Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Belgium, Jamaica, Britain, the US and Germany all claimed track and field gold medals in an action-packed Super Saturday at the Rio Olympics. Nafissatou Thiam secured Belgium’s second gold…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Elaine Thompson continued Jamaica’s Olympic sprint monopoly by winning gold in the women’s 100m at the Rio Games. The 24-year-old clocked 10.71 seconds to hold off the US’ Tori…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Ethiopian runner Etenesh Diro ran the last 800 meters of her 3000m steeplechase heat with one shoe on and one shoe off, but she was later given a chance…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India’s hopes alive by qualifying for the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals while rower Dattu Bhokanal topped the Final C to finish 13th…
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF) president Dmitry Shlyakhtin on Saturday said that long jumper Darya Klishina, country’s sole contender at the athletics competition in the Olympic Games, was banned from competing in…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India’s hopes alive on Saturday by qualifying for the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals while rower Dattu Bhokanal topped the Final C to…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica won his qualifying heat in the men’s 100 metres easily at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. He won Heat 7 at…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two-time reigning sprint champion Usain Bolt won his qualifying heat in the men’s 100 metres easily at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. He won Heat 7 aat 10.07…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has already created history by qualifying for the final round of the individual vault final of artistic gymnastics, will be in line to script…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Nirmala Sheoran failed to qualify for the semifinals of the women’s 400 metre athletics event at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. The Haryana athlete clocked 53.03 seconds in…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s Lalita Babbar shattered the national record in the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase to qualify for the final round at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. Lalita finished fourth…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, who failed to qualify for the 100m semi-finals in the Rio Olympics, said on Saturday her timing was not to up to the mark due to which…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Brazilian Olympic cyclist Kleber Da Silva Ramos was provisionally suspended after failing a doping test before the Games, the International Cycling Federation (UCI) said in a statement on Friday….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian athletes Muhammed Anas Yahiya and Ankit Sharma crashed out of thier respective events at the ongoing Rio Olympics here. Anas finished sixth in his heat and 31st overall…
Nairobi, Aug 13 (IANS) Kenyan athletics manager Michael Rotich was released on bail after he was sent home from the ongoing Rio Olympic Games due to allegations that he helped cover up doping charges for…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s Manish Singh finished 13th in the men’s 20km race walk event at the Rio Olympics here on Friday. Manish clocked 1:21:21 in the race. The event was dominated…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Ethiopian Almaz Ayana clocked 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds to break the women’s 10,000 metres world record at the Rio Olympic Games here on Friday. Ayana, the 5,000m world champion,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Ethiopian Almaz Ayana clocked 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds to break the women’s 10,000 metres world record at the Rio Olympic Games here on Friday. The former world record of…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian athlete Manpreet Kaur failed to get past the women’s Shot Put qualifying round at the Rio Olympics here on Friday. The qualifying mark for the 18 shot putters…
Nairobi, Aug 12 (IANS) Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto on Friday said the government will deal firmly with anyone engaging in doping. Ruto put on notice sports personalities and administrators in the country saying those…