2020 Tokyo Olympics

Sunday, Oct 17, 2021 | Last Update : 10:40 PM IST

Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Anurag Thakur with Bronze medalist in Tokyo Olympics, shuttler PV Sindhu during her felicitation ceremony in New Delhi. (PTI)

Jai Sindh ! History-maker Sindhu returns to warm reception

The star Indian shuttler was received by Badminton Association of India (BAI) general secretary Ajay Singhania

04 Aug 2021 7:28 AM

Pauline Schaefer-Betz, of Germany, performs her floor exercise routine during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP)

Aakar Patel | The reasons why world’s interest in Olympics is falling are many

Yet another aspect of the decline of the Olympic Games is the ending of hostility between nations on a global scale

03 Aug 2021 12:02 PM

Sonam Malik in action in her match against Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu. (Photo: Twitter/@WeAreTeamIndia)

Olympics 2020: Wrestler Sonam Malik loses opening bout on Olympic debut

Sonam had qualified for the Tokyo Games by making the final at the Asian Qualifier in April in Almaty

03 Aug 2021 9:41 AM

Players in action as India hits its first goal against Belgium in the men's field hockey semifinal match, at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Photo: PTI)

Olympics 2020: Indian men's hockey team loses to Belgium in semifinals

The Indian defence was put under relentless pressure by the Belgians

03 Aug 2021 9:13 AM

Dutee at the women's 200m event. (Photo: Twitter/@WeAreTeamIndia)

Olympics 2020: Dutee finishes last in her heat race, fails to qualify for semifinals

Dutee registered a season's best timing of 23.85 seconds to finish seventh and last in Heat 4

02 Aug 2021 9:02 AM

Germany's Nadine Apetz (red) and India's Lovlina Borgohain fight during their women's welter (64-69kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Lovlina assures India of first boxing medal at Tokyo Olympics

She will now square off against reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey

30 Jul 2021 9:55 AM

Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand lands a punch on India's Simranjit Kaur during their bout in in the Women's Light (57-60kg) round of 16 boxing match, at the Summer Olympics 2020 in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

Debutant Simranjit loses opening bout to exit Olympic Games

The 26-year-old Indian, seeded fourth, went down 0-5 despite a gritty performance

30 Jul 2021 9:40 AM

India's Deepika Kumari competes in the women's individual 1/8 eliminations round of the archery event, at the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

Deepika seals last-eight berth, ousts former world champion Russian Perova

Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian delivered a perfect 10

30 Jul 2021 8:50 AM

PV Sindhu in action. (Photo: Olympics.com)

Olympics 2020: PV Sindhu beats Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt to enter quarterfinals

The 26-year-old notched up a 21-15 21-13 win over 13th seed Blichfeldt in a 41-minute match

29 Jul 2021 8:29 AM

PV Sindhu. (Photo: Official Olympic website)

Sindhu beat Cheung in straight games, enter pre-quarterfinals

28 Jul 2021 9:12 AM

Archer Tarundeep Rai at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. (Photo: Olmypics.com)

Tokyo Olympics: Archer Tarundeep beats Hunbin, moves into round of 16

Tarundeep defeated Hunbin 6-4 to march into the round of 16

28 Jul 2021 8:37 AM

A rescue boat patrols the rowing course at Sea Forest Waterway after the venue was forced to close for competition Monday in Tokyo because of Tropical Storm Nepartak. (Photo: AP)

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

The Tokyo Olympics are due for another hit of nature's power: a typhoon arriving on Tuesday morning

27 Jul 2021 8:14 AM

Medal winners will be allowed to take off their mask for 30 seconds on the podium. (Photo: AFP)

Bonus prize for an Olympic medal: 30 seconds mask-free

Medal-winners were urged not to abuse the relaxation in the rules

26 Jul 2021 2:30 PM

Free pizza being given to the family members of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. (Photo: Twitter/@dominos_india)

Domino's India delivers free pizza to Mirabai Chanu after her Olympic victory

The American multinational pizza restaurant chain promised her free pizza for life

26 Jul 2021 10:01 AM

Japan placed its bid for the 2020 Olympics (now being held in 2021 thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic) five years after China made its dramatic entry onto the world sporting stage playing host to the Beijing Olympics.

Sanjaya Baru | Games nations play: Sport, geopolitics & the Olympics

Hosting them and securing medals has also been about national pride and geopolitics

26 Jul 2021 3:56 AM

Boxer Vikas Krishan will open India's boxing campaign in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

All eyes on Vikas as boxers open Olympic campaign aiming to negotiate difficult draws

Vikas will be the lone Indian boxer in action on the opening day of boxing competitions at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena

23 Jul 2021 12:21 PM

PV Sindhu in a file picture. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

Indian badminton star Sindhu feeling the Tokyo pressure

The 26-year-old world champion, who won silver at the Rio 2016 Games, begins her tilt at gold on Sunday against Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova

23 Jul 2021 12:12 PM

Mixed doubles partners Sharath Kamal and Manika batra. (Photo: PTI)

Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra to skip opening ceremony

Instead of 20 athletes, 19 will be seen at the opening ceremony with tennis player Ankita Raina replacing the table tennis stars

23 Jul 2021 12:08 PM

Tokyo Olympics linked Covid cases go past 100, organisers announce 19 new cases

The total number of cases directly linked to the Games stood at 106 on Friday with 11 of them athletes

23 Jul 2021 11:55 AM

India's Deepika Kumari competes in the women's individual archery ranking round during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Archery: Deepika ninth in ranking round; Koreans dominate

The world No.1 finished with 663 points

23 Jul 2021 11:48 AM

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