Tag: Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Naomi Osaka Lights Cauldron As Tokyo Begins New Chapter
Applying high-end technologies, including virtual and augmented reality, and merging that with Japanese cultural motifs like the traditional kabuki theatre, the organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games put together an opening ceremony that lacked the glitz and glamour of previous editions but was apt for the current situation of a world ravaged by the Coronavirus pandemic.....
Indian Wrestler Priya Malik Wins Gold Medal At 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championship In Hungary
India has struck gold! Not in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics but miles away from the Japanese capital- Budapest, Hungary and the athlete who has given the Indians another reason to cheer is wrestler Priya Malik. ....
Tokyo 2020: India Men's Hockey Team Beaten 5-2 By Belgium In Semifinal, Will Play For Bronze On August 5
India's dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympic Games men's hockey competition after a gap of 41 years was crushed when they went down 2-5 against world champions Belgium in the semifinals here on Tuesday. ....
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. ....
