Bolt qualifies for 100m semis
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…
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Golf: Chawrasia tied 22nd, Lahiri joint 57th at Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s golfers S.S.P. Chawrasia and Anirban Lahiri finished tied 22nd and joint 57th after posting two-under 69 and four-over 75 respectively in the third round of the Olympic Games…
NZ, Aus take Olympic gold in men and women’s single sculls
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) New Zealand’s Mahe Drysdale successfully defended the men’s single sculls titles, while Kim Brennan of Australia followed up her bronze in London Olympics with the yellow metal in the…
Shooter Mairaj Ahmad finishes 9th in men’s Skeet qualifiers
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan crashed out of men’s Skeet qualification round after finishing ninth following a shoot-off for the fifth and sixth place here on Saturday. Mairaj, who…
Jwala-Ashwini end Olympic campaign without a win
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s women’s badminton doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their inconsequential Group A match against Puttita Supajirakul and Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand to bow out of…
Bolt qualifies for 100m semifinals
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…
Shooter Mairaj Ahmad fails to qualify for men’s Skeet semis
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan crashed out of men’s Skeet qualification round after finishing ninth following a shoot-off for the fifth and sixth place here on Saturday. Mairaj, who…
Gymnast Dipa eyes historic medal in Rio vault final
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…
Lalita sets national record to qualify for 3,000m Steeplechase final
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…
India’s women’s hockey team fails to enter quarters
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s women’s hockey team was crushed by higher-ranked Argentina 0-5 to suffer fourth consecutive loss in Pool B and failed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games…
Lalita qualifies for 3,000m steeplechase finals, Sudha out
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s Lalita Babbar on Saturday qualified for the final round of the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase category at the Rio Olympics here. Lalita finished fourth fastest, clocking 9 minutes…
Rower Dattu Bhokanal tops Final C to finish 13th at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal on Saturday topped the Final C in men’s single sculls to finish 13th at the Rio Olympic Games here. Already out of medal contention, Dattu…
Athlete Lalita fails to qualify in 3,000m steeplechase
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s Lalita Babbar failed to qualify for the final round of the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase category at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. Lalita finished fourth, clocking 9…
Shooter Gurpreet fails to qualify for 25m pistol event
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh failed to qualify for the final round of the men’s 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol qualifying event at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. Gurpreet…
Sudha Singh finishes 9th in 3000m steeplechase heats
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s Sudha Singh failed to qualify for the final round of the women’s 3000 metre Steeplechase category at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. Sudha finished ninth, clocking 9…
Hockey: India face Belgium for place in Olympic semis after 36 years
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) India’s men’s hockey team will be up against a formidable Belgium side in the quarter-finals here on Sunday in its bid to enter the Olympic semi-finals for the first…
With puja, yagna, Dipa fever grips Tripura ahead of gymnast’s appearance in Olympic final
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, Aug 13 (IANS) The northeastern state of Tripura is waiting with bated breath for its daughter Dipa Karmakar to appear in the gymnastics vault final of the Rio Olympics on Sunday….
Rival Lochte wants retiring Phelps to continue till 2020 Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) United States swimmer Ryan Lochte said that he wants his compatriot and rival, 22-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps to keep performing and continue till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics….
Some good shows, a few hopes, but overall a dismal week for India at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna’s awesome march into the mixed doubles semis, gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s sensational vault to reach the final and ace shooter Abhinav Bindra’s narrow bronze medal…
Matthew McConaughey, Buzz Aldrin among celebs present at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey is among the dozens of celebrities who have travelled to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to enjoy the 2016 Olympic Games. McConaughey and…