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Olympics: Aditi misses medal narrowly, ends 4th at Tokyo Games

India's Aditi Ashok missed a medal narrowly as she signed off 4th in the Olympic Games' golf competition after carding a three-under 68 in the weather-hit final round here on Saturday. The 23-year-old Bengalurean ended two strokes off the pace with a total of 15-under 269. It was a heartbreaking end to Aditi's campaign considering she started the day at 2nd. But it was nonetheless a major improvement as she had finished tied 41st in the 2016 edition where golf made a comeback to the Olympics. In the final round, she fired five birdies -- on the 5th, 6th, 8th, 13th and 14th holes -- against two bogeys on the 9th and 11th. Overnight leader and world number one Nelly Korda clinched the gold medal with a 2-under 69 that left her 17-under overall and a shot ahead of Japan's Mone Inami (65) and New Zealand's Lydia Ko (65). Inami and Ko will compete in a play-off to decide the silver and bronze medal winners. Play was disrupted for a while by a tropical storm after the leading pack had

Paris to fly 'biggest flag ever' to mark handover of Olympics

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo will receive the Olympic flag from International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during the Tokyo 2020 Games closing ceremony on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. What else could that money buy?

The average elementary school in Japan costs about $13 million. For that price, you get 1,200 schools.

Tokyo reports 4,515 fresh Covid cases amid Summer Olympics 2020

Japan urged its citizens to refrain from going out or travelling for non-essential, non-urgent reasons.

Star caste of hockey

It's impossible to field an Indian hockey team that doesn't reflect the diversity, the united colours, better than any other. Shows that a sport, or a nation, will prosper with growing inclusivity

You don't win silver, you lose gold

In business too, losing finalists really get nowhere, get nothing. It is purely "winner takes all"

What next for hockey?

Till a few years ago, to even dream about India winning a medal in hockey would have been considered foolish

The investment that laid down Indian hockey's road to Olympic bronze

Olympic success could mean uptick in corporate support as was seen during the brief Hockey India League

Finland's ice hockey medalist Emma Terho elected to the IOC board

Olympic ice hockey medalist Emma Terho has been elected to represent the world's athletes on the IOC's executive board

Olympic golf: Aditi Ashok stays on course for historic medal in Tokyo

India's Aditi Ashok continued with her great form as she moved to the second spot after the third round in women's golf competition, remaining on course for a maiden medal at the Olympic Games

Olympics: Deepak Punia's coach Murad's accreditation terminated by IOC

International Olympic Committee (IOC) cancelled the accreditation of Deepak Punia's coach Murad Gaidarov after he "yelled" at a referee after the wrestler's game in the ongoing Tokyo Games.

IOC president says procedures against Belarus coaches to continue

The president of IOC said disciplinary procedures on two Belarus coaches will continue, after they were removed from Olympics over involvement in trying to send Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to Belarus

All eyes on Neeraj to end 100-year wait for Olympic medal in athletics

All eyes will be on Neeraj Chopra to deliver India's elusive Olympic medal in athletics and end a wait of 100 years when he competes in the men's javelin throw final here on Saturday

More competitive matches must for Indian women's hockey team: Marijne

The Indian women's hockey team's outgoing coach Sjoerd Marijne on Friday said Rani Rampal and her gutsy teammates deserve more international exposure to build on their historic finish at Olympics

Olympics: Sjoerd Marijne steps down as India women's hockey team coach

Hours after the Indian women's hockey team finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics, coach Sjoerd Marijne announced that he would be stepping down as the coach of the women's national hockey team

Mizoram government gifts job, land to hockey Olympian Lalremsiami

Mizoram government will offer a government job and a plot of land to state's woman hockey star Lalremsiami in appreciation of her performance in Tokyo Olympic, Chief Minister Zoramthanga announced

Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for final

The Indian men's 4x400m relay quartet shattered the Asian record during the Olympics heat race but missed qualifying for the final round by a whisker here on Friday

We achieved something bigger than medal: Women's hockey team coach Marijne

Indian women's hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne told his team to be proud of themselves and embrace the fact of inspiring a whole nation and making the Indians proud

Japanese govt approves Indian contingent's visit to its Embassy in Tokyo

The Indian contingent at the Tokyo Olympics has got the required approval from Japanese government to leave the Games Village and travel to the Indian Embassy for a felicitation ceremony on Saturday

Indian 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record but fails to qualify for final

India missed out the eight-team final as they ended at ninth spot overall.