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Olympics: Weightlifter Hidilyn breaks Philippines' gold medal drought

Philippines weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won her country's first-ever Olympic gold medal as she created Games record in the 55kg category here at the Tokyo International Forum

Olympics: Weightlifter Hidilyn breaks Philippines' gold medal drought
Updated On : 27 Jul 2021 | 2:07 AM IST

Slim down the Games

Bloated Olympics have to carry too many sports

Slim down the Games
Updated On : 27 Jul 2021 | 12:30 AM IST

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

13-year-old's gold gives air to Japan skateboard stocks; Morito gains 12%
Updated On : 27 Jul 2021 | 12:01 AM IST

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: Hockey and archery hopes fade on a day of losses
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 11:17 PM IST

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: India's rifle and pistol shooters gear up for mixed events
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 9:22 PM IST

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 fail to get past Korean hurdle, team medal hopes over
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 9:16 PM IST

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

Olympics 2021: India look to bounce back against Spain in men's hockey
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 9:06 PM IST

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: South Korea win gold in men's team archery event
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:57 PM IST

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

Tokyo Olympics: Sharath beat Portugal's Apolonia, advances to third round
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:52 PM IST

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

Olympics 2021: Ashish Kumar loses to Tuoheta Erbieke in round of 32 fixture
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:38 PM IST

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

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon's en route
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:29 PM IST

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

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash finishes fourth in Heat 2
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:17 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team go down 0-2 against Germany

Indian women's Hockey team will next take on Great Britain (Wednesday)

Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team go down 0-2 against Germany
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:00 PM IST

Decision to train in US before Olympics helped me win medal: Mirabai Chanu

With this monumental silver medal, Chanu has become the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleswari bagged bronze in the 69kg category at the 2000 Sydney Games

Decision to train in US before Olympics helped me win medal: Mirabai Chanu
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 7:41 PM IST

At Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding teens blaze trail for women

On the Olympic podium, girls aged 13, 13 and 16 with weighty medals around their necks, rewards for having landed tricks on their skateboards that most kids their age only get to see on Instagram

At Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding teens blaze trail for women
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 1:20 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu headed home after winning silver

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday left for India after winning a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics. The silver medallist is expected to arrive home later on Monday.

Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu headed home after winning silver
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 10:09 AM IST

Tokyo Olympics: Paddler Sutirtha Mukherjee bows out after losing in Round 2

India paddler Sutirtha Mukherjee on Monday bowed out of the women's singles event after losing her Round 2 match against Portugal's Fu Yu here at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym

Tokyo Olympics: Paddler Sutirtha Mukherjee bows out after losing in Round 2
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 9:16 AM IST

Sharath Kamal advances to 3rd round in Olympics; faces Ma Long next

Sharath Kamal overcame a sluggish start to beat Portugal's Tiago Polonia in the second round to set up a clash with defending champion Ma Long in the Olympics, here on Monday.

Sharath Kamal advances to 3rd round in Olympics; faces Ma Long next
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:37 AM IST

Tokyo Olympics: CA Bhavani Devi crashes out of women's individual sabre

India's lone representative at fencing CA Bhavani Devi lost the round of 32 match against France's Manon Brunet in women's individual sabre here at Makuhari Messe B Hall Yellow Piste.

Tokyo Olympics: CA Bhavani Devi crashes out of women's individual sabre
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 8:26 AM IST

Confident start for Bhavani Devi on Games debut, wins against Nadia Azizi

India's trailblazing fencer Bhavani Devi was off to a confident start on her Olympic debut as she demolished the challenge of Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3 to advance to the second round

Confident start for Bhavani Devi on Games debut, wins against Nadia Azizi
Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 7:38 AM IST