Olympics
Aug 06, 2024
In the Women's Freestyle 50kg Wrestling event at the Paris Olympics 2024, India's Vinesh Phogat defeated the world's top-ranked and reigning champions, Yui Susaki of Japan and advanced into the...
Sep 17, 2023
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) The ambassador of the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), and megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who unveiled the poster of ‘Olympics in Reel Life - A Festival of Films and Photographs’,...
May 18, 2023
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday announced Rs 2 crore for world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen to prepare for the Olympics.
Feb 19, 2022
Mumbai: International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mrs Nita Ambani has described today’s overwhelming decision to award India the right to host the IOC Session in Mumbai in 2023 as “a significant...
Dec 31, 2021
New Delhi: India did exceptionally well in sports in the year 2021.
The major highlights of the Department of Sports during the year 2021 are as follows:
Aug 29, 2021
India is among a number of countries interested in hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, 2040, and maybe beyond, said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
Aug 10, 2021
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is drafting a proposal for the game to be included in the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028, the governing body announced on Tuesday.
Pic Credits: Sha'Carri Richardson Official Twitter Handle
Jul 03, 2021
The news that American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson faced disqualification from the Olympics after testing positive for marijuana sparked a massive outpouring of support across the country.
Jun 27, 2021
Sajan Prakash has become the first-ever Indian swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games by breaching the standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at Rome, Italy.
Jun 23, 2021
Andhra Pradesh: Karnam Malleswari, an Olympic medalist, has won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Jun 21, 2021
The New Zealand Olympic Committee on Monday has confirmed that weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been selected to contest the women's 87kg category.
May 19, 2021
The United States of America, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has called for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday, blaming China for human...
Jul 12, 2020
Star sprinter Hima Das is not losing her sleep over qualifying for the Olympics, having included cycling and a bit of cricket in her "medium intensity" training regime while taking care to avoid the...
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Mar 25, 2020
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021
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Mar 25, 2020
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold the Games in 2021
Gopichand
Mar 20, 2020
India’s chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand believes the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed.
Pullela Gopichand
Feb 09, 2020
Badminton national chief coach Pullela Gopichand has received an honourable mention in the 2019 International Olympic Committees Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award.
WADA has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory
Aug 23, 2019
WADA Suspends India’s Dope Testing Lab Months Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics
WFI President Brijbhushan Sharan Singh said, Tata Motors coming on board as partner.
Dec 12, 2018
Tata Motors To Support Indian Wrestlers’ Quest For Olympic Glory
Joko Widodo
Sep 05, 2018
Indonesia will bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, following its successful organisation of the 2018 Asian Games.
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Jul 21, 2018
After FIFA World Cup, Russia Eyes Olympics
Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij
Jun 21, 2018
After drawing widespread condemnation for its move to deduct one-third of the earnings of sportspersons employed under it, the Haryana government has proposed that no deduction be made.
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Dec 20, 2017
India’s performance in the world of sports is a matter of concern -- with some notable exceptions. It requires no rocket science to realise the simple fact that we perform badly because we are poorly...
Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar
Nov 19, 2017
“Back in action after three years, Sushil battled for just 2 minutes and 33 seconds in total on the mat as he fought only two of his initial round bouts before three of his opponents – in the...
Jun 29, 2017
Chandrababu gaffe goes viral on social media
“Media has been, since morning, wrongly highlighting that I want Pakistani players should be invited to participate in various international sports events. I haven’t said anything like that,” Sakshi told reporters on the sidelines of the 11th a
Oct 07, 2016
Clarifies she hasn’t advocated Pakistani players should be allowed to play in India
Unassuming, yet uncompromising
Aug 20, 2016
Gopichand, the man who made it possible
Sakshi is also entitled to Rs 20 lakh earmarked for an Olympic bronze medallist under the Sports Ministry’s Special Awards Scheme.
Aug 18, 2016
Financial Windfall Awaits Oly Medallist Sakshi
Sania Mirza and Rahul Bopanna after losing the match the Czech team
Aug 15, 2016
Indian Contingent’s Schedule on Day 10 at Rio Olympics
The Twitterati were having a field day posting pictures of the divers appearing completely naked because of the on-screen scoreboards that tend to cover their groin area.
Aug 13, 2016
Divers in the tiniest of Speedo trunks at display
Dharambir is the first Indian male sprinter to qualify for the Olympics in 36 years.
Aug 03, 2016
Dharambir Dropped After Failing Dope Test?
Boxing Federation will hold elections after Olympics
Jul 18, 2016
Boxing Federation will hold elections after Olympics
