Rio : Wrestler Narsingh Yadav, banned for four years
Aug 19, 2016, at 02:50 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Giving jolt to India' s medal hopes, Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav, hit by doping trouble, has been banned by four years.
Rio: Sakshi Malik clinches bronze
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:50 pm
Rio, Aug 18 (IBNS): Ending India's drought at the Rio Olympics, Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik won the bronze medal in the women's 58 kg freestyle event on Thursday.
Rio: Bolt qualifies for 200m semi-finals
Aug 17, 2016, at 05:16 am
Rio, Aug 16 (IBNS): Jamaican athlete Usain Bolton Tuesday qualified for the men’s 200m semi-finals of the ongoing Rio Olympics.
Virat Kohli praises Olympics gold medal winner Usain Bolt
Aug 16, 2016, at 01:53 am
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Indian Test captain Virat Kohli appreciated and congratulated Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt after he clinched another gold medal in the Rio Olympics.
Usain Bolt clinches gold medal
Aug 15, 2016, at 03:12 pm
Rio, Aug 15 (IBNS): Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt clinched gold in the Olympic 100m event by beating American Justin Gatlin here.
Rio: Sania,Rohan miss bronze winning chance
Aug 15, 2016, at 04:51 am
Rio, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Tennis star Sania MIrza and her mixed doubles partner Rohan Bopanna missed an oppurtunity to clinch bronze at the Rio Olympics as they were defeated by Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic here on Sunday.
Rio: Sania-Bopanna defeated in semis
Aug 14, 2016, at 01:57 pm
Rio, Aug 14 (IBNS): India's medal hopes received a jolt when Sania MIrza and her doubles partner Rohan Bopanna lost their semi final match of the mixed doubles event of the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Saturday.
Rio 25 metre pistol event: Gurpreet Singh fails to qualify
Aug 14, 2016, at 02:42 am
Rio, Aug 13 (IBNS): Shooting events brought disappointment for India again as shooter Gurpreet Singh could not qualify for the final round of the men's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol event of the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Saturday.
Argentina beat India 5-0 in Rio women's hockey clash
Aug 14, 2016, at 02:03 am
Rio, Aug 13 (IBNS): Indian women hockey team failed to qualify for the quater-finals of the ongoing Rio after they were defeated in a group match by Argentina.
Rio: Lalita Babarreaches steeplechase final
Aug 14, 2016, at 01:51 am
Rio, Aug 13 (IBNS): India's Lalita Babar reached the final of women's 3000m steeplechase event of the Rio Olympics on Saturday.
Aug 13, 2016, at 03:03 pm
Rio, Aug 13 (IBNS): Bringing hopes for a medal, Rohan Bopanna and his mixed doubles part Sania Mirza cruised to the semi-finals of mixed doubles event of the Olympics here on Friday.
Rio: Canada, India manage 2-2 draw
Aug 13, 2016, at 05:29 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IBNS): India players managed a draw with Canada in a group stage match of the Hockey event of the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Friday.
Jitu, Nanjappa fail to qualify for the final of 50m Pistol Final
Aug 11, 2016, at 01:39 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IBNS): Indian athletes continued their poor show in the Rio Olympics with even shooter Jitu Rai disappointing his fans by failing to qualify for the final of the 50m Pistol event.
Rio: Germany beat India 2-1 in Hockey thriller
Aug 09, 2016, at 02:50 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IBNS): Monday remained another disappointing day for Indian athletes with even the national side being defeated by Germany in a group B thriller of the men's Hockey event of the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Monday.
Grand Opening ceremony marks the beginning of Rio Olympics
Aug 06, 2016, at 03:12 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS) With a glittering and grand ceremony, the 31st Olympics officially commenced in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro city on Friday as athletes from across the world geared up to fight and clinch medal and glory for their nations.
Jul 25, 2016, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata, July 25 (IBNS): Tata Salt, a pioneer in the Indian branded salt market recently launched a significant campaign, “Namak ke Waastey†that aims at catalyzing conversations and generate mass support for the Indian Olympians.
Maria Sharapova named in Russia's Olympics tennis squad
May 26, 2016, at 07:25 pm
Moscow, May 26 (IBNS) The Russian Tennis Federation has named four players, including Maria Sharapova, in their list of women who will compete in the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Olympics: Mary, Sarita fail to qualify
May 22, 2016, at 04:52 am
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Indian boxing dreams at the upcoming Rio Olympics received a blow when MC Mary Kom and Asian Games bronze-medallist L Sarita Devi could not qualify for the games on Saturday.
Olympics trial: Sushil Kumar moves Delhi HC
May 16, 2016, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Seeking a trial with Narsingh Yadav to secure a berth in the 74kg category wrestling event at the upcoming Rio Olympics, India's iconic wrestler Sushil Kumar on Monday moved to the Delhi High Court.
88 match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016
May 06, 2016, at 03:16 pm
Zurich, May 6 (IBNS) The FIFA Referees Committee has confirmed the appointment of 88 match officials from over 40 countries to officiate at the Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016.
A great honour for me, says Mary Kom after her RS nomination
Apr 23, 2016, at 05:53 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 23 (IBNS) Woman boxer MC Mary Kom, who was recently nominated in Rajya Sabha along with five others, said it is a great honour for her.
Ghosh, Manika book their Rio berths
Apr 15, 2016, at 02:59 am
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Soumyajit Ghosh and Manika Batra booked their Rio 2016 Olympic Games berths when they emerged winners of their respective groups last night in the Asia Olympic Games Qualification tournament in Hong Kong.
To win something, we must be willing to sacrifice: MC Mary Kom
Mar 16, 2016, at 08:29 pm
She is India's foremost woman pugilist, who dominated the ring for over a decade. Mary Kom is a force to reckon with be it inside the ring or outside of it. As she prepares to don the gloves for one last time in the upcoming Rio Olympics, IBNS-TWF correspondent Sudipto Maity finds out her current state and preparations ahead of the world's highest sporting event
India women's hockey team qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics
Aug 29, 2015, at 06:14 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Indian women's hockey team will return to the Olympics after of 36 years as it qualified for next year's Rio Games.