Tag: Tokyo Olympics
Don't Get Bogged Down By Expectations, PM Modi Tells Tokyo-bound Athletes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian sportspersons not to get bogged down by the pressure of huge expectations and try and put up their best performance without bothering about the results. ....
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Wins Silver In Women's 49kg Weightlifting
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, claiming silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting. ....
Tokyo Olympics: After Australia Disaster, India Overcome Spain 3-0 In Men's Hockey
An inspired team change by coach Graham Reid and some solid work by the defenders helped India redeem themselves from a 1-7 thrashing at the hands of world No. 1 Australia to hand Spain a convincing 3-0 defeat in a Group A match that put their Tokyo Olympic Games men's hockey tournament campaign back on track. ....
Olympic Hockey: India Beat Germany 5-4 To Win Bronze, A Medal After 41 Years
India fought back brilliantly from a two-goal deficit to beat Germany 5-4 in a high-intensity goal-fest to win bronze, the country's first medal in men's hockey at the Olympics after a gap of 41 years.....
Haryana Announces Rs 6 Crore For Sumit Antil, Rs 4 Crore For Yogesh Kathuniya
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced Rs 6 crore for Sumit Antil for winning gold and setting a world record in javelin throw at the Tokyo Paralympics and Rs 4 crore for Yogesh Kathuniya for winning silver in discus throw. ....
Indian Boxing League Likely By 2017-end: BFI Chief
Following successful conclusion of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) 71st commission meeting here, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh on Wednesday announced that the first ever franchise-based Indian Boxing League (IBL) will most likely be held by the end of the year. ....
Shooters Rai, Sidhu Win Gold At World Cup
Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai gave the Indian campaign at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final a golden start as they won the 10m air pistol mixed team event in Delhi on Tuesday....
India Achieve Record Quota Haul In Boxing For Tokyo Olympics
World Championships bronze medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg) won a historic ninth Tokyo Olympic quota for India when he upset the Commonwealth Games champion and second seed Harrison Garside of Australia 4-1 in the box-off bout at the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday.....
Japan Rebuffs Trump's Suggestion To Postpone Olympics
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday assured Donald Trump that the country continues to prepare for the Olympic Games to begin on the scheduled date, hours after the US President suggested a one-year postponement.....
India Women's Hockey Team Can Finish In Top 4 In Tokyo, Says Deepika Thakur
Former Indian women's hockey star Deepika Thakur believes the current team, led by Rani, has a strong chance to finish in the top four in the Olympic Games scheduled to be held next year in Tokyo. ....
