Michael Phelps clinches his 22nd Olympics gold
Aug 12, 2016, at 03:21 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IBNS): Beating Ryan Lochte, US swimmer Michael Phelps clinched the Olympic gold medals in the 200m individual medley event at the Rio Olympics.
Clinical Saina routs opponent, reaches second round
Aug 12, 2016, at 03:45 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IBNS): Ace Indian shuttler, Saina Nehwal followed her compatriot PV Sindhu and won her first match to set up a second round date.
PV Sindhu starts off Olympic campaign with a win
Aug 12, 2016, at 03:37 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IBNS): Indian Badminton player PV Sindhu kick started her Rio Olympics campaign with a win.
Rio: Spirited Indian Hockey team go down 1-2 to Netherlands
Aug 12, 2016, at 02:21 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IBNS): A spirited Indian Hockey team took on the unbeaten Netherlands in the group B fixture and lost the match 1-2, here on Thursday.
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.
Rio: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa defeated by Japanese opponents
Aug 11, 2016, at 10:55 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IBNS): Indian women doubles partner Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa were defeated by Japan's Takahashi and Matsumoto in a Rio Olympics clash here.
Want to improve upon my ranking: Dipa Karmakar
Aug 09, 2016, at 04:42 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IBNS): Olympian Dipa Karmakar, who will vie for a podium finish in the Vault gymnastics final of the ongoing Rio Olympics on Aug 14, said she is not thinking about the medals and is more keen towards the betterment of her rankings.
Rio: Abhinav Bindra reaches final
Aug 09, 2016, at 12:42 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IBNS): Giving hopes for a medal, Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra on Monday reached the final of the 10m air rifle event of the Olympics.
Rio: Serena,Venus exit after first round defeat
Aug 08, 2016, at 03:27 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IBNS):Disappointing her fans, Serena Williams and Venus Williams were defeated in the Olympics doubles clash on Sunday.
Rio: Indian women recurve team reach Q/Fs
Aug 08, 2016, at 01:45 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IBNS): Indian women recurve team, comprising of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi , showed their brilliance as they defeated Colombia 5-3 in the 1/8 elimination round of the Rio Olympics here.
Rio shooting: Heena fails to qualify for final
Aug 08, 2016, at 12:15 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IBNS): Indian shooter Heena Sidhu disappointed Indian fans as she failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
Leander-Bopanna crash out of Rio
Aug 07, 2016, at 03:41 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Indian Tennis fans suffered a shock as India's strong hopes for a medal suffered a jolt when Leander Paes and his men's double partner Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the Rio Olympics after being defeated in the first round of the tournament by Poland's Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski on Saturday.
India beat Ireland 3-2 in Rio opener
Aug 07, 2016, at 03:20 am
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Indian hockey team commenced their Olympic campaign with a bang as they defeated Ireland by 3-2 on Saturday.
An honor to be the flag bearer for Denmark, says Caroline Wozniacki
Aug 06, 2016, at 05:02 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): Attending the opening ceremony of the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, female tennis ace Caroline Wozniacki expressed her delight to be the flag bearer for her country, Denmark.
MoC Manoj Sinha unveils postage stamps on Rio Olympics
Aug 06, 2016, at 01:08 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha on Friday unveiled the Commemorative Postage Stamps on Rio Olympic Games and said the unique initiative will motivate the Rio-bound Indian athletes.
More than 2000 participate in ‘Run for Rio’
Aug 05, 2016, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): As the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza begins, more than 2000 people participated in the ‘Run for Rio’ campaign in Kolkata.
Rio set for grand Olympic ceremony
Aug 05, 2016, at 10:03 pm
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Maracana Stadium is all set to witness a major ceremony which will mark the opening of the grand sporting event of the year Olympics on Friday.
Pranab Mukherjee wishes Indian contingent for Rio Olympic Games 2016
Aug 05, 2016, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sent his good wishes to the Indian contingent in the Rio Olympic Games 2016 on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games.
PGTI members cheer on Indian Olympic hopefuls
Aug 05, 2016, at 06:17 pm
Noida, Aug 5 (IBNS): As Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri, SSP Chawrasia and Aditi Ashok gear up to fly the tricolor at the Rio Olympics in a few days from now, they received support from the members of the golfing fraternity of India.
World wrestling body clears Narsingh Yadav for Rio Olympics
Aug 03, 2016, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) : Wrestler Narsingh Yadav's chances of participating in the Rio Games were boosted after the world wrestling body, United World Wrestling, gave him a clean chit on Wednesday.
Rio: Wrestler Narsingh Yadav cleared of doping charges
Aug 02, 2016, at 02:04 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Narsingh Yadav was on Monday cleared by the National Anti Doping Agency's (NADA) disciplinary panel of any wrongdoing in the ingestion of a prohibited substance.
It is a good news: Sushil says on Narsingh Yadav
Aug 02, 2016, at 01:50 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Olympic media winning wrestler Sushil Kumar on Monday said he was happy that Narsingh Yadav has been cleared of doping charges.
Aug 01, 2016, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): Cleared by the national anti-doping panel on doping charges on Monday, wrestler Narsingh Yadav said he is looking forward to 'win' Olympics medal for his nation.
VK Dhall appointed as Manager of Indian Shooting Team for Rio Olympic Games
Aug 01, 2016, at 01:01 am
New Delhi, July 31 (IBNS): V K Dhall, President of West Bengal Rifle Association and Vice President of National Rifle Association of India, has been nominated as the Manager of Indian Shooting Team for Rio Olympic Games.
Ready for Olympic Games, UN-supported refugee athletes set out for Rio
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:26 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, have flown out of the capital city of Nairobi to take part in the first-ever Olympic refugee team for the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the United Nations refugee agency has said.
Suo moto statement from Minister Vijay Goel regarding wrestler Yadav
Jul 28, 2016, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (I/C), Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel, issued a suo moto statement in the Lok Sabha on Thursday regarding facts of the matter relating to the case of Anti-Doping Rule Violation in respect of Narsingh Pancham Yadav, wrestler.
After wrestler Narsingh, Rio-bound shot putter Inderjeet Singh tests positive in dope test
Jul 26, 2016, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) : After wrestleer Narsingh Yadav, Shot putter Inderjeet Singh has became the second Rio Olympics-bound Indian athlete to test positive in dope test, reports said on Tuesday.
Rio Olympics: IOC not to impose blanket ban on Russia
Jul 25, 2016, at 05:03 am
Lausanne, July 24 (IBNS): Giving relief, the The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided not to impose blanket ban on Russia from Rio Olympics following the doping scandal which hit the nation recently.
Rio-bound wrestler Narsingh Yadav fails dope test
Jul 24, 2016, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, July 24 (IBNS): Indian contender in wrestling (74kg) at the 2016 Rio Olympics Narsingh Yadav has failed a dope test conducted on him.
SAIL supports sprinter Dharambir Singh to Rio Olympics
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:11 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Minister for Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh conferred the SAIL logo and felicitated Rio Olympics athlete Dharambir Singh here on Wednesday.