Rio: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth reaches quater-finals
Aug 16, 2016, at 01:24 am
Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Rising a new hope for a medal, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Monday moved to the quarter-finals of the men's singles event of the Rio Olympics here.
Tennis : Andy Murray clinches Olympics gold in Olympics
Aug 15, 2016, at 03:27 pm
Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Britain Tennis star Andy Murray clinched his second Olympics gold medal by beating Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro.
Rio: Manoj Kumar beat London Olympics bronze-medalist Evaldas Petrauskas
Aug 11, 2016, at 11:06 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IBNS): Indian boxer Manoj Kumar put up a strong show as he defeated London Olympics bronze-medalist Evaldas Petrauskas in a crucial Rio Olympics clash on Thursday.
Anju Bobby George resigns as president of Sports Council of Kerala
Jun 23, 2016, at 03:36 am
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (IBNS) In a major development, Olympian Anju Bobby George on Wednesday resigned as the president of Sports Council of Kerala.
UN agency welcomes announcement of refugee team to compete at Olympics
Jun 04, 2016, at 03:49 pm
New York, June 4 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has warmly welcomed today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the refugees who will compete as a team in the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
No need to cancel or postpone Olympics due to Zika, says UN health agency
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that based on the current assessment of the Zika virus circulating in almost 60 countries globally and 39 countries in the Americas, there is no public health justification for postponing or cancelling the 2016 Olympic Games.
Apr 28, 2016, at 05:09 am
Athens, Apr 27 (IBNS): Having crossed Greece in six days, the Olympic Torch Relay has arrived in Athens.
Paes-Bhupathi's reunion for Olympics dashed?
Apr 28, 2016, at 12:53 am
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Hopes of Indian sports lovers to witness country's senior Tennis stars -Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes- uniting for the Rio Olympics dashed as the All-India Tennis Association (AITA) confirmed that no country can get a wild card entry for the major sporting event, media reports said on Wednesday.
Olympics ambassador row: Upset Milkha says sportspersons are better ambassadors, slams IOA
Apr 25, 2016, at 04:36 pm
Mumbai, Apr 25 (IBNS) One of India's best athletes, Milkha Singh weighed upon the ambassador row, calling it needless to appoint a Bollywood celebrity as the face of India's campaign in the global sporting event.
Beijing named host city of Olympic Winter Games 2022
Aug 01, 2015, at 03:38 am
Beijing, July 31 (IBNS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday named China's capital Beijing as the host city of the Olympic Winter Games 2022.