Page 24 - 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Minister Vaishnaw announces Rs 2 crore reward, promotion for Mirabai Chanu

Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday felicitated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu who won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, and announced a reward of Rs 2 crore and a promotion in her job in the Northeast Frontier Railway. The minister said she has inspired billions around the world with her talent, handwork and grit. "It was great to meet and congratulate the pride of India and honour of Indian Rly, @mirabai_chanu. Also felicitated her & announced Rs. 2 Cr , a promotion and more. She has inspired billions around the world with her talent, handwork and grit. Keep winning for India!" Vaishnaw tweeted. Chanu, who returned to the country on Monday evening, lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) in the 49kg category to better Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics on Saturday. Chanu, hailing from Manipur, was promoted as an Officer on Special Duty (Sports) in the Northeast Frontier Railway in April, 2018.

Slim down the Games

Bloated Olympics have to carry too many sports

Mirabai Chanu created history, entire nation is proud of her: Thakur

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday hailed weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for creating history by winning a first day medal at the Tokyo Olympics

13-year-old's gold gives air to Japan skateboard stocks; Morito gains 12%

Shares in Morito Co, which distributes skateboarding gear, surged 12% Monday after Nishiya's victory in the Olympic women's street skateboarding event

Tokyo Olympics: Hockey and archery hopes fade on a day of losses

India faltered at crucial moments against the mighty Koreans to make a quarterfinal exit from the men's team event

Tokyo Olympics: India's rifle and pistol shooters gear up for mixed events

Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Singh Deswal will be the other Indian team participating in the event

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Hockey to Table Tennis, India schedule on July 26

On Day 3, Bhavani Devi will become India's first fencer to participate in Olympics while Indian Women's Hockey team lock horns with Germany. Check today's India Olympics schedule

Olympics 2021: India fail to get past Korean hurdle, team medal hopes over

South Korea went on to win the title by smashing Chinese Taipei 6-0

Olympics 2021: India look to bounce back against Spain in men's hockey

Spain and hosts Japan are yet to register a win in the two matches they have played

Tokyo Olympics: South Korea win gold in men's team archery event

Hosts Japan took the bronze medal after defeating the Netherlands 5-4

Tokyo Olympics: Sharath beat Portugal's Apolonia, advances to third round

The only Indian left in the fray, Sharath, faces reigning Olympic champion Ma Long of China in the third round on Tuesday

Olympics 2021: Ashish Kumar loses to Tuoheta Erbieke in round of 32 fixture

Ashish was not able to come back in the final round, and he had to bow out of the Olympics

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon's en route

Svetlana Gomboeva collapsed from heatstroke on the first day of archery but recovered to win a silver medal

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash finishes fourth in Heat 2

The other Indians at the Olympics, Maana Patel and Srihari Nataraj, have already exited the competition

Olympics: Momiji Nishiya, 13, becomes first women's skateboard champion

Momiji who won a silver medal at the 2021 world championships in Rome

Tokyo Olympics: Silver medallist Chanu stands chance to get medal upgrade

Weightlifter Hou, who won gold, to be tested by anti-doping authorities

Tokyo 2020 allows temporary removal of masks on the podium

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has allowed athletes to have a physically distanced image on the podium without their masks on for 30 seconds, and a group photo with masks on the gold-medal step.

2020 Tokyo Olympics: Russian men beat US in volleyball match

The men's volleyball team from Russia has beaten the United States in pool-play action. The Russians took control when they held off two match points before taking the second set 27-25 to go up 2-0. The Americans rallied to win the third set before falling 25-23 in the final set for their first loss of the tournament. The U.S. had swept France in its opening pool play match. The ROC team is now 2-0 after beating Argentina in their first match. In an earlier pool play match Monday, Iran beat Venezuela 3-0 for its second straight win.

Satwik-Chirag loses to world No.1 Sukamuljo and Gideon in second match

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a straight game loss to world number one Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia

Nagal hammered out of Tokyo Olympics by world number two Medvedev

Nagal was blown away by world number two Daniil Medvedev's thunderous strokes and serves in the men's singles second round as India's tennis challenge all but ended at the Tokyo Games, here on Monday.