Olympic

Sakshi Malik emerges like a new star in wrestling after controversial 2016 scandals

Sakshi become the first woman wrestler from India to bag an Olympic medal, she was the first medallist at Rio olympic.

Dec 19, 2016, 14:55 PM IST

WBO Asia Pacific title: Vijender Singh vs Francis Cheka - As it happened...

Before this fight, Francis Cheka had played total 8 matches outside Tanzania and have lost all the 8.

Dec 17, 2016, 14:33 PM IST

Doping: British Olympic chief would support Russian worlds boycott

Britain`s skeleton Olympic gold medallist Lizzie Yarnold would be backed by the British Olympic Association (BOA) were she to boycott the 2017 skeleton and bobsleigh world championships in Russia over doping in the country.

Dec 13, 2016, 04:43 AM IST

Rio Olympics: On-court strategy and conditions will be key to success, believes PV Sindhu

The three-time Macau Open winner will be participating in her maiden Olympics.

Jul 31, 2016, 15:15 PM IST

PM Modi optimistic of Indian athletes' performance at Rio Olympics

PM Modi inaugurates Run for Rio race in Delhi. to know more watch the full news story

Jul 31, 2016, 13:02 PM IST

Rio Games: Russia faces ban from Olympic weightlifting over doping offences

The IWF executive announced this month that 20 suspicious cases had been found in retests of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in Beijing and London.

Jun 23, 2016, 11:21 AM IST

Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita sail into Rd 2 of World Championships

Mary Kom set up a clash on Saturday with Germany's Azize Nimani, who stunned Asian Games bronze-medallist Nandintsetseg Myagmardulam of Mongolia.

May 19, 2016, 20:51 PM IST

Religion drives us to take up shooting as sport: Iran coach

Saying religion and the Olympic sport of shooting in the same breath may sound unusual but Iranian air rifle coach Zaire, who trains a well-known triumvirate of young shooters in his country, feels their religion drives the bulk of Iranians to take up the sport.

Sep 28, 2015, 17:14 PM IST