Out of turn promotion for Manish Rawat; Uttarakhand govt elevates Olympian's rank to police inspector
The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday honoured Olympian Manish Rawat by promoting him as an inspector in the state police department.
Sep 07, 2016, 20:18 PM IST
Education system needs to re-look at physical literacy: Pullela Gopichand
Gopichand and Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu were feliciated this evening by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Sep 06, 2016, 21:18 PM IST
WOAH! Yuvraj Singh takes down Shobhaa De and her ilk with these scathing remarks
Author and columnist Shobhaa De had termed Team India's trip to Rio as waste of money and opportunity.
Sep 06, 2016, 20:13 PM IST
Sushil Kumar thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi for asking media to highlight struggles of India's athletes
Throughout Rio Olympics, Narendra Modi was very optimistic about India's performance at the biggest sporting spectacle.
Sep 05, 2016, 11:11 AM IST
World swimming in turmoil over Rio Olympics 2016 doping decisions
FINA originally barred seven Russian swimmers from Rio following a report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren that alleged state-run doping in Russia.
Sep 04, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
Rio medallist Sakshi Malik appointed Wrestling Director of Rohtak University
Haryana Government has already taken steps in this direction and has decided to open 20 sports nurseries in districts.
Sep 04, 2016, 19:47 PM IST
Abhinav Bindra shares truth about Olympic champions, says India can't cut corners
The 33-year-old, however, feels that India's Rio campaign wasn't that bad, and an early medal could have changed the mood and also the overall result.
Sep 04, 2016, 17:57 PM IST
Straight out of movie: Rio Olympics medallist ensures her village gets electricity
Faith won gold after pulling ahead of favorite and world record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia in the final lap.
Sep 01, 2016, 23:16 PM IST
Talking Records: Complete list of world, Olympics records broken at Rio 2016
Besides 27 world records, the Rio Games also witnessed as many as 91 Olympic records broken.
Sep 01, 2016, 22:39 PM IST
PT Usha denies any 'politics' in her chairing a BJP meet
Usha is known for her stellar performance at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, where she missed the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles finals by 1/100 second.
Sep 01, 2016, 20:10 PM IST
READ: Abhinav Bindra's KILLER reply to fan who tried to provoke him against Dipa Karmakar
Among the few that made India proud included the likes of PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar.
Sep 01, 2016, 17:20 PM IST
I will give BMW handed over to me by Sachin Tendulkar to my father: Sakshi Malik
Sakshi Malik, along with other champions from Rio Olympics, was handed over a BMW by Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar at an event last Sunday.
Sep 01, 2016, 13:03 PM IST
What Shobhaa De said was wrong, responded to her tweet with actions: Rio Olympics hero Sakshi Malik
Sakshi, along with shuttler PV Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai were honoured with the country's highest sporting award, Khel Ratna on August 29.
Aug 31, 2016, 22:13 PM IST
From Olympic medallist to glam queen: WATCH how PV Sindhu is making her own style statement
But, the 21-year-old shuttler is not allowing the rigours of a tight schedule to compromise her rather sensuous fashion quotient.
Aug 31, 2016, 18:49 PM IST
READ! How Goodwill Ambassador Salman Khan is set to fulfill his Rio Olympics promise
Salman Khan had earlier this month pledged to present a cheque of Rs 1,01,000 to each of the athletes.
Aug 31, 2016, 18:13 PM IST
PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik felicitated by Delhi government for medal-winning performances at Rio Olympics
PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik kept there addresses short and sweet by thanking their coaches, parents and everyone for the support they received.
Aug 31, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Yogeshwar Dutt is second Indian athlete to have a medal upgraded - Read about the first..
"This is good, another victory for India, Jo likha hota hai, wo hoke rehta hai," Dutt told ANI.
Aug 30, 2016, 20:20 PM IST
Daughters saved India's grace at Rio Olympics: PM Narendra Modi's HONEST opinion
Shuttler Sindhu bagged a silver in the women's singles while Sakshi won India's first ever medal (bronze) in women's wrestling at Rio.
Aug 30, 2016, 19:05 PM IST
INSANE! PV Sindhu’s final match at Rio grabbed 66.5 m eyeballs in India, beating even the ultra-famous Kapil Sharma Show
Mumbai and Hyderabad were the highest contributers towards the viewership.
Aug 30, 2016, 15:50 PM IST
REVEALED: Why P. V. Sindhu was determined to win anything but bronze at Rio Olympics
Coach Pullela Gopichand too shed light on his ward's new avatar at the Games.
Aug 30, 2016, 13:25 PM IST
