed as one of the 10 magical moments of track and field in the Tokyo Games by World Athletics. The 23-year-Chopra clinched the country’s maiden Olympic medal in athletics with a best throw of 87.58m on Saturday to become only the … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s golfing sensation Aditi Ashok was just 18 when she appeared at her maiden Olympics in Rio in 2016. Aditi had finished 41st with a total score of 291. Five years down the line, Aditi, now 23, stunned everyone with her spectacular show at the Tokyo Olympics. Aditi narrowly missed out on a … Read more
PARIS: Sayonara Tokyo, bonjour Paris. Thousands of people partied in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Sunday to watch the closing ceremony of the delayed 2020 Olympics and celebrate the French capital’s status as host of the 2024 showpiece. The contrast was dramatic after a Tokyo Games played out in mostly empty stadia and … Read more
TOKYO: A history-scripting Olympic gold medal in his pocket, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra‘s next target is breaching the 90m mark soon in the coming events. In fact, Chopra, who clinched the country’s maiden athletics medal to become only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, went for it while trying … Read more
TOKYO: Indian women’s hockey team skipper Rani Rampal on Saturday condemned the allegedly casteist abuse that her teammate Vandana Katariya‘s family has faced, saying that it was nothing short of shameful. The family of Katariya, who scored four goals during the Olympics, found itself at the receiving end of allegedly casteist slurs from few people … Read more
Saturday began with a lot of hope for a historic golf medal for India at the Olympics, thanks to golfer Aditi Ashok. Aditi had already put India firmly on the Olympic golf map by staying in second position at the end of the first three rounds played. Aditi, who had been one of the most … Read more
TOKYO: Indian golfer Aditi Ashok carded a three-under 67 in the third round to hold on to the second position and remain in strong contention for the country’s maiden Olympic medal in the sport here on Friday. Aditi was 12-under 201 after three rounds and is the sole golfer in second position, three strokes adrift … Read more
CHIBA: Debutant Indian wrestler Seema Bisla could not find a way to get out of the defensive trap of Tunisia’s Sarra Hamdi and lost her 50kg opening round 1-3 at the Olympic Games here on Friday. The 27-year-old could not make her moves as Hamdi applied the body lock to great effect, never allowing Seema … Read more
SAPPORO: India’s Gurpreet Singh failed to finish the men’s 50km race walk event of the Olympics, pulling out after the 35km mark due to cramps under hot and humid conditions here on Friday. The 37-year-old Gurpreet, one of the lowest ranked athletes in the event, was 51st at the 35km mark with a time of … Read more