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Olympics: We're not just entertainment, we're humans, says Simone Biles

The American gymnast Simone Biles competed for the first time since the team event final in artistic gymnastics at Tokyo 2020, capturing a bronze medal in the balance beam

Tokyo 2020: Brazil's Cunha wins women's Olympic marathon swimming

Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the women's 10-kilometer Olympic marathon swimming event in Tokyo on Wednesday. Cunha touched first in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 30.8 seconds, finishing nine-tenths of a second ahead of defending champion Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands. Van Rouwendaal took silver in 1:59.31.7. Kareena Lee of Australia earned bronze in 1:59.32.5. Cunha won her first medal in her third Olympics. She was 10th five years ago in Rio de Janeiro and fifth in the 2008 Beijing Games. "We arrived here wanting, as much as you can, this medal," Cunha said. "I said to my coach to win this race will be very difficult for my opponents because I want it so hard, so much, and I'm really well prepared." American Haley Anderson finished sixth and her teammate, Ashley Twichell, was seventh. Cunha and Twichell traded the lead through the first five laps before the American dropped to fourth. Leonie Beck of Germany moved into first ahead of Cunha on Lap 6, when the top eight swimme

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for javelin throw final with 1st attempt of 85.65m

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra kept India's hopes of an elusive Olympic medal from track and field events alive by earning a direct qualification into the finals with a stunning throw of 86.65m

Olympics 2021: India men's and women's Hockey full schedule, squad, timings

In the men's hockey, India will play Bronze medal match vs Germany at 7 am IST on August 5 while the Gold medal match will be played between Australia and Belgium at 3:30 pm IST on August 5

First throw perfect but will need to improve in finals: Neeraj Chopra

Into the finals with a "perfect throw", trailblazing javelin thrower Chopra said he will need the same performance with a higher score to be in contention for India's maiden track-and-field medal

US gymnast Simone Biles wins bronze in beam final on Olympic return

Simone Biles has won a bronze medal in balance beam, her first of the Tokyo Olympics. The American gymnastics star finished behind gold medalist Guan Chenchen and silver medalist Tang Xijing both of China. A week after taking herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health, Biles drilled a slightly altered routine on Tuesday. Biles, using a routine that ended with a double-pike dismount no twisting required posted a score of 14.000. That was good enough for second after four competitors during the eight-woman final.

India at Olympics: Heartbreak in semis but hockey medal dream still alive

It was a reality check of sorts but the dream is not over yet, not in hockey at least. That quite summed up India's day 11 at the Olympic Games where there were disappointing results all across, the biggest one being the men's hockey team's 2-5 loss to world champion Belgium in the semifinals. That defeat ruled out what would have been an emotional return to the finals for the eight-time gold-medallist after over four decades but what it could not end, was the dream of a medal. Manpreet Singh's men will get a second and last shot at finishing on the podium on Thursday when they take on Germany, the other losing semifinalist, in the bronze play-off. "Now we need to focus on our next bronze-medal match and we need to work and we need to get the medal," Manpreet said after the loss, well aware how damaging it could be to be bogged down by this setback as they continue to chase history. "Disappointed, but you don't have time to worry about that. Now we still have a chance to win a med

Sindhu a sporting icon and one of India's greatest Olympians: Anurag Thakur

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday hailed P V Sindhu as a sporting icon and one of the "greatest Olympians" the country has ever produced after she returned to the country

Olympics highlights: It's India men's hockey team vs Germany for bronze

India's men's hockey team will play the bronze medal match on August 5 against Germany.

Tokyo Olympics: Wrestler Sonam Malik bows out after opening-round loss

Indian wrestler Sonam Malik's debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games ended with a first-round defeat to Mongoli's Khurelkhuugiin Bolortuyaa in the women's 62kg category.

India women eye Argentina scalp to make maiden hockey Olympic final

A historic feat already achieved, a rampaging Indian women's hockey team would aim for more glory when it takes on mighty but beatable Argentina in the semifinals of Olympic Games here on Wednesday

Olympics hockey: What India needs to do in the bronze-medal match

India's dream of winning an Olympic Games men's hockey gold or silver medal ended after the team lost 2-5 to Belgium in the semifinal on Tuesday

Warholm's evolution: From running in jeans to world records at Olympic

The young Norwegian kid once joined a 200-meter-ish race on the spur of the moment wearing nothing but jeans and a baggy T-shirt

Olympics hockey: Indian women's team seek golden end to fairy tale

The Indian women's hockey team has already made history by reaching semifinals for the first time. Now they can add a golden hue to their fairy-tale run by beating Argentina in Wednesday's semifinal.

Olympics basketball: Gasol brothers confirm international retirement

Spain's defeat in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's basketball competition also meant farewell to two of the best players, as brothers Pau and Marc Gasol confirmed their retirement

New India's towering self-confidence reflects in Olympics: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said new India's towering self-confidence was getting reflected in each game as the conviction and confidence of the country's players are at their peak

Team GB win double gold at Olympic sailing; Italy, Brazil also top podium

Great Britain won two sailing gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday on a day when four events were decided at the Enoshima Yacht Harbor. Their first came after a dramatic finish in the 49er men's skiff race with the British pair Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell taking gold by inches. Less than one hour later Giles Scott made it two golds for Britain to continue the country's dominance in the Finn class, the team's sixth successive title in the event. Scott retained his Olympic title after going into the race with a nine-point lead. There was a silver for Team GB in the mixed foiling nacra 17 in an event where Italy reigned supreme. Brazil's Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze made sure of gold in the women's 49er class after clinching victory in the last moments of the race.

Olympic families find solace, create bonds far from Tokyo due to Covid

Christina Dressel began organizing the room long before the NBC cameras started rolling

Olympics: China claims two gold, four silver medals in badminton

The medal table was still dominated by Asian teams, while China stood at the top by snatching two gold medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles

Tokyo Olympics: Athing Mu wins gold for US in women's 800 meters

Athing Mu has won the 800-meter gold medal for the United States in her first Olympics after leading almost from start to finish. Mu was never seriously challenged down the home straight as she strode away to win in 1 minute, 55.21 seconds. Britain's Keely Hodgkinson won the silver medal in 1:55.88 and Raevyn Rogers came from nowhere to clinch the bronze on the finish line and give the Americans a double celebration at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The result confirms the 19-year-old Mu as the new star of the women's 800.