Neeraj Chopra sets eye on World Athletics Championship 2022
Jul 21, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Eugene/IBNS: Tokyo Olympic javelin winner Neeraj Chopra has set his sights on the World Athletics Championships to be held in Oregon, USA post securing the long awaited Olympic gold in athletics last year for India.
Neeraj Chopra wins gold in Kuortane Games in Finland
Jun 19, 2022, at 04:52 am
Neeraj Chopra, who had won India's first gold in Tokyo Olympics in track and field, bagged another gold medal in the Javelin throw in the Kuortane Games in Finland with a throw of 86.69 m.
Ahead of Paris Olympics, Australia earmarks 257.5 AUD for sports
Dec 23, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: The Australian Government made the biggest investment in the country's high-performance sports programmes ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, said the Minister for Sports of Australia Richard Colbeck.
Tokyo Olympian Bhavani Devi's 'historic' fence in e-auction of gifts, mementos received by PM Modi
Sep 29, 2021, at 06:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union ministry of culture Tuesday announced the e-auction of the historic fence of CA Bhavani Devi, the first Indian woman fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics and win the first match.
Tokyo Paralympics: India's Praveen Kumar clinches silver by jumping 2.07m
Sep 03, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Tokyo: India's Praveen Kumar clinched silver medal by jumping 2.07m in Men’s High Jump T64 event of the Tokyo Paralympics here on Friday.
Tokyo Paralympics: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in Men's High Jump T47 Final
Aug 29, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Tokyo: India's Nishad Kumar jumped 2.06m in Men's High Jump T47 Final to earn a silver medal in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here on Sunday.
Punjab govt names 10 govt schools after Olympic medal winning hockey players: Singla
Aug 22, 2021, at 10:04 pm
Chandigarh: Punjab School Education and PWD Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Sunday said that the state government has named the schools of the respective areas after Olympic medal winner hockey players.
Paris Olympics will be tricky because of the three-year cycle: Abhinav Bindra
Aug 20, 2021, at 01:14 am
Bengaluru/UNI: India’s first individual Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra lauded the country’s performance at Tokyo Games, calling it the best ever while adding that the next Olympics in Paris will be tricky because athletes will only have three years for their preparations.
Tata Motors to gift Altroz hatchback to Indian athletes who finished fourth in Tokyo Olympics
Aug 16, 2021, at 01:31 am
Jamshedpur/IBNS: In a warm gesture to the athletes, who narrowly missed a medal in the recently-concluded Olympic Games at Tokyo, Tata Motors has announced that it will gift each of them an Altroz hatchback.
President lauds India's Tokyo Olympic team
Aug 15, 2021, at 01:25 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday lauded the performance of Indian players at the Olympics, especially the women players.
Tokyo bids farewell to spectacular 2020 Olympic Games, next edition in Paris
Aug 09, 2021, at 05:14 am
Tokyo/UNI: After 16 days of breathtaking moments, the spectacular Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games drew to a close on Sunday amid all the extraordinary restrictions and challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Narendra Modi praises Indian contingent for 'stupendous performance'
Aug 09, 2021, at 01:58 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian contingent for their hitherto best performance in the Tokyo Olympics where seven medals, including gold, were won.
IOC chief Thomas Bach declares summer Olympic Games in Tokyo officially closed
Aug 09, 2021, at 12:53 am
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach has declared the 32rd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo officially closed.
India celebrates Tokyo Olympics glory, looks to future with hope
Aug 09, 2021, at 12:10 am
New Delhi/UNI: As the curtains come down on the XXXII Olympics at Tokyo 2020, India has several reasons to celebrate and look towards the future with hope.
PT Usha, Anju Bobby George wish Neeraj Chopra over Olympics gold triumph
Aug 08, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Mumbai; India's iconic athletes Anju Bobby George and PT Usha wished Neeraj Chopra for winning the Tokyo Olympics gold medal in the track-and-field event on Saturday.
Aug 08, 2021, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated Neeraj Chopra for his javelin gold in Tokyo Olympics with a picture of the athlete in his army uniform.
Aug 08, 2021, at 02:59 am
Tokyo/IBNS/UNI: "It feels unbelievable," India's Neeraj Chopra reacted for the first time after winning a historic gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra writes history by winning Tokyo Olympics gold
Aug 08, 2021, at 02:32 am
Tokyo: India's Neeraj Chopra roared in the pages of history as he threw 87.58 metres to clinch the first gold medal ever won by an Indian in the track-and-field event, making the country proud and giving moments of rejoice to a nation which will celebrate Independence Day in the next few days.
Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra creates history, wins gold in javelin
Aug 07, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Tokyo: Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history by winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: India's star wrestler Bajrang Punia wins bronze
Aug 07, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Tokyo: India's medal hope Bajrang Punia will not return home empty handed as he beat Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov in men's 65kg freestyle event of Tokyo Olympics to clinch a bronze medal here on Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics Golf event: India's Aditi misses medal, finishes fourth
Aug 07, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi: Indian golfer Aditi Ashok narrowly missed her Olympics bronze medal as she finished fourth in Tokyo on Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bajrang loses to Aliyev in semis, to fight for bronze
Aug 06, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Tokyo/UNI: India's Bajrang Punia lost 12-5 to Azerbaijan's Haji Aliyev in the men's freestyle 65kg wrestling semifinal match at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics, here on Friday.
Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain beat India 4-3 to clinch bronze medal
Aug 06, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Tokyo: Indian women's hockey team went down fighting against Great Britain in the crucial bronze medal match of the Tokyo Games 2020 here on Thursday.
Tokyo Olympics: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins wrestling silver after losing to Russian Zavur Uguev
Aug 05, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya on Thursday won an Olympic silver medal after losing to Russian two-time defending world champion Zavur Uguev in 57 kg bout.
Vinesh out of contention for repechage round as Vanesa loses in semis
Aug 05, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Tokyo/UNI: World No 1 Vinesh Phogat's hopes of competing in repechage round dashed away after Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus lost to her Chinese opponent Pant Qianyu in the semi-final of women's freestyle wrestling 53kg here on Thursday.
Manipur erupts in celebration after Hockey men’s team with local boy Nilakanta Sharma wins bronze
Aug 05, 2021, at 09:31 pm
Imphal/UNI: People of Manipur celebrated the Indian men’s hockey team's bronze medal victory in the Tokyo Olympics, ending 41-year medal drought for India in the sport at the Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: India defeat Germany 5-4 to win bronze in men’s hockey
Aug 05, 2021, at 04:31 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Forty-one years after their last medal in Olympics, India won a bronze medal in men’s hockey in the same tournament here Thursday.
Tokyo Olympics: India lose 1-2 to Argentina, to play for bronze medal against Great Britain
Aug 04, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Tokyo: India received another jolt in hockey as the women's team this time failed to reach the final of Tokyo Olympics event as the eves were defeated by Argentina here on Wednesday.
Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Deepak Punia loses, to play bronze medal bout tomorrow
Aug 04, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Deepak Punia lost to USA's DM Taylor Iii in men's freestyle wrestling in the 86kg category.
Tokyo Olympics: Another medal assured for India as wrestler Ravi Kumar storms into finals
Aug 04, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya stormed into the finals of 57 kg men's freestyle wrestling defeating Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan by fall in a dramatic semi-final.