Nairobi, July 31 (IANS) Mercy Cherono is simply Kenya’s athletics poster girl, with her dashing smile illuminating international championships since she announced herself to the world as the women 3,000 metres junior champion at the…
Rio de Janeiro, July 31 (IANS) Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have stepped up security for Friday’s Olympic Games opening ceremony to combat the threat of terrorism. Some 38 streets around Maracana stadium will be…
Rio de Janeiro, July 31 (IANS) A number of new measures have been put in place for the Rio Olympic Games, both in the Olympic Village and behind-the-scenes, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is…
Sao Paulo, July 31 (IANS) Chinese athletes have arrived at Sao Paulo’s Esporte Clube Pinheiros, the pre-games training centre of the Chinese Olympic delegation for the Rio Olympic Games. According to the Chinese Olympic delegation,…
Nairobi, July 31 (IANS) At 31, it is hard to believe Brimin Kiprop Kipruto will be running his fourth Olympics in a race Kenya has dominated since its first men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase gold was…
Rio de Janeiro, July 31 (IANS) A three-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board panel has been selected to make final decisions on the eligibility of all Russian athletes competing at Rio Games, starting on…
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Assuring “all possible help” to the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 scheduled to begin on August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hoped that Indian sportspersons…
Brasilia, July 31 (IANS) Interim Brazilian President Michel Temer inaugurated a much-anticipated subway line in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Olympics Games slated to begin on August 5. Rio’s new metro Line 4, which…
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Saturday postponed the verdict over wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s dope case till Monday, continuing the ordeal of the Rio Olympics-bound grappler. NADA Director General Naveen Aggarwal…
Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) Shooter Abhinav Bindra, the only Indian to have an individual gold medal at the Olympics, arrived here on Saturday for the Rio Games starting on August 5. The arrival…
Moscow, July 30 (IANS) Russia will argue in the civil courts the suspension of its athletes from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko said on Saturday. “We shall apply…
Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) With less than a week to go for the start of the Rio Olympics, the Indian contingent members have begun reaching the Olympic Village. With almost half of the…
Los Angeles, July 30 (IANS) Mexican-American Anita Alvarez is preparing to give her all to win a medal for the US in the synchronised swimming competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro….
Pyongyang July 30 (IANS) North Korean Workers’ Party vice chairman Choe Ryong Hae, who is believed to be a close aide of leader Kim Jong-un, will represent the country at the opening ceremony of the…
Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) Five refugee Olympic athletes, originally from South Sudan but residing in Kenya, arrived in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games. The athletes, who arrived here on Friday, will take…
Rio de Janeiro, July 30 (IANS) Spaniard Galia Dvorak earned a last-minute call-up to the Rio Olympic Games table tennis women’s singles event after French player Carole Grundisch withdrew due to injury, announced the organisers….
Brasilia, July 30 (IANS) Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer reiterated his full confidence that the Rio 2016 Olympic Games would be a resounding success, despite recent terrorist attacks in the world and concerns among athletes…
Moscow, July 29 (IANS) The report of the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chaired by Canadian sports law professor Richard McLaren, is being scrutinised by the Russian Investigative Committee (IC), Russian Sports…
Nairobi, July 29 (IANS) Nobody gave Nicholas Bett a chance in 2013 when he led the Kenya team in the short distance races at the World Championships. He emerged with a great reputation to strike…
Rio de Janeiro, July 29 (IANS) Five-time world player of the year Jamie Dwyer believes that the Australian menâs hockey team must play to its full potential if it is to replicate the gold medal…