Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Weightlifter Xiang Yanmei of China shrugged off an unexpected neck injury to win the gold medal for China in the women’s 69kg category at the ongoing Rio Olympics here….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Nijat Rahimo of Kazakhstan broke the world record to win the gold medal of the men’s 77kg weightlifting with a total of 379kg at the Rio Olympic Games here….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Woman archers Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari along with boxer Manoj Kumar were the only bright spots in an overall disappointing day for India at the Rio Olympics,…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian boxer Manoj Kumar stunned Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania by a split decision in the Round of 32 of the men’s Light Welterweight (64kg) category at…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian boxer Manoj Kumar gave credit to his elder brother Rajesh for his success after winning his opening bout in the men’s Light Welterweight (64kg) category…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Woman archers Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari along with boxer Manoj Kumar were the only bright spots in an overall disappointing day for India at the Rio Olympics,…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian boxer Manoj Kumar stunned Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania by a split decision in the Round of 32 of the men’s Light Welterweight (64kg) category at the Riocentrio Pavilion…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s Deeipika Kumari defeated Guendalina Sartori of Italy in the 1/16 eliminators of the women’s individual archery competition of the ongoing Rio Olympics here. Deepika displayed red hot form…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) A terrifyingly fast Hungarian swimmer wins three gold medals but sees her coach praised as being “the man behind the performance”. A Mexican gymnast is criticized for having a…
Nairobi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Olympics don’ t come around every year and London marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will be on a mission to inscribe his mark on the Rio Games and win gold when…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Jin Jongoh from South Korea edged Vietnamese Hoang Xuan Vinh to win gold at men’ s 50m rifle event, taking home the third straight Olympic gold medal on this…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Following is the medals tally at the ongoing Rio Olympics as at 12:00 am IST on Wednesday. Country Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 10 8 9 27 China…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara has won his second gold medal in the Olympic men’s cycling individual time trial. Cancellara’s first gold in the event came at the 2008 Games in…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Two-time table tennis world champion Ding Ning defeated her second straight defensive opponent Kim Song-I here on Wednesday to set up an all-Chinese women’s singles final with teammate Li…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) South Korean shooter Jin Jongoh edged Vietnamese Hoang Xuan Vinh to win gold at the men’s 50m rifle on Wednesday, taking home the third straight Olympic gold medal on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Woman archer L. Bombayla Devi was the only bright spot in another dismal day for India at the Rio Olympics here on Wednesday, with medal hopeful Jitu Rai, judoka…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) The US women’s artistic gymnastics team took gold again in Rio – just as it did four years ago in London – though this time it was led by…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) US cyclist Kristin Armstrong overcame rain and fierce competition here on Wednesday to win her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s individual time trial. A day before…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Weightlifter Satish Sivalingam crashed out of the men’s 77 kg elimination round to end his campaign at the Rio Olympics here on Wednesday. Satish lifted a total of 329…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) “I let my country down. There was wind but I don’t want to make any excuses,” a dejected Jitu Rai told reporters after finishing 12th at…