Page 15 - Olympics

Less than 50 Indian athletes, officials to attend Olympics opening ceremony

No more than 44 Indian athletes will participate in the Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday

Tokyo Olympics: Two athletes test Covid positive, tally rises to 87

Twelve new positive COVID-19 cases on Thursday were reported by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' organizing committee, which includes two athletes residing in the Olympics village

Tokyo Olympics: Sania, Ankita to clash with Ukrainian duo in first round

The Indian tennis star duo of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina will clash with the Ukrainian pair of Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok in the first round at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Qualified at home, Indian athletes fail to make the cut at Olympics

While winning medals in track and field events may still be a tough task, can India's athletes at least match the minimum qualifying times at the real event?

Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony director fired for a Holocaust joke

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998

Tokyo: Indian boxers training at Games Village as boxing venue 'quite far'

The boxing competition of the Games is scheduled to be held in Sumida ward's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena here, primarily a sumo wrestling venue.

Indian paddlers get tough draws, Sharath-Manika to face 3rd seed in opener

-

Tokyo Olympics 2021 India contingent: List of Indian athletes, officials

India's Olympic contingent for Tokyo 2020 includes 127 participants from 18 sports, including two alternate players and one reserve goalie in men's and women's hockey squads, respectively

Tokyo 2020 chief does not rule out cancellation of Games amid Covid scare

The head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee Toshiro Muto has not ruled out the cancellation of the Olympic Games amid the Covid-19 scare

Tokyo 2020: World leaders from 15 nations to attend opening ceremony

Leaders from around 15 countries are expected to attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Covid-hit Tokyo Olympics

Olympics 2021: Men's and Women's football full schedule, match timings

Hungary and Great Britain are the two most successful teams in the competition, having won the Olympic gold thrice each in men's football. Check full schedule, match timings and venue details here

Japan tops Australia in softball as delayed Tokyo Olympic Games open

Host Japan got off to a winning start when the Tokyo Olympics got underway after a one-year delay, beating Australia 8-1 on Wednesday in softball behind 39-year-old pitcher Yukiko Ueno

Tokyo 2020: Ugandan who fled pre-Olympics camp found in central Japan

A Ugandan athlete who fled during pre-Olympics training in western Japan last week has been found and is being interviewed by police, officials said Tuesday

Australian Olympic equestrian rider suspended after positive cocaine test

Australian equestrian rider Jamie Kermond has been provisionally suspended just days before Tokyo Olympic Games for returning a positive drug test for cocaine

For Carli Loyd, other older Olympians, age is just a number

Much has been made about Carli Lloyd's age. The American forward will be gasp! 39 when the Olympics soccer tournament kicks off.

Ski mountaineering added to 2026 Winter Olympics programme

The 138th IOC session unanimously approved on Tuesday the inclusion of ski mountaineering in the programme of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy

From Satara to Tokyo: Archer Jadhav aims to make it big in Olympics

Indian archer Pravin Jadhav had two choices to make as a young boy - join his father as a wage labourer or run on the track for a better living

Tokyo Olympics: Foreign athlete, 8 others test positive for Covid-19

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday confirmed that a foreign athlete has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Games Athletes' Village

Toyota Motor to drive out of the Olympics as coronavirus spreads

More athletes test positive

Forced to pick fencing in school, Bhavani is now competition ready

Fencing happened out of compulsion for the Tokyo Olympic-bound C A Bhavani Devi.