Tag: Olympics
Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Bags Bronze Medal After Losing In Semis
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain has taken the bronze medal in women's welterweight category at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. ....
Double Olympic Medalist PV Sindhu Arrives In Hyderabad To Rousing Welcome
Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu, the only Indian woman to win two Olympic medals, arrived in Hyderabad on Wednesday to a warm welcome by the Telangana government. ....
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya Loses In Final, Bags Silver In 57kg Freestyle
Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya fought a brave bout but could not overcome the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Zavur Uguev in the final of the men's freestyle 57kg at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The 23-year-old Indian had to settle for a silver medal as the ROC wrestler won the bout 7-4 on points. ....
Tokyo 2020: Wrestler Bajrang Punia Secures Semifinal Spot With Stunning Win Over Iranian
Top Indian grappler Bajrang Punia defeated Iran's Morteza Ghiasi by fall in the quarterfinal of the Tokyo Olympic Games men's 65kg event to secure a last-four berth at the Makuhari Messe Hall on Friday. ....
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Bajrang Punia Loses In Semi-final, To Play For Bronze
India's Bajrang Punia suffered a huge setback as he lost to Aliyev Haji of Azerbaijan, the bronze medallist in 57kg at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, as he went down 12-5 on points and will now have to fight for the bronze medal on Saturday. ....
Olympic Golf: Narrow Miss For Aditi Ashok As She Finishes Fourth
There was heartbreak for Indian golfer Aditi Ashok as she narrowly missed the bronze medal in the women's individual strokeplay competition at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing fourth with an aggregate score of 15-under 269 on Saturday. ....
Rajya Sabha Hails Neeraj Chopra, Other Medal Winners In Tokyo Olympics
The Rajya Sabha on Monday congratulated Neeraj Chopra for winning the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. ....
China Asked Russia To Delay Ukraine Invasion Until After Beijing Olympics, Western Intel Shows
A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested senior Russian officials to wait until after the Beijing Olympics had finished before beginning an invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported citing US officials as saying. ....
Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phogat Disqualified From Women’s 50kg Wrestling
In what will be a major heartbreak for Indian wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed "few grams over" the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.....
Paris Olympics: CAS Dismisses Vinesh Phogat's Appeal For Shared Silver; IOA Prez Expresses Shock
The Ad-Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the petition filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat against her disqualification from women's 50kg final of the Paris Olympic Games. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Dr. PT Usha has expressed her shock and disappointment at the decision of the Sole Arbitrator of CAS to dismiss Phogat’s application against the United World Wrestling (UWW) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).....
