Rio Olympics: How Indian athletes performed on Day 14
Aditi Ashok, PV Sindhu, Sandeep Kumar and Men’s & Women’s relay teams were in action on Day 13.
Aug 20, 2016, 06:09 AM IST
Sprint legend Usain Bolt chasing an unprecendented triple-triple, set for Olympic farewell
He stands to equal Carl Lewis and Finn Paavo Nurmi`s record of nine athletics gold medals.
Aug 20, 2016, 04:53 AM IST
Pullela Gopichand plays down PV Sindhu’s final defeat; proud of the shuttler’ historic performance
Sindhu`s silver medal comes after Sakshi Malik won the Bronze in 48-kg freestyle wrestling event.
Aug 20, 2016, 03:59 AM IST
Narsingh Yadav vows to take his battle to PM Narendra Modi seeking thorough investigation
Narsingh was evicted from the Olympics Village this morning as the ban meant his accreditation and entry was cancelled.
Aug 20, 2016, 02:32 AM IST
READ! Badminton Guru Pullela Gopichand’s pre-match guidelines to make players victory ready
Pullela Gopichand’s former teammate Archana Popat also revealed that the Indian badminton coach train himself too along with his players.
Aug 20, 2016, 01:44 AM IST
Boxer who followed heart into Rio Olympics 2016 Final
Sotomayor will face Uzbekistan`s Fazliddin Gaibnazarov in Sunday`s gold-medal clash.
Aug 20, 2016, 00:08 AM IST
Abhinav Bindra, Sachin Tendulkar and Vishwanathan Anand hail PV Sindhu's brilliant effort
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was also ecstatic with the shuttler's performance.
Aug 19, 2016, 23:07 PM IST
Pole vault star Yelena Isinbayeva announces retirement
Isinbayeva was unable to defend her title in Rio after the Russian squad was hit with a blanket ban.
Aug 19, 2016, 23:03 PM IST
Prayers needed! Badminton ace Saina Nehwal to undergo surgery tomorrow
Interestingly, her understudy PV Sindhu won the silver medal at Rio Olympics, losing the women's singles final to world number one Carolina Marin of Spain in three games.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:51 PM IST
Ryan Lochte apologises for his behaviour at Rio Oylmpics 2016
"It`s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country - with a language barrier - and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave," he said.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:46 PM IST
PM Modi hails PV Sindhu's Rio Olympics feat as historic
Sindhu thus became the first Indian woman player to win a silver medal and fifth woman player to win a medal in Olympics.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:36 PM IST
Europe's top Olympic official taken to maximum security
The 71-year-old was admitted to Samaritano hospital for chest pain after his arrest, but released the next day into custody.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:33 PM IST
Soccer great Pele to play no role at Rio Olympics 2016 closing ceremony
Pele, 75, underwent hip surgery at the end of last year and has said his rehabilitation has been difficult.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:25 PM IST
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar will get busy with MA examination
The 23-year-old Tripura girl, who had become first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, scored 15.066 points, a mere 0.150 less than eventual bronze winner.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:10 PM IST
SALUTE! Pullela Gopichand, the man behind India's rise in badminton world
The amazing run of P.V. Sindhu at the Rio Olympics has brought the focus on her celebrated coach and his academy.
Aug 19, 2016, 22:04 PM IST
Sandeep Tomar crashes out of men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling at Rio 2016
According to the Repechage system, Tomar would have got a chance of clinching a bronze medal for the country had Lebedev reached the finals of the competition.
Aug 19, 2016, 21:17 PM IST
PV Sindhu top searched Indian athlete in Google India
"India is currently ranked 11th in the global trends in terms of searches for the 'Olympics' over the last seven days," the statement said.
Aug 19, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
Lee Chong Wei shrugs off heartbreak to defeat nemesis Lin Dan makes Rio 2016 Olympics final
Struggling with fatigue and huge mental pressure, the veteran rivals battled point-for-point before Lee broke away late to secure three match points.
Aug 19, 2016, 18:45 PM IST
Brazilian Kleber Ramos, China's Chen Xinyi barred from Games for doping in Rio 2016
Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos and Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi were disqualified from the Olympic Games for having failed doping tests, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said.
Aug 19, 2016, 18:02 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar thanks countrymen for supporting Indian athletes in Rio Olympics 2016
Fielding its biggest ever contingent at the Olympic Games, India has pocketed just one bronze medal so far, far away from the double digit medal hope as predicted before the Games.
Aug 19, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
